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

$200 for more games then.

 

unlessyou are a bio mechanical engineer and need to run super advance simulations and programs, the G73 can pretty much do anything the alienware desktop can do.(gaming, movies, web browsing, small app simulations)

 

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Thats one thing I would love but don't want to sacrifice performance.The wife wants me to get the laptop since we don't have space plus shes says we should get a laptop and buy desktop when we get our house so we have both but again don't want to sacrafice performance

 

I'm a lazy bastid, and I prefer to do all my surfin'/gamin' while laid back in my couch's built-in recliner. But, how can you sit a large laptop on your lap for hours on end, you ask? Answer is I don't! I use an Airdesk. Man, once I found this baby I never looked back. It has served me well and I look forward to using it with my G73.

Here is a pic:

 

hey everyone, just wanted to say i pre ordered mine from gentech pc and i have to say ken is the best!!!!!! anyway cant wait to get this beast its gonna be great. if yall want ill make an unboxing video on youtube.......nice meeting all of u and hope to chat with u all soon.....

 

Thats another thing I was like well how is it going to feel with a 17 inch laptop on my lap.Then I think about how the desktop is going to cost x amount
then I need a desk then I need a monitor,ehhh

 

YES OMG PLEASE YES!!!!!! xD

 

I just got a PM from Justin, and there is no raid..... Looks like I'm gonna have to buy something else, or shop around shop around next week. Those of you that didn't preorder can forget about next week or even the second shipment around 3-2-10, you're gonna be waiting for a while.

Guess I'm gonna be looking at Sager, the G51 or do some calling on the 17th if thats when the A1 comes in.

 

Don't forget the new Msi GX740 coming out that is similar to this system but has expresscard etc...

 

I use this and love it ... I had another laptop cart but some of my laptops have been so heavy that the off center arm made them very wobbly and lets say not very safe ... This does it all and its rock solid... Can hold a 17 inch laptop with plenty of space left over for a mouse.... Its on sale to boot ...

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/100005/Height-Adjustable-Mobile-Laptop-Cart-33/

 

Just tried to install the 10.1s that were hand modded and no go though the 9.12s that were hand done worked peachy..

As for your earlier question about the Creative stuff installed ? it is installed on my machine and Steam is running just fine....

 

It's fine. I used the G73 on the train on the way to work and it was not an annoyance for me or the person next to me.

 

Justin!
Are you sure Asus USA won't ship any G73 with smaller screen resolution, lesser RAM and HDD and with i5 cpu?

Core i5 would be way enough for me and just the slower CPU would mean -$140 (according to CPU world price list)

 

Except for his rampant jealousy!

 

YES! Just found out that my G73 should be here by the end of the week! Now I am not stuck with doing everything on my hp pavillion a340n. Man that thing is old, but it has hung in there pretty good. Not bad for paying $100 for it in 2004!

 

I think Ken from gentech confirmed the US would not be getting any i5 G73 variants. Those will be Europe and Asia only.

 

But I am bummed to learn bout them not able to put on the ic diamond and it only having 2 antenna leads.

Anyone know a place to by a replacement notebook antenna for the intel 5300? Thinking bout trying to do a non-invasive mod. Tell me if you know a place specifically.

Thanks to the best forum group on the planet! (I'm talking bout the members not the site, though NBR is pretty good too! lol)

 

I really want this laptop.. but in case the ordering becomes too much of a hassle, I am getting the n61jq-a1 also from asus (i trust asus A LOT)

 

That looks nice... height adjustable? Does it go low enough to be comfortable with an average to low sofa? Right now I have a homemade lap desk with very specific design for maximum cooling for my old Inspirion E1705/9400. I don't think the same lap desk will be feasible for this new laptop.

 

Just ordered a G73 from Ken Lee at GenTechPC.com. One of the smartest things I've done in my life.

The guy is a class act. He answered ALL my PMs this past weekend shortly after I sent them, and still found the time to post all those G73 videos to YouTube.

All the great things I read about him and GenTechPC.com are true. I'm glad I came to these forums and learned about them both.

Thank you again Ken!!!

 

Sweet! Pre-ordering one with the fridge & microwave oven upgrade...

 

anything else new on this laptop? like..... any bad things about it? can it run almost everything on high? I keep checking youtube for new vids... but nothing.... I just want to see it some more

 

To people saying OMGZ there's no way if you order now you'll never get one before march 2nd and it may be to late for that! You know where are more than like 3 places to buy this laptop right? I just ordered my A1 today at www.shopblt.com and they are getting them on the 20th. They even have like 33 left for pre order. Seeing as how in light that you really can't upgrade anything from GenTech,Xotic, or anyone else and are basically getting a stock PC why's it matter where your sealed asus box comes from? Sorry if it's a rant, it's just annoying that everyone keeps saying "You prolly wont get it even march 2nd if you order today" Which is true if you can't figure out more than 3-4 companies sell this laptop.

 

That is really good news! now if I can only find $400 somewhere...

EDIT: uh.... dang... this is def. more expensive..

 

Congradulations! I thought for sure you were going to get the MSI from XoticPC.

What helped you decide the G73 was the smartest decision for your computer purchase? I'm not trying to annoy you, just curious

 

You mean besides the fact that this thing looks like a beast and plays like a monster? I am in love with this thing... seriously!

 

Yea by 32 bucks. But get it (At my door) Feb 23rd or so...or March 5th possibly later for 32 dollar difference. I know you're scraping for cash but 32 dollars more on a 1600+ laptop is kinda meh. But you need the time to get the cash

 

haha very true, but xoticpc gives cash discount... so it helps get a little closer

 

Yea I totally forgot about that Guess it depends on how bad you need/want one

 

Need: well the laptop i am using now lags on assassins creed...ON THE LOWEST SETTINGS and I am a physics and astronomy major.. so later on, I am going to need some serious processing power.

Want: UH... I don't think I need to explain this

 

preordering as we speak but my question is, is there really any advantage of getting the 720 over the 820, cause im not sure anymore

 

not very much.. the turbo thrusts the 4cores into 1.7GHz... almost like the 820. So if you dont feel like spendind extra.. dont. IF money is no issue at all, then go for the 920 lol

 

New video from Asus (?)

 

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hmm...well my wife will thank you, i will get the 720, i really don't need the 820, even though money is not an issue, i did just drop over 800 buying two ipod touches, oh well and from what i've seen the 720 does well enough thanks

 

Yea I totally feel ya man The fun part is after you get outa college to make more money (And get the job you want) then you get to pay off all the debt you accessed to make more money and you're still broke for 5 years After I payed mine off I was like "Wow my bank account got above 3 digits, now what am I suppose to do with it.

 

haha yeah. Thank goodness I didn't need loans... or I would be sooo screwed. :/

 

Wow. Nice video, ASUS!

 

Awesome video.

 

Thanks Ziddy! Congratulations to us both as well (and everyone else who's getting a G73).

I actually was looking more at the G51JX. It came down to the numbers. For just a little bit more in price, I was getting a whole lot more in the G73 with respect to the CPU and GPU, not to mention the innovative dual fan cooling system and the sleek cool looks. Let's just say my last gaming laptop was a HP ZD7000 and I will NEVER again get another laptop that overheats and fries its internals with an inadequate cooling solution.

The MSI looks great on paper with all the ports that it has (and the G73 doesn't). But I did my research and wasn't impressed with all the homemade fixes to the MSI's keyboards in various models and other build issues.

I'll take a barebones Porsche over a souped up Honda anyday. Plus, with all the wise people in this forum going for the G73, how could I go wrong? At worst case, we're all going to be lemmings together!

 

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That video is exactly why I don't like marketers. They can sell snow to eskimos. Fortunately in our case, they're marketing a GREAT laptop in the G73.

 

Agreed. That video makes me kinda embarrassed to buy this thing. One of the major reasons I'm buying the G73 is because it doesn't have all the dumb lights and gills and crap that the Alienware systems have.

Now if only I could find a way to get rid of the badges on this thing...

 

Lets make this very clear the utility that Asus uses to overclock the 1.6 720qm to 1.7 ghz IS NOT TURBO BOOST. It is an ASUS UTILITY. Turbo boost is an INTEL THING that causes the CPU to overclock when not all 4 cores are used.

 

well, finally pre-ordered it, guess im pretty late in the game but oh well, atleast i'll get to hang out with the cool g73 kids

 

I'd like to know this too........................

 

So, any suggestions on best place to order if I'd like to see it in Q12010?

I looked at Bottom Line Telecommunications but it doesn't look like I can get the 3rd year warranty there.

Thanks
-- Res

 

I'm in a similar position. I'd love the higher performance/lower cost of a desktop but just don't have the space to set it up in the small apartment I'm in. So to find a gaming laptop with these specs at this price was pretty good. I'll get the laptop then by the time this gets old I'll be in a house and will get a desktop.

 

Thank you very much for this video!

 

I am reconsidering about my preorder of ASUS G73JH.

Still waiting to hear back from Ken in regard to Gentechpc's position on upgrading the CPU. Otherwise I might either wait out for newer models or switching to Alienware or Clevo

 

Wow dead now, everyone must be enjoying their A2 hehe.......cry