personally i don't mind about bag and mouse. i mean i want them, but its not a factor for me to decline from buying this pricewise gaming lappy.


sometimes people care more about something small rather, and forgot the bigger picture.

Depends Doc. I have a friend who wants the whole package with the R.O.G accessories. I think its more about being associated with the whole franchise and the company. He thinks its worth it getting the backpack and the R.O.G Mouse. I think its because he see's me with the full Alienware lIneup so he wants the same but from a diff company.

wohoo i pre-ordered and fully paid for mine on 15 jan and only just got it on 14th of this month becos... becos ahhh... rma larh. screen rosak

bought from xotic total rm48xx becos delivered to my usa address, then private shipping to my place (free cos i work for an airline demmit). received mid march, then 2nd day screen rosak de. anyways asus malaysia performed the rma for me so can consider customer service not bad larh.

used it for the last 2 days and loving it. the screen is soooo pretty, my games look so much better.

This post has been edited by kenling: May 16 2010, 12:52 PM

yep, thats why i said personally.

but those bag and mouse are nice actually. more like collective items for me !

Same here but because of the popularity of these things right now, getting the A1 or A2 is much more worth it. Some resellers like Newegg and Amazon has the X models which does not come with the bag and mouse but are priced the same or even more expensive than the A models because they have them in stock previously. (not forgetting the X models has less HDD ).

That being said, I am loving the bag and mouse The bag is spacious and comfortable . . even though I would have preferred an extra compartment and better inside padding heh. The mouse is also nice and it complement the laptop pretty well especially in the dark lolz.

My only "complains" so far are the chiclet keyboards. Those really suck I find myself mis-typing very often on the G73JH . . . and might just hook up an extrenal keyboard heh.

This post has been edited by tek: May 16 2010, 12:57 PM

Just curious.. Is the customer service in Malaysia better than US? How long does it take to get your laptop back? Did they give you a replacement or just fix the screen? Am very interested in knowing how's ASUS customer service in Malaysia since read so many bad experiences of RMA in US. Hopefully we can get better CS.

i did the rma here in malaysia becos my "free" shipping takes a lot of coordination so it was not worth sending back to usa. it took exactly 1 month for the repair becos they have no spares here for a model that's not avail in malaysia. they replaced my screen.

Seems like this is a common issue. Some G73 owners said they'll mistype a lot when they are fast typing and G73 have a bad space bar response too. Is that true? Wonder how fast do you have to type to get errors. Cos I consider myself not a fast typing person, normally typing speed around 50-55wpm. Hopefully won't have that issues. Haha..

ok that.is.badd...

i hope Malaysia already have all the spare part needed for this laptop..

so far i don't have too much problems with the keyboard except for the placement of some keys which are diff from my old laptop... just needs some getting used to i thinks.

Like you Hat, and Mousepad and leather Manual, sticker and box ? Not forgetting you like to collect stuff like that Human Skull on your desk. Is it real? Got name?

Sorry OT....

You know it when you get a GAMING RIG its hardly gonna be used for something else, unless of course you bought it knowing it will be your work and play station...

I didn't know A1 and A2 cheaper than the X ones.... All because of stock. Maybe its just a matter of time, and we'll see more and more here....

I think its really hard to have spare parts ready when its not even selling in Malaysia. I would think that there's only small amount of people owning this laptop in Malaysia atm.

I was at Midvalley yesterday and there were countless Tech booths and camera and notebooks booths due to the DCIM Fair this weekend. I saw a BIG ASUS Booth at centrecourt but only 1 ASUS R.O.G Notebook. The G51XXX ....I was like SIGH.... Why? Why only this? As long as the international warranty works, G73 Owners can rest in peace. But maybe you guys who already own this can update us here on the ease or difficulties of getting service.....

any owners here tried overclocking yet?

julchin: for me, the asus people were very nice and service was quite good. I don't blame them for the long rma time becos the model is not avail here.

This post has been edited by kenling: May 16 2010, 01:12 PM

That is true. As long as the people has good manners and know what they are doing. That's the most important thing.

aha yup. when i think about it for second time, it is quite important. but as collective item, not for use

my skull do not have name and i love to keep it that way.

i heard your model have some problem with heatsink or somethin. better check twice or more before OCing

yep. thats kind of you very understanding. well some people like to push things around, just to satisfy their need without thinking about others condition...

The 5870 has great overclocking abilities. You can hit hit 10k vantage scores on that. But will need lotsa tweaking if you're on a 720QM CPU. I've seen somehit hit almost 11k (10,9xx) on 3dmarks Vantage with a 920XM + 5870 oc'ed combo. But beware!!! TEMPERATURE!!! i'm gonna on my air-con and cooler before I bench.....

i'm sure those higher scores are with a 920 proc. i have a 720 and it hits 87 degrees with prime 95 without any oc!

If 50-55wpm should be ok kua lolz. Mine is 80-85wpm.

Yea . . but keyboards are an essential item for a PC or a Notebook regardless if its a work station or a gaming rig. If going by what you say, then gaming rigs shouldn't come with keyboards but gamepads and joysticks instead lol. ( I know many wouldn't mind this lolz)

I meant with regards to typing actually. Thats why I used the word 'Hardly' and not 'Never'...