Pros
- Excellent touchpad and comfortable wrist rest
- Simple, elegant design
Cons
- Not enough ports
- Review model had faulty LED backlight
At A Glance
The Asus G74SX is huge, but its elegant design and excellent performance may be worth the lack of mobility.
Manufacturer’s Description
The world of portable gaming has a new reigning king. The Republic of Gamers G74SX-XA1 is a performance notebook that imposes its will with the combined power of a second generation Intel Core i7-2630QM CPU and NVIDIA GTX 560M GPU with 3GB of GDDR5 VRAM. A score of P2008 in 3DMark11 and P9180 in 3DMark Vantage takes over the reins as the fastest notebook in the land. Support for DirectX 11 ensures that you'll not only have the fastest rig in town, but also the ability to play games as they were meant to be seen for a long time.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | G74SXXA1 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core i7 |
| Processor speed | 2000.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 6.0 KB |
| Processor count | 4 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 16000.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1333.0 MHz |
| Memory max | 16.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display size | 17.3 inches |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Storage | |
| Drives included | 2.0 |
| Drive size | 910.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed | 7200 RPM |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| Available Interfaces | Bluetooth |
| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n/b/g |
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| Dimensions | |
| Width | 16.5 inches |
| Depth | 12.7 inches |
| Height | 2.4 inches |
| Weight with Accessories | 11.9 pounds |
| Weight | 9.9 pounds |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Storage Media | |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| Included Software | |
| Included Software | CyberLink Blu-ray Disc Suite; Roxio CinePlayer |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Other Features | |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 150 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 3:17 (hh:mm) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 244 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 322 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 180 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Idle power usage | 27.5 Watts |
| Sleep power usage | 2.1 Watt hours |
| Off power usage | 1 Watt hours |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 293 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 300 seconds (lower is better) |
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 227 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 189 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 103 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 174 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 6 Multitasking | 294 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 | 198.41 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 | 198.59 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1680 by 1050 | 166.09 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 | 119.36 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 | 118.75 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1680 by 1050 | 118.99 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 97.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 81.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 46.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 123 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 111.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1920x1080 | 76.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 103.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 86.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 48.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 130.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 129.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1920x1080 | 100.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 | 48.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 | 41.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Stalker 2, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 | 32.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
