Customer Reviews

ASUS Republic of Gamers G74SX-DH71 Full HD 17.3-Inch Gaming Laptop (Black)

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

If you're a gamer and you refuse to drop a bundle of money on overrated Alienware rigs, this is what you should aim for. The power on this machine is simply phenomenal! With the hardware it currently possesses, it's enough to run any game on the market at the highest level of detail.

Pros: Lightning fast, lightweight for a gaming laptop, more bang for buck, runs cool and stays silent, beautifully designed, includes nice bag and gaming laser mouse with purchase.

Cons: Touchpad is a little sketchy (I'm sure if you're gaming, you'll either used the included gaming laser mouse or use your own), shell can scratch very easily.

The good:
12 gb of ram
bluray drive
17.3" screen that looks bigger
intel second gen i7
usb 3.0

The bad:
it comes with the nvidia 560gtx instead of the 570 or the newer 580
its no light weight. you don't want to carry this around all day.

if you are like me and go to lan partys then you will enjoy not having to drag around a case, monitor, keyboard, etc....
i put in 16 gb of ram and it was easy there is one big cover on the bottom with a screw that gives you access to the ram and hd's.
the next thing i will do when i can afford it is put in a ssd drive
my windows 7 experience index on this system is
Processor: 7.5
Memory: 7.9
Graphics: 7.2
Gaming graphics: 7.2
Hard Drive: 5.9

what sort of disappoints me about the numbers is i have a older laptop with a 460gtx that gets the same numbers (graphics).
so must be a setting or something slowing it up.
the hard drive speed will get better when i put in a ssd or if i can figure out if i can raid 0 the drives.

when i got this system it was between the MSI that has the gtx570 and this one.
i heard the MSI has a better warranty but don't matter if you can't get a hold of them, and that has been my experience with MSI.
i had bought 2 motherboards in the past for systems and needed tech support for both. one had to flash the bios because the with out it the board would not recognize the cpu. the second contact was a bad mobo. both times could not get a response from MSI.

the one thing i cant understand why laptop makers still do it is put in vga connectors i would much rather have 2 hdmi ports on the system.

but over all i am pleased with this system and would recommend it to anyone, with or with out the changes.

Overall Summery:
Great system
Some areas of improvement
Not meant to be carried around much.

Who should get this system?
Gamer's

it runs
battlefield 3 great
crysis no problem
skyrim with ease
cod wm3 great
wow lol ya i play it runs great

this does out perform some of my friends gaming desktops

I don't know how I could have gotten a better laptop even if I had spent more money.

Graphics: Awesome
Screen/Video: Awesome
Keyboard: Excellent (takes some getting used to)
Fan Exhaust: Excellent (blows out the back not down)
Mouse: Excellent
Startup: Excellent

I am extremely pleased this computer. The screen is huge and the processing power is perfect. I play Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim with maximized graphics. I'm unsure of the FPS because I've never felt the need to check. It plays so smooth. I do restart the computer after about 6 hours of playing. I did have one issue with the cursor twitching but the restart fixed it.

Startup is very fast. Windows 7 takes about 30 seconds from hitting the power button to having all startup programs finished.

Keyboard is excellent. The keys need to be pushed slightly harder than I'm used to but that may be due to my hand position. The mouse that comes with it is responsive and I have no complaints. I really like the fan exhaust design. The heat blows out the back of the laptop not the bottom. The styling is cool and I also like the rubberized finish. As stated in other reviews, it does not smudge easily like glossy laptops. Although it does smudge but I haven't tried to clean it yet, I'm sure a damp towel will take care of it.

I travel with it a lot and the backpack that came with it is great. It is a brick to carry around if you worry about that sort of thing.

The touch pad was very sensitive but I just turned it off when a mouse is plugged in. I have not tried the Wifi yet. I haven't tried the BlueRay player yet.

This computer is AMAZING! As a girl aesthetics matter even if they shouldn't and I have to say this is a gorgeous computer, I call it my Transformer pc haha. I am a big gamer and I really wanted a computer that could handle 55 fps or more at 1080p and this computer does it! Also I am a graphic designer so I use the adobe software to create my products. I learned my adobe trade on a mac and I was a little worried that I wouldn't like how it carried over to pc or that the computer would lag. I have to say, after effects runs faster on here than the imac I have at work (if you set it up to render that way). I know that at times it might seem like core i7 might be overkill but in the long run there is a big difference in the speed of the i5 and this one. I personally would never use the 3d aspect because I do not own a 3d tv but i've heard some friends of mine say that this computer does a good job with that too. Overall the speakers are very good. This was my first really big purchase on amazon and I was a little weary on rather or not I could trust it to get here in one piece if you will. Not only was I highly impressed with the amount of packing in the asus box but there were two amazon boxes around it. I will NEVER doubt amazon again on that. It comes with a very nice backpack that is bigenough to carry the laptop, that brick of a charger, a two inch binder, turtle beach headset, wacom tablet, mouse, and my kindle. It also comes with a fairly nice gaming mouse. It is wired and there is a spot on top that you change the DPI. It is not specified anywhere what that is but the highest speed is so fast i have to cut it down a couple.

Pros:
- hard drive 1500g (double the most expensive alienware laptop)
- graphics card 3g
- screen resolution 1080p
- screen size 17.3 in
- backlit keys (like a mac)
- CHIC LET KEYS! (this makes typing and gaming life so much easier)
- The 2 giant fans in the back (I was afraid mostly that it would be very loud but it actually quieter than my previous hp, also it never gets warm underneath)
- It is 64 bit (there is a special adobe photoshop CS5.5 which runs very very smooth on here)

Cons:
- Weight (now given that is is a monster it does not seem so heavy unless you have to carry it all the time. At university it is kind of a hassle but the included backpack does a good job distributing the weight)
- the charger (it is about the size of the xbox power block, now i knew it would be big and it doesnt really seem all that big until you put it next to your old charger)
- The driver is missing for the webcam (someone said that it is broke, its not you just need to download the driver)

Here is a list of games I have ran on here as of today that work flawlessly:
- Left 4 Dead (game wasn't made in 1080p but the highest res looks great)
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Dungeon Defenders (SO PRETTY)
- Mass Effect
- Mass Effect 2
- Bioshock
- Portal
- Portal 2
- Oblivion
- Skyrim

Overall this is by far the best computer i have ever had, it runs so smooth and i have never had it lag or freeze up on a program. Defiantly worth the small fortune it cost. I highly recommend this computer over any of the other g74s series and a mac/alienware. It's cheaper that the competitor and asus has great customer service. Also it comes with a card you send in and you get a year accidental damage free (ie spills, drops, surges ect.)I will probably post pictures of the mouse and backpack. Good Luck and if you decide to treat yourself to this beaut enjoy!

I bought this laptop for Christmas and it is one of the best laptops I have ever owned.

Pros
Blu ray reader
tons o' RAM
great graphics(could be better)
stellar preformance

Cons
weight

Comments
I noticed before buying that most people didn't like the track pad because it was too sensitive, well I haven't had any problems at all with the ultra-sensitivity.
However for gaming, a mouse is best bet. This computer is also ultra silent, didn't even know if it turned or not until the screen lit up, keyboard lights are also a plus.
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.

I bought this computer to play Star Wars Old Republic. And it does extrememly well. It plays the game on highest settings. Looks great, sounds great. However on Witcher 2 I had to put the game on Low to be able to play at a decent frame rate. Maybe if it had option of using GTX570 or 590 GPU instead it could be higher on that game. Nonetheless it looks great. It stays cool. Im happy with my purchase. I purchased the 3D version and I have to say the 3D is really good. Better than my PS3 for games. I would highly recommend. I considered alienware but I have read some negative comments and I dont want to deal with Dell for any problems.

I was a bit taken back by how BIG this "laptop" really is, but it has handled everything I've thrown at it. From playing Diablo III Beta on full settings to opening up large PSD's in photoshop (while multitasking with other programs), it's handled it greatly. Only thing I changed was adding in one more stick of ram to put it at 16 total. The access panel to the HDD/Ram area is super simple. Just unscrew with a coin, and boom, instant access. One of the better notebook keyboards I've used in awhile too.

Very good laptop at a good price. One note, I found the LED/LCD display to be an issue. When set at maximum brightness the display is too bright to look at for long in low lighting situations without a headache starting. You can lower the brightness, however the built-in brightness controls work by dimming the LEDs behind the LCD by turning them rapidly on and off. This is very similar to fluorescent lighting and seems to cause flicker induced eye strain in a segment of the population including myself. I found best solution was to leave LED brightness at maximum and use software controls on the laptop drivers to lower the LCD brightness by adjusting the gamma, contrast and brightness settings. Eye strain and glare stopped. I also disabled the trackpad since it only gets in the way when typing. Other than that, perfect gaming laptop.

Got this laptop a few days ago. I am amazed at how snappy this computer is. I have a desktop I built a year ago and this laptop runs circles around it. I have to admit I did have a problem with the touchpad but after a little tinkering with options I have fixed it. (FYI for other users: I had it set to disable the touchpad when a mouse was connected, this actually caused problems now i just manually shut it off when plugging in the mouse and touchpad fixed). Other then that the computer is a complete 5 star! It has everything, runs my games great and even at full power the laptop is super quiet. It came with a decent DPI mouse and even a nice laptop backpack for travel.

In a nutshell... I have owned this now for 9 months and can give a fair amount of review information on it:
-battery power lasts about 1 hour if you are nice to it
-the vents in front of unit help cool the unit down as it can get warm
-I upgraded ram to 16 gig and put a SSDD as a primary drive in it.
-the blue ray works pretty good no complaints.
-getting down and dirty- I play SWTOR maxed out on this and have had no problem with the video or audio...its looks good and not frame skips or anything.
-the keyboard is back lit and is a plus
-upgrading is easy and it back covers come off fine.
-I looked around alot at different gaming laptops and took a chance on this one...its not a maserati but more like a corvette and has some quirks... but overall is a good system and I am happy with it (and I am pretty picky too.)
Cheers!