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Afternoon all.
I came here for advice three years ago, and now I'm back.
I bought a MSI Ghost Pro (GS60 2PE) from Overclockers, and in January it gave up the ghost. I told the repair center it was a motherboard issue, they fixed a) the hard drive cable, b) the hard drive and finally c) fresh windows install.
After sending it back for the last time, they agreed it was a motherboard and is beyond economic repair. I'm now haggling with the insurance dept to agree on a settlement (I didn't read the policy, didn't realise they'd knock down the settlement price). They've offered me £740. The laptop was in mint condition (I still had the protective plastic on the lid!), and after scouring ebay etc I've tried to get a better idea of what a replacement would cost.
So, I'm asking - What do you think would be a fair value to ask for a settlement. And what laptop should I go for next. I love the form factor of the Ghost, and there's a high possibility I'll be spending 4 months in Norway this summer so portability is a big factor. But a little more power along the lines of a 1070 would be nice too. I found the 870 really struggled on newer games.
No budget to speak of, I have at least 740 coming from the insurers, so maybe another grand on top?
What about other brands? Are the build quality on the Gigabyte/Aorus as good/better than MSI? I'm now wary of failure in components etc. And obviously I'll be looking at new insurers as well...
Thanks
I came here for advice three years ago, and now I'm back.
I bought a MSI Ghost Pro (GS60 2PE) from Overclockers, and in January it gave up the ghost. I told the repair center it was a motherboard issue, they fixed a) the hard drive cable, b) the hard drive and finally c) fresh windows install.
After sending it back for the last time, they agreed it was a motherboard and is beyond economic repair. I'm now haggling with the insurance dept to agree on a settlement (I didn't read the policy, didn't realise they'd knock down the settlement price). They've offered me £740. The laptop was in mint condition (I still had the protective plastic on the lid!), and after scouring ebay etc I've tried to get a better idea of what a replacement would cost.
So, I'm asking - What do you think would be a fair value to ask for a settlement. And what laptop should I go for next. I love the form factor of the Ghost, and there's a high possibility I'll be spending 4 months in Norway this summer so portability is a big factor. But a little more power along the lines of a 1070 would be nice too. I found the 870 really struggled on newer games.
No budget to speak of, I have at least 740 coming from the insurers, so maybe another grand on top?
What about other brands? Are the build quality on the Gigabyte/Aorus as good/better than MSI? I'm now wary of failure in components etc. And obviously I'll be looking at new insurers as well...
Thanks
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