So. I was asking around on here back in January when my laptop looked like it was unrepairable (I had to take it in to Best Buy so they could order parts since that's basically the only thing I can't do, well that and spills). It got fixed last minute and got a few more months lease on life via a new GPU and SSD which I was quite surprised by. A few months later the screen starts flickering and artifacting pretty regularly, especially if G-Sync was on (which it was otherwise why did I have it) could never determine the reason for that, though it was probably something in the panel that the (very simple) G-Sync implementation exacerbated.
Anyways, last week the screen flickering/artifacting got really bad and the DVD/CD drive pops open (on it's own), spraying bits of plastic (the frame holding the track) everywhere and leaving the tray hanging on by the ribbon cable... so I took it in and it's been junked out, now I have a credit.
If it weren't for the fact that something always happens to make one of my laptops unrepairable to where a part needs replacing (or multiple or the whole thing). I'd make a custom or something and skip Best Buy's selection and 3-Year ADH. Never been sold on Squaretrade though, not sure why; though the plan prices have always been more (seems 15-20% more for a direct upgrade priced plan currently) and they're tiered so that might have something to do with it.
So it needs a good screen, good color reproduction (at least above average like the one I just had). Preferably G-Sync.
ASUS ROG Strix G702VS 17.3" looks to be the direct "upgrade" from my old one, though you'll notice it only has 12GB of RAM and no SSD, also a bit leary of the decrease in weight. Brass Tax. I have ~$1250 at Best Buy for a new laptop and I'm willing to spend a bit more. Maybe a few hundred, not double or anything crazy like that though. I heard that the G752VS OC edition had a nice screen but probably out of my wheelhouse.
Anyways, last week the screen flickering/artifacting got really bad and the DVD/CD drive pops open (on it's own), spraying bits of plastic (the frame holding the track) everywhere and leaving the tray hanging on by the ribbon cable... so I took it in and it's been junked out, now I have a credit.
If it weren't for the fact that something always happens to make one of my laptops unrepairable to where a part needs replacing (or multiple or the whole thing). I'd make a custom or something and skip Best Buy's selection and 3-Year ADH. Never been sold on Squaretrade though, not sure why; though the plan prices have always been more (seems 15-20% more for a direct upgrade priced plan currently) and they're tiered so that might have something to do with it.
So it needs a good screen, good color reproduction (at least above average like the one I just had). Preferably G-Sync.
ASUS ROG Strix G702VS 17.3" looks to be the direct "upgrade" from my old one, though you'll notice it only has 12GB of RAM and no SSD, also a bit leary of the decrease in weight. Brass Tax. I have ~$1250 at Best Buy for a new laptop and I'm willing to spend a bit more. Maybe a few hundred, not double or anything crazy like that though. I heard that the G752VS OC edition had a nice screen but probably out of my wheelhouse.