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Features How it compares
Performance Real world benchmarks
Differences Technical showdown
Reviews Word on the street
Competition Others to consider
Discussion Answers and opinions

Full specs

ASUS G74 Series G74SX

17.3"
Core i7 2 GHz Quad core
12 GB DDR3-1333
500 GB

rumored First seen on December, 2011

The larger 1920x1080 HD display is a big improvement over my previous laptop.

Rated 80% by by dstrakele (Sep, 2011)

Conclusion Check out the ASUS G74 Series G74SX

ASUS G74 Series G74SX

Dell XPS 15

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Popularity

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Features Key features of the ASUS G74 Series G74SX

2 GHz

Intel Core i7 2630QM

Screen size is 17.3", but the overall size is larger.

Rated 40% by by So-Ham--So-Ham (Jan, 2012)

screen size

G74 Series G74SX17.3"

MacBook Air 3rd Gen11.6"

ThinkPad X1 Carbon14"

And the screen is a very large,very crisp display.

G74 Series G74SX by Sed (Sep, 2011)

I'm still getting used to the oh my god big screen and have to squient to read some things but I use Firefox as a browser and I'm finding addons that allow adjusting the size of just about everything.

G74 Series G74SX by BB-Indiana (Feb, 2012)

screen resolution

ASUS G74 Series G74SX

1920 x 1080 resolution screen

G74 Series G74SX 1920 x 1080 resolution screen

Dell XPS 15

1366 x 768 resolution screen

XPS 15 1366 x 768 resolution screen

Apple MacBook Air 3rd Gen

1366 x 768 resolution screen

MacBook Air 3rd Gen 1366 x 768 resolution screen

Movies play with the fluid flow of a cinema and I connected the laptop to my projector and enjoyed "Armageddon" in 1080p, a most enjoyable and fun experience.

G74 Series G74SX by Nythauk (Sep, 2011)

Left 4 Dead (game wasn't made in 1080p but the highest res looks great).

G74 Series G74SX by Emmy-M.--Emzillasaurus (Jan, 2012)

cpu speed

0 GHz

ThinkPad X1 Carbon2.6 GHz

MacBook Air 3rd Gen1.4 GHz

G74 Series G74SX2 GHz

3 GHz

There are so many positive aspects to this computer and its design, from the cooling system (quite possibly one of the best designs I have ever seen for a laptop) to the rich hardware (16 GB RAM and a solid state drive plus the i7 (which does boost to 3.0 GHz)) all cooperate fantastically together.

G74 Series G74SX by John-Malachowski--Imafoolru12 (Apr, 2012)

Amount of RAM, processor speed, dedicated VRAM and screen size/resolution are truly top notch.

G74 Series G74SX by Ken-G. (Mar, 2012)

processor

ASUS G74 Series G74SX

Quad core

G74 Series G74SX Quad core

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon

Single core

ThinkPad X1 Carbon Single core

Dell Latitude E6410

Single core

Latitude E6410 Single core

Hence I was looking for a portable computer with at least 16Gb of RAM and a quad-core processor.

G74 Series G74SX by S.-Pellenz--Wonko55 (Dec, 2011)

With the 12GB of RAM and the Quad core processor, I don't think this laptop is going to run out of steam anytime soon.

G74 Series G74SX by Keru (Jan, 2012)

memory

0 GB

ThinkPad X1 Carbon4 GB

MacBook Air 3rd Gen2 GB

G74 Series G74SX12 GB

20 GB

I was unable to locate a reliable source for a fourth, matching Samsung DIMM so I bought four 4GB DIMMs DDR-1333 DIMMs that Crucial recommends for this system.

G74 Series G74SX by Peter-Phillips

The RAM is hard to find to match the installed RAM.

G74 Series G74SX by Tex--Tex-Ritter (Feb, 2012)

Performance Real world tests of ASUS G74 Series G74SX

3DMark06 CPU

G74 Series G74SX4,912.5

XPS 1553,433

MacBook Air 3rd Gen1,192

While the appearances of the Notebook was quite important to me, it did not take precedence over performance; this laptop performs admirably in all applications varying from Games to benchmarks to everything else.

G74 Series G74SX by Braden1996 (Aug, 2011)

~. If you are a gamer, which I am only the casual type (but am considering buying modern warfare 3 seen as I don't doubt this rigs ability to run it), I can tell you that the 3DMark scores (and others) posted by reviews are accurate and my framerate in CS 1.6 at 1920x1080 with light levels of AA and AF will not budge from 100 fps.

G74 Series G74SX by John-Malachowski--Imafoolru12 (Apr, 2012)

cinebench r10 32Bit (Aggregate)

G74 Series G74SX13,680.9

MacBook Air 3rd Gen2,894.4

Lenovo G Series G7708,280

It's also an amazingly quiet machine even when running CPU/GPU intensive apps.Performance-wise, it's very solid.

G74 Series G74SX by R.-Garrett (Nov, 2011)

There is some kind of Intel CPU monitor which could allow it to set the speed to highest, but I don't see any option to do so.

G74 Series G74SX by Fani (Apr, 2012)

Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors

pros

Lots of RAM

12 GB
Big screen

17.3"
Is full HD

the screen is large enough to display 1080p video without scaling
High resolution screen

1920 x 1080
Sharp screen

127 ppi
Fast RAM

DDR3-1333
Fast USB

572 MB/s (USB 3.0)

cons

Lacks a memory card reader

can't read a camera or phone memory card
Limited storage capacity

500 GB
Fewer USB ports

1

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Reviews Word on the street

	Rated 82% by 238 users at amazon.com This laptop has almost everything you are looking for... super great performance for gaming, and you can also turn on the 3D feature for almost every game, including World of Warcraft, Starcraft 2, and even Battlefield! Rated 100% by by CarlosAh (Nov, 2011) Oh and I was completely surprized to find out it comes with a gaming mouse and a really high quality black republic of gamers laptop back pack! Rated 100% by by DoubleTap---Your-punches-tickle-me-like-tiny-feathers. (May, 2012) ~. +I really love how the monitor looks, images and colors are nicely produced on the screen. Rated 100% by by John-Malachowski--Imafoolru12 (Apr, 2012)

Rated 82% by 238 users at amazon.com

This laptop has almost everything you are looking for... super great performance for gaming, and you can also turn on the 3D feature for almost every game, including World of Warcraft, Starcraft 2, and even Battlefield!

Rated 100% by by CarlosAh (Nov, 2011)