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Posted March 28, 2017
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Aatami: That was my main concern, i'm not familiar with Aorus. A larger screen would be more ideal too but the specs look good for the price. I think I might risk it and grab that.
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timppu: I would. Hey, it is only £430 so you won't lose much. :) (and I presume it has some warranty). The two customer reviews were quite favorable too. Funny thing also that apparently someone is selling that also second-hand in Amazon, but for a £90 higher price.

Really, I can't understand how it can be that cheap, with 16GB RAM, relatively high-end mobile GPU, 2x 250GB SSd etc... The only thing is that it has Windows 8.1, is there still a free option to upgrade it to Windows 10? (I'd prefer Windows 10 over Windows 8.1; if some old game refuses to run on Windows 10, it probably won't run on Windows 8.1 either).
I think you can still upgrade to 10 if enable disability functions such as on screen narrator or magnifier.
Posted March 28, 2017
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mechmouse: A look at their other items, show reasonable pricing, so it could be a typo.
Unfortunately, that seems possible. There is possibly a 1 missing in front of the price, so the real price might be £1430... That would make much more sense as the specs are indeed very impressive. I mean, dual SSD, 16GB RAM, GTX 970M... come on!

I guess it doesn't hurt to try if they really sell it for £430. And after all, someone was selling it used for almost the same price: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00RZDH3W8/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

This is all so confusing. Aatami, try to get it and let us know.
Post edited March 28, 2017 by timppu
Posted March 28, 2017
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mechmouse: A look at their other items, show reasonable pricing, so it could be a typo.
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timppu: Unfortunately, that seems possible. There is probably a 1 missing in front of the price, so the real price might be £1430... That would make much more sense as the specs are indeed very impressive. I mean, dual SSD, 16GB RAM, GTX 970M... come on!

I guess it doesn't hurt to try if they really sell it for £430.
My main worry is its a scam. But it looks more like typo.

There is a caveat in amazon's T+C's that allows them not to honour mis-listed prices.

I'd go for it, but pay via paypal or credit card for extra protection.
Posted March 28, 2017
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Specialist-Defiance-VT15-970-Notebook-Black/dp/B01DJGUQZU/ref=pd_sbs_147_6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=234YW02QT461A2GEZV9V

One here, slightly higher price, similar specs but a larger screen. Think I will go with this one instead.
Posted March 28, 2017
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01NAP5GO3/ - £849

15.6", i7-7700HQ, 16 GB DDR4, 128 SSD + 1 TB, Full HD 1920x1080, GTX 960M GPU, Win 10.

I know it's over your budget but for a gaming laptop i wouldn't go lower than these specs, cheers!

EDIT: This one is also not bad either if you are on tighter budget and don't have enough for MSI:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Computers-Accessories/ASUS-VivoBook-N552VX-FY304T-i5-6300HQ-1920x1080/B01LZ5CW70/ - £724.92

15.6", i5-6300HQ, Full HD 1920x1080, GTX 950 GPU, 12 GB RAM, 1 TB + 128 SSD, Win 10.
Post edited March 28, 2017 by PainOfSalvation
Posted March 28, 2017
If you want it for gaming don't buy smth with Intel GPU....
I'm pretty sure around that price you can find a laptop with atleast I5 + GTX 950M.
Posted May 12, 2017
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Aatami: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Specialist-Defiance-VT15-970-Notebook-Black/dp/B01DJGUQZU/ref=pd_sbs_147_6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=234YW02QT461A2GEZV9V

One here, slightly higher price, similar specs but a larger screen. Think I will go with this one instead.
Any news, Aatami? Did you end up buying any of those, and what are your experiences so far?

I just noticed that all of them are "currently unavailable", does it mean they temporarily ran out of them, or it was a one-time offer? I just couldn't figure out how they could sell a GTX 970M gaming laptop for under £500, that's why I am interested to hear...
Posted May 12, 2017
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Aatami: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Specialist-Defiance-VT15-970-Notebook-Black/dp/B01DJGUQZU/ref=pd_sbs_147_6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=234YW02QT461A2GEZV9V

One here, slightly higher price, similar specs but a larger screen. Think I will go with this one instead.
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timppu: Any news, Aatami? Did you end up buying any of those, and what are your experiences so far?

I just noticed that all of them are "currently unavailable", does it mean they temporarily ran out of them, or it was a one-time offer? I just couldn't figure out how they could sell a GTX 970M gaming laptop for under £500, that's why I am interested to hear...
Forgot to post back. The orders were cancelled and they were put back up for a slightly higher price. This happend on multiple occasions. I'm not sure what the purpose is but if I were to guess it would be to bump the listing up the top seller list until it gets to its proper price.

I decided not to buy one and wait.
Posted May 14, 2017
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Aatami: Forgot to post back. The orders were cancelled and they were put back up for a slightly higher price. This happend on multiple occasions. I'm not sure what the purpose is but if I were to guess it would be to bump the listing up the top seller list until it gets to its proper price.
Huh? Sounds like some kind of scam or whatever. I guess it was too good to be true after all, I couldn't figure out how such pretty good gaming laptop would be offered so cheaply. I'd expect to have to pay something like 1500-2000€ here for a laptop with similar specs, especially the one which had 16GB RAM, 2x SSD drives etc.
Posted May 14, 2017
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Aatami: Forgot to post back. The orders were cancelled and they were put back up for a slightly higher price. This happend on multiple occasions. I'm not sure what the purpose is but if I were to guess it would be to bump the listing up the top seller list until it gets to its proper price.
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timppu: Huh? Sounds like some kind of scam or whatever. I guess it was too good to be true after all, I couldn't figure out how such pretty good gaming laptop would be offered so cheaply. I'd expect to have to pay something like 1500-2000€ here for a laptop with similar specs, especially the one which had 16GB RAM, 2x SSD drives etc.
Maybe. I was refunded on all occasions though which is what made me think it was just to bump up the stats of the item on Amazon.
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