How long can I expect an ASUS G73JH to last ?

Hello everyone,

I'm in the business for a new laptop, I'd like to how long asus gaming laptops generally last. I'd like to keep the ASUS G73JH for years to come...



Thanks

 

please do not post a thread like this. you can always post reply in g73jh thread
and I believe it will last 2 to 3years. maybe 4years if you take care of it. I highly doubt it though.

 

sorry, I'll know for next time.

what usually fails ? gpu ? things that are quite easily replaceable ?

 

lol after using the g73jh, i can really tell you, the build quailty is MEH.
it doesn't feel strong enough and i am very careful on how i pick it up because the bottom plastic and the screen feels weak.
my m17x on the other hand is build like a tank.

 

Durability wise most lower priced gaming laptops skimp on the materials and construction. Usually a component will fail about as frequently as any other manufacturer. Just take care of it an it'll last fine. My wife had a Sony Vaio laptop that lasted almost seven years. I only had to replace the battery, and the screen was replaced under warranty (went out a month before the three years was up!) and sold the laptop on eBay for $250 in its seventh year. LOL.

As far as performance though. The components in the G73JH may get you two years reliably, but beyond that, based on historical advancements in technology, that third year may find some games that will be difficult to run or run requiring reduced detail.

 

on a interesting note, the G73jh have the similar performance as my 3 year old desktop.

I setup back then weas 8800gt in SLI, 4 gig 1066ddr2 ram, raptor HDD, quad core 6700 @ 2.66ghz.

Both my desktop and G73jh have the same 3d mark 06 score which sets it at 12700 range.

So as time goes on i would say 2 years max for the G73jh

 

Are you trying to tell me that g73jh isn't built as well as something that costs over a thousand bucks more if configured with similar specs?!?!?
GET
OUT!!!
You just blew my mind man...

 

No worries. It's been done over and over, they don't take price into consideration that to get same specs as G73 you have to pay TWICE, $3,000 for an Alienware.

Of course build quality will be better, if it wasn't, Alienware customers would be pissed.

 

That isn't just with AW but with all boutique laptop builders Sager, Clevo, etc... G73 is currently the best spec'd laptop in it's price range by a large margin.

 

Also, this just in straight from the notebookreview.com review: The G73 has strong build quality; it feels very solid (and heavy) when being held. The notebook is constructed entirely of thick and good quality plastic. The chassis is very resistant to twisting and surfaces like the palm rests barely flex under pressure. The lid has excellent support from two large and strong display hinges. The panel itself has ample support and twists less than most 17-inch notebooks. Furthermore, no ripples appear on the display when pressure is applied from behind the screen. Overall, the G73 is impressive in both the build quality and design departments.

Hence, Darkreapers must be a clumsy clumsy man. Hey if I was all thumbs I'd probably think my G73 wasn't built that well either.

 

Well, I'd say the MSI GX740 is a good alternative. It's smaller and lighter, with better battery life. Granted it only has a single hard drive bay instead of two if that's important to you, 1680x1050 (16:10 FTW!) screen, and stock machine gets 4GB instead of 8GB, but who really needs 8GB, especially in a four stick configuration. Just consumes more power and adds extra bulk and weight. And this MSI costs ~ $100 less.

I like the G73JH, but until I saw the MX740, I fell in love with that one. The Sager NP8690 is also a nice machine, smaller screen size (15"), 4GB RAM (1333MHz vs 1066MHz in G73), 320GB 7200RPM HDD, and 1600x900 screen but can be upgraded to 1080p for only $60.

Both of these can be configured with an HD 5870.

 

Polar extremes being demonstrated here. Lets hear some more input from G73 owners discussing build quality. Whats the scoop here kids, is it built to take the daily grind, or is it straight out of some Chinese cheese factory?? A machine can have all the horsepower in the world and be able to snuff many a competitor, but my HP is six years old with a steel L bracket duct taped to the lid to keep it open and it still works, will the Asus survive and live a decent life or not?

 

What do you plan on doing with it, hammer nails!
Build quality is good going by the notebookreview.com review.
It's just like anything else, you take good care of it and it should last a while.
Now hardware wise it should be viable for at least 2-3 years for games.

 

It will certainly last until December 21, 2012 when the world ends anyway

But on a serious note, when I put it in the backpack the top of the G73 always faced me (idk, I guess I like seeing the pretty logo) and when I went to pull it out, I used one hand and my thumb was over the top while the 4 fingers secured the bottom when lifting. Once I heard a little pop when pulling it out as the thumb had a fair amount of pressure on the center of the lid with no rubber stopper to fill the gap in that exact location. I really don't think it was the cause of failure because it was days before, but it was one pop too many and I started to pull it out with both hands while gripping the corners putting the pressure on the rubber stopper.

Honestly, somehow, I think BFBC2 killed it. I had my first and only BSOD playing that and it was the nastiest BSOD I ever seen/heard (and to actually hear a BSOD has got to be something special). A few days later when the screen failure happened, I was playing BC2, turned it off for some grub and when I booted, I had the left side fruit stripe gum screen. Temps were never a problem and the GPU had to of still been ok or it wouldn't work fine with the external monitor. So I could only figure a connection/component from the GPU to the screen or the screen itself.

Even though I never had a difference in temps between Asus video drivers and the preview drivers, I've read a couple posts now of people experiencing that. I have suggested on my Tube channel not to use any ATI drivers and just the Asus since I read a while back this is an Asus card, not so much an ATI card. I myself will stick to that plan as long as Asus does a reasonable job getting their version out in a timely manner. I never was one to jump on early driver releases, but the ATI 10.3P did provide a nice boost to performance over the Asus 9.12s.

When I update my desktop drivers, I use Sapphires version and not ATI which has always treated me well, so I will do the same with Asus.

Q

 

I think it will last awhile, but one of my rubber padding on the bottom has fallen off, but I supposed thats because I was pushing the laptop along a surface instead of just picking it up and moving it.

 

I've gone cheap my last two outings. I had an HP ZD7000 and then an HP DV9500. The ZD had a cheap feel but somehow has lasted to this day. The DV9500 lasted barely 2 years, and had a similar cheap feeling build quality. Hence, coming from those two the G73 feels rock solid. I must admit that perhaps the reason I feel so good about the G73's build quality is because I have just come from two laptops whose builds were less than desirable. The screen bleed on the DV9500 was very very bad out of he box, while the G73's screen looked dead black in comparison. The keyboard on the DV9500 had very bad flex, while on the Asus I have to put about 10 lbs of pressure before it flexes. The shell is rubberized giving it a more rugged feeling throughout, and as the notebook.com review mentions the hinges connecting the lcd to the main unit is very solid. Of course, I don't have an even more sturdily built (allegedly) Alienware m17x to compare it with, but I really didn't feel like spending a thousand bucks more than I did for a laptop.