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Is this a bang up laptop? I wanted Nvidia gaming laptop, but.. I think I just snagged a steal. want opinions before I drive 40 mins

5,359 762 January 18, 2024 at 06:29 AM Get Micro Center coupons Coupons
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my micro center just put one up for grabs 571 dollars. other stores are 1300 open box. 1499 new. I immediately snagged it, says full complete, and warranty etc. I wanted a 4060 unit legion pro, but I think im grabbing this as its, 571 dollars.

here are the specs.
(Open Box) TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition FA617XT-CS94 16" Laptop Computer - Sandstorm; AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 4.0GHz Processor; AMD Radeon RX 7700S 8GB GDDR6; 16GB DDR5-4800 RAM; 1TB Solid State Drive; Microsoft Windows 11 Home; 10/100/1000 Network; 2x2 Wi-Fi 6+Bluetooth 5.2; 16" QHD+ IPS Anti-Glare 240Hz Display
1 of (SKU) 607820 @ $571.96


Let me know what you think, pros, cons, and reasons to avoid.
I bought a 16 inch MacBook M1 Pro, and paid for parallels, to try and game, it works on some games, but not the best. so I wanted a gaming rig for occasional gaming.
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01-18-2024 at 08:38 AM.
01-18-2024 at 08:38 AM.
For $571, it's a good deal.

For your Mac, did you look into WineHQ/Crossover for gaming?
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01-18-2024 at 09:54 AM.
01-18-2024 at 09:54 AM.
Quote from arnott :
For $571, it's a good deal.

For your Mac, did you look into WineHQ/Crossover for gaming?
I got parallels, I didn't want a subscription based model. I went and grabbed it
They let me have it for 549 dollars. 591 after the! They had it for 1012 yesterday and they dropped to 571 today to get it gone.

I scored bigly looks brand new
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01-18-2024 at 10:09 AM.
01-18-2024 at 10:09 AM.
Someone removed the palm rest sticker which is fine. I actually like the tan color, this screen is beautiful!
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01-18-2024 at 10:29 AM.
01-18-2024 at 10:29 AM.
alright, got screwed. someone has this pc locked, says can't log into Microsoft, only using work/school/business account. its locked to prev owner. even tho its wiped.

MC has 1 brand new in stock, im going to be asking for a direct swap. waiting on the call.

if you have a suggestion how to remove this let me know, but google says its a part of auto pilot and can't be removed without previous owner being involved which won't happen guarantee that
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01-18-2024 at 10:49 AM.
01-18-2024 at 10:49 AM.
Quote from FreedomPenguin :
I got parallels, I didn't want a subscription based model. I went and grabbed it
They let me have it for 549 dollars. 591 after the! They had it for 1012 yesterday and they dropped to 571 today to get it gone.

I scored bigly looks brand new
WineHQ is free.
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01-18-2024 at 12:32 PM.
01-18-2024 at 12:32 PM.
Quote from arnott :
WineHQ is free.
Will check it out! Thanks. I fortunately only paid $90 for the parallels 19 lifetime license not too bad it works for some games but can't run things like Temtem


Edit they fixed it! Woot
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01-18-2024 at 02:18 PM.
01-18-2024 at 02:18 PM.
Quote from FreedomPenguin :
Will check it out! Thanks. I fortunately only paid $90 for the parallels 19 lifetime license not too bad it works for some games but can't run things like Temtem


Edit they fixed it! Woot
They gave you a brand new one? Or fix the Microsoft issue?
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01-18-2024 at 04:27 PM.
01-18-2024 at 04:27 PM.
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WineHQ is free.
No wonder it's free, California wine gives me headaches. I only drink wine from France. Just sayin
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01-18-2024 at 04:50 PM.
01-18-2024 at 04:50 PM.
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They gave you a brand new one? Or fix the Microsoft issue?
They fixed mine but it says I have 11 months left on pc and my cc doubles it to 2 years


Question. Do I need adrenaline or armory crate for my amd gpu cpu
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01-19-2024 at 05:01 PM.
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Edit did get it fixed. It's great. Just downloaded like 20 games and been playing palworld, everything is going perfect. Nice screen and no lag or anything gaming
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01-20-2024 at 10:04 AM.
01-20-2024 at 10:04 AM.
oh wow! I have 11months left regular warranty, and Asus sent me an email saying my laptop just got an additional free year of accidental protection warranty for registering it.

crazy!. cannot complain about this sub 600 dollar laptop, feel like I lucked out too much. i can't get over how nice it is. thinking about putting a 2nd nvme inside it just because.
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