Now, I know I may get very biased feedback given the forum I'm in, but nonetheless...
There's a coupon for $150 off Dell.ca on laptop orders over $1700. So I could get the basic Alienware 17 for $1570 CAD.
The ASUS G751JT can be had on sale for $1689. Add 8GB of RAM to the Alienware and we're at almost the same specs for about the same price. The ASUS has 2TB of 7200rpm HDDs, but that would be about the only difference.
They are both BGA laptops, both have good IPS screens, good keyboards, etc.
So, assuming I'm planning on buying a 17" BGA laptop (meaning I was seriously looking at the ASUS, since I personally don't really care much about upgrades, and sell my laptops once I'm ready to move on)...What would you suggest?
The G751 is a pretty sweet laptop all in all.
And once you put aside your angst over the route Dell has gone with the Alienware line, if you still find yourself capable of rational discourse on these machines, I'd appreciate the input.
There's a coupon for $150 off Dell.ca on laptop orders over $1700. So I could get the basic Alienware 17 for $1570 CAD.
The ASUS G751JT can be had on sale for $1689. Add 8GB of RAM to the Alienware and we're at almost the same specs for about the same price. The ASUS has 2TB of 7200rpm HDDs, but that would be about the only difference.
They are both BGA laptops, both have good IPS screens, good keyboards, etc.
So, assuming I'm planning on buying a 17" BGA laptop (meaning I was seriously looking at the ASUS, since I personally don't really care much about upgrades, and sell my laptops once I'm ready to move on)...What would you suggest?
The G751 is a pretty sweet laptop all in all.
And once you put aside your angst over the route Dell has gone with the Alienware line, if you still find yourself capable of rational discourse on these machines, I'd appreciate the input.