Laptop buying advice

[rinaldo00]

I know nothing about mobile CPUs and GPUs and my brother wants advice on buying a laptop. He wants a powerful laptop for CAD, Photoshop, his CNC software and other high end productivity software. Max budget $1200

He found this on Craigslist, any thoughts?
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/sys/5410467288.html

MSI GS70 Stealth Pro-210 Gaming Laptop, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M 6GB, Intel Core i7 4710HQ (2.50GHz), Windows 10 Pro with November 2015 Update, 16GB Memory, 256 GB SSD Raid 0 & 1TB Hard Drive.

THIS GAMING LAPTOP IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!
ITS ABOUT 8 MONTHS OLD.

$1075

 

[defaultluser]

That's a pretty good deal, normally gaming laptops with that spec (16GB, SSD) level start at $1500.

Of course you don't get a warranty, but since you can actually replace some of the parts in something that huge, it's not as important as an ultra-portable

 

[rinaldo00]

Yes that was his other requirement, that parts be replaceable.

So, you think it is powerful enough for his needs?

 

[rinaldo00]

Thanks for the advice guys. I think I found a better deal here

http://www.ebay.com/itm/R-MSI-GS70-...676195?hash=item51dfc674e3:g:y5wAAOSw0JpV567M

First off it is MSI factory refurbished and comes with a 180 days end user warranty. Slightly better CPU, i7-4720HQ, better GPU GTX 965M, but smaller 128GB SSD.

I like this deal better, should I tell him to buy it?

Thanks

 

[Dan]

god im so tempted to offer you my laptop lol
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1891020&highlight=

that deal you posted isnt bad. I fking LOVE this laptop, i decided like an hour ago that im going to keep it lol

 

[ledcriss]

I know nothing about mobile CPUs and GPUs and my brother wants advice on buying a laptop. He wants a powerful laptop for CAD, Photoshop, his CNC software and other high end productivity software. Max budget $1200

He found this on Craigslist, any thoughts?
Gaming Laptop

MSI GS70 Stealth Pro-210 Gaming Laptop, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M 6GB, Intel Core i7 4710HQ (2.50GHz), Windows 10 Pro with November 2015 Update, 16GB Memory, 256 GB SSD Raid 0 & 1TB Hard Drive.

THIS GAMING LAPTOP IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!
ITS ABOUT 8 MONTHS OLD.

$1075

That's a good deal, just check for dead pixels. I've noticed this a lot on gaming laptops for some reason.