ASUS G73JW-A1 Review

Review Summary:

The ASUS G73JW is a formidable 17.3-inch gaming notebook equipped with a quad-core Iprocessor and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M graphics card.

Pros

• Great build quality
• Very functional design
• Excellent display

Cons

• Limited multitouch features
• No onboard RAID
• Not as fast as G73JH

ASUS G73JW-A1 Full Review

The ASUS G73JW is a new 17.3" gaming notebook powered by the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M graphics card. Earlier this year we reviewed the ATI Radeon 5870 equipped G73JH, so now we have the chance to see how NVIDIA's GPU stacks up. Read our full in-depth review to see how well the ASUS G73JW-A1 with the NVIDIA GTX 460M performs.
Our ASUS G73JW-A1 Specifications:

• 17.3-inch 1080p (1920x1080) display with LED backlighting
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel Core i7-740QM processor (1.73GHz/2.93GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB L3 cache)
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M with 1.5GB GDDR5 Memory
• 8GB DDR3-1066 RAM (4x2GB)
• 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
• Blu-ray reader/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: 8.79 pounds
• Dimensions: 16.3" (W) x 12.6" (D) x 1.8" (H)