Asus G51J 3D Laptop review
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Verdict
The 3D effect is better than ever, but building it into a 15.6in laptop creates more than a few issues
Review Date: 19 Mar 2010
Reviewed By: David Bayon
Price when reviewed: £1,362 (£1,600 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
| Details | |
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| Part Code | G51J-IX098V |
| Review Date | 19 Mar 2010 |
| Price ex VAT | £1,362 |
| Price inc VAT | £1,600 |
| Overall rating |
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| Features & Design |
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| Performance |
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| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty | 2yr collect and return |
| Physical specifications | |
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| Dimensions | 375 x 265 x 41mm (WDH) |
| Processor and memory | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i7-720QM |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel PM55 |
| RAM capacity | 4.00GB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| SODIMM sockets free | 0 |
| SODIMM sockets total | 2 |
| Screen and video | |
|---|---|
| Screen size | 15.6in |
| Resolution screen horizontal | 1,366 |
| Resolution screen vertical | 768 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 |
| Graphics chipset | Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M |
| Graphics card RAM | 1.00GB |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 1 |
| HDMI outputs | 1 |
| S-Video outputs | 0 |
| DVI-I outputs | 0 |
| DVI-D outputs | 0 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 0 |
| Drives | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 412GB |
| Spindle speed | 7,200RPM |
| Internal disk interface | SATA/300 |
| Hard disk | Seagate Momentus 7200.4 |
| Optical disc technology | Blu-ray reader |
| Optical drive | HL-DT-ST BDDVDRW CT21N |
| Replacement battery price inc VAT | £0 |
| Networking | |
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| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| 802.11a support |
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| 802.11b support |
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| 802.11g support |
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| 802.11 draft-n support |
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| Integrated 3G adapter |
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| Bluetooth support |
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| Other Features | |
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| Wireless hardware on/off switch |
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| Wireless key-combination switch |
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| Modem |
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| ExpressCard34 slots | 0 |
| ExpressCard54 slots | 1 |
| PC Card slots | 0 |
| USB ports (downstream) | 4 |
| FireWire ports | 1 |
| eSATA ports | 1 |
| PS/2 mouse port |
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| 9-pin serial ports | 0 |
| Parallel ports | 0 |
| Optical S/PDIF audio output ports | 1 |
| Electrical S/PDIF audio ports | 0 |
| 3.5mm audio jacks | 2 |
| SD card reader |
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| Memory Stick reader |
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| MMC (multimedia card) reader |
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| Smart Media reader |
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| Compact Flash reader |
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| xD-card reader |
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| Pointing device type | Touchpad |
| Audio chipset | Realtek HD Audio |
| Speaker location | Above keyboard |
| Hardware volume control? |
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| Integrated microphone? |
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| Integrated webcam? |
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| Camera megapixel rating | 2.0mp |
| TPM |
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| Fingerprint reader |
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| Smartcard reader |
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| Carry case |
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| Operating system and software | |
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| Operating system | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit |
| OS family | Windows 7 |
| Recovery method | Recovery partition, burn own recovery discs |
| Battery and performance tests | |
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| Battery life, light use | 2hr 15min |
| Overall application benchmark score | 1.56 |
| Office application benchmark score | 1.32 |
| 2D graphics application benchmark score | 1.81 |
| Encoding application benchmark score | 1.42 |
| Multitasking application benchmark score | 1.70 |
| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | 92fps |
| 3D performance setting | Low |
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ASUS clearly the inventor of PC market
ASUS becoming the leader in innovation and quality in PC market (not only inventing netbooks but they clearly lead the way from mainboards to laptops). That means I am becoming a true ASUS fanboy!
By HopeLESS on 19 Mar 2010 
Glasses?
So what if you are one of the huge number of people who wear glasses already? Presumably this laptop becomes unusable?
By cpicking on 20 Mar 2010
Actually, I tried the glasses on top of my glasses - and it was really ok - though my glasses are small and round, and the experience was 3D :) though I tried it with the Acer model not this one.
By nicomo on 21 Mar 2010
headaches?
I love the idea of 3d gaming (believe me I need the relaxation) and after HD it would be the next big tech progression. That said the tech you need to play it will have to drop in price a fair bit before I'd shell out for it but actually seeing 3D capable computers does excite me. I do have worries over the health concerns. I am no expert but have heard that there is an increased risk of headaches with use of the 3D glasses required. As someone who suffers headaches already, this concerns me greatly.
By stormN on 22 Mar 2010
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