- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen
- Alienware M Series M18x
- Toshiba Qosmio X775 3D
- ASUS N53 Series N53SV
- ASUS G53 Series G53SW
- 17.3"
- Core i7 2 GHz Quad core
- 12 GB DDR3-1333
- 500 GB
First seen on December, 2011
Rated 80% by by William-Shakespeare--The-Bard (Oct, 2011)The Asus G74SX 3DE has far more RAM natively than either the Toshiba or HP top of the line laptops unless you pay extra in the case of HP.
- 17.3"
- 6 GB DDR3
- 750 GB
First seen on December, 2011
Rated 80% by by TC-nznk (Feb, 2012)With the 8GB of DDR3 RAM(up to 16GB), two 500GB hybrid drives from Seagate, i7 proc, Nvidia graphics makes its specs nice and high for the cost of the machine especially now that it is a year later.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the ASUS G74 Series G74SX compared to the ASUS G73 Series G73SW
GHz2
Intel Core i7 2630QM
Rated 100% by by Keru (Jan, 2012)At best, I've seen this computer use up about 6GB of the RAM and only 6 out of the 8 threads in the processor, which is pretty much saying that even when I working it hard the laptop still has power to spare.
Unknown
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).
screen size
17.3"
17.3"
G74 Series G74SX by dstrakele (Sep, 2011)The larger 1920x1080 HD display is a big improvement over my previous laptop.
G73 Series G73SW 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 resolution
G74 Series G74SX by Nythauk (Sep, 2011)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.
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!
memory
| 0 GB | 12 GB | 20 GB |
G74 Series G74SX by Peter-PhillipsI 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.
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).
Performance Real world tests of ASUS G74 Series G74SX vs ASUS G73 Series G73SW
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the G73 Series G73SW
| Much more RAM | 12 GB | vs | 6 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twice as much RAM; run more applications and have more browser tabs open without slowing down the system | |||
| Much faster RAM | DDR3-1333 | vs | DDR3 |
| Around 70% faster RAM; data is transferred to/from RAM more quickly | |||
Advantages compared to the G74 Series G74SX
| More storage capacity | 750 GB | vs | 500 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50% more storage capacity | |||
Reviews Word on the street
ASUS G74 Series G74SX | ASUS G73 Series G73SW | ||
 |   Rated by 238 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by D.-Mcintyre (Oct, 2011) Rated 100% by by Hoa (Dec, 2011) Rated 100% by by silucidity | Rated by 82 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by Shig123 (Jun, 2011) Rated 100% by by Your-neighbor (Jun, 2011) Rated 60% by by Jimmy-Kim (Oct, 2011) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Competition What else you should consider
 | 3 | Toshiba Qosmio X775 3D 2-way tie: Doesn't have integrated graphics |
 | 4 | ASUS N53 Series N53SV 3-way tie: Sharpest screen |
 | 5 | ASUS G53 Series G53SW 3-way tie: Sharpest screen |
 | 6 | ASUS VX7SX-DH71 More USB ports |
 | 7 | Toshiba Qosmio X505 2-way tie: Biggest screen |
