Asus is among the very first producers providing a gaming laptop with Ivy Bridge processor and GeForce 600 graphics card. After looking at an amply geared up pre collection design with Nvidia's 3D vision modern technology, a series model with basic FullHD display screen needs to prove itself.
If you fancy the newest gaming laptop from Asus, you'll presently discover four specifically interesting versions in Europe. The most expensive design, the G75VW-91026V, is similar to our very first examination example. The 256 GB SSD and 120 Hz capable (3D ready) non-glare display are selling points.
The G75VW-T1040V under evaluation only showcases a conventional 60-Hz screen without 3D Vision support, yet is 200 Euros (253 USD) more affordable (1800 vs. 2000 Euro)( 2275 vs. 2527 USD). The G75VW-T1115V is an additional 200 Euros less costly. The 1600 Euro (2022 USD) design does not feature a Solid State Drive as well as just a 750 GB HDD (the two designs with SSDs stated over furthermore feature a 1000-GB HDD). We would not advise the least expensive model, the G75VW-T1124V (~ 1500 Euro)( 1896 USD), to players as it just includes the weak GeForce GTX 660M as opposed to the effective GeForce GTX 670M.
All versions are similar when it come to cpu, RAM ability as well as drive. They are all outfitted with an Ivy-Bridge quad-core CPU. Depending upon the lots the Core i7-3610QM clocks in between 2.3 as well as 3.3 GHz. 8 GB DDR3 RAM ought to suffice in the following years. To draw in film fans, there is also a built in Blu-ray Combination Laufwerk that both plays CDs and DVDs and also burns them.
Situation
The good news is the production version does not have the drawbacks we slammed in the pre collection model. Components neatly adjoin each other as well as the drive panel no more comes off. The situation evaluates 4.3 kg (9.5 pounds) as well as we appreciate its special layout, the comfortable rubber surface areas, and the steel key-board base. Compared with other gaming note pads the G75 seems of fairly top quality. The suitable security is an additional and also.
Connectivity
The connectivity is good, however not superb. While the left side houses two USB-3.0 ports, a card visitor and 2 audio jacks, the appropriate side provides two video user interfaces (VGA & HDMI), an RJ-45 Gigabit LAN port, a Thunderbolt/DisplayPort interface and also one more two USB 3.0 ports.
Thunderbolt? Really did not we mention a DisplayPort in the previous evaluation? Asus listing a miniature screen port on their homepage, however the icon (a thunderbolt) remains on the Thunderbolt logo. Asus hinted that the G75/G55 will not showcase Thunderbolt before fall at the Computex (we reported). Anyway, we will certainly review this topic with the supplier.
As this is a production model we can finally examine the scope of shipment. Alike most competitors Asus do not provide a Recovery DVD, but just a driver and device DVD, a tiny customer guide, a service warranty pamphlet and also some cable straps. The Wi-Fi component (Atheros AR9485WB-EG) and also the excessive software installment (bloatware!) weren't touched considering that our last evaluation.
Input Devices
The German key-board holds not a surprises. Much like the English or American version (see evaluation), the local design likewise has an innovative format, which enables fast orientation. Just the mixed Ins/Del secret is rather irritating. The adjustable, white, back-lit key-board is the absolute highlight.
Show
Unlike the more pricey version the display screen of the G75VW-T1040V is not 3D qualified. Asus impressively demonstrate that video games and also films do likewise look good without 3D-Vision assistance (which calls for a 120-Hz display screen).
Also various other gaming notebooks like the MSI GT70 use the 17.3-inch Chi Mei N173HGE display (CMO1720) as a result of its good picture high quality. Though the matte surface looks a little grainy, it is easy to overlook this imperfection because of its "inner" worths.
Processor
The Core i7-3610QM is a quad-core from Intel's current Ivy Bridge generation. The premium CPU is created in 22nm process and homes 1.4 billion transistors, 6 MEGABYTES L3 Cache and also a graphics chip called HD Graphics 4000. As Asus did not execute any type of graphics change, the later stays unfortunately non-active.
If you make use of professional applications, you'll value Hyper Threading, which includes a digital core to each physical core. Therefore, the quad-core could refine 8 threads in parallel.
It's most likely that the graphics card will certainly become obsolete in the following couple of years. The DirectX 11 capable GeForce GTX 670M is not based on Nvidia's new Kepler style (28 nm), however - as is the GeForce 500 collection - still on the old Fermi modern technology (40 nm). The mid-range GT 640M (Acer Aspire M3-581TG) and GT 650M (One M73-2O) currently impressively demonstrated what the brand-new design can. Particularly in regards to energy effectiveness Nvidia has actually enhanced a great deal.
Asus provide a version with 3072 MB GDDR5-VRAM, which includes 336 shaders (CUDA cores), 1950 million transistors and a 192 Bit memory user interface. The core clocks at 620 MHz, and also the memory at 1500 MHz.