A notebook based on the Mobile Intel HM55 Express Chipset, that was designed for diehard gamers, the design was inpired by a nighthawk stealth bomber. There are few notebooks that can be compared to the G73, it'll run the latest
games in stunning details.
CPU speed:
The G73 is equipped with an Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processors, the last two will have the abilaty of Turbo Boost, with a max CPU speed up to 3.33GHz for the 620M dual core at the press of a key.
The G73Jh can also be qequipped with a quadcore 820QM, 1.73GHz for all cores and in Turbo mode 3.06 GHz, the Cinebenc R10 multicore benchmark result is round and about 9600 and can roughly be compared with the Q8200 Desktop processor that has a Cinebench result of round and about 10000.
Memory:
The internal memory could be upto 8 gigabyte, DDR3 1066/1333 MHz up to 8GB with the i7-720QM / 820QM platform (other models will ony have 4GB of DDR3 1066MHz), which will guarantee a smooth game performance.
Gaming:
The ATI Mobility Radeon HD5870 has 1GB GDDR5. The gaming performance of the GPU should be sufficient for most modern games (2009-2010), with the details 'on high' and 4x Antialiasing you'll still be able to run 1920x1080 - Full HD. Left 4 Dead, Devil
May Cry IV, Unreal Tournament III and Far Cry II should all be playable in the resolution mentioned above that means at least 30 frames per second. G73 is capable of running DirectX11 games, though (except for Dirt II) there are not many around nowadays. The HD5870 will also take care of the blu-ray playback. The power consumption of HD5870 is about 60 Watts.
Display:
The 17.3 inch WXGA LED Backlight ColorShine display with the following specs: Full HD (1920x1080)/HD+ (1600x900) Color-Shine (Glare-type).
Audio:
EAX 4.0 3D surround lets you hear every detail in spatial stereo, ASUS claim that the speakers have a much better performance than the usual notebook speakers.
Extras:
A Blu-ray Disc/DVD combo drive, Dual SATA support up to 1TB (5400 rpm/ 7200 rpm) laptop RAID, a 2 megapixels camera, 8 in 1 card reader, ASUS Express Gate, a Linux clone that will get you online with seconds with basic functions like browsing, Skype and e-mail, NERO 8 Essentials. There is the option of buying the following R.O.G. products: Laser Mouse, Backpack and Headset, have a look at the images on the right.
Dimensions:
The weight is 3.4 Kg, it has an 8-cell 5200 mAh battery and together with the battey it's 3.85Kg, unfortunately ASUS gives no indication concerning the 'battery life'. The measurements are 420 x 310 x 189 mm (W x D x H) the thickness is 568mm.
Prices spotted on march 8 2010:
USA : G73JH-X1 Core i7 720QM 4GB 500GG HDD US $ 1.600.-
Europe : G73JH-TZ059V with an Intel Core i7 720QM 8GB 1TB HDD € 1900.-
