Asus G53, the smaller version of the G73jh

That's not bad if it was in September, it's been one month so far.

I think cellphones is the only tech that is not pre-ordered months from before.

 

Any proof of such claims?

And where is the nvidia video that has the g53?

 

Start of September. I think mine was placed on the 4th(?).

 

The Nvidia video showing the G53-3D is here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/nvidia#p/u/12/RpfywgSjauI

I tried doing a search of this thread to show where several people stated that the 3D version isn't coming out until November, but my laptop keeps crashing. Just one of the many reasons why I'm looking forward to upgrading. Plus you have to keep in mind that all of these "release dates" are purely speculation. Asus hasn't officially announced the release date of any version of the G53 yet. We're all hoping that the non-3D version comes out next week, but Asus could always push it further back again like they have been doing for the past month or so.

 

Yes the preorder started in September. I thought it was like ages ago lol.
Probably because i waited for it too until i changed my mind

The G53 is a beauty.

 

Although we just added our gallery on our website, the first pics we posted of this mod were posted back on 9/15, I think Ken added it shortly after our post.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/6706985-post153.html

 

It's true, I've been waiting for weeks to see pictures of examples. Gentech had pictures up first, but XoticPC announced the mod earlier.

That being said, I don't know if I'm going to go with the LED mod now. My netbook cracked a little at the power jack and the cord won't stay plugged in unless I hold it/tape it there and I really don't want to add more time on my wait list. Hey Justin, how much time would it take, worst case scenerio, for a rainbow mod?

And does anyone have any recommendations for some quick fixes?

 

And then, there is the tiny chance it will come out a few days earlier, rather than later.
A girl can dream.

 

Lol, I'm so hoping that it comes out a little earlier since my current laptop is driving me insane.

 

I feel your pain, I do.

 

I was thinking of doing a color mod, but seeing the nvidia video, seems the rest of the buttons on the laptop are white as well, and the led under the monitor either is turned off or was removed in the g53.

Black and white fits well anyway.

 

That's when hell freezes over and companies start hating money!

Come on Global Cooling!

 

Ummm, this site has the G53 listed as being "in stock". Somehow I don't believe them.

hidevolution.com - ASUS G53JW-A1 QUAD i7-740QM 1.5GB NVIDIA GTX 460M 6GB 750GB 15.6" DVDRW

 

Never mind. I just looked further down and they list it as pre-order only with the eta still to be announced.

 

I cant belive I see the G53 its awsome
Can wait to get one

 

Asus has been giving a secret batch of our G53JW's to Nvidia.

Those jerks!

Agreed, though, it looks AMAZING! (even though I prefer the non-3D version)

 

So we see the reason of the delay .... its a joke btw.

 

Me too
wont see me looking like Stevie Wonder singing Part Time Lover
on that 3D laptop

 

Lol!!

But yea...this wait is crippling me. Patience is a virtue, but dayumm....it sucks.

 

Does Asus ever offer coupons or anything special in terms of savings? Or is that all through the resellers?

 

ASUS does offer Mail in Rebates from time to time, but only for certain models.

Don't expect a Mail in Rebates for the Republic of Gamers series laptops though.

 

Actually Asus offered a $100 off mail in rebate for the G51jx over the last couple months, but that offer ended on 9/30.

 

Exactly...don't expect any currently or in the future.

 

I think Asus' prices are pretty fair, Alienware (or dell in general) and Lenovo are quite the problem when it comes to prices. You must rely on these coupons to really make the prices competitive.

If you want a great laptop for under a 1k, lenovo is your way, it's even 3d (uses polorized 3d)

 

You can get 20% coupons from Dell pretty easily, plus you can haggle with their reps. If you are good at it you can get them to do 30% with a combo of coupons + haggling.

 

Who wants to do all the Haggling
when Asus resellers are giving us such good prices

 

oh my god ship this thing already.
Now I feel I've been waiting forever

 

If they stay on schedule then we only have 8 days left before the first shipment. Let's all keep our fingers crossed that they don't delay things any further.

 

is there an option to switch the 3d on and off for the 3d model?

 

There are no stupid questions, there are no stupid questions, THERE ARE NO STUPID QUESTIONS!.

The laptop is always in 2D, only specific applications, videos and games are 3d, thats when the 3d mode starts working.

I'm just kidding BruiZr, welcome to the forum.

 

oh thank you, since ive been thinking about having this as my first laptop, i dont want to mess it up

 

Well, this seems to be a great laptop, I like the look and the specs. And i've seen 3d games and movies so I thing this thing is gana rock on a laptop!

If you arn't thinking of getting it right away, I'm pretty sure I'm going to post a review about it, so you can read that. Seems to me there arn't many talking about the 3d version of the g53.

 

+1 rep for joining NBR. Enjoy!

Also, not sure if I was reading this or a ps3 thread, but has this been rescheduled to ship, or was it Gran Turismo 5 that was rescheduled/delayed? Dont remember. Maybe it was both?? DAMN

 

Yeah GT5 is coming "this holiday season" w.e that means.

I feel that when they are ready to release it, they will say EXACTLY the day they will, otherwise we are just wasting our time thinking its coming in 6 or 7 days.

 

Damn, we're all suckas. In the meantime, please post in my thread in the "WNSIB?" section. I need to end my madness, or at least get some help from ya'll

 

ahhh, you shoulda linked it or something, I didn't know what WNSIB ment.

I replied but I have no idea what an E14 is, so reply back over there if you needed any more reasons to go for the g53.

 

Will the 4GB of ram on the XR1 model from NCIX be enough for a gaming laptop and desktop replacement? I don't mind losing out on a bit of space, external HDDs fix that and I don't really feel the need for a blu-ray drive, but I'm uncertain if I'd need the extra 2GB of ram.

Of course anything will be a big improvement over my desktop running on a single core Athlon64, 1GB of DDR2 ram and a Radeon x1550, but I'd like to be able to play upcoming games.

 

ill be looking forward to it

ive been thinking about preordering but i was wondering which reseller could do APO addresses like amazon does

 

thanks for the warm welcome!

GT5 would be an awesome game,ive had my ps3 for a couple of years but then i got ylod last year, been fixing it again and again but ive given up lately after like 5 fixes. ill just wait till killzone 3 comes out before ill replace my console..GT5 would be an awesome game,

 

2,691 posts about a laptop that no one has yet? Wow. Talk about anticipation! This laptop better be fantastic to live up to the expectations. Judging from the posts in the G73JW owners' thread, it should be, unless the smaller form-factor causes some heat problems.

 

I don't think there's an unusual level of hype - we pretty much know what to expect given what we know about the JW. I'm interested to see what screen they use in the 15 inch version, and how the cooling does (as you noted) but I would be surprised if either turned out to be bad.

I think the post count is the result of this thread being open for almost 5 months prior to the units shipping - there was a lot of speculation about what video card would be in it, the base stats, dimensions, etc since we didn't get the final specs until recently.

 

I've been looking around for a good gaming laptop for months and I'm pretty much sold on the G53JW (not the 3D one). I'm looking forward to reading some owner's reviews. All it will take is a few raves about this model by actual owners and I'll be whipping out the credit card, I'm sure.

 

Lol, well I wake up today and I have an e-mail from Xotic Pc. It said my order status has been changed to " (- - - ORDER PENDING - More Information Needed - - -)" I'm like OMG IT'S FING HERE!!!!!!!! Turns out I havn't paid yet so I better pay now or they will cancel my order. Well thanks for bursting my bubble.

 

I just saw on amazon that they are now offering the ASUS G73JW-XA1 for $1,449. The only difference that I can see between this and the G73JW-A1 is the fact that the A1 has a blu-ray drive and 1TB of storage while the XA1 has a regular multi drive and 750gb of storage. For $330 less this is something I'd seriously consider. Does anyone know what other differences exist?

 

prolly no accesories, no backpack and no mouse.

 

Slower 1033 ram too, it is really cheap and u could get it tomo with amazon prime though

On other note, a video of the 53, in another language and specs are a lil weird but looks the same
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=3mZlBqUQ8cY

 

I'd be willing to live with most of these trade offs, but looking at the size of the G73 still has me turned off. I guess I'll still wait for the G53. Assuming everything goes as scheduled we have a week left.

 

According to this article the 3D version of the G53 is due out at the end of October. Has anyone heard any word as to whether Asus is sticking to their current release date for the non-3D G53?

ASUS Announces New 15.6-inch G53 ROG 3D-ready Laptop|Laptop Computer Planet Blog

 

The site says for Europe so it might be different than US

 

I think you're right. Actually I think it's the version that was shown in the youtube video you just posted. Great find by the way.