- 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...
- Alienware M Series M18x
- Toshiba Qosmio X775 3D
- Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display
- Dell Alienware M14x
- HP Pavilion g6
- 17.3"
- Core i7 2.6 GHz Quad core
- 16 GB DDR3-1600
- 256 GB SSD
First seen on April, 2012
- 17.3"
- Core i7 2 GHz Quad core
- 12 GB DDR3-1333
- 500 GB
First seen on December, 2011
Rated 80% by by ggthnx (Jul, 2012)Not as quick as the Solid State drive version I'm sure, and I foresee myself purchasing a Solid State hard drive at some point in the future for this beast, but overall, the performance has been more than acceptable in terms of both data and graphic processing power.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the ASUS G75 Series G75VW-NS72 compared to the ASUS G74 Series G74SX
GHz2.6
Intel Core i7 3720QM
2 GHz
Intel Core i7 2630QM
Rated 100% by by Christopher-Chavis (Sep, 2011)The Laptop bag is smaller for extra storage but plenty big for the laptop and its stuff.
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.
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.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 2.6 GHz | 3 GHz |
G74 Series G74SX by John-Malachowski--Imafoolru12 (Apr, 2012)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.
processor
G74 Series G74SX by S.-Pellenz--Wonko55 (Dec, 2011)Hence I was looking for a portable computer with at least 16Gb of RAM and a quad-core processor.
memory
| 0 GB | 16 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.
Performance Real world tests of ASUS G75 Series G75VW-NS72 vs ASUS G74 Series G74SX
3DMark06 CPU
G74 Series G74SX by Braden1996 (Aug, 2011)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.
cinebench r10 32Bit
G74 Series G74SX by John-Malachowski--Imafoolru12 (Apr, 2012)~. 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.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the G74 Series G74SX
| Has a memory card reader | SD, SDHC, microSD | vs | None |
|---|---|---|---|
| Read and write data from a camera or phone memory card | |||
| Much faster turbo speed | 3.6 GHz (Intel Core i7 3720QM) | vs | 2.9 GHz (Intel Core i7 2630QM) |
| More than 20% faster turbo speed; gain a temporary speed boost for computation-intensive applications | |||
| Significantly faster processor | 2.6 GHz (Intel Core i7 3720QM) | vs | 2 GHz (Intel Core i7 2630QM) |
| More than 30% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Significantly more RAM | 16 GB | vs | 12 GB |
| More than 30% more RAM; run more applications and have more browser tabs open without slowing down the system | |||
| Significantly better CPU benchmark score | 67.02 | vs | 50.09 |
| More than 30% better benchmark score; the CPU performs better in various benchmark tests and will likely perform better in real-world applications | |||
| Faster RAM | DDR3-1600 | vs | DDR3-1333 |
| More than 20% faster RAM; data is transferred to/from RAM more quickly | |||
| Many more USB ports | 4 | vs | 1 |
| 3 more USB ports | |||
| Significantly better cinebench r10 32Bit | 18,326.3 (Intel Core i7 3720QM) | vs | 13,680.9 (Intel Core i7 2630QM) |
| More than 30% better cinebench r10 32Bit | |||
Advantages compared to the G75 Series G75VW-NS72
| More storage capacity | 500 GB | vs | 256 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Around 2x more storage capacity | |||
Reviews Word on the street
ASUS G75 Series G75VW-NS72 | ASUS G74 Series G74SX |
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Alienware M Series M18x Largest amount of storage capacity |
 | 6 | HP ENVY 17 5-way tie: Has a Blu-Ray reader |
 | 7 | ASUS G73 Series G73Jw 5-way tie: Has a Blu-Ray reader |
