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    Any one else find Pricing strane of the GX660's

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by kingfrog, Aug 18, 2010.

  1. kingfrog

    kingfrog Notebook Consultant

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    The MSI GT660-053US
    # i7 740M
    # 6GB DDR3 SDRAM
    # 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive PLUS OPEN BAY
    # 16" HD LED Backlight LCD Display (1366 x 768, 16:9 aspect ratio)
    # nVidia GeForce GTX 285M 1,024MB PCI-Express GDDR3 DX10 (User Upgradeable)
    # SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Drive
    # 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
    # Bluetooth
    # 10/100/1000 Gigabit LAN (RJ-45 Port)
    # 4-in-1 Card Reader SD, MMC, MS, xD
    # Dynaudio Speaker
    # Integrated 720p HD Webcam
    # ExpressCard Slot
    # Ports: 2 x USB 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0, eSATA/USB combo, IEEE1394, Headphone-out Jack, Microphone-in Jack, VGA, HDMI, RJ-45

    $1549 ( $1449-99 shipped from mainstream vendors who sell only stock models but have generous return policies of a month or more)



    The Gx660R-060US

    With STOCK i7 740
    Twin drives
    WUXA+ screen
    and Blue Ray
    6 GB RAM

    $1599

    Whats with the strange pricing on these units......? It seems as if they want to sell the first one is stock mode because as soon as you add anything close to the 006US it jumps way over the price.....of a Stock unit,

    From a stock to stock standpoint the GX660 seem like the better deal if one wants the BR , 2080 screen, twin drives Raid 0........

    Not ll that bad.....
     
    kingfrog, Aug 18, 2010
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  2. ice2642

    ice2642 Notebook Consultant

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    maybe MSI have a best price for the i7 than the sold separatelly.

    is usual to get best price in pre configured systems.

    []'s
     
    ice2642, Aug 19, 2010
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    IKAS V Notebook Prophet

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    Well then it's a easy choice as too which model to buy.
     
    IKAS V, Aug 19, 2010
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    EDIT: I misunderstand it in the first read. Yes, the 053US unit is pricey.
     
    Arioch, Aug 19, 2010
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    kingfrog Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah...If I could get the GX660-053US with the without the Blue ray and second drive I would rather have it. XoticPC will delete the Blue ray but shows both drives and they are in Raid. I would rather have an empty bay and a drive credit to buy an SSD when they come down in price. Give up 2GB ram as well. I don't have any SW that will need 6 GB.......$1500 is my limit for a notebook every three years. Have to do that otherwise it can get crazy real fast with add ons/ This time around there is some real power available for that.
     
    kingfrog, Aug 19, 2010
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    Buy the cheap one replace the CPU yourself. Eg. I bought the barebones for $799ish and shopped for the best price for CPU and Mem($260ish Both!).

    At lest this way you can sell the lower end CPU on ebay cheap and still come out a head.

    BTW whats the default CPU, give ya 75 bucks for it!
     
    Ghola, Aug 19, 2010
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