I'm not a member so can't see the price. What is it? You're a few days too late for an excellent gaming laptop through Costco.Wannaretireearly wrote: ↑Tue Jan 18, 2022 9:30 pm Any thoughts on this machine from Costco?
https://www.costco.com/msi-ge76-raider- ... 63831.html
Lenovo Legion 7 G6 for $1500
16" 2560x1600 165Hz 500-nits IPS Display, 100% sRGB, HDR400, G-Sync, FreeSync
Ryzen 7 5800H 3.2 GHz 8C/16T CPU (4.4 GHz Boost, 20MB Cache)
16GB (8GBx2) DDR4 3200 MHz Ram
1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 Graphics, 125W TGP, 140W /w Dynamic Boost
This was a phenomenal deal. Great build quality, good thermals, amazing 4k screen, top notch CPU and Video card. Deals like the above show up every 2-3 weeks. There are a lot of decent deals that pop up; I'd keep an eye out for another great deal.
Also, I wouldn't blanket coat any laptop manufacturer as "good" or "bad." Some have better overall reputations than others but they have all had crappy models or years where their products weren't as good as the competition. Personally, I'm a big fan of Asus and Lenovo's ThinkPad P series. My ThinkPad's screen crapped out after a month. Got it replaced and it's been fine for the last five years. Do I think ThinkPads are garbage? No. Sometimes you unfortunately get a lemon. I've had a low end HP laptop that has been working fine for 15 years. Do I think HPs are the most reliable? Heck no.
Yes, HP, Dell, Acer, etc. have made good laptops as well. When a great deal pops up, do your homework on that particular model. Read/watch multiple reviews and check out the user experiences.