- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
ASUS G73 Series G73SW
- 17.3"
- Core i7 2 GHz Quad core
- 8 GB DDR3-1333
- 500 GB HDD
Released January, 2011
Rated 100% by by C.B.-Stone (Jul, 2011)The large size meant that it didn't fit in the camera bag that I bought specifically for the back pouch intended for a laptop.
Conclusion Check out the ASUS G73 Series G73SW
First reviewed December, 2011
Features Key features of the ASUS G73 Series G73SW
2 GHz
Intel Core i7 2630QM
Rated 100% by by T.-P. (Jun, 2011)I have a 3D big screen and enjoy it very much and the superb display on this ASUS would make it nice to have on the laptop too.
screen size
17.3"
15.6"
18.4"
G73 Series G73SW by D.-Russell (Jul, 2011)This thing is big (including PS); but it's a 17 display and appears to be well built.
G73 Series G73SW by Alessandro-Capistrano (Apr, 2011)Hardware construction is top-notch, the large screen is a pleasure.
screen resolution
G73 Series G73SW by Daniel (Aug, 2011)I just got my asus g73sw-a1 today and I absolutely loved it until I noticed it had a dead pixel!
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 2.66 GHz   | 3 GHz |
G73 Series G73SW by Benjamin-Y.-Chan (Feb, 2011)I had a Clevo 2.6 ghz Core 2 Duo previously, and its webcam gives me a full 30 FPS so I can make YouTube videos off of it.
G73 Series G73SW by Benjamin-Y.-Chan (Feb, 2011)Other than that, video card rocks (better than old 8800M GTX), 8 GB RAM rocks, quad core Sandy Bridge is superior to Core 2 Duo in every way.
processor
G73 Series G73SW by Abraham (Jan, 2012)Pros: I've had it for a week now and all I can say is WOW, It runs and eats any task I throw at just as fast as my desktop (My desktop has a Phenom x4 @3.5Ghz and a GTX460 @900Mhz).
G73 Series G73SW by Abraham (Jan, 2012)I've tested it with heavy performance sessions under Prime 95 (application to make your RAM and processor use as many threads/resources as possible to test voltage or hardware malfunction) and both fans work 100% as they raised the RPMs to max you can certainly feel they are taking a HUGE amount of heat out of the case.
memory
| 0 GB | 16 GB  | 20 GB |
G73 Series G73SW by DMITRI-KIVILEV (Mar, 2011)Computer has 8GB of 1333Mhz RAM (4x 2GB), so it'll be expensive to upgrade RAM to 12GB(2*2 + 4*2) or 16GB(4*4) (since there are no extra free slots and you'll have to throw away existing RAM).
G73 Series G73SW by Jimmy-Kim (Oct, 2011)This thing outperforms my 1.5 year old quad core/8gb ram desktop!!:O I'm not sure if that is a good thing.
Performance Real world tests of ASUS G73 Series G73SW
3DMark06 CPU
G73 Series G73SW by CNCDesk (Mar, 2011)The ASUS G73SW-A1 Republic of Gamers Laptop is so amazingly sturdy and the performance is out of this world!!! i7's ROCK!
G73 Series G73SW by Tom (May, 2011)I have it set to high performance, the cpu never exceeds 15% and ram never over 30.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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2 MP -
17.3" -
the screen is large enough to display 1080p video without scaling -
watch high-definition movies on Blu-Ray discs -
Uses dedicated graphics hardware and memory -
7,200 RPM -
1920 x 1080 -
8 GB -
127 ppi -
DDR3-1333 -
572 MB/s (USB 3.0)
cons
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Jan, 2011 -
can't read a camera or phone memory card -
500 GB -
1 -
3 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR)
Reviews Word on the street
 |   Rated by 82 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by Shig123 (Jun, 2011)  Rated 100% by by Your-neighbor (Jun, 2011) Rated 80% by by TC-nznk (Feb, 2012) |
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Screen
ASUS G73 Series G73SW 17.3", 2 GHz, 8 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by toolest (Apr, 2011)Display is gorgeous and the material used very comfy and nice to the touch.
ASUS G73 Series G73SW 17.3", 2 GHz, 8 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by asifuserealname (Apr, 2011)The screen brightness and contrast are very far off by default regardless of which splendid setting you use.
ASUS G73 Series G73SW 17.3", 2 GHz, 8 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Your-neighbor (Jun, 2011)I wanted the HD resolution and big screen for the videos.
Keyboard
ASUS G73 Series G73SW 17.3", 2 GHz, 8 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by T.-P. (Jun, 2011)The lamps from the backlit keyboard can be seen under and around the key unless you sit high above the keyboard looking down.
ASUS G73 Series G73SW 17.3", 2 GHz, 8 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Abraham (Jan, 2012)Other Thoughts: Refurbished VS New: Considering this model is refurbished I haven't had any issues with it at all involving any hardware malfunction etc, I update the Nvidia drivers to the latest and all the drivers for Trackpad, preset buttons etc and they work just fine, the keyboard backlighting is very good and the Fn button has keys to lower and raise brightnes on it just like the screen.
ASUS G73 Series G73SW 17.3", 2 GHz, 8 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Your-neighbor (Jun, 2011)It would have been nice to choose one or two other illuminating colors for the keyboard.
Storage
ASUS G73 Series G73SW 17.3", 2 GHz, 8 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by DMITRI-KIVILEV (Mar, 2011)OCZ Technology 120 GB Vertex 2 Series SATA II 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G (I like the 750GB HDD + 120GB SSD configuration better than 500GB HDD + 500GB HDD).
ASUS G73 Series G73SW 17.3", 2 GHz, 8 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 60% by by A.-SwansonI'm going to throw in a SATA III SSD soon to address the one bottleneck in performance, the hard drive.
ASUS G73 Series G73SW 17.3", 2 GHz, 8 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 40% by by GrayD--GrayD (May, 2011)they replaced the keyboard (w/ a different color one for some reason) and hard drive (which now makes a clicky noise once in a while).
Uses
ASUS G73 Series G73SW 17.3", 2 GHz, 8 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Donald-Berginmy last gaming notebook, was an alienware area 51M, made when alienware was not owned by dell and before dell messed up a great gaming notebook maker.
ASUS G73 Series G73SW 17.3", 2 GHz, 8 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Jose-Rojas (Apr, 2011)Crysis 2, Dragon Age 2, World of Warcraft, Starcraft 2, Heroes Of Newerth), They just ran perfectly.
ASUS G73 Series G73SW 17.3", 2 GHz, 8 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Stay-at-home-mom (Mar, 2011)It's got a great look, truly keeps the system cool under gaming loads (running Rift at the moment on Ultra settings) and is quick and smooth.
Gaming
ASUS G73 Series G73SW 17.3", 2 GHz, 8 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by David-Moody (Oct, 2011)I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for a great gaming system... and it has blueray!
ASUS G73 Series G73SW 17.3", 2 GHz, 8 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Donald-BerginI was not looking for a gaming notebook, but as this is not much more money for a gaming notebook.
ASUS G73 Series G73SW 17.3", 2 GHz, 8 GB, 500 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Dan (Jul, 2011)This computer is very well made, looks great, and it gives you a great gaming quality and sounds.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | ASUS G75VW-AS71 Lots of l2 cache G75VW-AS71 vs G73 Series G73SW |
 | 2 | ASUS G74 Series G74SX 7-way tie: Is full HD G74 Series G74SX vs G73 Series G73SW |
 | 3 | ASUS G75 Series G75VW-NS72 Good CPU benchmark score G75 Series G75VW-NS72 vs G73 Series G73SW |
 | 6 | ASUS G53 Series G53Jw Sharpest screen G53 Series G53Jw vs G73 Series G73SW |
 | 7 | Dell Alienware M17x R3 (AM17XR3-6842BK) 8-way tie: Most CPU cores Dell Alienware M17x R3 (AM17XR3-6842BK) vs ASUS G73 Series G73SW |
 | 8 | Dell Alienware M18x (AM18X-8636BK) Largest amount of storage capacity Dell Alienware M18x (AM18X-8636BK) vs ASUS G73 Series G73SW |
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Editions Editions of the ASUS G73 Series G73SW
| Price | Edition | Resolution | Internal storage | PPI | Manufacturer code | Compare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | | 1600 x 900 | 750 GB | 106 ppi | G73SW-BST6 | | ||||
 | | 1920 x 1080 | 500 GB | 127 ppi | G73SW-A1 | | ||||
 | | 1920 x 1080 | 500 GB | 127 ppi | G73SW-XN2 | | ||||
 | | 1920 x 1080 | 750 GB | 127 ppi | G73SW-XC1 | | ||||
 | | 1920 x 1080 | 750 GB | 127 ppi | G73SW-XA1 | | ||||
