New 14 inch G-Series Notebook

Someone decided to leave a review of the laptop on the Best Buy site even though it hasn't been released yet haha... Hopefully it is what the laptop will be like though.

Does anyone think that the resellers would be willing to upgrade the screens of the laptop suppose if I bought it from Best Buy? Not sure how long I want to wait for this laptop to come out with the higher resolutions and the processor always can be swapped out if Best Buy doesn't get an i7 version.

 

The screen will be limited to a 1366x768 panel due to the cable.

 

But Asus said that there will be high-res screens available later on...

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Then you will need to source a new cable and display, they will remove the wires for the second LVDS channel for the low res version.

 

Q2 2013?!?! Augh why so late? May as well wait for Haswell at that rate. Hopefully the probability of an earlier release is higher. Thanks so much for this info!

EDIT: It appears this model from earlier in this thread has TB, just no better screen option. Given the lack of G46VW reviews, I take it it doesn't ship yet?

http://translate.google.com/transla...mhr.pt/catalogo/detalhes_produto.php?id=30399

 

I know sometimes models get released but availability can be delayed, especially in some regions over others. If Donald gives out information it will be the best he (and likely anyone else) has.

 

Yeah delays suck. Impatiently waiting for this laptop to come. Might end up having to get a placeholder for it until it is released haha.

 

The problem about Q2 2013 is its landing around haswell, so you might get a refresh pretty quick.

 

Haven't really been looking into Haswell. Whats the major difference between Haswell and IB?

 

Haswell is a new architecture, the first designed ground up to take advantage of the 3D transistor process that Intel pioneered in Ivy Bridge. The main draws are:

Confirmed stuff:
* Significantly lower idle power (competitive with ARM chips, more sleep states, faster resume from sleep states, system sleep for weeks at a time)
* 2-4x performance on integrated graphics
* Some new extensions which will make specific things 2x faster
* Native Thunderbolt support
* New TDPs (only slightly different so ultimately this won't change much)

Speculated stuff:
* ~10% better CPU performance clock per clock (as per usual Intel iterations)
* Probably some higher clockspeeds (nothing groundbreaking)

 

So with a machine like this, you don't really care about the integrated graphics changes.

So refreshes are likely to be a bit more efficient, a bit faster but including a thunderbolt port.

 

Just found this on the Asus ROG forums:

Laptop Asus G46VW-W3062D cu procesor Intel® CoreTM i7-3630QM 2.40GHz, Ivy Bridge, 8GB, 750GB, nVidia GeForce GTX 660M 2GB, FreeDOS, Black G46VW-W3062D - eMAG.ro

 

Bad screen

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For the lazy that's about $1400. Would be reasonable if it had a better screen + TB, but non-US prices tend to always be a bit more expensive anyway.

 

Well its december id like to get some avalibility estimates CMON BESTBUY

 

I think I remember seeing December 12 on the ROG forums somewhere. Don't remember if it was the 12th but it was a number in the 10's.

 

Someone already got their unit from BestBuy and posted a review on the BestBuy site.

Asus 14" Laptop 8GB Memory 750GB Hard Drive G46VW-BHI5N43 - Best Buy

If you ask me, it blows the M14x out of the water in terms of price and performance if you're going to compare baseline units. Personally I'm just holding off buying until I get to try out one at the local BestBuy.

 

The price is very good, if only it was $50-100 more with the higher res screen though.

 

Long time lurker, first time poster... i have been keeping an eye on the G46VW for a while, and it looks like it is available on Best Buys website today!

Unfortunately i am from Canada, and unable to get one yet! but! i am very anxious to see / hear some reviews of this machine.

Anyone out there had a chance to get some hands on time with this yet?

 

It still says unavailable for the stores near me
Where did you see available?

 

Are you on best buys Canadian website? Bestbuy.com says its still unavailable

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mmm not sure why but my last reply didnt post...

Just went to their website, put in G46V in the search bar, and it came up

 

I think everyone else is referring to the fact that you cannot order it, and it says it's only available for in-store pickup, for which there are zero available stores to pick it up from. There are a few links to the Best Buy page in this thread already, but here it is again, just because.

Asus 14" Laptop 8GB Memory 750GB Hard Drive G46VW-BHI5N43 - Best Buy

EDIT: HOLY CRAP IT IS AVAILABLE AT ONE STORE

LONG ISLAND CITY NY
5001 NORTHERN BLVD
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101
Map & Directions

I searched a few zip codes in the lower NY area and this is the only one I found with it in stock. Anyone on Long Island want to check it out?

 

I actually just went to go check the availability again and it is available at one of the Best Buys in Massachusetts!

 

Hey you guys, check this out BestBuy.com - Find It At A Best Buy Store ARE YOU SERIOUS .....

 

Anyone plan on getting this today? Would love to see a review.

 

I don't think I'll bite on the 768p screen but I was thinking about going to a nearby store to see if it's on display.

If it is, would people be interested in pictures/impressions? I speak as an owner of a heavily modded G50vt/G51 .

 

Yeah pictures/impressions would be nice. I don't think it will be out for display as of just yet since the stock arrived yesterday but it never hurts to take a look.

 

Good point. I'll call tonight anyway and see.

EDIT: I spoke with Josh from XoticPC just to ask if they had any info on the G46, and he said there is no news at all, officially or unofficially. He did of course know about the G46 though, and said the G55s currently are shipping with Thunderbolt (I think that's been covered elsewhere but I figured I'd ask).

EDIT 2: Called them, it's not on display yet. Ah well.

 

Xoticpc is kinda weird with Asus. When I asked about them they kept pushing me to get a sager saying that it has better build quality and specs when I don't need a 670m...

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I think its because they have a higher margin of income on sager units..-

 

Anyone have any luck seeing this thing in person, or any initial reviews? Still no love for us Canadians, but definitely excited to see some feedback on this laptop.

 

G46 is available all over my zip code in the Chicago area and available for pickup. Someone should have this by now and do a review.

 

Maybe everyone is waiting for the higher resolution screens.

 

Just pulled the trigger on one.. Typing on it now.

Small,light,screens ok..

The power brick IS HUGE!!! I was like !

I have until the 27th of next month to return it so I figured why not.. If the new screen versions come out by then ill return it and get one of those if not i guess ill be doing some swapping

Gonna run BF3 and Far Cry 3 on it see how it does oh and its an i5 version

 

PICTURES PLEASE!

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FFS at least post some screenshots and if bottom can be removed and wireless card or ram or hdd can be upgraded

 

Easy guys lol I went out for a bit..

Pics will be up soon still tinkering with everything

Havent got that far to opening it up yet so chillax lol

 

Ok guys pics are up.. Sorry for the quality nexus 4 isnt the greatest at pictures..

Photo Album - Imgur

and no I cant open anything but the ram slot I dont have the proper screwdriver for the body but theoretically if you can unscrew those you can remove whatever you want..


Battery bar is showing about 5 hours just web browsing will half brightness and backlit keys on

The spacebar is alittle annoying but i just need to push a tad harder I guess..

 

How does the screen look?

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Washed out.. Viewing angles are good though

And its bright enough ^_^

 

Do you think 1600x900 will make a substantial difference? Is the screen still "good" overall?

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If all it is.. Is a resolution change then no.. But if colors and stuff look way better then yes it will..

 

I'm really thinking about picking this up tomorrow at my local best buy. How is the battery life looking now? If I can get ~5 hours that would be awesome.

 

I guess you could put a glossy screen instead of the matte but I like matte.

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I doubt it will, but you can rely on 4 hours

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Mines charging but when it was on battery Batterybar said about 5 hours at half brightness web browsing

 

Games look amazing colors arnt too bad now that Im getting used to the display. Laptop runs very cool maxing out Black Ops 2 (I know i know.. BF3 and FC3 are installing)

and thats what its all about the games.. And they look good which is all that matters Im happy even if they dont come out with 900p screens by then end Of January.

 

Just a quick update.. Running far cry 3 maxed out with a +50 core and mem overclock (runs fine stock too but i thought id push it a bit )

GPU never goes over 63C God the cooling of this thing is fantastic!

 

Thanks mate! Basically we cannot upgrade the hdd into an ssd and that officially turn me off about this laptop if we have to use some kind of special tool to open the special screws that Asus put in there!