MichiganHolly Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Hi Brian; I am looking to replace an elderly laptop. I won't be editing photos on this but I want to be able to in a pinch. I nearly bought one at Costco the other day but I choked at the last minute. Plus I realize I am not going to be able to be at the low-end price point I was hoping. I see now I will have to spend more. Now looking at ASUS. Can't tell the difference between these terms: VivoBook, TUF and ROG. Would you recommend either of these models or should I keep looking: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-vivobook-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050-1tb-hard-drive-256gb-solid-state-drive-reaper-black/6219386.p?skuId=6219386 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-tuf-gaming-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-1tb-hdd-256gb-solid-state-drive/6297095.p?skuId=6297095 (I truly dislike chiclet keys! Do ASUS laptops have decent keyboards?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHolly Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 Never mind. I've spent some time on the ASUS site, now looking at this model:https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834234747&ignorebbr=1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 I like Asus ROG laptops. Several friends of mine have (and love) them, and even Damien owns one. The new chicklet keyboards seem to be all the rage. They are even on desktop computers. You’ll have to adapt. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 The only thing that concerns me about that ROG for $1199 is the size of the 256GB Hard Drive. It’s small. So for general computing and installing a program or two, it’s fine. A dumping ground for your 75 photos of your lunch from 5 years ago...notsomuch. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHolly Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 That's just the boot drive. It has a 1TB HDD too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 My bad. I was looking at this on my phone. Didn’t realize that you had to click stuff. Anyway, my remarks stand with the 256GB SSD drive. You will need to be ANAL on what is put on that HD. Because after formatting and Windows being installed, plus any other bloatware that is installed, you probably only have 175GB or so to play with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHolly Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 You are absolutely correct. Good thing it will only hold the OS and a few programs. All files will be on the hybrid HDD which is 1 TB. When I migrated my OS to an SSD in my Dell XPS desktop, I did start with a 128 GB M2 drive, after a while I swapped it out for a 512, much better, all my files are on 2 and 4 TB internal drives. I use an internal SSD for my PS swap disk. I’m pretty happy with this setup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Cool Beans! It's nice when a person "gets it." Enjoy your purchase. PS: Put the PS Scratch Disk on that 1TB Drive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHolly Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 You know I will! I have never spent so much on a laptop, but my old one is 9 years old so I think I'm about due. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Here is the thing with cheap laptops, models that are $500 or less: They last 18-24 months. Your more expensive models last longer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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