We lift the veil today on the specifications and prices of new notebook Asus Republic of Gamer Asus G73JH under Intel Calpella platform with Radeon Mobility HD5870 Asus unveiled January. A first model Asus G73JH will be launched with an Intel chipset HM55, a Core i5-430M (2.26 GHz), 4 GB of RAM (8GB max), 2 SATA drives of 320 GB, a Radeon Mobility HD5870 1GB GDDR5 dedicated one screen 17.3”WXGA + LED Backlight ColorShine a resolution of 1600 × 900, a 2.0 megapixel webcam with microphone, a DVD burner, card reader 8 in 1, a keypad, 4 High speakers and a subwoofer Altec Lansing Dolby Home Theater, a keypad and connectors Wi-Fi b / g / n, Bluetooth, HDMI, VGA, Headphone, S / PDIF, Microphone, Gigabit Ethernet and USB 2.0 (x4).
Asus G73JH weighs 3.4 Kg, measuring 415 x 320 x 19-22 mm and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit a priori) with an 8-cell battery. Mini-light system based Express Gate Linux is obviously the game. This Asus G73JH is expected in early February from 2010 to 1199 euros.
Asus G73JH
Another Asus G73JH is also planned, it will be this time-it with a Core i7-720QM (1.6 GHz), 8GB of RAM (8GB max), 2 SATA drives 500 Go, a Mobility Radeon HD5870 1GB GDDR5 dedicated one screen 17.3”WXGA + LED Backlight ColorShine a resolution of 1600 × 900, a 2.0 megapixel webcam with microphone and Blu-Ray/graveur DVD combo drive, the rest Although similar to the previous version.
For this model, but note a Bluetooth module and a Full HD resolution would be the game, but nothing is confirmed yet. It is also expected in early February, but at 1,699 euros. On the design side, the Asus G73JH stands not a simple black finish that does not show fingerprints and by a rise of 5 degrees forward with an advanced screen to the keyboard and not onboard at the rear A bit like the latest Dell XPS and Vostro Adamo V13. Its lines are more aggressive and found the back two large ventilation grids that exhaust from the 2 fans on board.
The Chiclet keyboard keys are backlit. The touchpad on the eccentric left has a button bar with below on edge the presence of LED indication. The left side hosts the Ethernet, 2 USB, optical unit and the audio ports and the right side of the VGA, HDMI, USB (2x) and the card reader. There therefore lack – a priori – Firewire ports and e-SATA.
With such configurations, and especially a Radeon Mobility HD5870 onboard, the Asus G73JH should attract those looking for a portable game.
