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Ah thanks, good to know. Then the one on the Asus eStore should be a perfect match.
http://estore.asus.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=4674&catid=735

Says that's for the G72gx....I assume that's what you have?

 

Yes, I have both. A G73jh-X1 and a G72-RBBX05. Both AC adapters are the same model number.

 

VERY nice pics! Super Pro!

That's a great price. I may pick an extra one up...

 

Too bad the HD caddy isn't compatible as well.

 

Cool, I adjusted the brightness level on your 4th pic and I can see the eject button looks nice. This really surprises me since it looks like the button on the Sony isn't as wide (comparing its edge to where the manual eject hole is) and it seems a little taller (using Newegg pics on the X1 and Sony for comparison), but there you have it, all looking good.

Thanks again.

Indeed, a BR will take some cpu/gpu work. It's king of inbetween looking at the internets and playing Crysis as far as puter power imo.

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I don't know how to do the 1core/2.8ghz thing. Do tell...

So far, I have only used the turbo button to get 1.7ghz, and used AMD GPU Clock Tool. Just have to upload the pics, but here are the numbers...

1. Stock, no turbo
Vantage = 8047
CPU Score =10887
GPU Score= 7403

2. Stock, Turbo enabled
Vantage = 8049
CPU Score = 10657
GPU Score = 7442

AMD GPU Tool
Set to 799.99/1100
Vantage = 8783
CPU Score = 10577
GPU Score = 8313

 

Excellent quality pics! Thanks!

 

Hi All! Just returned my Dell Studio XPS 1645 due to the infamous throttling problem... Really really tempted by the G73 but can someone comment on the Build Quality and Cooling Efficiency of this machine? Dare not bite the bullet before I get this clarified... Performance wise I think the benchmarks says it all...

Thanks in advance!

 

Check out the wiki- linked in the first post. Short answer, both are great.

 

I haven't been able to play with the BIOS myself, but I did see a "turbo mode" in there for enable/disable from Kens video and this is what I figure the i7 turbo mode is compared to the button on the left which is what Vicious was playing with I think. How the mobile i7 turbo mode works is this:

http://hothardware.com/Articles/Intel-Core-i7-Mobile-Processor-Launch-Review/?page=3

I'm still not totally sure what this Asus turbo mode is that bumps it 50-100MHz giving you the 1.7GHz across all 4 cores.

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Edit: Just looked at Kens video again and it is the Asus turbo (a.k.a. Easy Over Clock) in the BIOS option. Now I wonder how the i7 turbo is supposed to work. Oh well, I'm a day away from getting into it myself, but I can see that lappyland is seriously neutered from deskyland.

 

thought I'd ask how the computer looks.

I've seen pictures and it made the laptop look very plain. Ugly even. Are the feelings about the looks different from the reviewers? does it look better in person?

 

^ beauty is in the eye of the beholder

 

Just played Battlefield Bad Company 2.

Set everything to high, turned AA and AX off. Have my gpu slightly overclocked. Appeared to be running in the 40-60 fps range. Was smooth as silk.

 

Hey Vicious or anyone who knows what is that screen testing program you are using in those monitor pics?

 

Great! Thank you

 

so is it beautiful to you?

 

I would marry it.. but I'm easy that way

 

Its freeware, Eizo Monitor Test.

I used to use another program that I like even better but forgot what it was and never have found it again.

Me and that program have spent a lot of time together, im super anal about monitor quality and for my 3x monitor setup at home it took me a week to calibrate and match he color between all 3 monitors.

 

Displaymate works pretty good.

 

Great thank you for the reply!

 

I have to say yes, it looks and feels better in person than pictures make it out to be. When I was deciding to keep my W90 or get the G73 the looks was a major issue for me and I really just did not like how the G73 looked compared to the nice matte black on the W90 with its big screen and brush aluminum outside.

But when I got it after about 2 days of having it I was already really liking it. I went through the same thing with the W90 before I got it.

Whats best about the G73 is that it looks uniqe enough to not just be plain and boring, its no squire brick like a sager often is, but its not flashy like a portable disco ball with a built in cpu so it fits all occasions and all manner of people.

Id not be embarrassed to show up with his wearing suite & tie at a business meeting, nor would I feel out of place with it at some hip gamer lan party.

The size/weight are great, and the light up keyboard is quite nice too.

 

So, if you think it's ugly.. why are you asking people in the owner's thread? Obviously folks here like the laptop or they spent money pretty foolishly.

I dig the looks of it. They're unique yet understated so I don't feel like I have to start doing l33tsp33k when I carry the damn thing around.

 

Without even having touched it yet, I can infatically say yes. It is clean with great lines, it's not shiny or full of graphics, its looks can pass as a professional lappy and I hear wonderful things about how the material feels and they match up with its description.
If it wasn't for the G73's looks and cooling design, I would likely still be shopping for something that was designed for my taste.

As far as the bag goes, I think Asus did a wonderful job keeping it from being something someone would need shades to look at and it fits the style and class look of the G73, but it would just sit in my closet as I need to keep it business looking and I have a business looking case for it.

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Thanks evensen, that makes the wait a little bit easier

 

I loved it the moment I saw it. It reminds me of this http://www.automopedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/aliens-apc.jpg

 

Reminds me of the Dark Knight batmobile

http://www.dailystab.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/batmobile_tumbler_dark_knight.jpg

 

Is it me or in that pic does it look like if you bumped that thing with a shopping card all the fiberglass would fall off?

 

On the contrary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOdoxhEYFOY
Watch the part two aswell. Im actually working on a wallpaper with this baby. Im making it G73 themed lol.

 

OH no no I don't mean it isn't bad structurally, I mean the fiberglass and body they fabricated around it. I know they didn't make it perfect on purpose so it looks more rugged but I'm a Gear head/comp nerd/crotch rocket freak and I've done a decent amount of custom fiberglass stuff and it just looks like there's like 4 screws per panel with a bunch of random stuff glued to it It does look bad tho.

*Edit* sorry I'm totally off topic but it's late here

 

"The Tumbler? Oh, you wouldn't be interested in that..."

 

Does anyone know which HDMI version is present on G73JH?, not having displayport on such notebook is a shame

 

Nice video! The question is: will our laptops propel us through waterfalls?

 

No, but the good news is if you dont die at least your notebook will be covered by the accidental damage warranty.

I'll know you tried next time I watch man vs wild and bear grylls jumps down a waterfall and then finds a G73 and a corpse floating around.

 

LOL! Don't tell me you didn't read the part in the manual about the button that turbo charges the fans? I just need to figure out how to grip the laptop, so it doesn't get away. I'm thinking about duct taping it to my chest...

 

nah, ya gotta duct tape it to your head, like a hat.

 

Hey Vicious..

This is OT but...
I like your wallpaper in those pics... where did you get it?

 

I will post pics this spring when the water is warmer...

 

Not sure what pics, or wallpaper but if its one of the 3x monitor ones I made all of them myself.

The only one I did not make was a final fantasy one but I still had to edit it for 3x screens.

Most of the you can download here - http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=17499

 

This Pic

 

My upgraded A2 is due Tuesday from Xoticpc. I plan to take a day off from work to do all the uploads, updates, configs, game installs, etc. based on suggestions here.

I got Blu-ray to be able to watch whatever when traveling and what's the point of 1080p screen if you don't play 1080p movies.

This thread has been EXTREMELY helpful with making the most of this purchase. Thanks to all.

 

Oh thats part of a set of images i have, its like 50 digital japanese landscapes, thats just one of the many.

 

They look very nice!!

 

I think you got a point, the A2 model MAY not come with the blu-ray software.
I am very anxious to get the A1 model as well, but it looks like the earliest day for reseller in Toronto is early March...

 

A2 has blueray software.

I see no problem in waiting for the A1 but I didnt need the bluray i never used it even one time on my W90 so I saved like $100 almost. Plus is was only a BR player. If I ever get into BR I want a burner too, so may as well save the $100 now with the A2 and later put in a BR burner.

 

to those who were going to join me in the new thread "Lonely A1 owners' Asylum"...


sorry, I have deserted you. I am now getting A2 with the CPU/SSD/Blueray/Thermal Compound upgrade and having it shipped next Tuesday

Good luck with A1, I hope ASUS make the Blueray available soon so your machine can be shipped!

 

ViciousXUSMC, since you brought it up couple days ago, wanna ask what is the initial HD partition for both 500 HD?

20/80 on both?

After you use the partition software, are you able to maintain Asus's own partition for "recovery"?

 

the 2nd drive is 50/50 but the OS drive was split something different closer to 30/70 for my review I am installing like 20 games so I needed more C: space. You CAN install games on another partition but it makes no sense because if your OS gets corrupted and you have to install it again the games installed on another partition wont work anymore and have to be installed again so I always keep games on the C: and everything else that is not a game/program goes somewhere else.

I never use the my documents/downloads or any of those folders since they are on the c: (you can remap them but no need, they are just folders so I just make new folders somewhere else on a separate partition or drive)

There is also a hidden partition on the OS drive I think about 14GB its a recovery partition.

Between the actual recovery disk, the recovery partition, and the fact that there is a backup & restore program asus includes installed on the machine they must really want to make sure you have that stuff covered...

 

so that partition wizard software are able to merge the OS drive without raping the hidden recovery partition?

 

Correct, it only does what you want it too, its non destructive so you can move/shrink/expand partitions with data on them without formatting the data off.

I just deleted the 2nd partition on each drive and then expanded the main partition to fill the entire disk space (and left the recovery partition alone, I dont need it but only 14gb/500gb is no big deal)

 

great. Thanks for the info. It looks like a pretty good software, especially it is FREE