According to NBR, Asus SB R.O.G notebook (Asus G73SW) is coming soon.
Link: http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus-gamin...oming-soon.html

OMG.........finally had released the news on Asus G-series with SB version
i had some feel of regret now 

when you all know the SB news ady?...since octorber or November?

Let the waiting begins! I cancelled my G53 from xoticpc

AMD says that PowerTune is a silicon-level feature enabled by counters placed throughout the GPU. It works in real-time without relying on driver or application support. It’s programmable, too, so you can expect it to make a reappearance when Cayman is turned into a mobile part called Blackcomb.

speedfan

ok, i checked with HWmonitor, i get 55C for GPU and 65-67C for CPU

that's still significantly higher than cheese who has 45-50 for CPU
i7 not that hot right? =\

DoubleU, looks like yours is opposite from me.

Maybe they did changed the design.

im hoping the new sb G series will come with the newer gc instead of the usual 460m

The AMD Radeon HD 6570M (or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6570) is a renamed version of the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730, 5750, or 5770 with support for GDDR5

so is the 5870m is still the best gc as of now ?

yea, cause now got the m17x sandy bridge the review... 20k with the 6970m...

any idea when ?
afaik dell is announcing their new lineup around jan 17th

Hello, I don't have an ASUS G-series laptop, but I do have an almost 2-year old ASUS laptop. I was wondering if I can bring my laptop to the service centre to service. (clean fans/check stuff etc) The fan had been noisy lately and my DVD player is making weird noises. My laptop is still under warranty, does it mean the service will be free?

Does anybody have any experience with this?

ASUS G53SW-HD-SX020V i7-2630QM 2GHz, 6GB, 500GB SSH, 15.6" HD LED, BLU-RAY, WIN 7 HOME PREMIUM 64B

PROCESSOR : Intel® Core i7 2630QM 2Ghz (Turbo 2.9G)/6M
CHIPSET : Intel® HM65
RAM : 6GB DDR3-1333 (4 DIMM Max 16GB)
STORAGE : 500GB 7200rpm SSH = SSD Hybrid
OPTICAL : Bluray Combo
DISPLAY : 15.6" LED HD (1366 x 768 ) ZBD
GRAPHICS : 1.5GB DDR5 NVIDIA® GTX 460M
CAMERA : 2.0M
AUDIO : Built-in speaker; microphone ; subwoofer ; EAX audigy 5.0 ; THX True Studie
COMMS : 802.11 b/g/n, 10/100/1000, Bluetooth
BATTERY : 8 Cell / 5200mAh
PORTS : 1x Microphone-in jack; 1x Headphone-out jack; 1x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert; 1x VGA Port (D-Sub); 1x HDMI; 1x USB 3.0; 3x USB 2.0
CARD READER: SDXC, MMC, MS, MS Duo, MS Pro
OS : Win7 Home Premium 64Bit
WEIGHT : 3.50 KG
DIMENSION : 39.1(W) x 29.7(D) x 2.00 ~ 5.00 (H) cm
ACCESSORIES: N/A

ASUS G73SW-FHD-TZ016 i7-2630QM 2GHz, 8GB, 1TB SSH, 17.3" FHD LED, BLU-RAY, WIN 7 HOME PREMIUM 64B

RELEASE DATE: LATE JANUARY 2011

PROCESSOR : Intel® Core i7 2630QM 2Ghz (Turbo 2.9G)/6M
CHIPSET : Intel® HM65
RAM : 8GB DDR3-1333 (4 DIMM Max 16GB)
STORAGE : 1TB SSH (500GB Hybrid HDD * 2)
OPTICAL : Bluray Writer
DISPLAY : 17.3" LED FHD (1920 x 1080) ZBD
GRAPHICS : 1.5GB DDR5 NVIDIA® GTX 460M
CAMERA : 2.0M
AUDIO : Built-in speaker; microphone ; subwoofer ; EAX audigy 5.0 ; THX True Studie
COMMS : 802.11 b/g/n, 10/100/1000, Bluetooth
BATTERY : 8 Cell / 5200mAh
PORTS : 1x Microphone-in jack; 1x Headphone-out jack; 1x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert; 1x VGA Port (D-Sub); 1x HDMI; 1x USB 3.0; 3x USB 2.0
CARD READER: SDXC, MMC, MS, MS Duo, MS Pro
OS : Win7 Home Premium 64Bit
WEIGHT : 3.85 KG
DIMENSION : 41.5(W) x 32.0(D) x 1.89 ~ 5.69 (H) cm
ACCESSORIES: ROG Gaming Mice, Steel-Series Headset, ROG Gaming Backpack

In 3DMark06 CPU, i7-2630QM scored 5071, thats the level of desktop i7-940
i7-2820QM scored 5790, thats close to desktop i7-975!!

Thats powerful.

Oh shit..

Well, im happy with mine, as long as it runs well and doesnt overheat when i play games.

Hey, at least i have the SB version standard 1TB hybrid HDD and blu ray drive. Just the stuff inside is a bit slower.