ASUS G75VW doubt

I want to buy a 17 inch gaming laptop. Someone told me that asus laptops don't hold good for more then 1-1.5 years. I'll use this for atleast 3 years. Please help.

 

Laptops in general, especially higher powered gaming laptops, generate a lot of heat. If it is a laptop you plan to keep and use a lot, I always recommend buying some type of extended warranty through the manufacturer or the reseller. There are some inherent issues with the G series people complain abut all the time, touchpad and sound seem top the list form what i have read. But in general I think it is a solid notebook and with an extended warranty youll be fine.

 

My G73JH is approaching it's 3rd year come April. Cooling is still quite adequate.

 

ASUS used to be quite good with offering 2 year Global warranties. This is why I bought the G73JH in the US and moved it back to New Zealand. So if you can still get the 2 year global. that covers you for anything major. Other manufacturers seemed to only do a 1 year USA warranty, not global. I didn't end up using the warranty, and mine is still great after nearly 3 years. As there is a good community of asus users here and on the Asus website, you can often fix minor problems yourself.

As another user commented heat is the big killer. As long as you keep an eye on temps, and clean with an aircan, then repaste the GPU/CPU if it starts getting hot. This goes for any brand of gaming laptop.

I would definitely buy another ASUS, as their gaming laptops are more understated than some, as well as being cool and quiet. Good power to performance too.

 

Is its performance still good?

 

Well, when the G73Jh came out it was a particularly good deal as was the top of the line ATI card. So the g73JH has aged very well. I am currently playing The Witcher 2, Far Cry 3 and Dishonored. All these play at good frame rates, though not max graphics.

Still runs cool and quiet, GPU overclocks a bit, and upgrading the CPU made it a bit snappier.

Only real downside to consider with ASUS is they aren't keen for you to upgrade the graphics cards, unlike Clevo/Sager/Alienware. Upgrading the CPU can help slightly on certain games, but the GPU is where it is at for gaming laptops... I hope at the end of this year when I plan to upgrade there will be a standard user upgradable video card in Asus G-series, but not holding my breath!

 

Much like a car or any other piece of electrical equipment, the longevity is determined largely by how you treat it. Granted, there are makes with better build quality than others. But a common misnomer I see is "how reliable is this?", when subconsciously what I think someone wants to know is "how much abuse can this puppy handle?"

Asus laptops have stable build quality, so I recommend you shop for your needs first, then look at owner's reviews on the units that meet your needs. The expert reviews will more or less only give you a first impression glimpse at a product, not really addressing longevity, but rather the look and feel and performance from a short period of use.

 

Asus build quality is very good, the only issue is the difficulty in upgrading things like the graphics (which you can't) However if you want a system that just keeps going as it is, you could do a lot worse.