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    G73sw now in stock

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by SSX4life, Jan 21, 2011.

  1. SSX4life

    SSX4life Notebook Deity

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    Newegg has the g73sw in stock now =). I'm curious to see a full review soon! Anyone seen one in person yet?
     
    SSX4life, Jan 21, 2011
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  2. alienator68

    alienator68 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes, would be nice to have a full review and to know if it uses Optimus or not (it's not clear as I read in different websites in french that its expected to have Optimus... but looks like in the thread in this forum from the ones that bought the G73SW-3D german version does not have it...)
     
    alienator68, Jan 21, 2011
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    xdrekx Notebook Guru

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    i dont see it on there site
     
    xdrekx, Jan 21, 2011
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    alienator68, Jan 21, 2011
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  5. xdrekx

    xdrekx Notebook Guru

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    yea i found it, anyway the ati 5870 out performs the nivida 1.5gb card, and i can hardly see upgrading for a measly .4ghz.

    not worth it imo
     
    xdrekx, Jan 21, 2011
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    Xellon Shinobi of the wind

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    agreed. Now when an upgrade for the processor is available for only $160 (like the sager), with the new chipset, it might be worth getting for clock 2.6ghz.
     
    Xellon, Jan 21, 2011
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    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    TANWare, Jan 21, 2011
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    By the way, I found the "Asus Lamborghini VX7" which looks a lot like the G73 models, however following spec I read, it should have 3GB DDR5 of video ram instead of 1.5. Does anyone know this model and how is it compared to the G73 models (except that I probably won't like the shiny case of this one)

    Here the specs:
    Asus Lamborghini VX7 Specs | Asus Gaming Laptop Release info
    ASUS Campus Life

    What's the added value in this model to have 3GB of video instead of 1.5 as reolution won't be bigger?
     
    alienator68, Jan 23, 2011
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    Silverio Notebook Consultant

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    The Asus G53sv should follow in the next few weeks, should it not?
     
    Silverio, Jan 23, 2011
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    Beautiful design, but why must they use the 460M AGAIN? They should totally add an AMD 6970 (?) like the one in the M17-R3! By now, the 460M is old tech, not to mention the 5870 performs better in the majority of games by a small margin (5-7 fps more on average).

    It mentioned the resolution is "optional", so they'll have a 3D 1366 version as well as a 1080 version (I assume).
     
    Voodooi, Jan 23, 2011
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  11. Benchmade 42

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    The SW is not for you because you already have the g73jh, this is for people that can still return there current one for an almost full refund or people that are buying a g73 for the first time.
     
    Benchmade 42, Jan 23, 2011
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  12. xdrekx

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    well why would a new buyer want a nvidia card that is out performed by the 5870 :p
     
    xdrekx, Jan 23, 2011
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    Because JW/SW is fresher

    USB 3.0, separated touchpad keys, faster cpu > minimal gpu performance increase with the JH version which is the model for guinea pigs users with the BSOD/GSOD stability issues, overheating issues etc..
     
    Benchmade 42, Jan 24, 2011
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  14. xdrekx

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    well, cant say ive had any problems with mine...updated bios and vbios and shes just perfect.
     
    xdrekx, Jan 24, 2011
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