ASUS G73JH-A1 @ CES 2010

[SuperComputerinfo]

very nice review

[reincarnatedPostit]

im curious, what camera did you use to film this?

[14T4]

@reincarnatedPostit Panasonic GF1 with 20mm pancake lens.

[GtheMVP]

I have the 16 by 9 version, still kick ass though!

[insane23rd]

this is a fail laptop, i have one, and got lots of problem, especially when you update the ati video driver, and when in-game if you press the touch-function buttons, it will just freeze.. 

[Atstyle]

@insane23rd just a matter of driver and some reading. i fixed everything and now its worth the trouble to get. hint use "ati catalyst 9.12 x64 win7"

[Blackwater200]

@Clopez718 So YOU the one that's always killing birds >:(

[TheSimsCreedGuy]

My dream laptop...(until a better one comes out :D)

[prinny081]

this laptop is a BEAST and would be the perfect choice for me cept the fact that the battery life is verrryyyyyy low and i cant decide between this or a macbook pro :(

[willsk2]

does this come in different colors?

[thosedamnhooligans]

1500 at new egg, cant wait to get mine for "school work"

[NOXXism]

WOW how can that cool an i7 and a 5870? OMG

[prinny081]

and where can i order this online!? :D

[prinny081]

can somebody answer this for me:

when was the release date for this laptop?

battery life?

is the graphics card enough to run games uptil 2013?

[xyrod]

@prinny081 The graphic card is the best one available for laptops. Its top! The 8 gigs of RAM are amazing and the i7 speeds up the whole experience. U can defenitely play EVERY high end game with this laptop now, but i dont know what kind of games may kill it till 2013 ^^

[pedritoaoe]

Weighs approximately how much?

[abaddario]

I have this latop ans its amazing for play videogames, the only problem is not so portable hahahhaaha, but i love this computer, you have to watch the graficht

[MeDmAnQcA]

its the same or even better than the alienware m17x, for quarter of the price

[J4G3JPEG]

should i get this or should i get the m17x?

[MarsVolta187]

For $500 more, the m17x gives you less on nearly every specification. Get this.

[sbowesuk]

@MarsVolta187 Indeed, Alienware are incredibly overpriced. You're basically spending an extra $600 for a little alien head logo and some pointless LED's.

[kevindk]

@MarsVolta187 i love you

[jchang911]

dont get alienware..it's way overpriced

[MeDmAnQcA]

@J4G3JPEG its the same or even better than the alienware m17x, for quarter of the price

[J4G3JPEG]

Should i buy this or the alienware m17x?

[JasonTheInsane]

1.5-2.0 us

[mnmosh2008]

asus ..

the bessst !! ..

[TheLucidus]

OMG..this B-E-A-UUUUUUTFULLLLLLLL~

[Andrew2658]

I'm doing same, but with a student loan. Need to replace my old laptop. It's just getting too old.

[xEiBMoZx]

I see 'Express Card 34 / 54 Slot' in the info, but the model in the vid doesn't have one. No other vids have shown them either, is this just an error or am I looking in the wrong place?

[Blaze646]

There is no express card slot, which is kinda a draw back. I've talked to Justin at XoticPC (they've looked at some pre-sale models) and there is no express card slot :(

Other than that, though, it is a fantastic laptop for the price!

[n3rdbear]

Holy shit man it's already using the HD 5870 and it's only $1600 instead of a ridiculous $2500-$3000 price like some gaming laptops! I always thought it took a few years before gaming laptops uses powerful videocards. I guess the 40nm technology makes it possible because it generates less heat.

[jerm26554]

The cost is around 1600$, when it hits best buy it will be 1499$. Its a beast yes, but its pretty damn ugly. Copies a bit off of alienwares design which i hate!!! :( I have the G72 which is just fine for me.

[endlessmidnite]

@jerm26554 the looks of G72 is fine, but too bad its fingerprints magnet =(

i was gonna get one, but i hate fingerprints magnet device..sigh..any other recommendation?

is there still a new g71gx out there?

[leapindude]

i believe this is a preproduction demo rig, because if you look at the retailers selling them (pre-order) their pics have a blue lighting bezel under the screen

[leapindude]

of and i forgot to say, blue-ray is standard on the production units

[ferreiraesi]

this is really bad ass!!

[Usul573]

As far as I know, the 5870 is the most powerful single graphics card ever in laptops, and it's DX11. SWEET!

[hemantrocks]

Right at 0:37 This system is using a DVD Rw drive.

Its supposed to be a BluRay player.

Thats one of the reasons i ordered mine.. hope they ont mess that up. and this was just a demo unit :P

[SMGJohn]

I pre-ordered this baby wonder when the hell it arrives

[grego10r]

preorder is u got to wait for it cos they dont have this pc yet in the store so u can only preorder lol and in stock means its in there store ready to ship lol

[workthis]

3500pesos (i wish)

[tbegrr]

Hey anyone know what's the difference between pre-order and instock? Thanks ~~!

[kabir52]

does anyone know if there is a 15 inch version.

[B0HMED]

@kabir52

Only Display * 17.3" FHD

G7 = Display 17

Theres G5 = Display 15

[hemantrocks]

there is g51 series for 15"

g71 is 17"

[doomtomb3]

Does this thing have e-SATA? Specs claim it does but I don't see it on the ports.

[B0HMED]

@doomtomb3

An eSATA-out or a FireWire port would have been nice , Yes This Thing Have No ESATA OR FireWire

[leninns1]

Ordered mine, $1,650 shipped.

[xGENERALxKILLx]

this things prob like 3500

[14T4]

3500 what?

[mastertoxophilite]

@xGENERALxKILLx wow.. obviously you have not done your research... its about 1650 unless you go to exotic pc which has a cash discount. So no, it is not 3500 dollars I am guessing.

[guitaristguitar]

@xGENERALxKILLx no its only 1115

[PerleeWhiteBoy]

@guitaristguitar dude wrong mdel. the a2 casts 1100. the a1 costs 1500.

[MultiIPwnage]

@xGENERALxKILLx

No its 1500 on newegg.

[ErwinMaster]

@xGENERALxKILLx it costs around 1600

[zshortyz]

@xGENERALxKILLx  1499 actually

[FeedBleeders]

@xGENERALxKILLx Nope :) Starts about $1800. That's why it is so popular, almost the same power as an Alienware for half the cost.

[MPSAdesign]

johnrehak

thats what i love about it, aint flashy like other G series, retro style with latest hardware xD

[MPSAdesign]

thats what i love the retro style with beast hardware hehehe

[MPSAdesign]

my preorder is made xD

[StickManThePan]

Very very nice laptop! I'd get one myself, but I'm very content with my G72.

[Esparoba2]

Of what material is the case made? It looks like metal, aluminium prehaps, or is it just plastic?

[da13371ama]

heard its made out of rubberizd plastic, kinda life lenovo thinkpads

[dozultraz]

I order one today.

[HavenSpawn]

nice laptop! very good design looks pretty sweet

[johnrehak]

OMG. I waited for this laptop but... this is the worst looking laptop ever!!! It looks like the 1st laptops at 80´s.... :-(

[ChocolateTerrorist]

Does this thing have a lit keyboard?

[14T4]

Yes it does. The actual letters light up, as well as the gaps between the keys.

[PerleeWhiteBoy]

@ChocolateTerrorist yup

[killerecho]

While it does look a little drab and lacking in trim, I do prefer all-black to funky colors and lights all over the place *cough alienware *cough. It also looks pretty thin for a gaming powerhouse.

[ChocolateTerrorist]

From xoticpc, this laptop is $1594

[Novettam]

I was reading your comment yesterday, and thinking you where having a pessimist outlook, but today a Portuguese website listed it for pre-order, price: 1999 Euros (= 2 905.3466 U.S. dollars as per google)

[NorwegianCrows]

Yeah, its always more expensive for Europe, maybe its because the competition is smaller or something.

[sangolt88]

Big and ugly.

[grego10r]

from gentech its 1645$ or if u pay cash its 1595$

[chrisrulzno5]

its powerful. but good god its ugly -___- wish they jsut updates the asus g71gx a1 model

[Araqile]

does anyone know the material used for the surface of this laptop?

[14T4]

It's like a rubberised plastic. Supposedly they used a similar material on the W90.

[NorwegianCrows]

I'm skeptical. Its big, not to good looking to be honest, its probably gonna be damn expensive (around €1.900), and I can get a smaller, lighter, better looking machine with GTX 285 (which is about the same power as 5870) and with i7 but for a much cheaper price.

[LeetRyan]

fapfapfap

[grego10r]

i just preorder one lol

[Araqile]

how much was it?

[malbebeler]

do u know its release date?

[14T4]

It has just been pushed back from late Jan to late Feb unfortunately.

[wzoma]

Nice one i'm gonna buy it next month :)