@kkn, I'm biased, but like to think all our notebooks are pretty good although customers need to make sure the notebook they choose has everything they want.
I haven't verified the specs on my end, but according to the website you provided, that notebook has this graphics chip which isn't going to be as good as the current ROG notebooks: •NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 820M with 2GB DDR3 VRAM dedicated graphics
If your friend only wants a cheap notebook with a bigger screen for email, internet, and 'light' or 'undemanding' gaming, this notebook should fit those requirements (you may want to ask your friend to check the hardware requirements of the games they are interested in?).
If they want something for heavy-duty gaming and demanding graphics applications, suggest looking for a different notebook model assuming they can afford it.
Well, moved your thread to the G750 section, so hopefully we can get more opinions here.