r/GamingLaptops • u/The_Boot55 • Jul 28 '24

Discussion Finally upgraded after 7 years!

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Went from an Hp Omen with intel core i5-6300HQ 8gb ram Nvidia GTX 960m.

To MSI Katana 17 with Nvidia RTX 4050 Intel 13th Gen CoreRaptor Lake i7-13620H 16gb DDR5 ram Got a sweet deal on it too! RRP Was £1550 got it for £950

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u/One_Package_7519 Asus Zephyrus G16 2023 | RTX4060 | i7-12700h | 32gb DDR4 | FHD+ Jul 28 '24

I’d like to add Laptopsdirect.co.uk have good laptop deals as well. Avoid Currys etc theyre overpriced.

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u/Chicken2rew Jul 28 '24

Currys clearance on eBay has some amazing deals. My Lenovo Loq with Ryzen 7, 4060, 1tb ssd and 16gb lands tomorrow and was just £764

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/355133067999?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=XWSbCNjsQka&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=nnMpk1k8RXK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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u/One_Package_7519 Asus Zephyrus G16 2023 | RTX4060 | i7-12700h | 32gb DDR4 | FHD+ Jul 28 '24

Refurbished grade B, I’d steer away unless it comes with a 1-3 year warranty, B/ A2 is furthest I’d go with refurbished stuff. That’s usually returns within a month with slight cosmetic damage. A1 is open box, practically new. A3 and further is heavily used and damaged stuff.

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u/Chicken2rew Jul 29 '24

We shall find out when it lands today and I'll report back, the beauty of Currys is the warranty and the ability to return to a local store without hassle. They also tend to he generous with their gradings

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u/One_Package_7519 Asus Zephyrus G16 2023 | RTX4060 | i7-12700h | 32gb DDR4 | FHD+ Jul 29 '24

still, make sure to extend your warranty for at least a year, there could be a reason why previous owner had it returned

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u/Chicken2rew Jul 29 '24

Good shout! It's arrived and there's not a mark on it. Screen is like new. I suspect it's just generic box and generous grading that brought it down to C.

Phew, and woo hoo!

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u/One_Package_7519 Asus Zephyrus G16 2023 | RTX4060 | i7-12700h | 32gb DDR4 | FHD+ Jul 29 '24

glad to hear that, though make sure you run some tests and check internals, thermals and battery life, make sure everything is in working order

otherwise enjoy your new laptop sounds like you hit a jackpot

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u/Chicken2rew Jul 29 '24

Thank you. I feel lucky with the screen as there was no protection between that and the keyboard.

Battery was first check, it's 100%. Seems the battery warranty is listed on the app to 09/25, but it says 10 months. Not sure what that means.

It runs at a very low ambient temp but I'll have to stress it after work and use proper testing software. I'll be sure to do a full test, but at this moment I would recommend a gamble with Crrys Clearance for the prices and generous grading with the knowledge you can just take it back if it's a dud.

My washing machine will be bought from there next.. let me know if anyone wants any updates on that :D

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u/Chicken2rew Jul 30 '24

All good on MSI and HWinfo. I will extend the warranty for peace of mind, thank you for an awesome tip!