Asus G53JW - Intel Core i7

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 7 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

5
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Stylish stealth fighter-like design.
Impressive graphics and 3D performance.
Cool temperatures.

Cons:

Relatively heavy.
Stiff mouse buttons.

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Last revision on February 1, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Stylish stealth fighter-like design
Impressive graphics and 3D performance
Cool temperatures
Blu-ray
USB 3.0

Reviewers Didn't Like

Relatively heavy
Stiff mouse buttons
Display not 1080p
Lackluster audio

Expert reviews and ratings

Pound for pound, this is one of the most powerful mid-sized laptops you can get your filthy mitts on. It does have some design issues but cash rich gamers will love it might forgive lack of...

By T3 Magazine on June 17, 2011

Despite that, the Asus G53JW is still a good laptop. The high quality makes it an easy machine to like, and although you can't watch Blu-ray movies in Full HD on the laptop's screen, you will be able to hook up a TV via the HDMI port. When it...

By 5FWD on May 04, 2011

A 3D notebook that justifies its high price with intense gaming action and plenty of...

By LaptopMag on January 10, 2011

Over the past twelve months we've seen a range of 3D-capable laptops released by some of world's biggest manufacturers. As well as the polarised screen technology of the Acer Aspire 5738DZG, the Nvidia 3D Vision based Toshiba Satellite A665-11Z...

By TechRadar on December 10, 2010

Ultimately, we can link up to the reviewed 3D G53JW version. Asus probably provides one of the currently most attractive gaming notebooks with the device at hand. The design is right, the performance can cope with even new games and notebook's the...

By NotebookCheck on December 04, 2010

The 15.6-inch Asus G53JW-IX162V offers great performance and built-in 3D capability. As such, if you can get past its unique design, this gaming laptop is sure to...

By CNET UK on October 18, 2010

Asus and the Republic of Gamers present the G53JW-3DE, a 15.6-inch gaming laptop sporting an Intel Core i7-740QM quad core processor that can reach 2.93GHz and a 1.5GB Nvidia GTX 460M GPU. In addition to being 3D capable, this mobile gaming rig...

By PC Mag on March 02, 2011

The sin of the ASUS G53JW-3DE is price. Nvidia 3D Vision requires that a laptop have a unique, low-resolution 120Hz display and special glasses that enable the stereoscopic 3D effects. These options don’t come cheap and as a result the price of...

By PCPer on January 26, 2011

The Asus G53JW more or less follows in the footsteps of the success of the bigger G73. When it comes to the case the advantages of the 17 inch model become apparent time and again, and manifest themselves in the attractive design with completely matte...

By NotebookCheck on October 28, 2010