Which one is a better value?

[Skyrim_Jacob]

Like the title says,

(REFURBISHED) USED- ACCEPTABLE: ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 300Hz FHD IPS Type, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super, Intel Core i7-10875H, 16GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 10, G732LWS-DS76 for $2,060.46

 

OR

 

Brand NEW ASUS TUF Dash 15 15.6" Gaming Laptop - Eclipse Grey (Intel Core i7-11370H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/RTX 3070) for $1891.25

[Skyrim_Jacob]

Id have to settle for a smaller screen, but its newer, and a bit cheaper with a smaller ssd... how would you guys do the math on this one?

[Dedayog]

The 10875H is 8c16t beast of a laptop CPU, where as the 11370H is a 4c8t CPU.  The 11370H is a tad faster.

 

The 3070 destroys the 2070 for raw performance but I don't know the resolutions of those screens and how that power will be applied.  Or what games you're playing.

 

I'm torn.  I can't say I like either deal to be honest.  The 4/8 CPU isn't what I would want paired with a 3070, and the other is just seemingly too expensive for a refurb.

[Tech87]

The second one seems to have a better cpu, gpu, same amount of memory, smaller SSD, but that shouldn't be a big concern.

How is the screen on the Dash? From a refresh rate/brightness perspective.

 

I'm definitely leaning more on the new side myself.

[Tech87]

1 minute ago, Dedayog said:

The 10875H is 8c16t beast of a laptop CPU, where as the 11370H is a 4c8t CPU.  The 11370H is a tad faster.

 

The 3070 destroys the 2070 for raw performance but I don't know the resolutions of those screens and how that power will be applied.  Or what games you're playing.

 

I'm torn.  I can't say I like either deal to be honest.  The 4/8 CPU isn't what I would want paired with a 3070, and the other is just seemingly too expensive for a refurb.

That's a good point about the cores.

This won't be a big deal if you're only gaming, but if you plan to do multitasking, the more cores the better.

[Skyrim_Jacob]

Im torn on the decision too.. smaller screen, less cores...lower refresh, smaller ssd... but better gpu, newer cpu, not refurbished. @_@

[Dedayog]

Just now, Skyrim_Jacob said:

Im torn on the decision too.. smaller screen, less cores...lower refresh, smaller ssd... but better gpu, newer cpu, not refurbished. @_@

I have no issue with refurbished, I actually have quite a few items that are refurbs.  It's just that I would have liked a much lower price.

[Skyrim_Jacob]

15 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

I have no issue with refurbished, I actually have quite a few items that are refurbs.  It's just that I would have liked a much lower price.

If you had to pick one...  

[Dedayog]

20 minutes ago, Skyrim_Jacob said:

If you had to pick one...  

If I had to... I'd pick the 3070.  Primarily because it's smaller with a faster GPU.  

 

The 17" is a desktop replacement basically, so it's not as portable (for me at least).  

 

Ideally I would want the 15" to have the 2070 and the 17" to have the 3070.  Portable gaming machine and uber solid desktop-ish beast for the office.

 

Also I would want the CPU's swapped too