ASUS G65 JR Is it worth to replace or buy ?

BhushanArekar · Jul 2014

Hi ,

Due to some reason(frequent interruption in electricity) I planning to buy Laptop to replace my current desktop.

Current Desktop:
AMD 965 Black edition 64 bit,
Gigabyte :GA-880GM,
16(4x4) GB Ram ddr3 ,
1 GB graphic card Nvdia 650 ti,

Laptop ASUS G65 JR:
http://www.asus.com/in/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/G56JR/specifications/

Main use:
Modeling,Sculpting,texturing,retopolgy,baking etc.

Is it worth to replace or buy ASUS G65 JR?

Need your feedback, it would help me lot.

n88tr · Jul 2014

I'd try to figure out your electrical problems before dropping a ton of money on a new system. Sort of like buying a new car because the other ones tires are flat.

PS, the link to your blog doesn't work

EarthQuake · Jul 2014

You may want to consider getting a battery backup UPS (uninterruptible power supply) this will let you run your computer on backup power for a while (usually around 30 minutes or so) if you have unstable electricity. If it goes out for longer than that at a time, probably not as helpful, but still a good idea to avoid data loss and hardware failure if it cuts out a lot.

BhushanArekar · Jul 2014

n88tr:Thanks for reply and informing me reg. my blog link,its working now.

EarthQuake:Thanks for reply.

n88tr and EarthQuake :
Yes I have unstable electricity, for example sometimes it goes off for 10 min,30min,2hrs or even more 6hrs also.
It's totally let down my working continuity or flow of my personal or freelance work.

So get rid of this unstable electricity issue I am planning to buy Laptop.

While searching I found ASUS G65 JR,so is it worth to buy for my 3d uses?

GarageBay9 · Jul 2014

An Uninterruptible Power Supply would be cheaper. You can probably find a really good used one for far less than the laptop.

EarthQuake · Jul 2014

Well, a UPS won't help if his power goes out for 6 hours.

The G56 seems capable, it has a fast CPU, a good screen, but the video card isn't that good. It will be fine for light-moderate 3d work, but not heavy 3d work or games. Its typical for a laptop video card, but much less powerful than a desktop GPU.

The battery life isn't very good at about 2 hours or so, which is typical for this sort of laptop. see: http://www.ocdrift.com/review-asus-rog-g56jr-gaming-notebook-pc/

If you're looking for something to go 6 hours when the power goes out, I would look for a system with a better battery. Again most laptops with this sort of spec generally have poor battery performance though. Mac Book Pro 15 is probably the only system that will get you close to 6 hours.

BhushanArekar · Jul 2014

Earthquake: Thanks for reply. Mac Book is out of my budget.

I have 2 options which fits my budget.

Asus G56JR:
http://www.asus.com/in/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/G56JR/specifications/

Lenevo Y510P:
http://shopap.lenovo.com/in/en/laptops/lenovo/y-series/y510p/

Lenevo Y510P has SSD and Graphic Card upgrade option.

EarthQuake · Jul 2014

The Y510P may be a little better if you go with the SLI 750M GPUs. But again you'll have the same battery problems, around 2 hours of battery life, probably less with the SLI version.

BhushanArekar · Jul 2014

Earthquake: Thanks again.
2 hrs its ok,I can manage with laptop.Because 6hrs or 4 hrs goes for 2 or 3 days in a month but 2 hrs goes 2 or 3 days a week.

ASUS G65 JR Is it worth to replace or buy ?

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