[US] [USA] A great gaming experience and seems to always be in stock... so just thought I'd share. $899

[Space Lynx]

https://www.costco.com/msi-gl75-leopard-gaming-laptop---10th-gen-intel-core-i7-10750h---geforce-gtx-1660ti---144hz-1080p-display.product.100579343.html

A) You do not have to be a member to buy this.
B) I had a crappier gtx 1070 17.3" laptop for several years, and honestly even at its 100hz overclocked refresh rate, I got used to it, and it was a a very fun experience (I played probably a good hundred hours of FFXIV on this laptop and I don't regret it one bit) - this panel is better than that in refresh and colors and bezel size.
C) it is in stock and nothing else ever is
D) if you need a gaming experience and don't want to wait like another year or possible two for TSMC to finally catch up to normal stocks - its worth looking in to.
E) if you truly want a desktop experience, simply use an external monitor, but you get added bonus of having mobility if someday you need it (you get married, have to go on holiday to wifes parents, and you don't get on with them, guess what? Plug in your gaming laptop in the bedroom and enjoy some games) LOL (these 17.3" laptops are not as bulky as the ones of ages past aka mine)

$899 free ship - 144hz 1080p, 1660 Ti, and 10th gen intel. plus Costco has the best warranty/refund period on the planet if something goes wrong.

Why I made this thread? I feel sorry for all the saps out there fighting against the bots and miners. Lower your expectations, and who knows - once you start gaming on something like this you may be pleasantly surprised how much you enjoy it.

Edit: No I do not own this laptop. Simply trying to help people looking to do a new build, but noticed that TSMC said it may not be until 2023 until they catch up on production levels... so yeah...

edit 2: this is a very fair price is main reason I posted it... keep in mind, its your power supply, a 100% srgb 144hz 1080p screen that looks 1440p because of the pixel density at 17.3", a good gpu that can handle 1080p high refresh fine (lower settings some in demanding games to break that 100 fps mark for extra smoothness, etc), its your keyboard, its everything in one. I mean its a fair deal, i looked a prebuilt PC websites... and yeah... good prices just don't exist anymore lol this is probably one of the last... but who knows.

 

[xtreemchaos]

thats a good deal i have the older model MSI GP72MVR Leopard Pro with the 7700hq and 1060 120hz and its a great lappy so that must be a good with better cpu and gpu and 144hz screen.

 

[hat]

They have a decent desktop or two there, too. Nothing amazing, but you gotta take what you can get these days...

 

[Space Lynx]

They have a decent desktop or two there, too. Nothing amazing, but you gotta take what you can get these days...

yep exactly. and to be fair I paid like $1350 back in the day for my gtx 1070 laptop several years ago... this laptop is lightyears better than that one was even at launch... keep in mind its 144hz and 100% srgb, very high quality screen honestly. and these new IPS panels have great latency, where as my 1070 laptop, i mean it was fine don't get me wrong, but sometimes you could see a little smear, it was rare, but yeah.

 

[Ahhzz]

Other than the windows 10 home, that's a solid, solid deal. Nice catch

 

[Space Lynx]

Other than the windows 10 home, that's a solid, solid deal. Nice catch

I think win 10 home is fine for most people out there. At end of day we have to accept M$ has won and just enjoy gaming.

 

[Shrek]

I have a mix of Windows 10 pro and home (at home) and don't really notice much difference, so I don't bother to upgrade the home units.

 

[Deleted member 178884]

Why would you spend $899 for on a 1660TI laptop???? I'm confused here, what's the 'deal'? 3060 mobile is barely more and you're getting a far far more powerful GPU???????????

 

[Space Lynx]

Why would you spend $899 for on a 1660TI laptop???? I'm confused here, what's the 'deal'? 3060 mobile is barely more and you're getting a far far more powerful GPU???????????

they are twice the price and not in stock at msrp... unless you have a link to prove me wrong... hence the whole point of this thread... if you actually read it...

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1379 is cheapest i can find 3060... lot more than 899... not to mention Costco is best of the best on returns and warranty if you dont like it. and 99% of these other places have lots of fine print on returns.

 

[Deleted member 178884]

1379 is cheapest i can find 3060... lot more than 899...

There are some around the $1250 mark in stock and will likely fall in the future. https://www.newegg.com/core-black-m...e-092-gaming-entertainment/p/N82E16834155717?
Either way, $899 on an outdated 1660ti is no good, you can get 2060s even or better for that with little difficulty:
https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Legion-Y540-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B08ZL37W4C/ - not the best example but one of them.

 

[Space Lynx]

There are some around the $1250 mark in stock and will likely fall in the future. https://www.newegg.com/core-black-m...e-092-gaming-entertainment/p/N82E16834155717?
Either way, $899 on an outdated 1660ti is no good, you can get 2060s even or better for that with little difficulty:
https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Legion-Y540-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B08ZL37W4C/ - not the best example but one of them.

its 15.6" which ruins the gaming imo, costs 350 dollars more on top of that, newegg is very iffy on returns too... just go to any reddit pc sales thread and read the comments

 

[Deleted member 178884]

costs 350 dollars more on top of that,

For miles more performance as apposed to spending $899 on a laptop with a 1660ti when you can get RTX2060 laptops for that? I mean... nice try at a sales pitch I guess. - Also there's plenty on Amazon.us with RTX2060s for the $899 mark, hell some are cheaper if you're willing to take refurb. ($850 https://www.amazon.com/9SEXR-862-Display-i7-9750H-GeForce-Bluetooth/dp/B0925QQ6JH/)

 

[Space Lynx]

For miles more performance as apposed to spending $899 on a laptop with a 1660ti when you can get RTX2060 laptops for that? I mean... nice try at a sales pitch I guess.

that lenovo is junk lol... the screen/display is 10x worse, on color, refresh, latency, and size. 15.6" really does ruin gaming. 17.3" is the best option only option really imo.

and 1660 ti is fine for many games still. but you are correct, if you could save up just 450 bucks more or so and get a 3060 17.3" one it'd prob be worth it long term. especially with dlss 2.0 being mainstream now

 

[Deleted member 178884]

and 1660 ti is fine for many games still.

That does not change the fact $899 on a multiple year old GPU is not worthwhile? Not to mention it's not like you can upgrade the GPU, they're soldered and generally not MXM - so why waste $899 on a multiple gen old laptop with substantially worse performance as apposed to just buying one with a better GPU, also 17.3" doesn't 'ruin' gaming at all, and 17.3" 1080p will actually have lower PPI than 15.6" 1080p which you seem to be claiming is "1440p like" (it really isn't).
Edit: another cheaper 3060 laptop, with a 5600H:

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/omen-laptop-15z-en100-2l1f4av-1

 

[Space Lynx]

That does not change the fact $899 on a multiple year old GPU is not worthwhile? Not to mention it's not like you can upgrade the GPU, they're soldered and generally not MXM - so why waste $899 on a multiple gen old laptop with substantially worse performance as apposed to just buying one with a better GPU, also 17.3" doesn't 'ruin' gaming at all, and 17.3" 1080p will actually have lower PPI than 15.6" 1080p which you seem to be claiming is "1440p like" (it really isn't).
Edit: another cheaper 3060 laptop, with a 5600H:

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/omen-laptop-15z-en100-2l1f4av-1

8gb memory, and HP is notorious for making it hard to upgrade your ram. maybe that has changed with this one though. if so that is probably a good deal.

and my 17.3" 1080p laptop looks great to me, it looks very close to 1440p 27" imo.

if you dont like my opinion its fine, but i really do prefer 17.3" as minimum. if you don't mind 15.6" though thats a solid deal, but keep in mind you will need to upgrade the ram so thats not the final price, plus it has less storage too than my option, but that varies per user

 

[Deleted member 178884]

8gb memory

Dual channel so nowhere near as bad.

HP is notorious for making it hard to upgrade your ram. maybe that has changed with this one though. if so that is probably a good deal.

$50 more for the 2x8 upgrade, which is worth it most likely as apposed to buying your own, still lands miles cheaper than the EVGA or similar.

and my 17.3" 1080p laptop looks great to me, it looks very close to 1440p 27" imo.

No wonder, you're using 27", also again I don't think it's worthwhile given the fact you can get a reburb laptop from amazon which is generally fantastic for returns with a GPU that's a good 15%~ + on average faster and can land 20%~ + faster or more in some other titles, either way it's going to last a lot longer not to mention the difference between the 9750H and 10750H is basically non existent by comparison.

 

[Space Lynx]

Dual channel so nowhere near as bad.

$50 more for the 2x8 upgrade, which is worth it most likely as apposed to buying your own, still lands miles cheaper than the EVGA or similar.

No wonder, you're using 27", also again I don't think it's worthwhile given the fact you can get a reburb laptop from amazon which is generally fantastic for returns with a GPU that's a good 15%~ + on average faster and can land 20%~ + faster or more in some other titles, either way it's going to last a lot longer not to mention the difference between the 9750H and 10750H is basically non existent by comparison.

cool. maybe you should make hot deal topics of your own in the future to help people out? as that is all I was trying to do here. have a good week, cheers mate

 

[Deleted member 178884]

cool. maybe you should make hot deal topics of your own in the future to help people out? as that is all I was trying to do here. have a good week, cheers mate

Fair enough? Either way not a 'deal' at all given it's about the standard price for a 1660ti laptop for the past year or so and when 2060 laptops exist at that, there's really no point to it.

 

[Space Lynx]

Fair enough? Either way not a 'deal' at all given it's about the standard price for a 1660ti laptop for the past year or so and when 2060 laptops exist at that, there's really no point to it.

depends on your max budget I suppose and screen size preference.

 

[Deleted member 202104]

Seems like a deal to me considering used 1660Ti desktops cards are selling for $500+

Maybe things are better in the UK, but whatever.

 

[Deleted member 178884]

Seems like a deal to me considering used 1660Ti desktops cards are selling for $500+

Maybe things are better in the UK, but whatever.

A 1660ti mobile is not actually a 1660ti desktop? The performance is different unless you care to prove otherwise? I have also linked numerous better value options, so I don't think it's bad enough in the USA to justify such an old laptop.

 

[Deleted member 202104]

A 1660ti mobile is not actually a 1660ti desktop? The performance is different unless you care to prove otherwise? I have also linked numerous better value options, so I don't think it's bad enough in the USA to justify such an old laptop.

Never said it was the same. ~15% slower. But there's only 2-5% difference between a Mobile 1660 Ti and Mobile 2060 that you insist is a better deal.

 

[Deleted member 178884]

But there's only 2-5% difference between a Mobile 1660 Ti and Mobile 2060 that you insist is a better deal.

Not true, it's actually on average 14.38% faster.

 

[Deleted member 202104]

Not true, it's actually on average 14.38% faster.

You win. I was remembering the numbers when power consumption was matched between the two. 2060 wins with a greater power consumption.

That said, the conclusion at the end of your video is that the '1660 Ti is a great sweet spot for laptop gaming today. So you can't really go wrong with that either.'

 

[Deleted member 178884]

That said, the conclusion at the end of your video is that the '1660 Ti is a great sweet spot for laptop gaming today. So you can't really go wrong with that either.'

That is correct, however that was dated 2019 he also mentioned in the comments at the same price the 2060 is clearly a better buy - 2 years ago the 1660ti is a better option given the substantial cost difference between the two and only a year later did the 2060 actually become more affordable - as for on-par TDP that is generally the case as greater TDP is king with mobile SKUs, the more power they can pull the greater the difference generally is as laptop SKUs are exceptionally power limited (easily observed with ampere mobile):