BIG NEWS!! New Asus Sandy Bridge laptop G73SW IS COMING SOON!!

Getting battery life worth anything on a 17" isn't that much of a stretch, look at the MBP 17" with its' 8hr battery claim. Even under windows and realistic conditions that's still a good 6 hours which is way better than what we have now, and even with a 75wh battery you're still looking at 4+ hrs.

 

I'd totally be down for anything with at least 3 hours of battery life and has top of the line GPU. That IS the reason why they invented SB, right? Or is it just SB solely for mainstream computers again, like most of the i5-450/460's I see at bestbuy, which have ONLY a crappy gpu like intel hd or the like?

 

G73SW & G53SW is out for pre-ordering. Release date is late January 2011.

G73SW: Asus G73SW-TZ016V - $2,519.00 - Centre Com

G53SW: Asus G53SW-SX020V - $1,749.00 - Centre Com

 

No way is the SB worth so much more than a standard G73JW, even if it it is AU dollars. It isn't even a 3DE version either..............

 

If look further on their website there's other sandy bridge i7-2740QM models for $600 less:

Asus N53SV-SX108V - $1,197.00 - Centre Com

 

If I didn't buy my JW earlier, I wouldn't get this laptop but would wait for one that has a newer GPU as well

 

Gigantic ripoff, imo.

I wouldn't be caught dead paying 1749$ for a 1366 screen or 2519$ for a laptop with a single 460m.

Hell, for 2500$, you could get an M17X with dual vcards.

These prices are absolutely attrocious.

 

I concur, doctor. Hooray for a G53 SB ad though. Hopefully I'll be able to get my hands on a 4hour gaming machine soon enough

 

Everything is expensive in Australia -- in the USA or Canada, those systems won't cost much more than the current ones did when they launched.

Edit: Dunno if it's been mentioned before, but on the support site there are now drivers for the G73SW:
http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?model=G73SW&os=30&SLanguage=en-us

Merry xmas everybody!

 

Looking at the G53JW-HD-SX109V 740QM for sale at 1699 Australian Dollars, Asus G53JW-HD-SX109V - $1,699.00 - Centre Com and the equivalent G53SW-HD-SX020V 2630QM + BLURAY for 1749 (all other specs identical, except for the latter sporting a hybrid 500GB drive rather than straight 500GB).

50$, be it Australian, American or Canadian, for a Sandy Bridge and BLU-RAY upgrade seems like a great bargain for me. We just have to wait for the american A1 version to be released. I think the new architecture might be more accessible than we think.

As for the GTX 460M, I will be stepping up from a GTX 260M (G51VX-A1 got stolen in break-in last weekend), so it will be sufficient for me, even more if it is matched with a 2630QM.

Hopefully, US and Canadian Pre-orders will begin early january.

What do you think?

 

Under the Drivers section for the G73SW on the ASUS website, they have listed "NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver" as one of the new Sandy Brigde laptop drivers?

Do you think this means it will come with a 3D screen, like the G73jw-3DE? I really hope so, I am wanting a 3D laptop, but also waiting for Sandy Bridge.

Proof: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Support-

 

3DMARK06 score of GTX 460M, running with Sandy Bridge i7-2630QM, i7-2720QM & i7-2820QM.

i7-2630QM, 14292


i7-2720QM, 14978


i7-2820QM, 15757

 

Thanks for the benchmarks!

 

Sooo should I go for the g73jw-3de or wait for a 3de version of this? Seem pointless without a gpu upgrade.

 

This one will be expensive. The last time I saw, estimated 2500usd. That's not even the 3DE.

We will definitely see next week at CES.

 

Really, that much?

Is it possible for me to upgrade a G73JW-3DE to a sandy bridge cpu?

 

probably if the new motherboard is compatible with all the rest of the stuff

 

When will we be able to buy this ?
Q1 or Q2 ?

 

Q1 most likely but if you don't pre-order quickly when out , it will be hard to get untill Q2 due to huge backlog.. was the case with G73JH.

Panther214

 

Guys, one thing to note is, the product is in Australia where it is overpriced.

The Australian government charges a lot of tax on electronics.

I expect it cost cost about the 2000USD on Gentech or xoticpc.

 

One question, how much does a G73JH scores now on 3D Mark 06?

 

12k, IIRC. Closer to 13k, actually.

 

Hi,

Yes we do pay more for our consumer electronics here in Oz, mainly due to physical location more than anything, but also there is 10% GST added to everything we buy here.

Just be aware that the Aussie $ is now worth more than the US $ which may change the way I shop if the strong Au$ continues, but this has not stopped me from just getting a G53JW-A1 from the US anyway.

Cheers
John

 

I was talking to Ken @ GentechPC about the price and he agreed it wont be $2500.00

Probably about the same cost as the current offerings. Still he does not know the actual price so only time will tell just how much more or less it will cost than it does now.

 

and still no eSATA/express card ? I wonder if I should start by selling my esata DAS and invest in usb 3 DAS

 

Very small step .. from 10k to 14k 3dmark06 score
460m only got dx11 support over the gtx 260m
Only a 480M would be a step worth doing it.

 

Keep in mind that those benchmarks were taken in 1280x800 resolution, while the default (official) 3DMark 2006 resolution is 1280x1024. If I lower the resolution my G73JW is getting the following scores:



Don't get me wrong, the Sandy Bridge scores are great, but because of custom resolution they are not that accurate.

BTW. I'm using 260.99 NVIDIA drivers and stock clocks.

 

MSRP is starting at $1849 for the G73SW and a $100 MIR was launched for the G73JW-A1

 

I have close to 14k 3dmark so with a sandy bridge i would get about 17k or so I guess.

 

From what i've been reading, am i just hallucinating or Asus have gone crazy?

G53SW is rumored to be around $1300 while G73SW is going to be around $2500-2700

?!? Are you telling me that the increase of more than $1000 on the g73 is because of the 17" vs 15" screen? Or are there some kind of special feature of spec on the upcoming g73sw that is not going to be on the g53sw

Why is G73SW being rumored to be price at $2300-2700 while the G53SW will stay around the $1300-1500 area?

 

The G53SW will not be released cheaper then the G53JW. As listed above MSRP of the G73SW is $1849. That makes an approximate $400 difference. Also consider the 73 has Blu Ray, Dual Hard Drives and 8GB of Ram.

At this time no info is being provided on the G53SW, only the G73SW.

 

Quoting myself because I got my answer.

Gentech has price and specs up now and available for pre-order.

Asus G73SW-A1 17.3" FHD/GTX 460M 1.5GB GDDR5/i7-7260QM/8GB DDR3/1TB 7200rpm SSD Hybrid/BD/ Pre-Order: GenTech PC Store


Pretty good deal IMO same price as my A2 almost but with better HDD's a Blueray Optical Drive, and a much better CPU.

No 3D Matte Screen on this model though, so I expect that model to cost more when its released.

 

hey all

i'm shopping around atm, i try do my homework before i buy.

i noticed the G73SW has the new HM65 chipset along with the new sandybridge cpu
do you think the HM65 still has problems with SSD's not performing as good as they should, i'm talking about the patch you have to apply to the G73JH-JW(intel HM55) so that the CPU is not in idle to utilize full SSD speed.

other question is, the G73 series don't appear to be hybrids which is good because, my UL60 tells me because its a hybrid that i can ONLY use drivers from the manufacturer, and not from the offical nvidia.com, installing official drivers will fail the install.

is this the case for most hybrids?
if so, sandybridge cpu gfx option cause this problem as well?

 

Yeah 3D model probably won't be out till February because it's not in January's list.

3D model should be about $150 more.

 

Greetings. I have a question for you. Does the G73SW you currently have on your website for pre-order come with the 120hz panel? I do not really care too much about 3D, but do care about having a 120hz panel if I can get it.

Also, how can we pre-order this laptop from you? (Your website currently says sold out in the "floating" box). Thanks for your help.

 

And the question of the day....

Will G53SW or G73SW have switchable/optimus graphics for when we don't need the mega GPU power ?

 

Small step?????? Thats 40% better.

 

In another thread someone said SandyBridge Cpu's used the same socket and therefore would work with our JH's and JW's...now looking at that HM65 chipset im not so sure. Im guessing they in fact wont work correct?

 

I have been following the G73's for a bit. The amount of issues has been keeping me away to date. While not interested so much in 3D or games a 120Hz screen, USB 3.0 and the better SB chips if the issues are addressed may finally make me a convert.

When ready I'll be spending the extra money for the Extreme CPU, 16GB and wireless. Maxed out and ICD'd to me would be the way to go but even though I am not a gamer a 480m would have been much nicer than the 460m. Even a 470m would have been nicer and stayed in the 75w TDP rather than 100w of the 480m..............

 

The most relevant in this mode, the graphics card, which is the same as they previous models. The processor does not matter where you are usually looking for game experience in a Asus G-series, which is the graphics card, everything hangs on. What I want is that they are putting together a SLI technology computer, then we're talking stuff. Im just saying that is not worth the price!

 

I completely agree with you. I still don't think its worth an upgrade for the same GPU and a slightly better processor. I will stick to my $900 machine and when I feel the performance not being up to par, I will buy a 920xm and double the ram and be on my way.

 

Just because it is labled a gaming machine does not mean all of us buy it for that reason. Also this is not meant to be a super HIGH END machine. If you look up the machines out there with SLI you will start to see the price range that these run.

You can max out some SLI machines and have a 20+ lbs machine and north of $6,000.00 USD. My concerns, along with alot of other people, is a great CPU and reasonable graphics. It is imperative though if I am to toss $3,500.00 at a machine that it just works! These present issues with the machine are not one(s) I am willing to accept when I have a flawlessly running machine more than capable of doing what I need now.

On that note I have no need for upgrading, just a want. I happen to have the money available so the I want's will win at some point and the G73 series intersts me. I jsut hope the issues are solved by the time I upgrade or I'll be looking else where.

Also another reason the Video being the same is I don't think Asus is aiming for present G73 users to upgrade. This would cause a flood of used G73's and possibly limit their market from people picking those up. I am still of the thought it needed release from the get go with the GTX 470m. This would have changed the price point of the base machine too.............

 

And there isn't enough issues getting everything to work now. I can just imagine a G73SW-3DE, Optimus and 3D specific drivers.................

 

It's the non-3D model with 60Hz screen, Asus hasn't announce 3D model yet.

The Sold Out in the floating box was a glitch and it's now fixed.

 

Thats too bad, if they had a Sandy Bridge G73 with a 120hz dispaly, I would be all over that like salt on a peanut.

 

Will either G73SW or G53SW have switchable/optimus enabled graphics?

Thanks Ken

 

There will be G73SW-3DE with 120Hz screen, it's just that it won't be available till Feb 2011.

Unfortunately not, the CPU has to have Intel HD Graphics in order to support Optimus.

 

Ummmm, is this wrong then?????????????????

Intel Core i7 2630QM Notebook Processor - Notebookcheck.net Tech

and

Intel HD Graphics 3000 - Notebookcheck.net Tech

 

The new Quadcores will have built in GPUs but whether Asus actually lets you use it is another story ..

They have already released some machines that should have clearly supported things like Optimus and heck even had Optimus stickers on the chassis but they did not actually work ..

I agree with what most others have said and without a new GPU this is nothing to get excited over but mainly to people who own a current G73..

If they tossed in the 470m then yeah that would have been exciting ..

 

I talked to Asus they said the G series will not support Intel HD Graphics.