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Difference between two laptop (sub-)models?

naporeonnaporeon Seattle, WARegistered User regular
edited November 2011 in Help / Advice Forum
Long story short, my family decided to get me a new computer for Christmas this year. After a bit of research, I have narrowed it down to the ASUS G74SX laptop -- the problem is that there seem to be literally dozens of configurations for this system. I was initially drawn to the DH71, which appears to price around $1,799 at most locations, but found that the ~$1,399 RH71 seems virtually identical, save for the following differences.
  • HDD - The DH71 has a second 750GB HDD, for a total of 1.5TB.
  • Optical drive - The DH71 has a Blu-ray drive, as opposed to the RH71's plain DVD.
  • Warranty - Most places seem to list the DH71 as a 2-year warranty, with the RH71 as a 1-year.
In all other respects, such as system RAM, processor model/speed, and video card model/memory, the systems seem the same. My question is this: am I missing something? Are the differences listed above the only real differences between the G74SX-DH71 and the G74SX-RH71?

I realize this may be better suited for Moe's Stupid Technology Tavern, but I'm not all that familiar with that sub-forum, so I posted this here. I'm fine with a mod flinging this over there if it's a better location.

tl;dr Other than the second 750GB HDD, Blu-ray drive, and possibly the warranty, are there any differences between the ASUS G74SX-DH71, and the ASUS G74SX-RH71?

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