Asus G53SW Owners' Lounge

[GenTechPC]

Can you guys share with me what kind of AntiVirus Protection you guys are using for your G53SW's ?, I heard Norton really slows down your computer... Any advice will be helpfull. Thanks .

Avast is one of the best: http://www.avast.com

[Networc]

Can you guys share with me what kind of AntiVirus Protection you guys are using for your G53SW's ?, I heard Norton really slows down your computer... Any advice will be helpfull. Thanks .

My vote is for Microsoft Security Essentials.

[GarryChow]

I don't have a G53, but Kaspersky is quite nice for anti-virus.

Also, the price of the G53sw on newegg is crazy!! I really wish I needed a new laptop right now because this is definitely the one I'd pick.

[niku86]

Hey Kaworu,

just a tip about your keyboard flex, it definitely hasn't bothered me but if you want to reduce yours -- flip up the keyboard and use the double sided sticky pads.

It's super easy to pop off the keyboard, just use a pry tool in the 5 coin sized slots at the top of the keyboard, it'll pop right up. Don't pull the keyboard out completely since the ribbon is attached, just pull it up slowly and you'll see the ribbon, there's stickies under there, if you peel it and put the keyboard back down that should reduce the flex but it'll make the system a little more annoying to open down the road if you want to make upgrades.

Hey TailGunner, I know you said the caddy was included with the XN1, were the screws also taped in like the image posted of the A1?

[TailGunner]

Yeah, given that the A1 has the AUO15ED, and that's the same one that I have, I think it's safe to assume that all the G53SWs have that display panel. Except maybe the best buy one which probably has somethig even worse.

It still looks real sharp to me, but I've never had a 1080p laptop screen or anything even close, so I'm not spoiled or anything yet.

Don't get me wrong -- I'm not saying the AUO screen in the G53 is bad; quite the contrary actually. The screen has good contrast, black level but the viewing angle is somewhat limited. Let me check on something though, I have a suspicion that my 8540w has the same AUO screen, but a different variant.

On the sidenote, if you have free time, check out the screens on the current Sony VAIO Z. That's the benchmark right there.

[will01]

Hey Guys,

Not sure if this is the right place to post but I am an industrial designer looking to buy either the G53SW or the G73SW very shortly. I am getting one of these systems because they are pretty neat, but mainly for the CPU & Graphics Performance which I need and of course the price!

I do a lot of graphics based work (photoshp etc) however, and the screen is very important. I was leaning towards the G73SW because from what I have seen the screen looks to be better however I have seen that people on here are mentioning the G53SW-A1 has the better AUO15ED screen available.

I have also been looking at the Gentech website and seen there is a matte version of the screen (which is better for my needs) available for a small price increase! With 95% NTSC gamut it sounds like a good screen and might be what I need. Has anyone got any experience with the quality of this screen? Or can GenTechPC offer any suggestions?

I need to be pretty mobile so the 15" size would be handy, but I don't want to sacrifice on screen quality at all.

Any advice would be a massive help as I am based in Hong Kong and there isn't much available over here and these are surprisingly overpriced here too so I will be buying one from the US. Thanks in advance!!

[TailGunner]

Hey Guys,

Not sure if this is the right place to post but I am an industrial designer looking to buy either the G53SW or the G73SW very shortly. I am getting one of these systems because they are pretty neat, but mainly for the CPU & Graphics Performance which I need and of course the price!

I do a lot of graphics based work (photoshp etc) however, and the screen is very important. I was leaning towards the G73SW because from what I have seen the screen looks to be better however I have seen that people on here are mentioning the G53SW-A1 has the better AUO15ED screen available.

I have also been looking at the Gentech website and seen there is a matte version of the screen (which is better for my needs) available for a small price increase! With 95% NTSC gamut it sounds like a good screen and might be what I need. Has anyone got any experience with the quality of this screen? Or can GenTechPC offer any suggestions?

I need to be pretty mobile so the 15" size would be handy, but I don't want to sacrifice on screen quality at all.

Any advice would be a massive help as I am based in Hong Kong and there isn't much available over here and these are surprisingly overpriced here too so I will be buying one from the US. Thanks in advance!!

The screen they offer is the B156HW01 v.4, which is better than the v.5 found in the G53SW. Because it's a matte screen and has a higher gamut rating, it's definitely worth it if you don't mind the extra $180-$200 they charge for it.

[LeonAffiliated]

It might be becuz I am to new for windows/Asus....

I am having trouble with a couple of keys on my Asus G53sw
the "Turbo/Express Key"(next to the light key/top 3 buttons on the key board)
is not working, and the "Splendid Key" which allows you to switch between different display colors isn't working as well. It was working perfectly fine i don't remember what button i pressed that caused this...? Also my "Fn" key only works for a couple functions. for example my F3 and F4(for brightness) arn't working and the F11 and F12(volume) aren't working as well.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, I am sure I accidently toggled a setting to cause this... Other than that, this laptop is a Beast... Thanks.

[lucasc]

It might be becuz I am to new for windows/Asus....

I am having trouble with a couple of keys on my Asus G53sw
the "Turbo/Express Key"(next to the light key/top 3 buttons on the key board)
is not working, and the "Splendid Key" which allows you to switch between different display colors isn't working as well. It was working perfectly fine i don't remember what button i pressed that caused this...? Also my "Fn" key only works for a couple functions. for example my F3 and F4(for brightness) arn't working and the F11 and F12(volume) aren't working as well.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, I am sure I accidently toggled a setting to cause this... Other than that, this laptop is a Beast... Thanks.

You should try going back to any settings you've changed and playa round with them to se if that fixes it. Also, you could try reinstalling the drivers and see if that fixes it, which probably will. Wish I could help you more, maybe someone that actually owns this computer could be more useful

[kaworu876]

Yeah, those two keys stopped working for me as well, and I just reinstalled the relevant drivers, restarted windows, and had no more issues with that.

Not sure why your function keys aren't working properly, but I would recommend doing the same sort of thing - reinstall drivers. You could also look through your manual. You should have a pdf of it on your machine.