This is a reposting of a post I made on QRZ.COM:
Last week the laptop that I was using, that was a “hand me down” from my Mom; decided that there were too many problems in this world and that the letter “L” was the solution to those problems. in other words, it got stuck and I could not stop the thing for nothing. 
Yes, I tried that, and that, I tried all of those things. and….nothing. I did everything, except hit it with a ball peen hammer! I would have; but my Mom would have taken the Winchester rife that belonged to my grandfather and shot me with it! (well, not really…. but, she would have given me good hollering at! 😉 and we all know, that’s worse than being shot! 😆 )
So, a new laptop was needed. I also had to use some of that Christmas money that been sitting in the bank.
And so…. I got one of these:
here’s how it looks, with the light off :
The Specs and info are here at this link.
It also came bundled with a bag, which was too small. So, Newegg sent another one, free of charge, which was the correct size for the job.
It’s not ASUS’s top of the line. But, man the graphics….the speed! 😀
I highly recommend the thing. If you can swing that price… Get one.
For the geeks and those who don’t want to click a link, here’s the specs:
Intel Core i7 6820HK (2.70 GHz) 64 GB Memory 1 TB HDD 512 GB (PCIEG3x4) SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M 8 GB GDDR5 17.3″ Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
- GeForce GTX 980M 8 GB
- 6th Generation Intel Core i7 6820HK (2.70 GHz)
- 64 GB Memory 1 TB HDD 512 GB (PCIEG3x4) SSD
- 17.3″ FHD 1920 x 1080
- 16.40″ x 12.70″ x 0.80″-1.90″ 9.50 lbs.
- 6X Blu-ray RW
To say that the thing is fast, is an understatement. It’s really, really, fast! 😯
It runs everything that I use it for, Amateur Radio, vlogging, gaming, and everything else…. very well.
