I bought the similar model that has 300hz refresh and 3080 for $2k. Add in the ram update for $200 to get to 64gb and you're looking at $250 for 2TB nvme drive. Assuming price scales the 8TB would cost $1000 alone. Even still to do these SUPER simple things yourself, the laptop would still only cost $4000 for the one they list for $8.5k

Don't buy upgraded laptops, buy the base model and ensure it's upgradable, then just do it yourself.

Do you happen to have a link to the AMD Advantage Edition you got for that price? I mean the store page, not the official product page. Planning to get a laptop in the coming months and there's no problem if it's not the latest generation.

Quote from: Isaac Terry on January 23, 2023, 19:56:18Jesus... Just wtf lol. I just got the Asus ROG Strix G15 w/5900HX and RX6800M, 2.5TB of NVME SSD, 32GB RAM on eBay for $1000 with tax and shipping. The thing literally beats the 3080 mobile gpu in some games ... $8.5k what a joke....

The AMD advantage edition right?
I got the same last year myself for around $1100 in my country. If you don't care for ray tracing, that card is an absolute beast. I have bought many laptops in my life but nothing beats this one. Also AMD software is much simpler and better than Nvidia's in my opinion.

Best value for money gaming laptop currently.

Quote from: RobertJasiek on January 24, 2023, 09:12:46Wrong attitude. We do not want to be misinformed. If it is not 2K, do not write 2K. At the very least write 2K+.

Point taken, will keep that in mind. The most often used terms for the 2560 X 1440 resolution of this laptop are QHD and WQHD, so I used the latter in the end. Nevertheless, thank you very much for your feedback!

QuoteWell, how often do you see 2.5K actually being used? For most people, it's just 2K and then 4K, without anything in-between.

I would say this more means that it is an issue of people not using the right terms, rather than that we should use the terms as people are using them.

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Wrong attitude. We do not want to be misinformed. If it is not 2K, do not write 2K. At the very least write 2K+.

Well, how often do you see 2.5K actually being used? For most people, it's just 2K and then 4K, without anything in-between.

Quote15.6-inch 2K display

2.5K not 2K. Don't forward the marketing misnomers!

Jesus... Just wtf lol. I just got the Asus ROG Strix G15 w/5900HX and RX6800M, 2.5TB of NVME SSD, 32GB RAM on eBay for $1000 with tax and shipping. The thing literally beats the 3080 mobile gpu in some games ... $8.5k what a joke....

Well, they charge for making the "professional" upgrades. It would be nice if they would do some serious work inside, for example upgrading the cooling system to handle increased overclock settings compared to the factory one.

4500 to get that laptop 64gbs of ram and 2 8tb nvme drives on amazon

These upgraded laptops are definitely quite expensive, as I tried to highlight. So you purchased something from them and it didn't get delivered... what happened next? If it was a Paypal payment, should have been covered by their refund policy, without even bothering with Amazon's support. Amazon should also help in these cases, I am sure.

Great price tech is a front for scammers on Amazon. I learned from personal experience. They list massively overpriced gaming systems that are not supposed to be actually bought; if you do buy one it's cancelled and never delivered. It exists so that eBay scammers can use the listings and specs to seem more legitimate. I would advise against endorsing them in an article.