Renerabbitt Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 7 minutes ago, sea_lyons said: Still going back and forth on this... IT guy suggested this one now vs the original: https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/asus-tuf-gaming-a15-15-6-gaming-laptop-mecha-grey-amd-ryzen-9-7940hs-1tb-sdd-16gb-ram-rtx-4070/16693539 Original: https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_4419&item_id=234878 Id go with eluktronics instead for that price. Better thermals which is important, more RAM, way more cores and faster processor. same price. great companyhttps://www.eluktronics.com/prometheus-xvi-g2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, Renerabbitt said: Id go with eluktronics instead for that price. Better thermals which is important, more RAM, way more cores and faster processor. same price. great companyhttps://www.eluktronics.com/prometheus-xvi-g2 Unfortunately Rene at the config. you mention it is well over $3200...... not the $2200 budget she now seems to have..... M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea_lyons Posted August 25, 2023 Author Share Posted August 25, 2023 13 minutes ago, Renerabbitt said: Id go with eluktronics instead for that price. Better thermals which is important, more RAM, way more cores and faster processor. same price. great companyhttps://www.eluktronics.com/prometheus-xvi-g2 I'm assuming this is in USD though...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 I still think this is a great Option and if you have $2200 in the budget you can also get the extra Ram at the same time ( they may have a openbox, so check local store ) https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_4419&item_id=236109 Ram ( check openbox too) https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_311&item_id=227147 Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, sea_lyons said: I'm assuming this is in USD though...? It loads as $CDN for me but does not include Windows 11, the 32GB of Ram , the RTX 4070 etc etc M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 14 minutes ago, Kbird1 said: Unfortunately Rene at the config. you mention it is well over $3200...... not the $2200 budget she now seems to have..... M. oh Canadaian conversions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 7 minutes ago, Kbird1 said: It loads as $CDN for me but does not include Windows 11, the 32GB of Ram , the RTX 4070 etc etc M. Forgive my ignorance, but when I clicked on yours it shows the same price? I have a hard time believing anything with a 4070 is less than $2K US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Renerabbitt said: oh Canadian conversions? going to your link the price shown it the lowest spec'd model and does not even include an operating system.... and is still a bit over the Bestbuy one...... The one I linked is On Sale , $300 off ....... M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Kbird1 said: going to your link the price shown it the lowest spec'd model and does not even include an operating system.... and is still a bit over the Bestbuy one...... The one I linked is On Sale , $300 off ....... M. Very confused that there isnt a clear designation of US vs canadian, sorry..Ill shut up now, haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, Renerabbitt said: Very confused that there isnt a clear designation of US vs canadian, sorry..Ill shut up now, haha You are right , the only difference you see is where you can choose the Dollar type at the top...... and then to have to choose the option you want like the CPU,GPU,RAM and OS . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea_lyons Posted August 25, 2023 Author Share Posted August 25, 2023 29 minutes ago, Renerabbitt said: Very confused that there isnt a clear designation of US vs canadian, sorry..Ill shut up now, haha Sorry my mistake lol. The price I saw was in CAD but once I added the video card, RAM, OS, etc it came out to over $3000 CAD. The newest one suggested by the IT guy is around $2000 CAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, sea_lyons said: The newest one suggested by the IT guy is around $2000 CAD. It shows as $2200 for me at BB , which makes the One I linked above at CC on Sale a better Deal......... for $2200 you can even get the 32GB Ram and still be under $2200 M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea_lyons Posted August 25, 2023 Author Share Posted August 25, 2023 19 minutes ago, Kbird1 said: It shows as $2200 for me at BB , which makes the One I linked above at CC on Sale a better Deal......... for $2200 you can even get the 32GB Ram and still be under $2200 M. I think he was looking at the Open Box one for $1899.99. From what I can tell, the only difference in specs from the Best Buy one he recommended and the CC one you did would be the processor? AMD vs i7? Can you upgrade RAM later on these? How can you tell from the specs? I think I'd likely take it as is for now with 16GB RAM and then upgrade later if it's a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, sea_lyons said: Can you upgrade RAM later on these? How can you tell from the specs? I think I'd likely take it as is for now with 16GB RAM and then upgrade later if it's a possibility. Almost all Laptops allow for Ram and Hard-drive (NVME these days) Upgrades and Additions these days, on my Asus in my Sig. you simply undo the bottom and remove it. Open Box at BB? I didn't see that, FYI openbox models don't usually Ship, they are only available at the local store usually. The GB has good Thermals (important in all Laptops to avoid throttling of the CPU and GPU) but I have not researched (googled reviews) of the Asus. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 did you check out the Lenovo Canada Website? the 8th gen Slim i7 with 4070 maybe an option depening on budget and configuration. https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/configurator/cto/index.html?bundleId=82Y3CTO1WWCA1 M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenL-sdd Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Here is an open box @ $1979.00. It has RTX 4070, i-9 13900HX and one very important item is the DDR5 Ram. The ram makes a huge increase in speed. https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_4419&item_id=241260 Here is one with 32 gb ram https://www.newegg.com/onyx-grey-aluminium-pc-abs-lenovo-legion-pro-5-16irx8-82wk00ahus-gaming/p/N82E16834840206 That brings you in under 2K. Check to be sure the ram can be upgraded. This seems to me to be the best of the lot. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 hour ago, KenL-sdd said: Here is one with 32 gb ram https://www.newegg.com/onyx-grey-aluminium-pc-abs-lenovo-legion-pro-5-16irx8-82wk00ahus-gaming/p/N82E16834840206 That brings you in under 2K. Check to be sure the ram can be upgraded. This seems to me to be the best of the lot. that is on NewEgg.com, she is in Canada , and the Price will be a lot different on NewEgg.ca if it even available. The other is in Canada but there are only 3 in the whole country at that price , and you need to be local to the Store as Openbox can not be Shipped. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 14 hours ago, sea_lyons said: I think he was looking at the Open Box one for $1899.99 this Legion Pro with a 4070 on the Lenovo Canada Site is $1950 on Sale ATM https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/p/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-pro-series/legion-pro-5i-gen-8-(16-inch-intel)/82wk000cus M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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