ASUS G73SW-XA1 Republic of Gamers 17.3-Inch Gaming Laptop (Black)
ASUS G73SW-XA1 Republic of Gamers 17.3-Inch Gaming Laptop (Black)
- Intel i7-2630QM (2.0 GHz Quad-Core with Turbo Boost up to 2.8GHz)
- 8GB DDR3 1333MHz (4 x 2GB SODIMM Sockets, up to 16GB)
- 750GB 7200RPM hard drive, Super Multi DVD drive
- 17.3-Inch Full HD (1920×1080) LED Display,Nvidia GTX 460M Graphics with 1.5GB GDDR5; 750GB HDD 7200RPM
- Windows 7 Home Premium
17.3″ FHD (1920×1080) (LED) / Intel Core i7-2630QM (2.0 GHz Quad-Core) / 8GB DDR3 RAM / NVidia GTX 460M 1.5G GDDR5 VRAM / 750GB HDD / Super Multi DVD / Illuminated Keyboard / Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit) / 802.11BGN / 2.0M Pixel / Bluetooth / 8 Cell battery / 1 USB 3.0 port / 3 USB 2.0 ports / 8-in-1 card reader / 1YR Global warranty / 1YR Accidental Damage Warranty / 30-Day Zero Bright Dot / 2-way FREE shipping / 24-7 tech support They’ll Never Know What Hit’em
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List Price: $ 1,449.99
Price: $ 1,199.00
G73SW-XA1,
Just received this laptop. It does NOT come with a backpack or a mouse (it was written that backpack and mouse are included in G73SW-XA1 on Amazon’s product page, but this text was later removed).
The material quality is great. Feels sturdy. Quite heavy, as expected.
Screen is glossy and has 1920*1080 resolution.
Windows experience index details are:
Processor – 7.4
RAM – 7.6
Graphics – 7.0
Gaming graphics – 7.0
Primary hard disk – 5.9
Computer has 8GB of 1333Mhz RAM (4x 2GB), so it’ll be expensive to upgrade RAM to 12GB(2*2 + 4*2) or 16GB(4*4) (since there are no extra free slots and you’ll have to throw away existing RAM).
There is an empty 2.5″ HDD compartment where I’m planning to install OCZ Technology 120 GB Vertex 2 Series SATA II 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G (I like the 750GB HDD + 120GB SSD configuration better than 500GB HDD + 500GB HDD).
Hard disk comes partitioned 174GB in C: and 502GB in D:. Lots of stuff that I had to deinstall. The disk is Seagate ST9750420AS.
DVD writer drive is Matshita UJ8A0ASW (supports burning to Dual Layer 8.5GB DVD+R DL). WiFi is Atheros AR9285. Bluetooth is Broadcom BT-270.
For those of you who have heard about the Intel Sandy Bridge problem – yes, it does have “New revision. Certified design” sticker.
Also has “NVidia 3DTVPLAY” sticker, so it should be possible to connect laptop to a 3D-capable TV or projector via HDMI.
Overall, I highly recommend this laptop.
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|a worthy gaming notebook that does not break your budget,
my last gaming notebook, was an alienware area 51M, made when alienware was not owned by dell and before dell messed up a great gaming notebook maker.
Alienware Area 51M 5620 Laptop Battery (Replacement)
I needed a newer notebook as that and my 4 yr old toshiba were long in the tooth. I was not looking for a gaming notebook, but as this is not much more money for a gaming notebook. Now this notebook is huge, view it as a desktop replacement. Asus has also improved and not having a ton of bloatware. It is pretty much remove from box, remove wrappers, place battery inside, and fire it up and get to work. I love the layout of it. awesome keyboard, straight forward approach.
It runs quiet, and doesnt require fiddling with the setup, such a relief these days.
If the P4 extreme alienware area 51m, was not a dead give away… I’m and old gamer. I was playing crush crumble and chomp and soldering 6502 microprocessors, when many of you were not even born lol.
I love how the hard drive is setup with the partitions that make sense. Just be sure and setup your games on the 500gb partition and installing them there.
All the normal issues with new computers I have not seen here. The manual is crap on real geeky useful information, but whose isnt these days. The designers think we are all idiots, which is mostly true, but give me useful info.. took me awhile to figure out which hdmi cable I need to hook this up to my 55in samsung.
So, If you are in the need for a decent gaming notebook, and are not worried about size, weight, or battery life.
You know who you are when you buy a 17in notebook which is a desktop replacement, and then post a 1 star review complaining about how heavy it is, blah blah.
THIS IS A DESKTOP REPLACEMENT GAMING NOTEBOOK!
it weighs in at 8 pounds, it wont fit on the drop drown tray on the airplane unless you wedge it and halfway thru your lost season 3 dvd the battery will die anyway.
I am quite pleased with it as I transfer my games to this. Just buy it and you will be happy.
Very solid notebook.
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|Best Bang for the Buck,
***UPDATE: Amazon has sent a credit of 50.00 to compensate for the backpack and mouse.
I think that it goes without saying that this laptop gives you the most bang for the buck. I am not so much the PC gamer but I use applications which weigh heavily on the graphics card and processor. So far this laptop has been able to handle everything I can throw at it.
Pros:
i7 2.0ghz with (fixed) Sandy Bridge Technology
8GB RAM (expensive to upgrade to 16GB)
1.5GB Video Memory (beats best buys model by 512MB and 100.00)
750GB Hard Drive 7200RMP (again beats best buys model by 250GB)
LED Display, bright and does not wash out from multiple angles
Illuminated Keyboard
USB 3.0 (1x)
Cons:
Sound card…ugh. The Realtek sound card is of poor quality, the mic input is simply that. You cannot switch to line input, hopefully a fix for this will come in the future.
Bloatware, be prepared to spend some time uninstalling all of the useless tools and applications that come with this computer.
No backup disc, you must create your own (5 DVD’s required)
Amazon said in description they would provide a gaming mouse and backpack, never arrived and was removed from product description… Shame on you Amazon.
The cons although annoying are not in any way deal breakers, this is a solid laptop with screaming performance from a great company. You will not find a better laptop for the price. 4 stars on this review, lost 1 star mainly for the sound card and bloatware. Amazon should make good on the backpack on mouse, those who rated the product 1 star because they did not get them should think about reviewing the laptop and not Amazon.
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