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Originally Posted by rcoren22
"Asus G73JH, end of story. For the money its the best mix of performance and price. I run inventor on this laptop and it screams."
^^^This.
We purchased two of these this year to become our new design laptops and shuffle down the rest.
They held up great and were able to handle our complete robot assembly, as well as some stress simulation work.
I would highly recommend for a cheaper level inventor laptop.
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I will add onto my comments in more detail about this laptop.
The large screen (17.3") makes it much easier to work on parts while doing other things or editing two things at the same time. A larger workspace is always better.
Full-size backlit keyboard makes it easy to enter dimensions or work in the dark. Also, unlike a IBM stinkpad, the Ctrl key is in the right spot on the keyboard (don't ask me how many times I have hit the Fn key looking for the Ctrl key).
Super fast CPU (Core i7), graphics card (DX11 support), and lots of ram mean you can open and edit large or complex assemblies without lag. Nothing comes close to its spec in its price range.
The only annoying part about it are touchpad buttons, but your going to want to use a mouse anyway. The battery life is a bit pitiful too. If you can accept its size and weight it makes a perfect portable workstation.
Bestbuy carries a cut down version for $1200, or you can get it decked out for around $1650 at xoticpc.com.