G73JH-X1/G73JH-A2 Available now on Newegg.com

[Jerry_Xie]

No more waitings !! I just received the confirmation letter from Newegg and my X1 will be shipped within 24 hours.... yea!!!!!

[rellimyrf]

Pictures were just uploaded on newegg. It's so beautiful, yet so powerful and importantly still in stock. To buy or not...

[rellimyrf]

Got it, and with this decent trimless ssd deal to put in the empty hd slot:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820157021

G-Night!

[allanh]

Grats on your new toy

[merkman]

"Greetings programs!!!"

Sorry, HUGE Tron fan, and I always love saying that.

So like many of you, I'm a tech-a-holic. Have been using my DFI MB, Athlon X2 4400+ CPU, 2GB DDR Ram, 500GB HD, etc. for over 3 years in a Apple G5 case I modded. The Corsair PS faces forward in the front, which makes the whole PC warm the room more than it already would.

Anyway, point is I want a desktop replacement, and I'm looking forward to it handing decent games. Sounds like these are good choices, but the only game folks have shown in the whole thread is Super Mario 64.

Anyone able to intelligently comment on the video card in this rig? What can we expect?

Also, I'm assuming the i7 proc is the BEST way to go, but I notice it's only a 1.6GHz, where i5 cores in other laptops are over 2GHz. So how does this proc really rate?

Happy for ALL of you that are getting one. I remember that feeling of ordering you new toy! Gotta love that.

Personally, I'm thinking of getting the A2, as the bag, extra drive, etc. are all pluses for me. But to each their own!!!

Thanks to the site for the great forum, and thanks for your time!

[harmattan]

Just to be clear the differences are,

Negatives:
1. No bag or mouse. - would never use the mouse, wouldn't be caught dead with that cheap bag
2. No blue ray - have had three laptops with blu ray -- never used once
3. One year less warranty - still has accidental policy and will probably sell it before the standard warranty is up
4. One less 500gb hard drive - bought an additional Momentus 500GB for $95

Positives
1. $200 less for x-1
2. Receive up to 2 months sooner

I can see both sides, but you can't argue with the 2 months and $200 side for sure. Also the 2 months are worth mor...e than you think since computers are worth less and less each day due to new technology.

I got everthing I wanted and nothing I didn't for $1550 shipped weeks (or months) before most others who pre-ordered the X2.

[Lord Sloth]

1 hour till the bank opens, gotta go free up some assets and then get my ace home in time to complete my order before stock runs out and then hopefully catch few winks before work... ahhhh the anticipation is killing me

[harmattan]

what if the second HDD bay is not available on X1 ? This is what I'm worry about as i said I plan to get a SSD as my primary drive. so no one knows for certain yet ?

Don't worry, all the G73 models have the same build. The empty hard drive bay will be there.

As others have mentioned, there is absolutely no way Asus would have spent the time and money engineering seperate builds for the different G73 models. That would be going against a cardinal rule and every precedent of consumer hardware construction budgeting.

Also, for you guys waiting on the fence... I'd suggest buying it now. Newegg's price-jacking algorythm has already kicked in, stock will be gone soon, and judging by demand, you can bet they'll be more expensive everywhere when they come back in.

[eltonsl]

You guys can use Microsoft cash back on newegg and get a rebate on your X1's

Just a tip

[evensen007]

"Greetings programs!!!"

Sorry, HUGE Tron fan, and I always love saying that.

So like many of you, I'm a tech-a-holic. Have been using my DFI MB, Athlon X2 4400+ CPU, 2GB DDR Ram, 500GB HD, etc. for over 3 years in a Apple G5 case I modded. The Corsair PS faces forward in the front, which makes the whole PC warm the room more than it already would.

Anyway, point is I want a desktop replacement, and I'm looking forward to it handing decent games. Sounds like these are good choices, but the only game folks have shown in the whole thread is Super Mario 64.

Anyone able to intelligently comment on the video card in this rig? What can we expect?

Also, I'm assuming the i7 proc is the BEST way to go, but I notice it's only a 1.6GHz, where i5 cores in other laptops are over 2GHz. So how does this proc really rate?

Happy for ALL of you that are getting one. I remember that feeling of ordering you new toy! Gotta love that.

Personally, I'm thinking of getting the A2, as the bag, extra drive, etc. are all pluses for me. But to each their own!!!

Thanks to the site for the great forum, and thanks for your time!

Your homework assignment is to re-read the G73 thread.

Quad posted Crysis numbers.
Ken posted MW2 and crysis numbers/videos.
Justin posted Crysis videos.
Ziddy posted numbers.

The rest of the information you are seeking is also in the main G73 threads. Use search and a little digging around.