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    When should I upgrade?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Kruai, Jul 11, 2011.

  1. Kruai

    Kruai Notebook Guru

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    Hi all--I'll try to be concise:

    I got an Asus G50vt back in mid-late 2008 for sub-$1000, and it's worked great for me up until now. Recently it's had issues with slowdown when I do modelling, music production, and gaming. It's also scaring me with a screen issue that I think might have to do with its connection. It sometimes just turns bright white, and I have to close and re-open it (or just tilt it back and forth a lot) repeatedly to get it to work correctly again.

    I am going to leave in August to be in France for the next year, where I will presumably not be able to find a good replacement for this laptop for a decent price. Would you recommend upgrading now? If so, should I stick with Asus G-Series laptops, or is there a better value competitor now?
     
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  2. DCx

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    It's never a good time to upgrade.
     
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  3. JOSEA

    JOSEA NONE

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    Agreed, DCx..

    Kruai Tough Question maybe better answered in another area of the forum. just in case you deceide to go with Alienware look at this poll about its 'flagship' computer...
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...u-receive-your-machine-ordered-expected.htmlII used to recommend ASUS w/o hesitation, now unless U R tech savy, and have good skills AFA disassembly, and don't have to have cutting edge performance, ASUS is an option I guess.
     
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  4. viperabyss

    viperabyss Notebook Evangelist

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    Always wait until you absolutely need the laptop. There is always something better and lighter around the corner, and even if not, the current model would take a price drop anyway.
     
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  5. DCx

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    There is *ALWAYS* something better coming shortly, as viperabyss says. So buy what you need, when you need it.

    Set a budget (or performance target) and get the best laptop you can for the money. Usually, this is an asus - but sometimes acer will pull a fast one and put something good out (the timeline series :)
     
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  6. viperabyss

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    I would disagree with the Timeline series, and now that I'm participating in the next Timeline series project, I can't say I have much enthusiasm about it either.
     
    viperabyss, Jul 11, 2011
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