ASUS G73JH-A1 with ATi Mobility Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 - Part 2

Can't blame them. Newegg sells stuff by the boatload.

 

I did some homework and thinking and decided to go with the G73JH from egg as well (for $1450 + ground shipping). A deciding factor was that I found there is a squaretrade coupon for 30% off today.. which allowed me to get 3 yr warranty on $1470 for $119 (+ tax where applicable). I was never in the market for the bluray really, and the price difference of the non-BR , non wireless card configuration to egg was around $200 .. which makes sense because its short a 500gb 2.5" hdd.

I still don't like egg's pixel policy but will see what happens. I forget this site's policy on coupons but if you message me I'll reply with it. Or if its ok to post I'll follow up with it. After today it drops from 30% off to 20% though.

I was never on any pre-order. I'd been waiting on the msi results but in the end the 1080p rez beat the esata slot and express slot. Also tax return + eagerness played a part. Also signed up for preferred account for 12 mo no interest.

 

I ordered something for a customer at 3:10PM EST (12:10PM PST) and the status is: Shipped. I didn't pay any extra for rush processing.

Is yours showing shipped yet?

 

I ordered one from newegg also and a SSD for it. Both have shipped today. With such a powerful graphics card and cpu, I personally felt the SSD would only compliment so well.

 

I guess NewEgg just has clout. I think all the boutique places are going to die off anyway.

I mean anyone who wants the high end also has the technical know-how to build it themselves.

I have not bought a pre-built PC since a 386 Intel.

I even mod my laptops. In other words the people the enthusiast shops try to cater to - Alienware, Xotic, whatever, can build better stuff themselves, adjust and set the timings on their own memory etc.

Honestly I cannot fathom how places like Alienware exist, who would buy from them? Maybe richie rich who is dumb too?

Not a very big market.

 

Why are you guys all complaining about NewEgg's pixel policy. Even the X1 still comes with the standard Asus 30-Day NBD Policy. Sure, if you have less than 8 dead pixels, you can't return it to NewEgg, but you can still have it serviced by Asus, which is probably just as good, if not better.

Please correct me if i'm wrong, but that's how I understand it to be.

 

Any experience with SquareTrade? I've looked at them before for covering my iPhone but I'm skeptical.

 

Yes you get a 30 day pixel guarantee on the laptop's LED screen.

 

ohyeah ... asus rox. Just burned into my brain to not buy lcd's from egg I guess. Hard habit to break.

 

The only thing I say is don't assume things.

Personally, I am a fulltime working professional who happen like to use a nice laptop. I understand computer specs and prices, but that's about it. 99% of society don't unscrew open their computer after purchase, so most of the upgrades would be done prior to sale.

I hope you are not implying that all of us are "dumb" and "rich"?

 

I am sorry, but AW is a great product.

If you feel the need to bash them and their customers, please refrain from posting altogether.

Plus chaz just cleaned up this thread, so stay on-topic.

 

That's probably a good thing as the AUD has tanked recently because we didn't up our interest rates.

 

For many, the amount of time spent on computer troubleshooting is not worth the loss of productivity in doing their regular jobs

 

same goes with motorheads about cars.. people aren't stupid who like to drive cars but don't know how to fix and upgrade them. Easy to get elitist about things. NERDZ!! lol Anyway OT like crazy.

 

Well, mine shipped! So there is hope for an enjoyable weekend

 

I'd be hella high right now if mine shipped THIS WEEK

 

When are you getting yours?

 

LOL.. LOL...


"thet i have to replay.. i am reding this forum like 1yr now and registered at last.. "

 

Wow, another delay

 

91 left at newegg....

Anyone else? lol

 

what is MCAT? Such thing does not exist in Australia.

Anyway, I am not here to compare d#ck size on a public forum.

And your reply is completely missing the point.

 

Only 91 left at newegg.com :O

 

E-peens away, please. Or forum-peen, or profession-peen, or whatever it is. Getting a score OVER 9000!!! is irrelevant to the topic at hand. Dammit.

I'm curious as to how this thing performs when it's actually on your lap. Does the keyboard intake really help?

 

That's amazing they got that many more than Xotic and Gentech.

I bet they (Newegg) received these G73's and just last night started putting them in the db.

 

Quad said it is one of the coolest running laptops he has used on his lap.

Very good.....

 

Someone stated they used it on their lap for an extended period of time with no heat issues, but I can't remember if it was here or in the owners' thread.

 

That's an interesting transition... Worried about someone frying their e-peen?

Someone posted that it was nice and cool on their lap, even after gaming, iirc.

 

So what's the word on the X1 in terms of memory and HDD slots? Two HDD bays and only up to 8GB of RAM, amicorrect? Lol, I found the "official specs" on a post here, but I wanna clarify because "official" on a message board doesn't feel really official to me unless a few people chime in.

 

Same system, so same capable specs.

 

Does anyone have this mouse http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153053?. Is this good for video editing n gaming or are there any other mice :S

 

A better statement would be: "We have no clue what the X1 has in terms of expansion or available bays, but we can safely assume that ASUS wouldn't have gone through the trouble of making an entirely different motherboard for one model."

 

It just crossed my mind how many repeat calls Ken and Justin get from this forum alone, hehe.

 

I would recommend the razer bluetooth or the logitech G9.

with a mouse though you really need to hold it in your hand, what works for me may be uncomfortable for you.

 

I can't think of why a certain mouse would be better for video editing, so I guess you should probably look for a mouse that has good gaming reviews.

 

Plus we have Newegg saying the X-1 has the same ability for a second HD.

 

I missed that... did someone call Newegg or something? I don't see it on their product page.

 

Haha, that little gauge in my heart that measures the certainty of a fact is right at 65% certain. Anymore input? I want to safely assume that this laptop has the same memory slots and bays as all of the G73's, but assumption doesn't make me want to fork over $1400+ dollars. =D

I'm really close to getting this too, been going far too long without a lappy. That would be a dealbreaker for sure if I couldn't expand RAM as far as the other models and that this didn't come with two HDD bays...

 

i guess all i can say the more that order from newegg the closer i get to getting mines, im sticking with xotic, crossed my mind to cancel it...but, naw

 

Srsy just buy it. I can't think of another laptop in which I've read reviews that really don't have anything bad to say.

I came from the Dell Studio XPS 16 forums to the HP Envy 15 forums to here and it's amazing how different the customer feedback is. Studio owners hate tell and are tied up in shipping delays. The same for HP except people are having quality problems.

Battery life, I guess that's the only problem with this thing. But that's a given.

 

Dude, you have a lot of nerve coming in here at the 11th hour, fresh from registering and singing the swan song for all of the great resellers that frequent this forum. I'm sorry, but if you really do have an MBA in finance you would think that you have at least 3 braincells left to do some heavy research and analytical lifting.

The resellers aren't selling "pc's you could never build yourself". I am a network administrator for a large enterprise and have been building pc's since I was 12 years old (30 now). The resellers provide a service that newegg never would, which is being here on the forums helping us with problems or defects that come up and acting as an intermediary so we don't have to deal with Asus should a problem arise. Most parts in a laptop are proprietary. You can't just log into your newegg account and order a new PM55 Asus G73 motherboard after it goes bad...

What's most striking is the swagger and hubris you come in here with after starting your own thread this afternoon proclaiming you were going to break all G73 world records and RAID an SSD setup on this laptop. The irony should be palpable.

Again... WHAT!? Where do you get off?

Don't tempt me sleey... I'm holding the line for my pre-order.


EDIT: BY the way, I am in NO WAY deriding anyone's decision to order this from Newegg. Everything in life has it's pluses and minuses.

 

actually, battery life is fairly good I think.

 

Not bad. Personally, I would have preferred two bottom-intakes, since if my laptop is not parked on my Zalman I use an Xpad.

Now I have to hunt for stress temperatures. I have no intention of buying this machine, but I really want to see if Asus finally addressed the hot GPUs.

 

So far you have been my favorite commenter by FAR.

+1 to you getting a G73JH branded cape.

 

The G73 spent 3 hours on my lap last night on the couch. I played MH2 the entire time. 1080 resolution, no breaks. The bottom was not even luke warm. The exhaust ports were pumping out a little heat. Coolest running notebook I have ever had the pleasure to use. Possibly the only reason I like this notebook over a dual GTX280 notebook. Those get soo damn hot.

 

ahh newegg canada get the x1 so I can cancel my order with greytech. so frustrating....

 

Oh, my heart's definitely set on buying one, I have no doubt this thing can perform and I'm well aware of the pros and cons. It's just those smaller details that have me hanging over whether I should order now through newegg.com or pre-order from XoticPC like I originally intended because that Blu-Ray player added into that price has me hooked. We'll seeeeeeeee...

Gives this poor ol' college student a more time to save, but being a computer science major with no computer is a draaaaaaag.

 

+1. well said my friend.

edit: it says I can't give rep to you again... ugh

 

89 left as of about 3 minutes ago.

Just if they posted to Australia

 

There is a X2 model too, but I have no idea whats the difference in that model. Just putting it out there . Got to know this from Asus customer care btw.

 

Way to plagiarize straight off the net! There is no way you have an MBA. Further, as proof, here is the link to where you stole that....
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/The_Princeton_Review

Just copy and paste his entire statement into google and it is the first link! get out of here TROLL