Looking at DTR Laptops

ferret2004 · Sep 14, 2010, 06:42 PM

Since my g/f is crabbing about her old 13inch laptop, I'm thinking of giving her the desktop rig I built a few years ago and getting myself a new gaming laptop. So far I'm liking the specs of the Asus G73JH . Anyone have any experiences with this one or any other suggestions?

**synthesis204** · Sep 15, 2010, 04:08 AM

Friend has the G73JH. It's very powerful, but I feel it's a tad overpriced/hard to come by if you want it customized (however, the preset versions are available from places like Target, BestBuy, CircuitCity, etc). I'd personally go with a heavily customized Vaio F series, but the G73JH is pretty good (friend lans SC2 on it, BFBC2, etc, all work on max). Runs a bit hot though.

ferret2004 · Sep 18, 2010, 08:53 PM

I priced a Vaio F series with similar options to the Asus that Newegg has, and the Vaio was more expensive with an inferior video card. I'll probably go with the Asus, but I'm still gonna shop around for awhile longer.

ferret2004 · Sep 22, 2010, 08:25 PM

I decided to go with the G73JH. The one I actually ordered has the Blu Ray drive and twin 500gb hard drives along with a bag and mouse and it was only 100$ more than the lesser model in the Newegg link I posted. It should arrive Friday or Monday

Judas · Sep 22, 2010, 10:07 PM

i've seen the g73..... really compared to similare or although attempted to be comparible specs as others.... there isn't really anything that can touch it... plus the asus... the newest revision of the g73.. runs a fair bit cooler.. the previous version ran cooler then the competeing versions...

and of course.. the price is Considerably CHEAPER then any other manufacturer... which is ultimate.. frankly i haven't found a laptop with similare specs that is cheaper then ASUS in terms of taking quality build into mind

Sep 14, 2010, 06:42 PM	#1
ferret2004 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 285 Rep Power: 0	Looking at DTR Laptops Since my g/f is crabbing about her old 13inch laptop, I'm thinking of giving her the desktop rig I built a few years ago and getting myself a new gaming laptop. So far I'm liking the specs of the Asus G73JH . Anyone have any experiences with this one or any other suggestions?

Sep 15, 2010, 04:08 AM	#2
synthesis204 Dragonborn Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,175 Rep Power: 97 System Specs	Re: Looking at DTR Laptops Friend has the G73JH. It's very powerful, but I feel it's a tad overpriced/hard to come by if you want it customized (however, the preset versions are available from places like Target, BestBuy, CircuitCity, etc). I'd personally go with a heavily customized Vaio F series, but the G73JH is pretty good (friend lans SC2 on it, BFBC2, etc, all work on max). Runs a bit hot though.

Sep 18, 2010, 08:53 PM	Thread Starter #3
ferret2004 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 285 Rep Power: 0	Re: Looking at DTR Laptops I priced a Vaio F series with similar options to the Asus that Newegg has, and the Vaio was more expensive with an inferior video card. I'll probably go with the Asus, but I'm still gonna shop around for awhile longer.

Sep 22, 2010, 08:25 PM	Thread Starter #4
ferret2004 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 285 Rep Power: 0	Re: Looking at DTR Laptops I decided to go with the G73JH. The one I actually ordered has the Blu Ray drive and twin 500gb hard drives along with a bag and mouse and it was only 100$ more than the lesser model in the Newegg link I posted. It should arrive Friday or Monday