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    G73JH with JW touchpad

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by albert.zweistein, Aug 24, 2011.

  1. albert.zweistein

    albert.zweistein Notebook Enthusiast

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    When I sent my notebook to ASUS service center for RMA I asked them to replace the original single button JH touchpad by more ergonomic JW touchpad with 2 buttons. Asus agreed, however I had to pay about 60 EUR (incl. VAT and shipping) in our local currency for parts and labor. Asus had sent me the invoice where are listed all items they replaced:
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      | model                          | serial no              | part no.              | price
NB| AS G73J 720QM/5AG7/6G/CZ       | A4N0AS003292145        | 90NY8A342K226DVM13DY  | 
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1 | G73JW-1A TOP CASE ASSY         | 13N0-H3A0A010A002I106L | 13GN0U1AP030-1        | 16,16 EUR
2 | TOUCHPAD FOR G73JW             | 04G110009100           | 04G110009100          |  5,76 EUR
3 | G73 TP BD FFC 16P,0.5MM,152MM  | 14G124150161           | 14G124150161          |  0,12 EUR
4 | G73 TP PCB FFC12P,0.5MM,104MM  | 14G12410012P           | 14G12410012P          |  0,08 EUR
5 | G73JW SWITCH_BD./AS            | 60-N0USW1000-C01       | 60-N0USW1000-C01      |  2,20 EUR
6 | G73JW TOUCHPAD_BD./AS          | 60-N0UTP1000-C01       | 60-N0UTP1000-C01      |  2,20 EUR
7 | G73 TOUCH PAD BRKT             | 13GNY810M110-1         | 13GNY810M110-1        |  0,16 EUR
8 | G73 TOUCH PAD BRKT             | 13GNY810M110-1         | 13GNY810M110-1        |  0,16 EUR
	Labor                                                                       | 11,68 EUR
		Total w/o VAT                                                       | 38,52 EUR
    With the original touchpad it was sometimes difficult to drag & drop over longer distance, because the pressure needed to push the required half of the large single button was quite stiff comparing the other notebooks' touchpads. The new one is more ergonomic with buttons' being pushed when pressured softly up to par with other notebooks.
     
    albert.zweistein, Aug 24, 2011
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  2. FlyingFalcon

    FlyingFalcon Notebook Evangelist

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    Honestly, i think all my other laptops have better touchpad buttons (and undoubtedly, better touchpads)!!! And the touchpad button of my roommate's Dell studio is such a pleasure to use that I wish my expensive ROG had that (or atleast a perfectly working touchpad for that matter)...
     
    FlyingFalcon, Aug 24, 2011
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  3. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    The JH touchpad is poorer than poor and the bar for the buttons is just cheap and lazy. Not a bad deal for 60 euros fitted but its a joke they charged you for that if they hadn't been so cheap in the first place you wouldn't have had to do it.

    Good to know this is possible though +1 for the information.
     
    Yiddo, Aug 24, 2011
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  4. KuroLionheart

    KuroLionheart Notebook Deity

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    60 euros just for a button change? Ugh, ASUS can shove that. I'm happy with the buttons. It was stiff as hell when you first get it but now it's okay.
     
    KuroLionheart, Aug 24, 2011
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