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    Need a push: G73 as replacement for G50

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by tracyq, Jun 10, 2011.

  1. tracyq

    tracyq Notebook Enthusiast

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    Got the $$ in my sweaty little hands, and was going to purchase a G73 this week, but choked when it came time to pull the trigger. :(

    Not really a "gamer" per se, but a "simulator", FSX, RoF, CloD(maybe).

    Aside from the much faster CPU and GPU, the main thing that bothers me about the G50 in flightsims is that it is hard to read the gauges on a 15.6" screen, and I figure the larger screen on the G73 would help a lot. (Had a Sager 9860 with 17" screen and it was sweet.)

    So, push me! Will I see BIG CHANGES, for the better? (1300 bucks is a lot of money for me, but simming is my main recreation, so...)
     
    tracyq, Jun 10, 2011
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  2. Hrogi

    Hrogi Notebook Consultant

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    Is getting a 24inch wide screen in the card instead of the laptop??
     
    Hrogi, Jun 10, 2011
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  3. tracyq

    tracyq Notebook Enthusiast

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    No, unfortunately. I drive a truck, an need ultra-portability.
     
    tracyq, Jun 10, 2011
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  4. Hrogi

    Hrogi Notebook Consultant

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    ohh ok...

    Well the G74 is almost out.. Wait for it...
    Or pick up a G73 for the new disounted cost.

    By from a sponcer of the web site, or a place with a good warranty plan...
     
    Hrogi, Jun 10, 2011
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  5. nadcicle

    nadcicle Notebook Guru

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    I came from the G50 myself to the G73JH and couldn't be happier with such an upgrade in a laptop.
     
    nadcicle, Jun 10, 2011
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  6. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    DO IT - G73 are fantastic. I love my JH wouldn't change it for anything.
     
    Yiddo, Jun 10, 2011
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  7. tudordewolf

    tudordewolf Notebook Guru

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    I still get a little flutter in my heart when i walk into my room and see the trim lines of my G73 waiting. :D

    Highly recommended. throw in an SSD and it'll be unbeatable.
     
    tudordewolf, Jun 10, 2011
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  8. Daverish

    Daverish Notebook Consultant

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    SSD + g73 is a great machine. I had a g50v-x1 that I sold super cheap well after I had my g73. There is an immense difference between the power of a g73 and a g50!
     
    Daverish, Jun 10, 2011
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