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Full specs

ASUS G74 Series G74SX

17.3"
2 GHz Quad core
12 GB
750 GB HDD

older Released July, 2011

The machine has met all my expectations, delivering a fast machine, lots of RAM, great screen, and it is S I L E N T (for a PC Laptop), and the keyboard and palm rest makes it very comfortable when one is coding for 12 hours straigh.

Rated 60% by by Christian-Hansson

Conclusion Check out the ASUS G74 Series G74SX

ASUS G74 Series G74SX

Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen

Lenovo Lenovo G Series G570

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First reviewed December, 2011

Features Key features of the ASUS G74 Series G74SX

2 GHz

The camera on board is functional but there is no software to operate the webcam.

Rated 80% by by William-Shakespeare--The-Bard (Oct, 2011)

screen size

G74 Series G74SX17.3"

MacBook Pro 8th Gen13.3"

Lenovo G Series G57015.6"

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

G74 Series G74SX by dstrakele (Sep, 2011)

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

G74 Series G74SX by So-Ham--So-Ham (Jan, 2012)

screen resolution

ASUS G74 Series G74SX

1920 x 1080 resolution screen

G74 Series G74SX 1920 x 1080 resolution screen

Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen

1280 x 800 resolution screen

MacBook Pro 8th Gen 1280 x 800 resolution screen

Lenovo Lenovo G Series G570

1366 x 768 resolution screen

Lenovo G Series G570 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

G75 Series G75VW-NS722.6 GHz

G74 Series G74SX2 GHz

Lenovo G Series G5702.4 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

Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen

Dual core

MacBook Pro 8th Gen Dual core

Lenovo Lenovo G Series G570

Dual core

Lenovo G Series G570 Dual 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

Lenovo G Series G5706 GB

MacBook Pro 8th Gen4 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 Asus G74SX 3DE comes natively with 12 GBs of RAM and can be upgraded to 16 GBs of RAM for the mere price of $23.

G74 Series G74SX by William-Shakespeare--The-Bard (Oct, 2011)

Performance Real world tests of ASUS G74 Series G74SX

battery life

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G74 Series G74SX 16 hour

G75 Series G75VW-NS72 3 hour

Lenovo G Series G570 4 hour

Gaming on high resolution for hours with various different graphic intensive games, and the ONLY time did the case ever become hot, was when it was resting on a thick comforter for over an hour and a half.

G74 Series G74SX by ggthnx (Jul, 2012)

I have had it now for over 48 hours and it runs fast and flawlessly.

G74 Series G74SX by J.-Pak (Jul, 2011)

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

pros

Phenomenal battery life

16 hour
Really high resolution camera

2 MP
Lots of RAM

12 GB
Big screen

17.3"
Is full HD

the screen is large enough to display 1080p video without scaling
Has a memory card reader

MMC, SDSC, miniSD
High resolution screen

1920 x 1080
Sharp screen

127 ppi
Fast USB

572 MB/s (USB 3.0)

cons

Doesn't have a Blu-Ray reader

high-definition movies are most easily obtained on Blu-Ray
Heavy

4,263 g
Slower Bluetooth

1 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v2.0)
Less recently release date

Jul, 2011
Fewer USB ports

1

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Reviews Word on the street

	Rated 82% by 238 users at amazon.com Display is crisp, bright and works well with games and video. Rated 80% by by D.-Mcintyre (Oct, 2011) So the reminders to register blurbs were at a relative minimum.-Came with Windows 7 SP1 already installed, so only about 31 patches to download from MS. -Monitor is really bright/sharp/crisp and the backlit keyboard was functional without being too much of a distraction.-Fast and easy switching between applications, even with windows experience score of 5.9, due to the hard drive. Rated 100% by by Hoa (Dec, 2011) This laptop has an excellent well designed cooling system and was my primary reason for buying it. Rated 100% by by silucidity

Rated 82% by 238 users at amazon.com

Display is crisp, bright and works well with games and video.

Rated 80% by by D.-Mcintyre (Oct, 2011)

So the reminders to register blurbs were at a relative minimum.-Came with Windows 7 SP1 already installed, so only about 31 patches to download from MS. -Monitor is really bright/sharp/crisp and the backlit keyboard was functional without being too much of a distraction.-Fast and easy switching between applications, even with windows experience score of 5.9, due to the hard drive.

Rated 100% by by Hoa (Dec, 2011)

This laptop has an excellent well designed cooling system and was my primary reason for buying it.

Rated 100% by by silucidity

Uses

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!

ASUS G74 Series G74SX 17.3", 2 GHz, 12 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by CarlosAh (Nov, 2011)

I was able to maintain 40+ FPS on some of my favorite titles like Far Cry 2, Crysis, Crysis 2, Witcher 2, and this was on the highest possible graphic configurations with Vsync disabled.

ASUS G74 Series G74SX 17.3", 2 GHz, 12 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by got99problemz (Sep, 2011)

If you are looking for a sick gaming laptop that will handle basically anything you through at it, for half the price of most other considerable gaming brands, this is the ticket.

ASUS G74 Series G74SX 17.3", 2 GHz, 12 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Austin (Dec, 2011)

Screen

===. I'm very happy with this purchase, and I'm glad I opted for the 3D model with the bright, matte screen.

ASUS G74 Series G74SX 17.3", 2 GHz, 12 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Peter-Phillips

I haven't used the 3D glasses much yet, but even so I recommend this model over the other G74SX models that lack the 3D display since the matte screen and very high brightness capabilities of the 3D panel make it possible to work in what would otherwise have been poor lighting conditions for the dimmer, glossy-screened 2D models.

ASUS G74 Series G74SX 17.3", 2 GHz, 12 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Peter-Phillips

The big bright 17.3 inch screen is nice when doing work plus I have had no issues connecting to any network at the college.

ASUS G74 Series G74SX 17.3", 2 GHz, 12 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Brandon-Dalton (Feb, 2012)

Gaming

I'm extremely pleased with this purchase and would recommend looking for a gaming / high performance laptop.

ASUS G74 Series G74SX 17.3", 2 GHz, 12 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Matt-T (Jul, 2011)

Highly recommend if you're a gamer that likes high performance and mobility at a good price.

ASUS G74 Series G74SX 17.3", 2 GHz, 12 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Robo_Panda (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!

ASUS G74 Series G74SX 17.3", 2 GHz, 12 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by DoubleTap---Your-punches-tickle-me-like-tiny-feathers. (May, 2012)

Keyboard

That machine has excellent sound and many nice features, but the keyboard drives me absolutely nuts.

ASUS G74 Series G74SX 17.3", 2 GHz, 12 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by Intense-But-Honest--Heavy-User (Nov, 2011)

The keyboard is backlit, which is very nice for typing at night, but it seems to be less responsive than a good keyboard should be.

ASUS G74 Series G74SX 17.3", 2 GHz, 12 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by i8beef (Dec, 2011)

I had a Toshiba Qosmio 18" monster and it's got the FULL keyboard, I loved that much-much more than this.

ASUS G74 Series G74SX 17.3", 2 GHz, 12 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by KOcZkaZ (Apr, 2012)

Touchpad

Other laptops I've used have a much smaller touchpad, and the touchpad is recessed a little.

ASUS G74 Series G74SX 17.3", 2 GHz, 12 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 20% by by mudpuppy (Oct, 2011)

But then I had to start taking it to school, to meetings, other places where I just wanted to use the stupid touchpad without it lurching all over the screen.

ASUS G74 Series G74SX 17.3", 2 GHz, 12 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 40% by by P.-Shopper--Practical-Shopper (Oct, 2011)