Asus G73JW Owners' Lounge

Hello all,

As we all know, the G73JW in now available, and here is the Owners' lounge. Until I get mine from Portableone, keep this thread alive with pics and reviews of this beast laptop.

NBR Review of The ASUS G73JW-A1:
ASUS G73JW-A1 Review


Specifications:

Display
17.3" FHD LED (1920x1080) Glossy
Video Card:
1536MB DDR5 nVIDIA GTX 460M
Processor:
Intel® Mobile Core i7 740QM (Customizable)
Memory:
8GB DDR3 1333MHz (Up to 16GB)
Hard Drive:
Dual 500GB (1,000GB) 7200RPM Hard Drives (Customizable)
Battery Life:
1-2 Hour
Weight:
8.5lbs


Great Guide By Ken Lee at GentechPC to mod the keyboard backlight for G73/G51/G53:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus...ml#post6710457

( Thanks Ken for such a great Mod.)


GenTechPC Review:

YouTube - Asus G73JW 17.3" Gaming notebook video review

XoticPC Review:

Part 1:
YouTube - ASUS G73JW - A1 ROG Gaming Laptop Part 1 of 2 Review by XOTIC PC


Part 2:
YouTube - ASUS G73JW-A1 ROG Gaming Laptop Part 2 of 2 Review by XOTIC PC

BTOtech Review


YouTube - BTOtech.com | Asus G73Jw-A1 gaming notebook with nvidia gtx 460m g73jw review benchamarks



Benches

Batman Arkham Asylum
YouTube - Asus G73JW : Batman Arkham Asylum

Bad Company 2
YouTube - Bad Company 2 on Asus G73JW nVdia GTX 460M

Dirt 2:
YouTube - Dirt 2 benchmark on Asus G73JW 17.3" Gaming Notebook

Modern Warfare 2:
YouTube - Modern Warfare 2 on Asus G73JW 1920x1080 AA off

Crysis Warhead:
YouTube - Asus G73JW: Crysis Warhead Shadows/Shaders: Mainstream + Enthusiast mode
YouTube - Crysis Warhead (2 video graphics settings) on Asus G73JW 17.3" Gaming Notebook

Lost Planet 2:
YouTube - Lost Planet 2 DX11 Benchmark on Asus G73JW, nVidia GTX460M

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2:
YouTube - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on Asus G73JW 17.3" Gaming Notebook

Famous & Respectable Resellers selling it:


PortableOne:
ASUS G73JW-A1 i7-740QM 1.73GHz 8GB 1TB

GentechPC:
Asus G73JW-A1 17.3" FHD/NV GTX 460M 1.5GB GDDR5/i7-740QM/8GB DDR3/1TB 7200rpm/Blu-Ray/ In Stock: GenTech PC Store

XoticPC:
XOTICPC.com: ASUS G73JW-A1 Republic of Gamers Laptop

BTOtech:
Asus G73Jw-A1 Intel Core I7-740qm 8gb DDR3 1TB 7200rpm nVidia GTX 460M Blu-Ray 17.3

Powernotebooks:
ASUS G73JW-A1 Republic of Gamers Laptops

Provantage:
PROVANTAGE: Asus G73JW-A1 Asus Notebook EN G73JW-A1 17.3 inch I7-740QM 1TB 8G GTX460M WIN7HP BD Combo Black RTL


ASUS G73JW Owners Logo by Nocturnalis:


http://forum.notebookreview.com/imag...ine=1285774718

TipTip

Thanks for setting this up, TipTip! :)

Great job TipTip!

I am a proud owner of a New G73JW-A1.

I returned my MSI GX660R and I am very pleased with the G73JW. Much better screen. Build quality feels better.

Only issue so far is the way Asus partitioned the HDs. Each 500GB drive is split into 2 partitions. I used the built in Windows Disk management console and deleted the 2nd partition on each drive, and extended the main partitions.

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Originally Posted by jhegeman

I am a proud owner of a New G73JW-A1.

I returned my MSI GX660R and I am very pleased with the G73JW. Much better screen. Build quality feels better.

Only issue so far is the way Asus partitioned the HDs. Each 500GB drive is split into 2 partitions. I used the built in Windows Disk management console and deleted the 2nd partition on each drive, and extended the main partitions.

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Same here. I exchanged my GX660R for this on account of a GSODing graphics card. I've only had it for a day, but I already love this machine.

Glad to see this thread finally come to life :)..

I received my machine a few days ago from Gentech and have been loving every minute of it .

Congrats to all the new owners and im sure you will be very pleased with this machine .. Cant say i have had any issues at all with the machine either which is always a good thing :D...

Sorry to butt in, but shouldn't powernotebooks.com be up there with the famous and respectable sellers? They have a great reputation as well with the other resellers.

Enjoy your sexy machines ladies and gentlemen.:notworthy: =0...I'll be getting the somewhat smaller brother (g53).

Thanks spyral for the addition. I just added them.
Thanks a lot :D'/

I'd love to see some user reviews :D I'll be ordering my JW in the next few weeks so it would be good to know if they have any issues.

Hey all, I just ordered my G73JW from xotic and was wondering if anyone can confirm if the included ASUS ROG backpack indeed fits this beast? Thanks, and I'm looking forward to having this black beauty already!