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    Getting an Asus G73SW-A1. What are known problems, if any?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by PCNoob78, Jan 23, 2011.

  1. PCNoob78

    PCNoob78 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,
    I am looking to get a laptop for gaming and graphic designing, hoping it will last me for a good 5 years. Looking around, Asus G73SW seems to be the best at the moment in local PC stores.

    I am moments from paying and carrying it happily home but I decided to ask around for any possible problems it may have.

    Some problems I know from G73JW models:
    - Missing keystrokes and laggy keyboard (major problem to me).
    - Loads and loads of bloatware (I am clueless about PC/ laptop, may take me a while to uninstall all).
    - Graphic card GTX 460M drivers still in beta and cannot be updated until an official driver is released (this problem may be old, I was reading an old article).

    Are the above problems fixed in G73SW? Or are there new problems?

    Thanks, any tips or advice will be much appreciated!
     
    PCNoob78, Jan 23, 2011
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  2. myx

    myx Notebook Deity

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    This post should have made been made in the owners'lounge thread.
    None of the old problems so far, except the spindown issue with the momentus xt drives, which is unrelated to asus.
     
    myx, Jan 23, 2011
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  3. BanditBuzz

    BanditBuzz Notebook Guru

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    Just buy it. For the money nothing else even comes close.
     
    BanditBuzz, Jan 23, 2011
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