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    New ASUS ROG G56JR Coming soon !

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by sasuke256, Feb 7, 2014.

  1. Reizenn

    Reizenn Notebook Guru

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    hmmm talked with Asus staff here in the Philippines. They said this unit would be release by April. I just hope this is not the same laptop the asus guy from rog forums is talking about and hopefully it'll be a new machine rather.
     
    Reizenn, Mar 17, 2014
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  2. Meaker@Sager

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    It's unlikely to be different.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Mar 19, 2014
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    I was excited to see an Asus refresh, but disappointed when i saw the cooling design.
    Cooling design copied from very well designed Lenovo Y580. CHECK
     
    g469vw, Mar 19, 2014
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  4. Reizenn

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    sigh well it's now official as the next 15" rog laptop and I see nothing else coming, what a let down. Good thing after searching nonstop I found one shop here in my country selling a bnew i5 G46vw. It's their last piece and I'll be getting it in 2 weeks. Will settle for it and wait till the end of the year/early next year and update to broadwell and maxwell tandem. Hopefully there's a new updated G46 by then or maybe a 14-15" Aorus, both of them really looks great (if msi gs60 just removed the dragon logo) XD
     
    Reizenn, Mar 21, 2014
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  5. Meaker@Sager

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    There were a couple of production class boards on ebay for the G46 revision, they would have been quite a nice upgrade.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Mar 21, 2014
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  6. wrext0r

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    Do you guys know any good review?
     
    wrext0r, Mar 22, 2014
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  7. kaglong

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    Should I buy G56JR or N550JK? I've heard GTX850M works really well; and N550JK is quite cheaper.
     
    kaglong, Apr 20, 2014
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    In this segment the 850/860m are king now.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 20, 2014
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  9. Roy S

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    Hey Guys.............

    Any idea when is it getting launched in India...........
    Am from Banglore, India !

    Alienware is simply and purely over-priced..

    G750 is out of my range and so eagerly waiting for G56JR...............though it carries Nvidia GTX 760 graphics card.
    Any idea if it carries a 125 ssd too........?
    And does it hv a 2gb/3gb GPU........?
     
    Roy S, Apr 21, 2014
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  10. Meaker@Sager

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    Get something with an 850m/860m.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 21, 2014
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  11. Roy S

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    Any suggestions ?
     
    Roy S, Apr 21, 2014
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  12. wrext0r

    wrext0r Notebook Geek

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    Well what are you exactly looking for? A portable laptop or dtr? Budget? Clevo/sager have some laptops within the 13-15" range with 860m. I'm using an Alienware 17 with a 860m as a dtr and I'm very pleased with it.

    sent from my Nexus 5
     
    wrext0r, Apr 21, 2014
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  13. Roy S

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    Am looking out for a gaming laptop (to play all high def games with max settings on) which I can carry and which my wife can use for vidoe editing/photoshop/Animation down the line (say 1.5-2 yrs).
    Budget is like within Rs 100,000/- ( $ 1650/-) and believe NVidia GTX is better than GT series graphics card for gaming purpose.

    And dude I am from Banglore, India...........as a matter of fact Clevo/MSI/Razor Blade are not available here.

    Am considering Lenovo Ideapad y510p (SLI version) and pls clarify if 4gb (2gb+2gb Ultrabay) GT series is better than Asus g56jr 3gb GTX 760 ?

    I am now in a fix as Asus g56jr is yet to launch in India & Lenovo Ideapad SLI version need to get it from Dubai through a friend !

    Pls suggest !
     
    Roy S, Apr 21, 2014
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    I suggest you go to the what notebook should I buy section, fill out the template and see what people suggest.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 22, 2014
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  15. Roy S

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    Thnx dude....
    Just booked a g56jr......hope they deliver in the next 15-20 days.....
     
    Roy S, Apr 23, 2014
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  16. marcos669

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    Looking forward to hear about it, specially about the cooling and temperatures
     
    marcos669, Apr 24, 2014
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  17. dreagonea

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    I'm glad to see a little about this here. Browsing Asus Global website

    Notebooks & Ultrabooks - G550JK

    G550K also exists.

    Any news about this product ?

    If I was interested in either model here in the states, How do I get my Hands on these !? haha.. quick searches turn up nothing for me....
     
    dreagonea, Apr 25, 2014
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  18. Support.3@XOTIC PC

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    G550JK looks like the N550JK but black. Same specs including the GPU too.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Apr 25, 2014
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  19. Roy S

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    After much hunky-dory with ASUS Bangalore employees & the Exclusive Store.....finally I got a mail from an employee of ASUS saying that they r expecting the model in India by 15th of May........:-(
    Hope I hv the patience till then.......!
     
    Roy S, May 2, 2014
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  20. Meaker@Sager

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    Yep looks like they are just doing the same thing to the refresh standard models and changing up the colour scheme.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 2, 2014
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  21. Phistachio

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    Anyone knows if the GPU is upgradeable? MXM3.1b?
     
    Phistachio, May 4, 2014
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    Nope, soldered.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 4, 2014
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  23. wolfstone

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    well if its the same could one not just flash the bios with the rog one?
    Then you would have a ROG in disguise
     
    wolfstone, May 5, 2014
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  24. Meaker@Sager

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    It would make no difference.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 7, 2014
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  25. Mr.Thunder

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    any review about this laptop? G56JR
     
    Mr.Thunder, May 13, 2014
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  26. Arog

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    Yep, that's what I'm waiting for. I don't mind waiting another year though if that means a real ROG G47 with a 960m, and 1080p ips display.
     
    Arog, May 14, 2014
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    Hi all

    I got the G56jr a few days ago. It's a nice machine and I would have liked it to have the 800m, but it suits my needs as it is. The screen is really nice and the haskwell i7 is a scream.

    The only complain I have is that it suffers from the evil keystrokes missing problem!! Every few keystrokes, one is not registered. I have tryed, updating drivers, using synaptics drivers, disabling the touchpad (via software), avoid touching the touchpad while typing...

    I have yet to try to disable the touchpad on BIOS, but I would, for f* sake, like to be able to use the touchpad if I need to and not need to worry to have a mouse around at all times.

    BIOS version number is 200 (latest one available on asus support site is also 200).

    Anyone sharing the same problem?

    Cheers!
     
    dordoka, May 20, 2014
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