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

I'll tell you exactly why, because didn't Asus keep you holding on, like a good horror novel for many weeks, and not buy another competitor's laptop? If Asus was honest from the start, by the time the thing came out, everyone would already be enjoying their AW, Tosh or whatever else they bought and Asus would have a ton of G73's sittin on the discount bin collecting dust. Smart move really, ethical? Not a chance, but smart move.

 

I'm curious as to what other models actually compete with this one in terms of pricing...

 

^

Good luck.

At this price point, nothing compares.

 

Supposedly the new MSI gx740 (I think) that is coming out has similar specs but has the ports that are missing on the G73. I think it also may have a lower res screen though, but I'm not sure. There is a thread for it in the MSI forum. Should be out in the same price range (ish) as the G73.

 

That was my point...

I was trying to point out that ASUS doesn't have any competition at this price negating Solid11's comment.

 

Screen res is lower according to xoticpc.com. I was pondering it when it looked like the door was shutting on me getting a g73.

 

It's WSXGA+, 1680 x 1050, and it's also 16:10. Better port selection as mentioned though.

Still pre-order though, I believe.

 

Hi m0, you probably want to get the X1 warranty updated, it gets a 2yr (24M) and you can see it in Neweggs zoomed label bottom image, plus confirmed by recipients.

Thanks,
Q

 

7 left..................

 

Whoops... I put it in the comments @ the bottom but forgot to edit the top. I'll fix it. Thank you!

 

That weight amount is funny. 1.0 lb. Is that just the mouse? hahahahaha

Mine shows as 17.5 lbs

Service typeFedEx Ground-Direct Signature Required-U.S.
Weight17.5 lbs/7.9 kg

 

Yea I thought the same thing when it was pointed out, but I can confirm I did recieve a laptop....No I just have to get home so I can use it...

 

I'm sseing a Family Guy scene where Peter finds the Pawtucket tour invitation and the old guy says "run home Peter, run as fast as you can.".

 

Hrmm thats actually not a bad idea in a way. I don't necessarily need an extra hard drive bay but that made me think of a few possiblities:

If the optical drive's connector is sata, theoretically you could remove your optical drive completely, then buy a spare optical drive bezel and dremel a slot + drill a few screw holes into the spare/replacement bezel to mount an esata adapter ripped off a sata-to-esata bracket into it.

Otherwise, I could prob mount an esata connector through the bottom panel (run from the second drive's sata port and bay) if I could get a spare bottom panel. Initially I thought I'd have to hike up the notebook up fairly high on something in order to keep an esata cable in, but perhaps I could mount the esata adapter so that it is mounted horizontally inside the second hdd bay/panel, recessed, and use a flat esata cable when connecting to it.

In that latter case, replacing the optical drive with the harddrive-in-optical bay kit would probably be worth considering eventually so that I would still have two hard drive bays for adding a ssd OS drive someday.

Thats if the optical drive is sata, and if I can get a spare panel so I can revert everything back to factory if I need to. Could be a fun little project.. something to think about anyway. Thanks for the link.

 

OMG only 4 left then you get to wait for a month

 

no dam choice but for us canadians to sit and wait for stock to come over.... suckssssss.... i still have my preorder with greytech (already charged btw) for the A1.
I'm really surpised no retailers have got any A2 in stock yet or got any shipment at all (atleast to my knowledge)...

 

freakin newegg is still processing my order >.<!!!..thought their fast >.>

 

Good lord!!! That is what I paid for my A2. I guess if people will pay for it....

 

Let me know if I left anything out.

 

I know one thing, after all this stress and waiting, this thing better not have a bad gas peddle...

=)

 

@m0_: LOL. The amount of self promotion from your posts is hilarious.

 

Good work, m0.

He's only trying to help.

 

Hey, I spent a good 30+ minutes on that image. I don't want someone ganking it for their own use. They can recreate it on their own time if they'd like.

 

So? How would one profit off your work? You're trolling for Internet street cred which I find hilarious.

 

I'm glad I could humor you.

 

I get that. I was just commenting on how silly it is that he's trying to promote his website by reproducing spec sheets containing copyrighted images.

 

newegg, all gone.

 

Still 1 left by my count.

 

All gone. And my order still processing =_=

 

m0, what about bluetooth?

appreciate the chart, great job!

 

i just found this review from newegg for G73JH-X1

i'm not sure if this person knows or have this laptop...

Reviewed By: on 2/10/2010 Tech Level: high - Ownership: less than 1 day
Pros: This thing is a beast of a laptop.
Cons: You cannot call it a laptop when it weighs as much as a desktop.
For this kind of money you could get a much better desktop.
Other Thoughts: Don't waste money on this expensive heavy "laptop" as it weighs the same as a desktop.
You could easily build something much much faster than this in a desktop for this kind of money.
Also this thing will heat up fast, so;

Its as heavy as a desktop.
Portability is harder because of its size and weight
It will heat up and have horrible cooling, and require a laptop cooler to even think about gaming on your lap.
It might as well be a desktop!
So go for the desktop and build your own, and save money and get more gaming performance!

 

That person is a tool and is why you should take site reviews like that with a grain of salt

 

Yeah.
10char

 

lol the guy must be a gimp on his deathbed and cant lift his own private parts to go take a pee. The G73 is light I can pick up the whole bag with ease including the power brick with just one finger.

not a real owner, just a troll I guarantee.

 

I read that too and laughed. Worst review ever. I like the "it WILL heat up". If he had the laptop he could say if it did or not. I guess his idea of expensive and mine are different as well. I think this has tons of bang for the buck.

 

If you were to buy some of the parts yourself without bulk discounts... the gpu is prob around $400 bux and the cpu is $380 - $400 alone. That leaves $650 left including profit for all the rest of the parts incl. 8gb notebook ram (4gbx2 = around $170 x2 at the cheapest ~ $340), 500gb hdd ( ~ $100) and a 1920 x 1080 notebook screen ( $$ ???) among other things. I think the price is pretty fair at this point in time, being at the higher end of the $1200 - $1500 range.

If that guy thinks 8lb is heavy he better never try to pick up my dufflebag lol. I have a 17" notebook backpack with rubberized handle on top already from back when I had a 17" hp (that notebook burned up). Eight pounds is easy for me. If you need an ultralight you should get a netbook or something. I still don't think it would be too heavy if I added another harddrive. I may even sometimes throw extra hardware in my backpack with it. When repairing people's laptops Ive been known to have two 15" notebooks, my netbook, all their power blocks, and misc supplies in my dufflebag all at once. I also lug around what looks like a mini amplifier but is actually a black metal qmicra v2 matx computer case from time to time. This asus notebook is a desktop replacement. Made to be portable, not really mobile. I have a netbook and a winmo phone for mobility. Everything else just goes to and from my truck to various surfaces and power outlets.

 

Here in Australia we also seem to be getting another model soon :

ASUS G73JH-TZ008X

Here are the specifications as per my supplier:

NEW! ASUS G73JH-TZ008X Notebook -- 17.3"/720QM/8GB DDR3/1TB/ATI5870M 1GB/Bluray/11N/BT/Win7 Pro
ASUS G73JH-TZ008X Gaming Notebook
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Intel Core i7 720QM Quad Core 1.6GHz Processor
Mobile Intel HM55 Express Chipset
ATI Radeon 5870M with 1GB GDDR5 VRAM
8GB DDR3 1066MHz Memory
2 x 500GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
Bluray DVD Combo Drive
17.3" WUXGA LED (1920x1280)
HDMI
2 Mega Pixel Camera
802.11n
Bluetooth
Firewire
E-SATA
Keyboard with Numberpad
Battery: 8 cell
Accessary: Gaming carry bag, Gaming mouse & Gaming headset
Weight: 3.99kg

I can only presume that there are a few errors (but hoping not) such as .... firewire, E-SATA. However, it does have Win7 Pro ... maybe it's a 'business' gaming machine

I am told ETA in Australia is 17th February (arriving in Sydney).

 

Ooooooooooooh.......... WUXGA FTW! As a developer & engineer, I'm a fan of 16:10...

Cheers,
Kermee

 

So what your saying is its heavy and you can build a better desktop.....see....I said all that in a short statement, not a redundant rant, LOL, I love tards.

 

Have you got a quote from your supplier? I've seen a pretty big price range from ~$2450 - ~$3000

 

It sounds like this machine will have a lot of bloatware on it.

What's the best way to remove all the bloatware? Is it just doing the remove programs in the control panel?

Reformatting won't do anything since it will reinstall the factory programs right?

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=380681

 

I was just thinking today while at work, and wanted to ask a general question to all of you... I am a network admin and I am at a computer all day (and in the server room). It allows me to be doing a bunch of things at once which also includes having one of my laptops running the NBR forum. While I am running processes and diags I am able to hop back and forth to the forum all day.

My question is this. How in the the hell can the rest of you afford to be posting to the forum all day. Don't you work!? Don't you go to school!? haha

I just had to know.

 

by the time A1 arrives, other laptops with ATI 5870 SLI would become available ><

 

schoool work... all over rated....
i go to school.... boorrrrrrrrrrring.

 

internets, pffff, childs play at my job

I can play a game or watch a movie on my laptop at work, I would just likely have to hit pause a lot

Q

 

I work for a government organisation and work is pretty light on at the moment. So I have the page open and refresh constantly looking for some updates on ETA and interesting info about the laptop.

I run a 15" laptop with a 24" monitor so I make sure the browser is on the 15" screen.

It's when I'm at home that I'm too busy with the gf or gaming to be checking the forum

 

Actually, is anyone familiar with powernotebooks' situation on stock? I made my preorder last week and their reply on when I would realistically get it was 'we cannot cannot guarantee anything' and that sort of bullcrap.

My last laptop broke so I'm actually surviving on my netbook at the moment. If I have to wait until mid-March or April it's totally out of my question and I'll cancel the preorder and get something else instead.

Would really appreciate a little bit of help here

 

classes have been canceled since the weekend so I always had time to check. before then. I had my laptop infront of me in classes....multitasking FTW

 

Odd work schedule yields blocks of time off. Can access from work intermittently as well. Access while repairing pc's on the side at home or working on house too.