Specifications / Chassis

CPU	Intel Core i7 720 QM, 1.6 GHz - 2.8 GHz, 6 MByte Cache, 45 nm
Operating System	Windows 7 Ultimate
Chipset	Intel HM55 Express
Memory	DDR3 1066/1333 MHz up to 8 GByte
Display	17.3'' Full HD (1920 x 1080) Glare-Type
Graphics card	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 1.0 GByte GDDR5
Hard drive	Dual SATA up to 1.0 TByte
Optical Drive	DVD Super Multi Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Card Reader	8 in 1 Card Reader SD, MMC, MS, XD, Smart Media, mini SD w/ adapter, MS-Duo
Video Camera	2.0 Mega Pixel web camera
Fax / Modem / WLAN	Integrated 802.11 b/g/n
LED Status Indicator	Power-on / Suspend Battery Charging / Full  / Low Storage device access Capital / Scroll / Number Lock Wireless on status indicator
Connectors	1 x Microphone 1 x Headphone 4 x USB 2.0 1 x RJ45 1 x HDMI
Audio	EAX Advanced HD 4.0 Built in 2.1 Sound
Battery	8 cells, 5200 mAh
Dimensions	420 x 310 x 18.9 - 56.8 mm (W x D x H)
ASUS Utilities	ASUS SmartLogon Asus Power4Gear Hybrid Asus Live Update Asus NB Probe + ASUS Life Frame 3 ASUS Wireless Console Virtual Camera ASUS Splendid ASUS Hotkey ASUS Express Gate Asus Screen Saver Fancy Start eManual AI Recovery
Warranty	2 year 1 year battery pack warranty

Chassis

The G73JH's build quality is on a very high level. Regarding the design ASUS is courageous enough to go its own ways which lead to a notbook that comes with this looks of a recent stealth bomber. Therefore also the surface is covered with a matte, rubbery coating which also leave a very good impression.
Also with the cooling system ASUS did something you wont find in other notebooks. CPU and GPU each have their own heatpipe cooling solution. If you look at the notbook from behind you see two blow holes, behind those there are radial fans which move hot air from CPU and GPU efficiently out of the casing.
Regarding the test sample ASUS provided us with we had temperature issues in Furmark and Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2. In both situations the notebooks GPU overheated (110°C) and died with a black-screen. We hope this problem doesn't anymore occur with the final version of this gaming notebook.

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Page 2 - Preview	Page 6 - Futuremark / Furmark
Page 4 - Specifications / Chassis	Page 7 - Game Benchmarks
Page 4 - Display / Keyboard	Page 8 - Conclusion