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Our G74SX sample arrived in a box that had seen better days.
The bundle includes the power adapter, Nvidia 3D Glasses, storage pouch and power lead. We are missing an LCD cleaning cloth, kitbag, ROG gaming mouse and driver discs. You can only imagine how many accessories a company like ASUS ‘lose' every year at the hands of nimble fingered media reviewers.
Above: Have you ever wondered what a broken pair of Nvidia 3D glasses look like? Apparently a previous reviewer decided that he would rather sit on the glasses than actually use them. Duh!
The Asus ADP-150NB D power adapter will work worldwide (100-240V) and is rated 19.5V = 7.8A. It isn't as big as the Alienware power adapters for the M18X laptop, but is still a substantial brick.
The G74SX is a nice looking laptop and certainly won't be mistaken for a super portable. The angular design is rather understated and chunky, but equally appealing. It is crafted from metal and rubberised sections for protection.
The G74SX has ‘Republic Of Gamers' branding on the panel hinge as shown above.
The G74SX is an attractive machine, well built and rather heavy. Not an ideal ‘on the move' machine, but much lighter than the Alienware M18X we reviewed a few months ago.
The machine is rather elegant looking from the side, although it won't be targeting the same audience as the superportable Sony Z. This is a serious gaming machine, and has been designed to suit hardcore gamers. The back of the machine for instance has two menacing, huge vents to expel hot air. The machine draws in cool air under the LCD from the front and passes the warm air out the back.
excellent machine, better than their smaller lamborgini system. I tthink it still uses the older 460 graphics.
They make great laptops, but I read some driver issues on some of the forums for their SLI machine? a lot of people complaining. this one looks ok.
Excellent, looks very nice indeed. I like the CPU they use. I bought an ACER with core i5 and its really quick. I need to try a solid state drive. does it really make that much of a difference though for general light use?
I miss the days when 1920×1200 was the resolution for high end laptops. 1080p is a step down. Still, looks like a good laptop. Thanks for the detailed review.
I agree. however I think a lot of people seem to want 1080p due to HD media display.
Yes, cool, quiet, under powered G74. Don’t complain about the lack of an SSD. Buy your own and pay 1/3 less than Asus would charge. Instead, complain that they are still not offering an anti-reflective screen like their competition. Complain that they botched the zero key on the keypad (but nice job hiding that in all of your pictures). Complain that the screen is only 1080P instead of 1900×1200 AND IPS as it should be for this price. (Come on! $200 tablets have better screens than these laptops!) Complain that they are only using a GTX560M when their direct competitors, MSI, are using matte screens, and the GTX570M, and as of this week, even the GTX580M! The Asus G75 can’t come out fast enough to fix these problems!
Matte screens suck. Only useful for business men, who wont want a g74.
Get a clue.
1200p isnt a size most people want anymore. Not ideal for hd media and when they supply a bluray player it makes sense to opt for 1080p
Purchased this product on Thanksgiving for a good %30 discount!
Man this was a steal. I must say this is was an extremely great purchase on my part. Although I would not pay the $1899.00 price that its currently selling for, only due to my budget…
Anyways, I am well aware of the trackpad issues, however, my particular product has not shown any signs of any issues whatsoever. I cant say anything bad about this product. Its simply amazing. I mean…3GB graphics card. If you are a gamer as I am, this is more than enough to satisfy your experience. Definetely better than Alienware.
Anyways people, my only recommendation is to wait until Xmas or something until the price drops back down for sales, otherwise, if you are willing to pay the $1899 for this product, you will not be sorry.
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