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well, 256SSD + 1TB HDD, 16GB of RAM, i7, GeForce GTX770 with 3GB of RAM
not bad!
I am saddened by the screen definition too... I want more pixels!!!
(of note a friend remarked the wifi is weak too, it's 802.11b, 802.11ac would be way better!!)
I have seen something that good at that price in a laptop very often...
But please, prove me wrong! I want to see more models!!! 
BTW $2500 I am happy to pay to replace my desktop machine! with a laptop finally acceptable!
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It has 802.11n, which is 54mb/s (640MBit/s), unless you are doing a lot of network file transfers or have lightning fast internet (internet speed > network speed) then you are probably just fine with N.
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5kg.
Oh. My. God.
(and they are STILL sticking to 802.11n. Where's the ac??)
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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yeah, it's a little heavy.
I'm just looking for a laptop which can replace my desktop without regret with the added benefit of being more carryable! ^^
Anyhow, now I finally found one, I'll wait 1 or 2 years to see if there are any progress! ^^
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Super Lloyd wrote: I'm just looking for a laptop which can replace my desktop
FTFY - 5kg... 
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Do you use external monitors or do you need fully self-contained?
I used to go for the big laptop screen but found they were never big enough so ended up going the other way: getting the smallest I could to still make it usable (13" until I get some prescription glasses, I guess) and plug 'er into a whopping big monitor at home or the office.
There's always a compromise, right? Good screen but painful to carry around, or a great traveler with a small screen.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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It's a gaming laptop with a 75W GPU. If they tried shoehorning it into a thinner chassis it would either sound like a fighter jet lighting off the afterburners or overheat and throttle itself stupid.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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What about the Zenbook UX301 or UX302 (dedicated graphics gpu)
I am waiting for it to hit the UK in the next couple of weeks, but think that is going to be my next portable. It is already shipping in some area of the globe.
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It sounds affordable  and cool. Cheers ! 
"If A is a success in life, then A=x+y+z. (Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.)"
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5 Kilos. F-I-V-E K-I-L-O-S!
You might as well carry around your desktop. 
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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The monitor is 120Hz - completely flicker free, or potentially 3D. Nice!
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Britain's badger population.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Jimmy Hoffa wrapped in a newspaper.
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A penguin run over by a SnowCat[^]
A nun skydiving from a helicopter, in an updraft.
A skunk crossing a rifle range.
O.J. Simpson's last meeting with his ex-wife.
Michael Jackson petting a hungry pit bull.
A black FBI agent discovered - undercover - at a Klan rally.
Will Rogers never met me.
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[obscure reference]
South Africa after a 99.
speramus in juniperus
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A nun playing goalie for a darts team 
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Awesome! Where can I get a connection like that? 
Will Rogers never met me.
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That was for the first byte. All subsequent ones were much slower.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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kmoorevs wrote:
Old DSL on a good day...6MB down/512MB up  - $114/mo*
Wow, and I dropped my ISP when they raised their rates from $20 to $25.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"Show me a community that obeys the Ten Commandments and I'll show you a less crowded prison system." - Anonymous
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That was the first thing my mind paused on too..
Excellent! So I'm not the only tight-arse here then.
I pay $29 for 6.5 weeks of mobile phone and internet. Net is 5GB at 3.79Mbps, phone is good for 4 hours of 1 minute calls.
"Science adjusts its views based on what's observed. Faith is the denial of observation, so that belief can be preserved." - Tim Minchin
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I'd blow that net quota in 2 or 3 days. My monthly usage is 70-100GB down, and IIRC 5 or 10GB up.
I'm paying ~65/mo for 15/1.5 because I'm too lazy to call them up and switch to the 20/2 plan they're offering at the same price but a different name.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Are you mixing up B(ytes) and b(bits)?
I currently get ~75Mbs down and ~16Mbs up on a normal day, well pleased with that. It makes a big difference compared to my old ADSL service at ~9/~1.
Enjoy your new connection. 
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See Here[^]
That leaves only John Glenn of the original Mercury Seven.
Sad that we are losing all the real space pioneers, the men whose names will live on forever.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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