[Comp] (WARM?) ASUS K55A 15.6" Laptop - i7-3630QM / 750GB HDD / 6GB RAM / Windows 8/ 699$

[aras]

I'm shopping for good deals on i7 quad core computers and I came across this and though still falls short of the kind I want to buy, it's a decent deal so I thought to share it. Note it comes with two years warranty.

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/produ...5f875dac8den02

Summary of some of the specs.

Display
Screen Size 15.6 Inches
Native Screen Resolution 1366 x 768
LED Backlit Display Yes
Touchscreen Display No
3D Capable Display No
Processor
Processor Type Intel Core i7-3630QM
Processor Cores 4
Processor Speed 2.4 GHz
Processor Cache 6 MB
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Hard Drive Capacity 750 GB
Hard Drive Speed (Revolutions Per Minute) 5400 rpm
RAM Size 6 GB
RAM Type DDR3 SDRAM
RAM Speed 1600 MHz
RAM Slots 2 (0 Available)
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Graphics Chipset Intel HD Graphics 4000
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Webcam Yes
Keyboard Language English
Numeric Keypad Yes
Backlit Keyboard No
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USB 2.0 Ports 1
USB 3.0 Ports 2
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Pre-loaded Operating System Windows 8 (64-Bit)
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Warranty Labour 2 Year(s)
Warranty Parts 2 Year(s)

[Turbo911]

if there is a video card even hotter deal

[isrdum]

Is Intel HD Graphics 4000 is a good graphic card?

[nimmdogg]

Regular price

[kmchow]

For reference and comparison, here's a Gateway with a 1Gb dedicated video card, 1Tb hd and 8Gb ram for $799 currently. There was a one day special back on Jan14/13 for $699.
http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/ca...affixedcode=WW

[Westnylenet]

this was 479.99 boxing week.

[Kwonie]

this was 479.99 boxing week.

Pretty sure it was $569.99 somewhere around there

[geofrank]

Dedicated memory would have made the difference for me.?

[aras]

Oh, okay then, sorry about that, had thought it was a decent deal which is why I posted, but wasn't aware it was hundred bucks or cheaper in the past. It's like the other day I was at Dell.ca for their business days of deals thingy, and I had thought I had found a good quad i7 laptop deal but when I googled it some more, I realized it had been almost fifty bucks cheaper back in early December last year. Yet when I had spoken to their online sales person earlier, they had acted as if it had never been cheaper and that there was no room for any kind of discount.

[dealhunter16]

Not a good deal at all. Lenovo Y-series 14" is selling for 750$ with much better specs and discrete graphics.
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/c...ef-id=products EARN CASH BACK
I bought R series Asus with slightly better specs in first week of this month on sale for 599.99$
http://www.bestbuy.ca//en-CA/product.../10227302.aspx
Although I returned it and bought the refurbished Lenovo P580 i5 for 380$.
If you do not need a laptop immediately, I will suggest to wait for a better deal. I would consider less than 600$ a good deal for this laptop.

[aras]

Not a good deal at all. Lenovo Y-series 14" is selling for 750$ with much better specs and discrete graphics.
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/c...ef-id=products EARN CASH BACK
I bought R series Asus with slightly better specs in first week of this month on sale for 599.99$
http://www.bestbuy.ca//en-CA/product.../10227302.aspx
Although I returned it and bought the refurbished Lenovo P580 i5 for 380$.
If you do not need a laptop immediately, I will suggest to wait for a better deal. I would consider less than 600$ a good deal for this laptop.

Thanks, great info.

Just a minor issue, the 750$ Lenovo deals are for i5 not i7. The Asus however would have been great (despite the fact that it's one year warranty and not two) but sold out online even at 599$.

[Variability]

Thanks, great info.

Just a minor issue, the 750$ Lenovo deals are for i5 not i7. The Asus however would have been great (despite the fact that it's one year warranty and not two) but sold out online even at 599$.

The first link shows 3 laptops priced at $749, $749 and $849. They are all i7.

[Westnylenet]

Thanks, great info.

Just a minor issue, the 750$ Lenovo deals are for i5 not i7. The Asus however would have been great (despite the fact that it's one year warranty and not two) but sold out online even at 599$.

I got a p580 i5 aswell, best bang for the buck i think if u need quad, then wait for a deal on these

[aras]

The first link shows 3 laptops priced at $749, $749 and $849. They are all i7.

Says "up to" i7.

[Variability]

Says "up to" i7.

Ah, my mistake.

The 1st laptop at i7 is $769. Not much of a leap.