i'm not bored enough to go fit in a ssd. btw it's probably some no-name ssd that's gonna crap out fast.

Very tempted to get the 15.6" version of it on amazon
only 1200 and 1350

not from ASUS it isn't ^^





Smart move ^^

This post was edited by ghot on Aug 1 2012 08:29pm

Best Laptop for school and gaming that's out right now:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230409




Brand ASUS
Series G75 Series
Model G75VW-NS72


CPU
CPU Type Intel Core i7
CPU Speed 3720QM(2.60GHz)
CPU Support 6MB L3 Cache

Chipset
Chipset Intel HM77

Display
Screen Size 17.3"
Wide Screen Support Yes
Resolution 1920 x 1080

Operating System
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit

Graphics
GPU/VPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
Video Memory Dedicated 3GB
Graphic Type Dedicated Card

Hard Drive
HDD 750GB HDD + 256GB SSD
HDD RPM 7200rpm

Memory
Memory 16GB
Memory Speed DDR3 1600
Memory Type 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM
Memory Slot (Total) 4
Max Memory Supported 16GB

Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type Blu-Ray Burner
Optical Drive Spec Blu-ray writer enabled DVD+/-RW/CD-RW

Communications
WLAN 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0

Ports
USB 4 x USB 3.0
Video Port 1 x VGA
HDMI 1 x HDMI
Audio Ports 1 x Microphone jack; 1 x Headphone jack

Supplemental Drive
Card Reader 3 in 1 card reader SD, MMC, MS
Webcam Yes

Power
Battery 8-cell lithium ion

Physical Specifications
Dimensions 16.3" x 12.6" x 0.9"-2.0"
Weight 8.7 lbs.
Manufacturer Warranty
Accidental Damage Warranty 1 Year Accidental Damage/30-Day Zero Bright Dot


$2,099.99



/edit

This sucker will run any game, any movie, Photoshop, Autodesk AutoCad...with ease...sure it costs 2 grand...but it's worth it ^^

This post was edited by ghot on Aug 1 2012 08:34pm

But this is even MORE important...



A friend just gave me a copy of: Acronis True Image Home 2012 Boot CD ( he has a three comp license...and only two comps)


Anyways...this has got to be the best backup/restore software I've ever seen...no muss, no fuss, no install needed...it'll do FULL Image backups and restores...and backups and restores of how ever many files, folder etc., you choose.

I've been a faithful user or Norton Ghost 2003 for years, and I loved it. Simple interface, fast backup and restores etc. The Acronis True Image Home 2012 Boot CD, is 10 times better...and way faster. Works on all Windows, Linux, Unix and can back up and restore to anything..aka DVD's USB drives, flash or otherwise, External HDD's SC cards...anything. It'll clone HDD's or HDD to SSD or SSD to SSD etc.

For the near future I'll still keep Norton Ghost installed, but if I don't come across any issues that Acronis True Image Home 2012 Boot CD, can't solve...Ghost is going out the window.[/QUOTE]



/edit I've already tested the Acronis True Image Home 2012 Boot CD, four times today...and it works flawlessly and like I said is wicked fast ^^


/edit 2 I still have one more test to do....and that involves, purposely downloading a virus or a trojan and then doing a restore to see if it gets rid of the malware...I'll do that tomorrow ^^

This post was edited by ghot on Aug 1 2012 08:36pm

...and so you can make proper use of the Acronis True Image Home 2012 Boot CD



[SSD / storage HDD combo]

Remove the storage HDD from computer for the moment.

Put SSD in another comp, and use: Computer management > Disk Management to create a 100GB partition, and then create a 2nd partition with the remianing space, and format it. (size of 2nd partition does not matter, but NEEDS to use all remaining space on SSD) ...doing this will prevent Win 7 from creating the useless, unmoveable "reserve partition". Make both partitions: Primary, NTFS and Default Cluster Size.

Install stuff in this order:

Unhook Internet
Install Windows (on SSD)
Install motherboard drivers (on SSD)
Install vid card drivers (on SSD)
Install sound drivers (on SSD)

Rehook Internet
Install Windows updates (on SSD)
Install Security programs (on SSD)
Install utilities like CCleaner, 7Zip, IMGBurn (on SSD)
Install w/e other games or programs you want. They can be installed on the SSD or the HDD. The ones that need speed (SSD)

Now put the storage HDD back into the computer and use Computer management > Disk Management to partition your storage HDD like so:
150GB (Backups of all installed programs) / 150Gb for OS Image backups, and w/e is left over, for everything else, like media etc. Make all three partitions Primary, NTFS and Default Cluster Size.


Answers to questions you may have:

1. The reason we install all the drivers with NO internet connection, is that Windows will (in the background) start downloading Windows updates...and some of them wiill be GENERIIC drivers...that will fook up your real drivers.

2. The reason we DON'T want the Win 7 System Reserve Partition on the SSD is that it is hidden and UNMOVABLE..and this will fook up backup software.

3. The reason we unhook the internet during the Win 7 install is, that with today's always on connections...your brand new Win 7 install can get infected before Windows even gets it's OWN firewall set up ^^

This post was edited by ghot on Aug 1 2012 08:42pm

[QUOTE=ghot,Aug 1 2012 10:30pm]But this is even MORE important...



A friend just gave me a copy of: Acronis True Image Home 2012 Boot CD ( he has a three comp license...and only two comps)


Anyways...this has got to be the best backup/restore software I've ever seen...no muss, no fuss, no install needed...it'll do FULL Image backups and restores...and backups and restores of how ever many files, folder etc., you choose.

I've been a faithful user or Norton Ghost 2003 for years, and I loved it. Simple interface, fast backup and restores etc. The Acronis True Image Home 2012 Boot CD, is 10 times better...and way faster. Works on all Windows, Linux, Unix and can back up and restore to anything..aka DVD's USB drives, flash or otherwise, External HDD's SC cards...anything. It'll clone HDD's or HDD to SSD or SSD to SSD etc.

For the near future I'll still keep Norton Ghost installed, but if I don't come across any issues that Acronis True Image Home 2012 Boot CD, can't solve...Ghost is going out the window.[/QUOTE]



/edit I've already tested the Acronis True Image Home 2012 Boot CD, four times today...and it works flawlessly and like I said is wicked fast ^^


/edit 2 I still have one more test to do....and that involves, purposely downloading a virus or a trojan and then doing a restore to see if it gets rid of the malware...I'll do that tomorrow ^^[/QUOTE]





Last bump so I KNOW everyone read this ^^

this section needs 12 hours or 24 hour bumps. not 1 hour bumps.

Thx for the bump :/