Asus G74SX-BBK7 Review Price and Bottom Line

Asus G74SX-BBK7 is belong to Asus Republic of Gamers laptop series which offers impressive gaming performance. Asus G74SX-BBK7 powered by Intel Core i7-2630QM processor bolstered with Nvidia GeForce GTX 560M (2GB) graphics chip will play all high-end games (at the medium settings). This Asus G74SX-BBK7 gaming laptop fits more for gamers at value buyer. Asus G74SX-BBK7 price is offered only at $1,199 (list at Best Buy). By additioanl features like WiMAX, this laptop need to be considered. Asus G74SX-BBK7 performace is lack behind the legendary gaming laptop, Alienware M17X (Sandy Bridge) which price is at $2,254 (direct). But for many consumer, $1,055 differences are so mean.

Asus G74SX-BBK7 Review Performance, Design, and Features 

Asus G74SX-BBK7 system is supported by a 2GHz Intel Core i7-2630QM processor that paired with 8GB of RAM. In PCMark 7 benchmark test, Asus G74SX-BBK7 scored 2,569 points. Meanwhile on Cinebench R11.5 image filter multimedia tests, it resulted at 5 minutes and 3 seconds, while in Photoshop CS5 at 3 minutes 59 seconds. For graphical performace, Asus G74SX-BBK7 equipped with Nvidia GeForce GTX 560M (2GB) graphics chip. Asus G74SX-BBK7 played Crysis DirectX 10 at 82.6fps (Medium setting) and 12.7fps (Very High setting). Meanwhile on Lost Planet 2, it played at 67.2fps on Medium and 28fps on High. Talking about battery performance, Asus G74SX-BBK7 comes with 8-cell 74Wh battery that can run up to 1 hour 57 minutes, based on MobileMark 2007 test.

Asus G74SX-BBK7 display is 17.3-inch large screen with 1,600 by 900 (720p HD) resolution. Asus G74SX-BBK7 incapability to reach 1080p HD resolution can be said as a con. Asus G74SX-BBK7 come with all black design and 2.4-inch thick. Although it may look unstylish for casual consumer, but it has powerful internal components. Full-sized chiclet backlit keyboard and soft rubberized texture mouse offers great typing experience. Those keyboard and mouse then fits for gaming. Considering of its size, Asus G74SX-BBK7 weighs at 9.7 pounds. It surely is not a lightweight, but still make possible for occasionally travel.

For its storage, Asus G74SX-BBK7 is supported by extra spacious hard drive. It comes with not one, but two 500GB 7,200rpm hard drives. While for optical drive, it equipped with built in Supermulti-DVD RW (not a BluRay). Ports and features available are: 3 USB 2.0 ports, a USB 3.0 port, multi-in-one card reader (MMC/SD/MS/Pro), audio jacks, and VGA. While for network & communication, Asus G74SX-BBK7 are supported by: WiMAX (a 4G wireless connectivity option), Wi-Fi 802.11n and Ethernet jack.

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