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

not sure if it's been posted. But this is G73JH-A1 close up video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2RFPMdJtnQ

 

thanks! that was quite interesting from the little i've read thus far...i don't suppose ASUS does that huh?

i'm still leaning towards an ASUS due to their nice warranty...

 

Actually ATI cards tend to run hotter in the desktop world, but in laptops, all bets are off as cooling is always very limited and will vary heavily from chassis to chassis

 

GPU's are physically easy enough to change if they are modular (e.g. MXM) but that doesn't mean they will work, or that the laptop's power supply or thermal solution will be adequate for a next generation card. There is no way to know for sure what will or won't work if it doesn't even exist yet, so while it is possible that next generation cards will work, it is never a good idea to count on it.

 

I think asus has unswappable gpu's like many other brands. Still, I worry more about the low clocked 1.6 corei7 than the graphics card. I'm not so demanding about graphics anyway, just want to be able to play the newest game in medium setings (low settings always turn out in playstation 1 graphics...)

eventhough my acer has a swapable gpu its the first and alst acer I bought. Basicly I was just lucky this laptop still lives after more than 2 years of use (especialy with my overheating nvidia). My next laptop will be asus because they offer quality, unless kobalt/cleco will come up with a nice design (asus doesn't give 0 dead pixel waranty, kobalt/clevo does...).

@ scook
Thx for explaning, we'll just have to wait for the actual tests to see how hot it will be.

 

the 1.6ghz i7 is more powerful than the C2Quad 2ghz. and its more powerful in dual threaded apps @ 2.4ghz than a 2.9ghz Core 2 Duo

 

for the base g73 that future owners have pre-ordered, what has the "final" price been coming up as...16xx + tax? (how much) + free shipping?

 

if you order in the US and from a reseller in a different state there is no tax.

 

Where are you wontonjon?

 

currently in colorado

was perusing your website - what is the "military discount?"

 

they are a great company.

I have ordered there for my own machine and have had every question answered.


As far as guides for this machine ?

As long as Donald approves there will be no lacking for the "how to guides". The M17x Owners can attest to that

 

thanks...

on an offnote as i've continued my quest of laptops....this may be a stupid question, but it seems the alienware M15 is comparable to the ASUS G51 series laptops...but there is a big price disparity...

i haven't checked comparability with the M17s and the G73s - but i'm assuming i will find a similar price disparity???

is there a reason for this??? (or simply branding)...

 

Hm I had no idea, if this is true than i'm definitly going to get this new asus g73 when I get back from Istanbul. I feared that a strong core 2 duo with 3 ghz, could still outperform (on programs using 2 cores like most games) the 1.6 ghz core i7 because it can only boost 1 core to 2.8 while the 2duo has 2 steady cores of 3 ghz. But apparantly the new technology gives the lower clocked cores better performance than the older technology higher clocked cores?

@wontonjon

I think the m15x is more expensive because of the brandname (the current G series are also more badly cooled so this aint exactly the same durability level that alienware provides).
The g73 will also be cheaper than the m17x not only because of that, but also because that asus will only offer 1 gpu, while the 'real' m17x alienwares have 2 gpu's (even the m17x with 1 gpu is more expensive, besides...the m17x is made for sli/crossfire anyway so that upgrade puts its price cathegory in a much higher level)

 

Build quality and materials

Plus the design and lights. Then add the fact it's a alieNware and it fits dual cards

 

thanks to all for the continued schooling - crash course in laptop lingo...

 

Anyone in Australia who wants a G73JH but doesnt want to order from the US (for whatever reason) then you can get one for $2600 from http://www.logicalblueone.com.au/store/223-g73jh-a1.html I know i'll be ordering mine from Gentech because even after shipping and customs charges it will be around $2200

 

bleh!, I have stopped buying electronics in australia 10 years ago. Even the laptop for my wife, a fujitsu p2120, was more than $2000 cheaper in the US including all the taxes. (fujitsu australia wanted $5000 for it).

In that regards australia is a retarded country, for the rest it's still the land of plenty...

 

Yeah I totally agree. Purchasing a laptop from the US is so much cheaper it's unbeleivable

 

Asus G51 cost 1600 pound here (3000$~) and guess what? the LCD is not even fullHD it's 1360x768 screen.....................
you can pretty much go on vacation to the USA for 3 days buy your laptop then return home and you will end up with few $ left and a laptop with freaking fullHD screen lol, UK prices are so stupid

 

Shipping is usually by either UPS, FedEx or the US Postal Service...no need to use and intermediate company like shipto.

 

A retailer here in Australia was was told from Asus that he can expect to get the G73JH in early February

 

That is the current expectation for the US as well.

The press quotes of early Q2 are just not accurate.

 

That is the best news ive heard all day. The prediction of Q2 was to depressing

 

I already posted my usa-trip-plan a few threads back while discussing the huge price differences.
Btw, what are you going to do with full HD screen on a gaming rig? Even the newest gpu's can hardly play at that resolution witouth making considerable drops in the fps. For gaming a full hd screen is therefore unessecary and will make the price a lot higher, if your merely looking for a multimedia laptop to watch blu ray movies behind your laptop and can accept weaker graphics, sony is the way to, their screens are superb.

 

Sorry probably should have mentioned I'm in Australia. Xotic offers shipping but its $250 which is pretty crazy.

 

Gentech is $149

 

Yeah i know but im involved in a group buy with xotic

Hey I just checked xotic the other day and with out the bluray the g73 was coming in at $1498, but now its $1547, even though they lowered the price from $1645 to $1623.91. What gives?

 

Yes, I knew you were in Australia. You still don't need to use a shipping intermediate.

As for pricing, you are confusing the regular price and the cash discounted price, plus there have been some price adjustments.

 

As for pricing, you are confusing the regular price and the cash discounted price, plus there have been some price adjustments.[/QUOTE]

No im saying the cash discounted price has gone from $1498 to $1547.32 (with out bluray) The cash discount is still at 3% so maybe the 1498 was a website mis-calculation or something??

 

"...plus there have been some price adjustments."

 

The subtraction for removing bluray has reduced(from -99 to -79) and base price has increased(from 1645 to 1675)

the the "reduction" from -99 to -79 is actually an increase since its travelling up the number line..

 

Well that really sucks...I'm beginning to see why gentech is the dealer of choice here.

 

http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/17158/1/

awesome solution for people who game on big screens with their notebooks,but dont wanna buy an expensive notebook..


Also, if you read they were able to run Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. spanning across three 20-inch monitors (1600x900 each) for a total resolution of 4800x900, easily with a mobility 5870
and here:
http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/17160/1/
they were running DiRT 2 in DirectX 11 @ 4800x900 and to quote "graphics quality was impressive to say the least"

speaks volumes about the power of this card...

here's a screen partially showing graphics setting page of the dirt 2 menu. i haven't played it so can some one see it and post at what settings are they runnin it at

 

even in Taiwan(ASUS is Taiwan a brand).we got the stupid price too
we just don't know why must purchase Gx series at U.S
(In Taiwan the G51 is about $2300 and 1360x768 screen)
But unless.... we are better then UK.
Thanks ASUS.

 

Hi again to all you who would like to order from a canadian reseller. The old link didnt work so just go to www.greytech.com/ and search for "G73JH" and it should leed you to the product page. Good luck!!

 

Hehe, that's where I got mine

 

I can also vouch for Donald and PowerNotebooks. My G73 preorder was my second laptop from Donald. Top notch customer service.

 

Shipping is expensive if you insure for the full value of the laptop. Anybody can go through the quoting tool on the USPS.gov website and you will see the inexpensive rates cover insurance up to $650. We normally quote out shipping based on the location and can be cheaper. (Shipping rates vary greatly by location)

 

Hi all! I've been after a new laptop for ages and after following this thread closely I'm pretty sure I want the G73. Thanks to everyone for supplying the info it's proving really helpful. If only I lived in the US I would have sealed the deal but unfortunately I'm based in the UK, an thats where it all goes up. From what I've read the prices over here are more much for less?

Which reseller is that with mate?
Are you tempted to purchase from a US based reseller such as Gentech?

Finally -with the addition of a plug adapter- would a US laptop be fully useable in the UK? I.e. Would it play UK dvds fine etc.? (This could be a daft question)

Thanks!!

 

Justin - Any ETA on when you will be accepting payment from the group buy people to lock in their pre-orders?

 

I was looking to get back into PC gaming having been playing xbox for the last several years.

My last notebook, or pc for that matter, capable of any sort of real gaming was the acer Ferrari with a x700.

The last few years I've been using a thinkpad.

Anyone know if theres a password program from Asus or a good one thats compariable to thie thinkpad one? I've got so used to being able to store passwords from just about everything in one nice program that auto inserts username./password weather it be a website or outlook etc.

This Asus machine looks awesome. Everytime I start adding up the numbers to build a gaming pc I start getting very close to the price of this lapatop at which point I quit (and that's using wholesale numbers too!)

I remeber when my Acer Ferrari retailed for about $2,600 (and wholesaled for $1,900) and was about best performance to dollar ratio and still was only a middle of the road machine at best for gaming.

Great thread! It took me the longest time to read through it!

This new feature in DX11, tessellation, is it used much in games or is it mainly a benchmark/marketing gimick?

I'm not sure if its me, but have laptops started to become the same price as desktops?
I see the Alienware 15 laptop is about the same price and similar specs to the "entry" level alienware desktop.

 

You are welcome PM or email me if you have any questions.

 

Group buy?? What? What did I miss??

 

I've been lurking and reading for the past few weeks, sifting through all the great information to be found here in my search for a new notebook.

I was almost ready to pull the trigger on the Sager NP8760, but the G73JH has piqued my interest. I am somewhat worried about heat buildup however; the NP8760 seems to have no problems with this.

Does anyone know why ASUS has not released any G73JH's to be reviewed? This seems odd, considering a possible release in less than a month.

Many thanks to all who have posted here. It has really helped me move closer to making a decision (or putting me squarely straddling the fence!).

 

@ picea
I wouldn't worry to much about the heat in the new asus g73jh, it has more than 1 vent according to the pictures, in contrast of the current hot G series. Although I do suggest to wait for the review before desiding to buy it, you never know what else might have gone wrong. Afterall, its all new technology, in a total new designed case, this seems a great opportunity for unexpectancies.

 

I don't know if this question has been asked, but will BestBuy release a stripped own version of this laptop by any chance?

 

Stripped down? I guess they could reduce memory and put in smaller slower drives.

But a lower spec CPU or Graphics card would kill the appeal and make this beast .... a whale

 

I just want to reiterate what a few others have said that Powernotebooks.com have been fast /professional and very informative. I ordered from them and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.

 

This is most likely the stripped down version:


Core i5, and a more expensive core i7 version
1360x768 res
1 year warranty, no accidental
1 x 320GB HDD
4GB RAM and will probably swing in at around 1300$