G53 more reliable than G73 models?

Ive been thinking about getting an asus g73 or g53 and reading forums on different sites it seems there is thread after thread of problems with the g73 and nightmares with asus RMA process to get them fixed.

I haven't had a chance to play with a g53 but found keyboard dropped key problems on two of the three g73s ive played with.

So, is the G53 really that much less problem prone and polished a model or is the g73 just that much more popular and thus more problems.

Thanks

 

There's just less people buying G53 for some reason. You hardly see any G53 owners posting here.

 

Agreed, if you want a gaming notebook you probably want a 17" screen. I would assume the 53 has all the same issues being it has the same hardware. The 53s reportedly run hotter also due to the smaller chassis.

The only reason to get a 53 is if you need the 73s hardware but want it slightly more portable, or get a better price.

 

You would have only seen a few threads if you'd filtered out Hellcry's posts.

 

I never had any keyboard lags, freezes, crashes, bsods, etc.. I have never tried a g73 but the g53 runs super cool and super quiet.. there are a lot of happy g53 owners and only when someone has a problem they ll post it here.. Thats why there are a lot of g73 posts.. Few g53 owners had problems with power port, but other than that there aren't many posts on g53 problems..

 

Well, for me at least until I can find a solution I cant see the g73 as a viable option, I program for a living and 2 outta 3 g73 units I played with dropped about one key in 10... resulting in way way too many typoes. The problem is that the trackpad driver is conflicting with the keyboard interrupts with the only reliable fix being turning off the touchpad in bios.

The g53 has a smaller touchpad and I have yet to find a single post anywhere of someone with that problem on a g53. So it becomes attactive but just curious if its really better or just noone is talking about it on any forum Ive found.

The RMA posts in these forums about Asus Indy sound nightmarish though. Makes me worry bout asus support. I have a macbook pro now and before that a series of dells and always had good support, cant go a month without my lappy, its my livelyhood.

 

I have seen very few G73JW owners posting about missed keystrokes. I am a programmer too. I use mine every day for that purpose. It's got good horsepower for compiling and having twenty windows open while working on a project. I don't think the failure rate on the G73 is anything within a thousand miles of 2 out of 3. It's probably 5% like it is with every other laptop manufacturer. Any laptop you buy is going to take several weeks to get through an RMA if you wind up having to RMA it. It can buy some pricey support options with Dell and others to get "on site" service. You might like that better.

Just because you see me whining about my keyboard shouldn't make you think it is typical. There are people here whose laptops work so well they think we have a psychological problem instead of a laggy keyboard.

I wouldn't be afraid of buying a G73JW. I can tell you as a programmer that I wouldn't trade this 17 inch screen for a 15 inch screen. There is a very big difference and a programming IDE chews up a lot of screen real estate. I'm thinking that a 15 inch screen at 1920X1080 is going to have an actual code window the size of a postage stamp. A 15 inch screen with a lower resolution than that is going to mean a lot of scrolling or hiding a lot of windows that you would rather keep open if you could.

 

I've owned both and based on my experience, I've had 0 problems with the G53, however the G73 was a nightmare of problems. Asus keeps pumping out G73 units knowing full well that the missing keystroke/broken touchpad problems are still fully active. BIOS update and driver fixes doesn't work for everyone.

+1 for the G53. I believe the base G53 sells for 1200$ (someone had posted it a few days ago). Only problem I've seen on these boards with the G53 was a very small amount of posters (3) having a broken AC adapter.

As for people claiming the G53 has a heating issue (and haven't owned a G53), that information is incorrect. The G53 is perfect and I gamed on my lap for 6hrs/night sometimes. Both are fine to game on your lap for an extensive amount of time ...if you're decently fit.

My opinion on both units is somewhat bias (since my G73's HD/keyboard/touchpad had major issues), so keep that in mind. All in all, if I could do it over again after my original G53 was stolen, I would get the G53 over the G73 b/c the G53 doesn't have the BS that came with the G73. Having to endlessly correct every sentence due to missing strokes or touchpad dying until the next reboot is enough to drive anyone mad.

 

Happy G53 owner, no issues except for my already old rants (no optimus and only 2 memory slots with i5 configs)

And yes, it runs cool and no touchpad issuses (i don't bother to connect a mouse unless i'm playing a game)

 

Actually the 2 out of 3 having keyboard issues was my personal experience on the three machines ive had the opportunity to test. Ive typed on two different best buy models and one of the new sandybridge processor models at microcenter. One of the bestbuy models and the brand new sandybridge model both had keyboard issues, dropping about one in ten characters as I typed. Hopefully its not that prevalent but looks common from what ive seen.

I agree that the 17 inch screen would be better for programming, 1080p on 15" will be a bit small, just when i look at the issues ive found with machines at the stores and the horror stories ive read about RMAs on asus Its not encouraging for buying one.

Right now I'm leaning toward a g53 or waiting for the sager np8130 to make its way to retail after the sandybridge recall gets done. Just not thrilled with waiting a couple months for a new machine.

 

Cheapest route would be to get a 1200$ new G53 and personally adding x2 500GB drives to it from newegg. The SB is being delayed until mid-March ...so if you need a laptop right now, then the G53 would probably be your best bet.

That, or if the Dell Outlet has a 20% coupon again and you really want a 17", you could snag an R2 crossfire for 1400-1500$. But then again, that's more waiting for potential coupons.

 

Another endorsement here for the G53. I previously had a great G73 (which I sold)...so I'm not in the anti-G73 crowd. But, since I've had the G53, very happy with performance, size...completely stable....epic screen. Just depends on what size machine/screen you prefer. For a 15 inch, it doesn't get any better for me than the G53 (considering the price)....

 

I was in the same dilemma of choosing either a g73 for its brilliant screen vs g53 for its size and price.. I finally got the g53 because it was problem free and am very happy with my purchase but am surely missing the g73's display..

 

How is the screen on the G53, is it the size of the G73 screen you crave or is the quality / brightness / contrast better on the G73 screen?

 

I love my G53JW-XR1!

I got it for 1200cdn exactly (including taxes) since it was an open box.

$40 for 4gigs of 1333 mem and $5 for some MX-4 and i've got a great comp!

I also added a 500gb 7200rpm HDD that I took from a portable storage device that I already had and now use the 5400rpm drive that originally came with the notebook as the second storage one.

CPU gets as cool as 40 (then the fan turns off and it will go up to 45 and then back down)

GPU goes down to 45 (then the fan turns off and it will go up to 49 and then back down)

Running stress tests the cpu maxes out @ 75C on prime95 and the GPU will max out @ 90c on 1920 x 1080 fullscreen furmark.

GPU OCs from regular 675/1350/1250 C/S/M to 815/1630/1350 without any artifacting and only a 4 degree climb.

Great Notebook!

 

Screen on the G53 is nice. Very vibrant. I haven't seen the higher end (non-Best Buy) versions of the G73. The BST7 screen is dull in comparison to the default G53 in my opinion. I replaced mine with a nice 1920 x 1080 LG screen when I had it.

As far as screen size, there's a difference...but the G53 is large compared to other 15 inch laptops. For me, it's been ideal...but to each his own.

 

So much G53 love

 

For me, g73 display is one of the best displays one can get.. G53 display is nice but cant match the quality and contrast of g73.. And g53 has 15inch screen in 16 inch chassis and g73 has 17 inch screen in 18 inch chassis.. for me the g73 is just humungous in size.. Basically my logic is if you get the same hardware in a smaller chassis then why to go for bigger ones, after all laptops are meant to be portable and You can always hook it up to an external monitor which most of us do.. But am not a programmer and so i cant say how an extra 1.5 inch diagonal screen will help you ..

 

I would think the 3DE models would trump all of them in regards to screen quality, either G73 or G53

 

The G73's 3D has a glorious screen in 1080, however the G53 3D has an awful resolution that most of us couldn't bear having Even if someone offered me the G53 3D for the same price as the regular G53, I wouldn't take it. Regular G53 FTW.

 

Same here. I would take the regular screen than a 3D monitor. I just don't like a 3D while on PC/Laptop. Just 3D on big screens

 

Isn't the 3d screen matte, though?

 

Unless I am mistaken, the G73-3DE has the matte screen and the G53-3DE has a glossy screen.