ASUS G73JH Review

Review Summary:

A phenomenal gaming notebook and a fantastic value.

Pros

• Excellent performance
• Beautiful screen
• Strong build quality

Cons

• Poor touchpad buttons
• Few input/output ports

ASUS G73JH Full Review

 The G73 is the latest gaming notebook in ASUS’ successful G-series product line. This 17.3-inch monster has a Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM, and the most powerful mobile video card available, the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870. Read on for our take.
Special thanks go out to Justin at XoticPC.com for sending us this unit.
Our ASUS G73JH-A2 has the following specifications:

• 17.3-inch 1080p (1920x1080) display with LED backlighting
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel Core i7-720QM processor (1.6GHz/2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB L3 cache)
• ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 graphics card
• 8GB DDR3-1066 RAM
• Two 500GB 7200RPM hard drives (Seagate Momentus 7200.4/ST9500420AS) (Non-RAID)
• Atheros AR9285 802.11n Wireless LAN adapter
• Built-in Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
• 8X DVD Super Multi drive
• Two-year limited warranty (one year on battery pack) with one year of accidental damage protection
• 8-cell battery pack (14.8V, 5200mAh, 75Wh)
• Weight: 8.5 pounds
• Dimensions: 16.3” (W) x 12.6” (D) x 1.8” (H)