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• 1 Findlay

  If you are like any other users browsing through laptops to purchase,
  Asus G51J-A1 seemed attractive due to its beast Spec, and reasonable price.
  But you WILL be dissappointed.

  I had purchased this laptop and I found that I really regretted my decision.
  It’s pointless to buy a gaming laptop that BSOD’d very frequently when playing games.

  Some users might have not experienced it as often, or even at all,
  They might be wondering whether they were the lucky ones for not getting BSOD.

  but it’s not a question of IF it will BSOD
  it’s a question of WHEN

  [...]

  do NOT buy this laptop.

• 2 Doherty

  NOTE:This is for the Intel Core 2 Duo model. Not the I7.

  I really loved this computer, i say loved because i just didnt think it was necessary for me, since i already have a PS3, 360, and a gaming Desktop, so yes it was a bit overkill. But i’m glad i tried it out just the same. I got this laptop right after the release of the windows 7 models, also i had a friend who had the old Asus G51 i believe, with the Nvidia 9800GTM, with 512mb of memory. This one comes with the Nvidia Geforce 260M, which isnt quite as powerful as the desktop models, but holds its own for a laptop. I actually have an ATI 4850 1mb that beats this card quite a bit, and can play pretty much anything at 1920 x 1080, but thats neither here nor there. Being able to play pretty much any game thats on Xbox on this laptop is a very cool way to do things, especially if you travel and want to whip out, Call of Duty MW 1 or 2, Dead Space, Devil May Cry 4, Borderlands, or even something old like Doom 3 or SIMs 2, whatever your pleasure. So bascially yes this is a portable Xbox 360, and plays much the same, resolution wise, etc. The speakers leave something to be desired, but if you go down to your icons next to the clock you’ll see the real tek red speaker. Click on it, go to the menu underneath where it says sound effects, you’ll get many options like Club, Rock, Classic, etc. Choose live, and the volume will shoot up drastically, the only time you should uncheck it, is when watching a movie, not sure why this is, but it works. The native resolution is low, but even the G72 is still only 1600 x 900, and not full 1080p, but most laptops aren’t considering the punishment the smaller screens will take with this high resolution. You really shouldnt start getting into the 1080p area until about 24inches or so. Besides if you look on Xbox live and see the demos, it tells you exactly which games have what resolution. Well sadly, very very very few have it, and most are 720, or 1080i. The only draw back i’ve seen or heard are two things, what i’ve heard is the wireless drops quite frequently and even on all the Asus models it may do the same. Thats the biggest issue i’ve heard about ASUS in general. While i didnt have a problem in this area, what i did notice is when copying movies, the max speed you can get with the software your given is 4x, this i thought is totally unacceptable. Next to my girlfriends cheap Toshiba(which i gave her) it was really really slow at burning. Converting is fast and a breeze, and why the drive slows when copying or burning, i have no idea. Thats why i decided to move up to the G72 which was a beast in itself, but just to much money for me to blow. After using it for a few days i decided i didnt need it, but compared to its little brother, the burning was fine, speakers where much better, the resolution was well, about the same, but had 6 gigs of RAM to make up for the slower 5400rpm hard drive. So all in all they are about on the same level, and if you check with this model the calculations per second and the Pentium Core 2 Duo of 2.13ghz actually gets 5 stars, as compared to the G72 getting 4 on the intel sticker. Best buy now has this model(not the I7 which i imagine is sweet) for 899, i would definitely get one while they last. So if you want a great computer for all around, and its not to big, get this lil bad boy, or just up and get the big brother, they are really about the same.

  Also something else to note is i really liked the rubbery texture to rest your hand on as opposed to the high glossy blue that comes on the G72. This one shows prints much less and can easily be removed. Another thing is don’t always rely on the Windows Rating Index, this computer shows the same as the G72 pretty much in every area, which i don’t see how its possible considering the bigger model has a 2.53ghz duo core processor. Strange. And least but not least, do not i repeat do not but your PC games anymore at Gamestop(which is stopping anyways) or Best Buy. Go and download them from either GamersGate or Direct to Drive dr2d(my personal fav) and you’ll find anything you want DRM free. No kidding, the DRM is removed and there are no discs and you can re-download anytime you like. Also i’ve heard went Infinity Ward gets up off its rear and finally fixes all the flaws with the pc version of COD MW2 they are aiming for these sites to be the first with the fixed versions. So definitely take the warning, stay away from discs, download digital.

• 3 Battle

  This might be late but it’s only because 3/4 of the owners of this machine have been trying to fix the problem it has.

  This notebook WILL crash (Blue screen of Death) during game play. If you don’t believe me please search the net for (G51J BSOD) and see what you get, basically the first hit is for a forum of us trying to solve the issue.
  Asus has been quiet ever since people started reporting the problem. Also please keep in mind, that this model has been OFFICIALLY LISTED AS DISCONTINUED BY THE MANUFACTURE, the last time Asus had an issue with one of their Notebooks (W90) they discontinued that model and left the ones that already purchased that notebook in the dark. The same thing looks like it’s going to happen again.

  Readers understand this is not a single, random, or limited to me only event. Not only will you find countless people online with the same problem, but my best friend has the same notebook and has the same problem as well.

  Again PLEASE don’t buy this notebook!

  I had to give one star because I can’t give none

• 4 Ingram

  This machine will BSOD on you.. It’s not just when playing games either. I use it for business purposes and get a BSOD at least once a day. There is no known fix at this point. Do not buy this machine!

• 5 Caldera

  Combined with a Logitech V450 Nano wireless mouse (not included), this laptop meets my lofty criteria for a computer in every way except that it is just not quite able to fit into my Lowepro SlingShot 350 AW. It’s a pity, but at least it comes with it’s own nifty laptop backpack, which I did not expect and was a great bonus. I feel that having the 1920×1080 screen, Core i7 processor, and 260M graphics card was more than worth the trade in size. This thing delivers desktop performance with a Windows Experience rating of 5.9, 64-bit Windows 7, and 4GB of RAM.

  Other things to love about this laptop versus your typical laptop…

  You get a dedicated keypad, just like with a full-size keyboard, which to me is fantastic.

  The keyboard itself has a great feel that is about as close to a standard keyboard in both size, feel, and response as I have ever seen and experienced with a laptop. The keys are flat and have a nice matte texture. I have been to the stores and seen those glossy keyboards … I wanted to stay far away from those.

  The touchpad also works just fine. The slider area for scrolling works great, and for a nice touch (haha) it is set so that if you take your finger off it while in motion, it continues the motion, scrolling to the end of the page (top or bottom) or until you tap the pad to stop. If you ever experienced dragging your finger repeatedly over and over to try and scroll through a long document or page, this cuts all that effort down to a single flick and maybe a tap to stop mid-way.

  There are four USB ports (2 per side), which feels generous.

  It is styled as a gaming laptop, so it might draw some attention for the fancy logo and running lights…

  For a laptop of this size, spec, and price point, I think you’d be hard pressed to find anything better.

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