Asus G53, the smaller version of the G73jh

the price difference would be coming from somewhere else, the price between the gpu is probably small

 

By the time G53 comes out, what will be the available (in g53 or other notebooks) CPUs at that time?

 

Probably the upcoming Intel mobile CPUs for 4th quarter because Asus releases laptops only in their world magazines and takes year for actual launch

 

Not true.
Last year the G73 was introduced at one of the summer trade shows( forgot exactly which one ) but was being sold a few months later.

 

i hate computers (not really). by the time something comes out they already have announced something better that will be released at a later date. It can make you crazy.

 

True.
But you can say that about everything, cars,TV's,cameras,cell phones etc.etc...
Hard part is finding one you really like, if you can do that, one should last you years.
It's hard to keep up with the latest and greatest that's for sure but unless you got more $$$ than Bill Gates almost impossible.
There will always be something better around the corner,so do some research and have no regrets of what you have.

 

This past week I was talking to a sales associate from XoticPC. Xotic will have the G53 available for pre-order within the next few months. Available features will include a Full HD 15.6" screen, Blu-ray player, an Intel Core i7 720m, an nVidia GTX460m, and USB 3.0.

 

That's always. And unlike the supposition on the previous page that was aimed at me, I don't worry about it. You buy the best that you can after doing due diligence and then you enjoy what you have. Constantly wanting to buy the "next best thing" only makes you poor and unhappy. Apple owners should be cognizant of this.

I like my G73 a lot. Assuming that the G53 comes out with a powerful enough GPU, I think a lot of folks will like it as well. Regardless of if it's ATI or nVidia, there is plenty of driver support and anyone who complains about laptop-specific drivers is missing out.

Even with the issues that (other) people are seeing on the G73, I feel that ASUS is putting together some really competitive laptops, and if this is the one that catches your fancy, then go for it.

 

I Don't think Asus wants to miss the back to school sales (End of August/early september)

They will properly release the laptop early August

 

New Acer and ASUS laptops not coming until the middle of August, says Digitimes report -- Engadget

Acer and ASUS are currently in somewhat of a holding pattern in regards to their new laptops. The report says that both companies are holding off on releasing new laptops until current inventory is depleted, and demand has built up for new models. This would mark somewhat of a new strategy for the companies, which have, in the past, often added new models so quickly that choosing between them could be difficult.

If this report is true then it seems Asus will start shipping their new laptops in the middle of august just as i thought

 

this is the ONE laptop that I really like. mainly because of the looks. hey, I'm a sap for stealth-inspired computer tech, my desktop is encased in a SilverStone Raven

 

that article says netbooks, not notebooks. big difference :laugh:

 

I can wait, I just hope it's worth it.

 

Do not trust Asus that they will keep their words on configuration of G53, atleast what it seems from their deviation of N53, which would have a dual core i5 and Full HD screen, which are missing for now.

 

Then engadget fails i copied the text from them which says laptops not netbooks, lets hope at least that Asus will release G53 in august/september

I need my new laptop before the end of september

 

same here, i go back to school late september

 

I need that lappy to replace this dell who's OS is literally breaking down from the inside out. It's hilarious to watch actually.

 

(posted irrelavent outdated info, disregard)

 

If you have vista I know how you feel.

 

Not vista. XP. Full scoop on it's deterioration here >.>

Oh, bringing back an older topic, does the thing still have a subwoofer? I can't seem to find a nice bottom shot of it.

 

It seems odd that there are no pictures of the bottom of the laptop. I guess it would reveal secrets about the system.

 

I'm scanning around for pics of it now to absorb info from...

ASUS ROG G53 at Computex 2010 - Engadget Galleries

It states HD/FHD/FHD 3D for the screen. I'm gonna make an assumption that they are gonna release them in those variants, so that means there should be an option for 3D or not, right? Wheehoo.

EDIT - HD 3D my bad, not to be confused with FHD 3D.

And looking at other pics of it, I can notice one thing...You know how the G73 has a nice angle to the palm rest, so it's more ergonomic? I think they had to drop a lot of that angle on the G53, look closely here:
http://www.engadget.com/photos/asus-rog-g53-at-computex-2010/#3026765
Squeezing in all those right side ports probably left them with less angle room.

Odd thing is that I think the G53 they displayed at Computex was probably just a mockup. Look at where the hinge connects to the vent here:
http://www.engadget.com/photos/asus-rog-g53-at-computex-2010/#3026762
Possible that the G53 won't really come out at the same time as the G73JW?

 

I don't think its going to be fhd 3d on the g53.

 

my bad, misread it. you're right, HD 3D...wow. that's just bs'ing the laptop right there lol. offer HD, FHD, but not FHD 3D. man.

 

if it were possible to do fhd 3d on that screen size i would think they would have done it

 

Not too many people are fans of 3D on notebooks.Definetely not me!
Personally I think the direct link to TV feature(whatever they call it)is much cooler.

 

HDMI 1.4? Or that Sibeam WirelessHD thing where you connect your laptop to the Digital Reciever which connects you to the TV. I reckon that ones fair pimp, no cords, no nothing which means no more HDMI cable. Poor thing, hasn't even had enough time to be used enough

And agreed with the 3D, been shown it in stores and the sales person was like how cool is it?
I was like "mate i feel sick.."
hahaha

 

*cough*gimmick*cough*

I remember how hilarious some of the stuff at stores are. I forgot the company name, but one of them made a 600hz TV. What, the heck is the point of that? I'm all for no 3D lol, kills FPS and makes you wanna vomit at the same time. SiBeam's nice, no more cable's, stream whatever to your TV from farther away at the couch. which you CAN'T do with cables. Only thing is now I'm stuck between the 15.6" and 17.3" variant. I'm starting to like the G73JW a bit better now...considering that the G53 looks like it doesn't have that much of a keyboard curve, and the fact that I'll be going from 1920x1080 on a 23" screen to 1920x1080 on a 15.6" screen, blegh

 

u should go with the G73JW, i kno i'll will.. everything is better on a bigger screen

 

That's not the case with everything
Anyway it comes down to portability which I think for me the G73 is a rather large laptop even for a 17".
But to each his own

 

If i weren't moving much i would go with the G73JW... but over time with a lot of traveling even a 15'' isn't ideal but i know that the smallest i can do for having a high end gpu, i would honestly prefer a 1600x900 screen over a 1920x1080 on it even if the price was the same, but not a big deal either way. I think the G53 is going to be a great laptop for the 15'' market that atm is mostly MSI GX640, Sager 8690 and AW M15x with the 5850/5870, specially since it will be the only one offering dual hard drives, love the ssd + hdd setup. Im still unsure if im going to preorder right away or wait for sandy bridge + ati 68XX, really depends how much money im down in the next few months, just bought an LG W3000H for my desktop... among other things, so im low atm.

 

I'm not really gonna use it that much, technically, so 17.3" makes sense for me. More of a "holy crap, I NEED to bring a laptop, preferably one that can match my main gaming rig " kind of backup system. Considering that this 17" MBP weighs 6lbs and it's not really that heavy to me, the G73JW shouldn't be too bad. Was really surprised when I handled a complete working display model at Best Buy of how not like a rock the thing was.

 

I sure do hope that the G53 will please as many as the G73series did(does). $1500 is alot of hours worked for many.

 

Tell me about it, I'm deciding whether to sell my motorbike for this thing
sad stuff man..

 

That's a tough one haha

 

GTX460m is based on GTX460 right? this should be good news if true since the GTX460 power consumption/noise/heat was lower than GF100 cards. plus it's faster than GTX465 and cost less !







Also from the review

Quote "It is worth mentioning that, NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 460 in this product has finally added support for audio output on the next generation. Using the HDMI output interface cards can support Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Mster audio output."

I thought previous cards did support Dolby True HD? but i'm properly wrong either way confirmed HD Audio is nice

This is the best card for the money so far

 

I also read that the gtx 460 overclocks to like 900mhz and performs at the level of a 470.

 

Yeah this card can easily be overclocked.
GTX460m performance should be as fast as 5850Mobility if not faster.

 

The mobile 460M is going to be the 192bit bandwidth version though, with the 1.5gb vram, which is double of 768MB, same as 480M with double of the 1gb vram in desktop version.

Even though the TDP is lower than 480M, I don't expect the temp to be much lower, if any lower at all, because of the higher clocks and therefore higher voltage, while 480M has a freaking low temp because of the freaking low 0.85V.

Also, the mobile version of the card is going to be expensive as well I suspect, even at half the price of 480M, it's still quite a bit more expensive compared to 5870MR, especially since the card is made by nvidia and not just the chips, meaning Asus can't make use of their chip manufacturing advantage in terms of pricing as with their G73.

 

i also think the desktop version is gddr3 and the mobile is gddr5. The official announcement of the gtx460 should be tomorow so maybe information onthe gtx460m will be released

 

older cards couldn't support audio thru HDMI, could they?

 

(double post...dell lappy glitched up somehow)

previous cards didn't support HDMI audio I think. did they?

the desktop version is DDR3 and DDR5 (756MB and 1GB, respectively). advantage of the 1GB DDR5 desktop version is that it has double memory bandwidth over ddr3.

Oh and I just scouted out some more info. Engadget posted a list of Optimus powered nVidia notebook The G53 and the G73 weren't on the list. Asus was ON it, just no G53/G73.

 

Does anyone have the dimensions for G53?

 

G53 381 x 290 x 60 mm
G73 420mm 310mm 57mm

G53 is very thin from the front though until you reach the rear and it's lighter

 

the gtx 460 has been released with no mention of its mobile brother

 

Not bad. So it's around the size of G51/G60 right?

 

375mm x 265mm x 41mm

G53 wins though because it got 2 Hard drives instead of 1 also better cooler/fans design and 4 Ram slots instead of 2 (which means super cheap 8GB Ram setup)

it's thinner than G51, it's just the base at the rear is huge

 

Don't think it really matters what the dimensions are. It's beauty and the beast.

 

Again more benchmarks for GF104 card GTX460 (GTX460m will be based on this card)

This card is a beast, Faster than GTX465 and cost less with Less heat/noise/power consumption.







Radeon win here but it cost more anyway, i expect Ati to drop prices soon



Temperature (Perfect for notebooks, combined with Silent fan)


Power consumption


cooler operating temperatures, lower power consumption, and a damn near-silent fan. No question, the GeForce GTX 460 1 GB is the way to go there. Add 3D Vision support, Blu-ray 3D capabilities, CUDA, and PhysX, if you can see yourself taking advantage of those features—none of which AMD really has an answer for yet.

The really surprising thing here is that, even though the GF104-based cards aren’t the lowest-power in our review, they operate at the coolest temperatures and do so using remarkably-quiet fans. In fact, there wasn’t much difference between the acoustics at idle and under load

Full review here Conclusion : Nvidia GeForce GTX 460: The Fermi We Were Waiting For

Seriously holy crap at the temperature level/fan noise level this is the perfect card for notebooks and it can be run much cooler than that since Nvidia almost not using a serious fan on this thing, the fan is almost "silent" according to many reviews i read.

 

how different will the 460M be as far as performance?