I use to have an alienware 17 and now I have G752VT-RH71.

What I miss about my alienware was it was lighter, smaller footprint, bezel wasn't huge, and it had optimus! Because of optimus, I would normally get around 5 hours surfing the web, watching youtube, etc using the intel HD... On Nvidia, I would get around 3-3.5 hours playing games. 5 Hours was real nice, as there were many times I just browsed the web. I miss that. Also, in the BIOS you could choose to just use either the Intel HD, or the Nvidia, essentially disabling optimus if you wanted too. Also, the RGB lighted keyboard was also amazing.

As for this G752 i now have, I hate how its a 17-inch display in an 18.4 inch frame. Its super huge for no reason, and the keyboard is only red. I really hate the battery life on this thing, as just surfing the web I get around 2.5 hours, which is so scary, that I have yet to game on battery, abnd I really hate it doesn't have optimus. I assumed all gaming laptops had optimus. Not this one. It does look a little better than my Alienware to me, because of the brush metal look. I also like the USB-C port.

The only reason I have the G752VT is because I got it for $750 on Craigslist. The guy I bought it from won it at CES as a givaway. Sadly, for me, even at $750, I feel this laptop doesn't bring enough value for me to want to keep it.

But, If I had to buy a laptop costing $1600+ dollar, by far and wide I would go back to my Alienware, and get one with 4k resolution at that, and possibly even touch screen. Asus doesn't offer any of those options in their ROG laptop.

But ya, for me personally, this G752 really blows,even at $750. I could only imagine how I would feel if I paid the $1599 retail price.
Thats my personal opinion. Also, supposedly all G752VT are suppose to come with a 128GB SSD.... Except mine for some reason, the G752VT-RH71, which only came with a 1TB HDD.

ROGdemigod wrote:
I use to have an alienware 17 and now I have G752VT-RH71.
Also, in the BIOS you could choose to just use either the Intel HD, or the Nvidia, essentially disabling optimus if you wanted too.
I really hate the battery life on this thing, as just surfing the web I get around 2.5 hours, which is so scary, that I have yet to game on battery, abnd I really hate it doesn't have optimus. I assumed all gaming laptops had optimus. Not this one.

I have brought this question up recently, and there was a different inquiry on the topic.

Since we are free to express our opinions, I have to say that having a dedicated GPU on a gaming laptop is the right way to go - especially if a laptop is branded a "gaming" one. Accordingly, it is an excellent thing there is NO Optimus on such gaming machines.

In the three years I've used my old HP dv6 there were rare occasions I needed to use it off my AC adapter. And when I did use it - I never needed to use it more than the battery could handle it. So...I see no problem there. We live in a modern civilization where electricity is available, and if one needs a long-living laptop, there are Acer One type laptops, Ultra laptops of various manufacturers and business laptops which serve the purpose quite well.

Gaming laptop? 4.5 kg? Sure. AC adapter most of the time? Sure. Advanced performance? Sure.

There is a saying in Croatia ... "one can't fart and squeeze at the same time" so ... 🙂

Aldaraad wrote:
I have brought this question up recently, and there was a different inquiry on the topic.

Since we are free to express our opinions, I have to say that having a dedicated GPU on a gaming laptop is the right way to go - especially if a laptop is branded a "gaming" one. Accordingly, it is an excellent thing there is NO Optimus on such gaming machines.

In the three years I've used my old HP dv6 there were rare occasions I needed to use it off my AC adapter. And when I did use it - I never needed to use it more than the battery could handle it. So...I see no problem there. We live in a modern civilization where electricity is available, and if one needs a long-living laptop, there are Acer One type laptops, Ultra laptops of various manufacturers and business laptops which serve the purpose quite well.

Gaming laptop? 4.5 kg? Sure. AC adapter most of the time? Sure. Advanced performance? Sure.

There is a saying in Croatia ... "one can't fart and squeeze at the same time" so ... 🙂

Ya, but the Alienware BIOS gave the option to run only the Nvidia, or just the Intel HD, or run both (Optimus). There were times I would haveOptimus, other times I would run only the Nvidia, and other times I would run only the intel HD when I needed max battery life. I am one of those people that love more options, not less.

Sadly, these are gaming "laptops", and considering the G752 is a direct competitor of the Alienware, I find it short on delivering a comparable product compared on just about every front.

Thanks all for your replies , it's like 60 for Asus and 40 for Alienware , i found another weird thing in the Alienware , it just accept 16 GB of ram !!! .. and Alienware customer support confirmed that you will be out of warranty if you upgraded to 32GB of ram !!! , that's weird . you can check this reddit Link :

https://www.reddit.com/r/Alienware/comments/3uz1r5/ram_upgrade_for_alienware_17_r3/

I am still confused , because i didn't have a chance to try an Alienware before , i know from what i've seen that 3 or 4 years ago Alienware was better than that , but now it's a little disappointing , also Asus is taking a big steady steps in upgrading it's ROG line .

I also found that alot of people who bought an Alienware was complaining about the (180 W PSU ) which will make the GTX 980 laggy in some heavy games , they all stated that there should be (240 W PSU) instead of 180 w .

honestly i didn't find such a problems for G752VY till now , maybe because it's still very new , or because it has no major problems ! .

i am getting mad 🙂 .. i know i am thinking a lot about that but 2400 USD is not a small amount of money 🙂

thanks .

ROGdemigod wrote:
I am one of those people that love more options, not less.

More options works great if they work. I support "less" options on a gaming laptop - no small print, I know what I'm buying.