Asus Laptop?

[JohnJuniorV3]

Hi Guys!

Is this a good deal? How are the specs for the price!! (laptop)


N76VZ-V4G-T1268P Asus Multimedia R 13 199
17.3 FHD Non-glare LED (1920 x 1080)
Intel Core i7-3630QM (6MB Cache, 2.4 GHz)
8GB (4G x 2) DDR3 1600
750GB-7200rpm SSH+750GB-7200rpm SSH
1 x Multi Card Reader(SD, MS, MS Pro, MMC), 4 x USB 3.0, WiFi 802.11 bgn (widi), Bluetooth,
HD Webcam, 1 x GB Lan, 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI, 1 x Microphone-in jack, 1 x Headphone-out jack
Blue-Ray DVD-RW, illumintated Chiclet Keyboard
NV GT 650M 4GB DDR3 Graphics
Asus SonicMaster Audio by Bang & Olufsen ICEpower®
Free Bag, Mouse & Subwoofer
Windows 8 PRO (64 bit)
Dimension: 41.5(W) x 28.0(D) x 3.29 ~ 3.49 (H) cm
Weight: 3.4KG
2 Year Warranty

Thanks!

 

[NomNom]

A bit too good yes, becareful where you get it from. It's roughly R2,300 cheaper than anywhere else.

 

[Pada]

Is that perhaps from Brilliant Tech?

You can get the 15.6" version (eg. N56VZ-S4420P), which has the same specs, for about R13.5k locally.

 

[CataclysmZA]

Yeah, for R13k it's almost too good to be true.

 

[WesleyR]

You guys mention Brilliant Tech, are they reliable? Would you recommend buying from them?

 

[JohnJuniorV3]

Well it's from my fathers company, it just caught my eye while I was skimming through the pricelist.. I think I might go for It! How about the graphics? I've never had Nvidia, always been a radeon fan.

Thanks!

 

[JohnJuniorV3]

Would you suggest any other laptops from Asus, Lenovo, Samsung, Toshiba or Fujitsu?

 

[karnuffel]

I got a lenovo thinkpad w530 recently, LOVE this machine. Its not pretty but it is built like a tank and runs like a rocket... I wont do Dell ever again, never.

I was also looking at that Asus but I was worried about the support.

 

[lived666]

I got a lenovo thinkpad w530 recently, LOVE this machine. Its not pretty but it is built like a tank and runs like a rocket... I wont do Dell ever again, never.

I was also looking at that Asus but I was worried about the support.

???
Asus have brilliant support.
Most Asus laptops come with a repair collection and delivery service.

@WesleyR I would avoid brillianttech, they have been found to be importing refurbished laptops and selling as new, read here:

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthr...s-battery-life-issues?highlight=brillianttech

and then here:
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthr...ncerned-it-might-be-secondhand-or-refurbished

 

[poffle]

Well it's from my fathers company, it just caught my eye while I was skimming through the pricelist.. I think I might go for It! How about the graphics? I've never had Nvidia, always been a radeon fan.

Thanks!

my laptop has the GT640M and it runs games like a boss. the GT650M will be really really good for gaming, nvidia mobile gfx are very good, dont be scared

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-650M.71887.0.html

 

[Niner]

I have that exact same laptop - N76VZ. I stuck a Vortex 4 SSD in it and it's lightning fast. As for graphics performance - adequate for my needs. I play SC 2 on full ultra graphics without any problems and the latest Hitman on decent graphics as well.

I will say this - their support is SHOCKING!! My power cable failed 3 months in - already a worrying sign - and it took them more than a week to send me a 'loan unit'! This on my business laptop leaves me pretty crippled. Also, 2 weeks after that - still no news about what's wrong with my power cable or when I'm supposed to get a 'proper replacement'.

As much as I like my laptop, this will likely be me last Asus product. HelloPeter doesn't have that much more positive to say about them either.

 

[RiaanR]

just got mine today, busy swopping one of the drives for hyper x ssd and waiting for my 2x8gb memory modules.