Asus G53, the smaller version of the G73jh

My palmrest moved up by 5mm or so once I pushed the slider all the way to the left side.

 

there are 2 IE
which is better to use IE32bit or IE64bit

 

It depends on what you are doing. There are some controls (I think activeX if I'm not mistaken) which can be programmed for 32bit or 64bit, but wont work with the opposite version. So if you run into a page where something isn't working try the other IE on your computer.

I'm guessing here but I'd suspect that the IE32 should have fewer options as 32b windows versions are still quite popular and all legacy content will be 32 bit.

But - for 99% of your web browsing it shouldn't matter which one you choose.

 

Thank you so much
+1

Is it Ok to turn off the ActiveX bar
is it safe ?

 

Its been awhile since I checked in here. Been about a month with my Asus G53. I still love the thing passionately I am finally getting to play some games that have been on my list forever. Just finished Fallout 3 and now starting Risen.

I love the SSD hard drive. Log on -> internet connection -> Firefox load time is drastically reduced from my old laptop. The power cord on the side is kind of annoying as it gets in the way of my mouse when I am using a laptop tray. The mouse is almost obligatory unless you have power fingers - the clickpad is way too tight. Otherwise this thing is truly amazing. Its just as big as my old 17 inch but much lighter although its tricky to hold in one hand since its so slick and stealthy. Lighted keyboard is awesome - will never buy a laptop w/o one.

cheers, dc

 

Almost 1 month away from the payment date and my order status has finally changed to "shipped" =) I hope that i will receive my ASUS G53 in December) Like any other Russian i pray that it won't be lost or stolen with all possible help of our legendary customs\postal services =)

Great thanks to Ken Lee from GenTechPC for his help and patience while answering all my stupid questions =) If i receive my laptop it is clear whom i will recommend to all my friends and customers so be prepared

 

just placed my order for this about 5 minutes ago on Xotic PC's website... currently waiting the email from them saying the order was processed and my credit card # was accepted.

anyone have any experience with this site? when ive ordered in the past from amazon and newegg, my card is charged instantly and im given notification of process almost immediately. do these guys wait until actual business hours during the day to run my card? or is this going to be answering itself in the form of an email by the time i write this question and receive a response from you guys.

either way, im excited to get this machine, looks awesome -- i went with the cobalt blue WASD keys and a 2nd harddrive.

i also opted not to get the 3D version as i feel that 3D screen technology currently is a gimmick and wont produce any long term results, kinda like zip disks and mini discs... theres just better ways to do 3D, and they will be mainstraim within the next 3 years anyways. (you wont have to wear glasses)

i might add the main reason i didnt go with the 3D version of the g53 is because of the poor resolution they are selling it on... i mean come on asus... its obvious u can do 3D on 1080p, but whatever, they are a company and they get a lot more $$$ charging 1800 for the low res 3D machines. i cant force myself to pay extra and have such a terrible resolution

 

From my experience, you will first get an order confirmation email. This is exactly what it sounds like, an email notifying you that they have received your order and are processing it. Once they have checked that the laptop and any parts needed are in stock, you'll likely receive a phone call confirming your order and any customization, along with a final price. At this point they'll charge your CC and proceed to the build phase.

If you don't get a call, you will get an email either notifying you of any problems (followed by a phone call), or possibly just a confirmation that all is well and they have charged your CC.

 

Нow much did u pay for shippement? and where do u live. pls contact me via email , [email protected]

 

ActiveX is necessary to view some websites so I wouldn't turn it off. If you're using the opposite version of IE it won't hurt anything, it just wont display the content correctly.

 

What's the difference between A1 & A3 versions

Is display panel is from the same maker or some cheaper stuff ?

Thinking about importing one from across the pond.

 

The A1 and A3 should have the same screen. As far as I know there's only one 15'' panel used by Asus at the moment (whereas there are 2 used for the 17'' version).

The only differences I can see is the hard drive size. Wish I knew about the A3 when I bought, I could have saved $130 since I replaced the stock hard drive with a SSD anyway.

 

Thanks mate. I might buy one soon. Anyone know resellers who accept paypal payment from UK.

 

I think all of them do - although I cant comment on how much shipping would be. I seem to remember a few people from india asking about purchasing from US retailers a while back, and all of them (the retailers) said it wouldn't be a problem.

 

BTOTech does and I paid $110 for shipping to the UK.

 

thanks mate for the tip. BTW how much you paid for the customs and which courier? Any brokerage fee?

 

Has anyone upgraded the procs in these? Do you have to take apart the entire laptop in order to upgrade the cpu? I remember seeing the bottom of the heatpipes when I did my hard drive upgrade but it looked like the LCD may have to come off to get to the procesor.

 

Yes, the screen has to come off and you have to tear apart the entire lower case, then remove the motherboard and turn it over to reach the GPU and CPU.

Doing so will void your ASUS warranty as well. You have to have an authorized reseller do it, and have it appear on their invoice to avoid the voiding of your warranty.

 

Any difference between the G53JW-A1 and G53JW-A3? Identically configured at the leading sites (8GB RAM, dual 500GB/7200RPM/16MB, DVD-RW and IC pasting. rest stock), they are only different by ~$20. I'm wondering if it is just the ROG badging or are there firmware/hardware differences.

Thanks,
Homer

 

Some resellers have just made their own derivative of the ASUS G53JW-A1 by swapping the 750GB 7,200RPM for the 500GB 7,200 RPM and lowering the price.

It is not uncommon for resellers to make their own derivatives, and call them what they want to, if they think there is a better standard configuration that what is being offered by ASUS. The -A3 version is an example of this.

 

I got the G53JW-XT1. Came with i7 740m, 6GB RAM, 460M, Bluray, 1080p screen. Whats the difference between mine on the others?

 

Is there a list anywhere of the different G53JW incarnations offered by each reseller (Gentech, XoticPC, PN, Amazon, etc)? Do any resellers do price matching?

Do you have a link?

 

There's the A3, which resellers offer with a downgraded HD:
Asus G53JW-A3 15.6" FHD/NV GTX460M 1.5GB GDDR5/i7-740QM/8GB DDR3/320G/DVDRW/ Win7HP: GenTech PC Store

320GB instead of 750GB. Everything else is the same

 

CompUSA.com | G53JW-XT1 | ASUS G53JW-XT1 15.6 Black Laptop Computer

That one has 720p screen, but mine has 1080p screen.

 

There's barely any difference. Some others have 8GB of RAM, but I think that's the only difference. Other people with more experience/knowledge than me might have different answers though, so YMMV.

 

No difference between 720p and 1080p? LOL

 

I wasn't sure which "others" he was referring to. I assumed he was referring to the other models that people on here have gotten, which [AFAIK] are all 1080p.

It seemed like he was already aware of the difference between 720p and 1080p, so I didn't see any need to bring that up.

 

only with A models, you will get a backpack, mouse, and two years warranty. All X models have only one year warranty.

 

just ordered new G53-A1. Now waiting game....

BTW it looks like G73 HDD Hard Drive Bracket Assembly not 100% compatible with G53 model, but we can still use it. I got G73 bracket from my friend and going to use it anyway...........

Found some pictures (Thanks for the uploder)

 

How do you know that?

 

Check out the specs on amazon.

 

My XT1 clearly said 24months on the back. Also says 24months if you check out the XT1 at Tigerdirect.

Amazon doesn't even carry the XT1.

 

May be the xt1 have 2 years warranty, but the xe1, xr1, xa1,xn1, xb1, x1,x2,x3, x5 they all have only 1 year warranty.. How much the xt1 costs by the way? Its showing in the site as 1399$ which makes no sense in buying it from TD coz the A1 will be only 1404$ in almost all the resellers if you change to a 500gb primary hdd

 

XT1 was around 1400$ mark. Came with a 1080p screen and 500GB HDD.

The one on TD has 720p screen for some reason.

 

Wasn't the g53-a3 a better buy than the xt1?

 

Not at that specific time

Sold my G53 now, and using an M11x R2 when it's slow at work

 

Does anyone have any information about the secondary hard drive brackets for this model? I'm looking to get this computer before Christmas, and can't wait another month or two for the part.

 

BTW, i was thinking of reformating the laptop to get rid of the bloatware and of course to partition my drive since it only has one drive where windows is installed..does the asus drivers disk have the installer for P4G? i was hesitating on reformating it coz i might lack some of the necessary software for this notebook as mentioned a while ago.

need your help guys! I'm new to this..haha

 

We have been shipping the ASUS G53JW-A1 for over a month with secondary hard drives, using only ASUS G53JW-A1 OEM hard drive brackets.

 

Hello

To use the USB 3.0
Do we need to go in Bios & change setting ?

cos i got a USB 3.0 Ext HD & its not transfering
fast like it should

 

How fast is it transferring?

Remember that your transfer speed will be limited by your SATA II controller in your laptop, which has a theoretical data transfer rate of 3Gb/s, so you can not get the full 4.8Gb/s theoretical rate of the USB 3.0.

 

xfer speed for usb 3.0 is limited by the PCIe lane it's on, not the SATA controller (which would be the case for eSATA). It will be ultimately limited by the transfer rate of the hard disk, though, if the USB 3 controller can handle it. Currently there are very few desktop motherboards that can support a USB3 transfer rate, in laptops it's even worse.

 

When I had my G53 it transferred very fast and I didn't update BIOS, so I'm not sure

 

To me it seem no difference when I transfer it on my USB 2.0 Segate
& the New Segate i got with USB 3.0

Seagate - FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5TB


So what was the point of puting & claiming
Asus G3JW Laptop has USB 3.0

 

Are you sure it's in XHCI mode in the BIOS? It should be faster than USB2 unless you are set to EHCI or the enclosure/drive is slow (I didn't look at its specs)...

 

Thank you all
I guess thats the way it runs

thanks again

 

"It will be ultimately limited by the transfer rate of the hard disk..." EXACTLY

The transfer rate, if transferring from your internal hard drive, will be limited by the SATA II controller regardless of what lane it is on. The internal SATA II hard drive/SATA II controller will be the limiting factor as they are the slowest components in the transfer chain.

 

@paladin44 the sata controller is not a part of the usb 3 equation... the controller is entirely separate. I'm sure you just misspoke but I wanted to make it clear.

 

So, how do you get a SATA II hard drive to transfer data any faster than the maximum data transfer rate of the hard drive itself?

How does the process of transferring data off of an internal SATA II hard drive not involve the SATA II controller?

How is it possible for transferring data off of the internal SATA II hard drive to not be part of the equation when that is where the equation must either start or end, depending on whether you are transferring to or from that hard drive?

 

The USB3 controller and SATA controller do not interact. They are not in the same path.

If you plug in a USB 3 enclosure it is not in the path of the internal SATA controller, but instead the USB3 chip which is on its own PCIe lane, which is the theoretical bottleneck.

So the internal SATA controller isn't the limiting factor, but the transfer rate of the hard disk.

I'm not talking about copying from USB3 to the internal disk, but the actual throughput to the CPU of USB3, it's an important distinction. Imagine loading a map from a USB3 disk, for instance.