I saw Aaron's initial post regarding his thoughts about the 7770. Lots of posts since then regarding various issues with thermals and performance. Could someone put together a quick synopsis of where we stand with the 7670 and 7770, kind of as a catch up for all of us late to the thread? I have been reading post after post with interest, but I am getting lost in the details with regard to whether we should be buying these right now or wait for improvements at a later date. I can do some tweaks, but I won't be repasting anything. Here are some of my questions:
1. The 16" UHD+ OLED screen on the 7670 vs. the 17.3" UHD screen on the 7770. Love the blacks of the OLED, but I also love the 17" screen size (previously owned a MacBook Pro 17"). How are the blacks on the 17.3"? Is the 17.3" really that much bigger or useful than the 16"? 400 Nits versus 500 Nits, 60 versus 120 Hz, do any of these make a significant enough difference to sway one either way. I have no way to know which I would like better unless I just order one of each and see for myself. Never had an OLED laptop before...
2. Are the thermal throttle issues really that important to everyday use? I won't be doing anything crazy aside from some coding algorithms (mainly data science) that can take a bit of time to run. Some people have stated they are returning their machines because of these issues, but is that more out of principal (not getting what you are paying for) or are most people happy with these machines?
3. Are there issues with the 7670 that are not present with the 7770, or vice versa? What factors are pushing people to buy the 7670 over the 7770, or 7770 over the 7670? There are some spec differences true, but for the most part you can build similar machines with both. Should we be waiting until certain issues are fixed before purchasing?
New to the thread, and appreciate everyone's posts thus far.
