ASUS G53SX-A1 Review: Powerful Portable Gaming Discussion

[masterwares]

There's an error in the review. It says that the G53 has a 3 hour battery life respectable for a 17 inch notebook. I though the 53' line was all 15 inch laptops?

[Ayemageyene]

Can anyone tell me why Asus loves the stealth fighter design so much? My second to the last Asus monitor had it as well. I bet this notebook has a radar cross-section of a pencil.
This is a real question that I'm asking by the way. I do think the design is pretty neat though.

Because most of the buyers are men.

[John427]

Hi all. I am looking at buying this laptop and did a google search to find out more about it and I found this very informative site.

My question is, I would like to use a Dell LED 21.5" external display with this PC but see there is only VGA on the comp. Can I get widescreen with the VGA output into the Dell? What are my options to get the best picture quality using the Dell LED monitor (Model: S2230MX) with this computer?

Thanks!

[Charles P. Jefferies]

John - does the monitor have an HDMI port? If so, the G53SX does, you can simply use that.

[John427]

John - does the monitor have an HDMI port? If so, the G53SX does, you can simply use that.

This is what the Monitor has:

Signal Input: DVI-D, VGA


Interfaces:
VGA
1 x DVI-D - 24 pin digital DVI,
1 x - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15),
1 x - 19 pin HDMI Type A ( With adapter )

[John427]

I am going to Best Buy tomorrow for the Dell Monitor (ordered it on the Internet) and see if I can't exchange it for a Monitor with a HDMI.

[Charles P. Jefferies]

Interesting that it does not have HDMI built-in. I found it on Dell's site just to make sure .....
Dell S2230MX 21.5" Ultra-Slim Monitor with LED

Comes with the DVI-D to HDMI adapter, so you could use an HDMI cable from the notebook to the monitor and use the adapter. That seems to be the best solution if you want to keep that monitor. Monitor looks OK on paper.

[John427]

How about the Audio card with this laptop? Any good? I have an external 2.1 speaker system (2 speakers plus subwoofer) I was looking to plug into it for external sound. Is this possible?

[John427]

Does this laptop contain a dual layer DVD burner or single layer?

[Charles P. Jefferies]

It's a dual-layer burner.

Audio card in the laptop is fine for general use, just hook up the speakers to the headphone jack.