Asus G71G Owners

[Gaugamela]

Hey!

My Asus is having some sound problems. It has an echo. So any sound sounds like it is coming from the inside of a cave. Did any of you guys had any problem of this kind?

[David]

Hey!

My Asus is having some sound problems. It has an echo. So any sound sounds like it is coming from the inside of a cave. Did any of you guys had any problem of this kind?

There's options in your Realtek HD audio manger where you can change the settings of your sound. I usually set the environment to "none" and the equalizer at "Live".

[wea0]

Mine came with an Atheros wireless card

What is the exact card model?
I heared that Atheros Linux drivers aren't good. Anyone tested it with Linux?

[Kamui]

Hi guys,
Did anybody have a chance to compare the G71G screen quality with the Sony AW (the 1920x1080 non-LED version)? I am looking for the "best" screen since most of my work is programming + excel + email + browsing. I will also watch some movies (x264 and xVid).

Many thanks !
K

[Kamui]

Also,
Is the storage G71G-A1/A2 in Raid-0? I believe I read somewhere that the X1 didnt support Raid in the BIOS.. but I might be mistaken on this.

[pc_geek]

No RAID support I guess I'll be springing for an Intel SSD drive sooner than I planned.

As to the screen, I ccan't speak to it compared to the Sony. I had a Dell E1705 before this (1920x1200) and the G71G's screen is a lot brighter (because of the dual lamps). I don't know what the advertised contrast ratio is but the blacks do suffer a bit because of it though.

My use case sounds very much like yours (with the occasional gaming as well, otherwise you'll be better off with something with lower-end graphics unless you're doing programming for 3D intensive games or apps). I actually liked the Dell form factor and keyboard a lot more than the G71G (this is about an inch wider and a good bit thicker than the Dell) but the 6GB of RAM is a pretty big deal for me since I do a fair amount of work with VM's for testing.

[Kamui]

I see... so it seems that there is no reason to go with the A1 version instead of the X1 version. From what I could gather, the only difference between the two is that the A1 has 1 extra hard drive, 2 Gb of Memory , Hard drive bracket for the 2nd HD... and that's it??

[David]

I see... so it seems that there is no reason to go with the A1 version instead of the X1 version. From what I could gather, the only difference between the two is that the A1 has 1 extra hard drive, 2 Gb of Memory , Hard drive bracket for the 2nd HD... and that's it??

Yes, those are the only differences, and no, there is a very good reason why you should go with the A1 version. It's about the same price as the X1 if you purchase from ebay with the live.com cashback promotion.

I don't know what the advertised contrast ratio is but the blacks do suffer a bit because of it though.

Advertised contrast ratio is 600:1 which is way above average than most laptop screens.

[RangerXML]

No luck yet with your review David, been waiting for it since I first heard.

[David]

No luck yet with your review David, been waiting for it since I first heard.

I know, and I'm truly sorry for the delay
I'm sure Andrew has lots on his hands right now with other NBR related issues, but it should be up soon.