Asus launches new Asus G73JH series, the Asus G73JH-TZ012V. This notebook is a designed for gamers and multimedia oriented 17.3-inch format under Intel Calpella platform which price less than 1,700 euros, a Core i7-720QM, a Radeon Mobility HD5870, a Blu Ray as well as a storage space 1000 GB
Asus G73JH-TZ012V gamer notebook has the facial recognition system via webcam SmartLogon, mini-light system, Express Gate for quick access to the Internet as well as eXtreme Power4Gear that adjusts the processor frequency depending on usage (4 modes available) and allows as appropriate to extend the battery life by 20% to 25%.
Asus G73JH-TZ012V
Unlike many laptops gamers oriented, this model displays a sleek design and a matte black finish, both outside and inside. Its aggressive lines recall, however, its target and its membership of the Republic of Gamer line with an enhanced sense of power by large air vents present on the back, very useful to remove heat from the processor but also the graphics card dedicated.
The display is advanced to the keyboard, the latter have flat keys backlit and well spaced from each other. Offset to the left, the touchpad has a button bar, the LED activation is present below the front edge. The host side connection with the left Ethernet ports, USB (x1), optical drive, another USB and audio ports, and the right power connector, VGA, HDMI, USB 2 others and the card reader.
The Asus-G73JH TZ012V is a high-end laptop performance, gamer targeting and has a media approach. This is manifested by the presence of Blu-Ray to enjoy high definition media. Although for the time sheets on the Net (unofficial) of this model refer to a resolution of 1600 × 900, it is likely that in fact the screen has a 16:9 full HD resolution. If so, the players will certainly be delighted fans as High Definition.
The media approach continues with the Intel Core i7-720QM, CPU performance in almost all situations that reveals its full potential in applications taking advantage of multi-heart like the latest iterations of Adobe Photoshop and Premiere.
In addition to beautiful full HD resolution – if confirmed – players will be delighted to find the integrated graphics card’s most powerful mobile time, the Radeon Mobility HD5870. In other words, it will be possible to play the tracks most intensive 3D time without having to do (too) many concessions to the level of detail and resolution.
The amount of RAM onboard 8GB is important and fully operated by 64-bit Windows 7. It is mainly useful in multimedia. The storage space it is composed of two 500GB hard drives with a nice total capacity of 1000 GB (1TB). In contrast, little doubt concerning their rotational speed that is logically 7,200 rpm.
Asus G73JH-TZ012V
| Screen | 17.3″ (inch) WXGA + or WUXGA LED BackLight Colorshine (1600 × 900 or 1920 × 1080) |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-720QM (1.6 GHz) |
| RAM Installed (Max) | 8GB DDR3 1066 MHz (8 GB max), 2 slots |
| Storage Space | 2 SATA 500 GB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm |
| Graphics | ATI Radeon Mobility HD5870 1GB GDDR5 dedicated |
| Optical Drive | DVD Combo Drive Blu-Ray/Graveur |
| Audio System | 2 speakers Altec-Lansing with subwoofer |
| Webcam | 2.0 megapixels |
| Network | Wi-Fi b / g / n + Gigabit Ethernet |
| Bluetooth |
Yes |
| Card Reader | 8 in 1 |
| Output (s) video | HDMI, VGA |
| Fingerprint Reader | Non |
| Input (s) / Output (s) | S / PDIF, Headphone, Microphone |
| ExpressCard | Non |
| Firewire | Non |
| USB | 4 USB 2.0 |
| Operating System | 7 Windows Home Premium 64-bit |
| Battery | Li-Ion 8-cell, 5600 mAh, a priori |
| Autonomy announced | - |
| Dimensions (mm) | 415 x 320 x 19-22 |
| Weight | 3.4 Kg |
| Warranty | 1 year |
| Other | Keypad |
Finnaly as for connectivity of Asus G73JH-TZ012V, it is the black point of this model (if the Full HD disks at 7200 rpm to confirm). She is correct, but no more, and we deeply regret the absence of e-SATA ports, Firewire and ExpressCard. And there still remains unknown about the presence or absence of a Bluetooth module, which is still likely.
