buying the gx640/ where tho

I am looking at amazon but they say pre order though I thought it was out, also buy.com has it as well. If I buy from either of these places do I get the 3 year msi warranty also is the msi screen 16.9 cuase it dosn't look widescreen

 

Check out XoticPc.com, they have good personal support and a great reseller rating. 3 Year MSI warranty and other options as well.

16:10 is STILL WIDESCREEN. 16:9 is wider but also not as tall as 16:10. In my opinion 16:10 is better because you have more vertical pixels. It is NOT 4:3.

 

Amazon has it for 1099 base model, and buy.com has it for 1093.

 

ok so only with xocitic do I get the 3 year warranty, man I hear they take forever to get computers from them

 

only if it's on back order. they run tests on the laptop before they send it out to make sure it's working right. takes a couple extra days, but well worth it in my opinion.

 

they use the computer nevermind then

 

XoticPC has like a 9.9/10 reputation. If you ask them not to test it they won't. If you ask them to test it extra (eg. extended torture test), they will.

Don't make that an excuse to not buy from them.

 

well I can get it from buy .com for 999 with a gift card so I am going through them but what u guys think this or the envy

 

THIS. The "advantages" to the envy all seem like disadvantages to me. (ex. higher screen res thus lower framerate, 1/2 pound less therefor possibly less solid)

 

Trust me its not less solid. It's a pretty damn nicely machine.. mind you it doesn't have an optical drive. And its power brick is huge.

 

No excuse for a 15" laptop to not have a optical drive even if they are not used as often.
I know you can download a lot of things but let's say you want to watch a movie or something do you really want to drag a external OD everywhere?
GenTechPC also is a great company to buy from.
Ken is great and goes the extra mile when needed.
I would not hesitate to buy a laptop from them.

 

From what i found out they all have the three year warranty/1 year global/1 year accidental. I was looking at the below company and they have the same. I called MSI and they confirmed the warranty terms.

http://www.rkcomputer.net/rkcnotebooks/index.php?l=product_detail&p=225

MSI warranty info:

http://www.msimobile.com/warranty/index.aspx

 

nice 3 years everywhere wow thats nice

 

I personally would take a 2nd hdd slot or 2nd cooler inside a 15'' over a optical drive, i use them maybe once every 6months, i would gladly go external for those rare cases i need it.

 

I don't really think there's any need for a 2 hard drive setup unless you plan to use a 1 ssd / 1 hdd hybrid setup. 1 TB is an abundance of storage. I don't think any people (if any) access 500GB of files in everyday use and you can always use an external hard drive for movies and what not. I don't know if a lot of people like to watch movies on teh go but I don't.

You never know when you might need an optical drive.

EDIT: Yes the warranty is provided by msi and not the reseller so it will be 3yrs regardless of where you buy. Just make sure that if you want it custom configured that you get it from a reseller that is authorized by MSI to do upgrades and not void warranty (but thats pretty much all resellers that do upgrades)

 

I bought a Sager NP8662 a while back from XoticPC. I did not order rush processing or shipping, since I didn't have the cash available for them. However, right after I purchased the machine I found out I needed to go down to DC for a week or so. XoticPC worked with me to get me the machine in under a week I believe, with a few customized components. I've never had a bad experience with them, especially when asking technical questions before a purchase. The GX640 will be my second purchase from them and I've been recommending them to tons of friends.

I believe within my little circle of friends, 6 of us have notebooks purchased from Xotic. Not a single one of us has had a negative experience, or anything short of simply amazing.

After coming from the Envy 15 and dealing with HP, the difference is night and day.

 

xoticpc price is the problem for stock they are 50 bucks more than othersites, no ty

 

so you're spending $1150 for a laptop and you can't dish out another $50? for their service i think it's well worth it.

 

xotic is great from all accounts and Justin W has been good on getting back to me with helpful information but I decided to go with gentechpc. Ken Lee was there at midnight on a Saturday night answering my questions, I asked for an upgrade in wireless card and he added it to the website in less than an hour. Now that's a commitment to service.