Storage configurations tend to represent one of the more complex choices when picking out a high-end laptop. Here Asus has opted for a 256GB SSD combined with a slower 1TB HHD to up the storage space. While this is a fairly effective choice and should help keep the system running fast, MSI’s triple SDD configuration is certainly the better option, with its RAID 0 setup providing even faster access to your files. 

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Once again, it’s necessary to point out that the Asus machine supports a range of storage setups including RAID 0 options, but these tend to come at a significant price premium. More on this later.

While the MSI laptop might provide a greater number of USBs, the Asus G750JZ has more of the faster USB 3.0 ports than the competition. Both systems feature a range of options for using external displays. Overall we’d have to give this category to the Asus machine due to its single 

In these configurations, the Asus machine comes in significantly cheaper than its rival. However, with a beefier processor, more graphics memory and RAM, and a better storage configuration, the extra US$350 seems like a reasonable deal.

That said, though the MSI machine appears to be the clear winner, there’s a little more to the story. The prices and configurations here represent the most easily available high-end configuration of both machines (from Amazon).

As we said earlier, the Asus offering is available with more (or less) RAM and with more premium storage configurations. However, its CPU is the same across all models and there's no option for the 8GB 880M graphics card. Given that the MSI machine wins out in both of those categories, it’s difficult to recommend the Asus G750JZ strictly from a spec analysis point of view.