G751 with 970m so tempting... one question though, the top still the usual matte rubber?

Lelong?
http://list.lelong.com.my/Auc/List/List.as...d=&PriceUBound=

Still didn't see any G751 user reporting in here...

Dat SSD and HDD...

Any G751 users here that noticed imbalanced sound issue? Seems like quite an issue in the ROG forum: http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?5...-SUPPORT-THREAD

G751 over the G750 of course, from my previous survey is that the G750JM (GTX860M) RSP is RM4999 while the newer G751JT (GTX970M) RSP is RM5499, if you can manage with the extra RM500 then the G751JT should be the better deal with newer and better GPU (Lost at the SSD as G750 is 256GB while the G751 is 128GB). Although there're still some problem with the G751 model (Read it from http://rog.asus.com/forum/forumdisplay.php...ming-Notebooks) but it seems like it can be solved with software updates so should not be critical... I'm also monitoring for the G751JT

This post has been edited by xyz_cityhunter: Dec 17 2014, 10:34 AM

Which portion of customization you're referring to? You mean like the G771 can utilize all of the 2.5" bay with the M.2 slot while the G751 can only use 2 2.5" bay or PCIe + 1 2.5" combo? We still have the optical bay swap with caddy option but my past experience with Lenovo Y580 gave me intermittent issue with the caddy as my HDD might randomly not responding at times... My best guess would be power issue...

This post has been edited by xyz_cityhunter: Dec 17 2014, 11:11 AM

I thought you need 3 antenna to reach that speed? Not sure how many antenna they provide in the G series...
Now (G751) the Wifi adapter is no longer available in the user serviceable bay so might need more work to change it...

I read from this about the requiring 3 antennas to go till 450Mbps per band, the 866.7Mbps should be the N900 and so I thought it need 3 antennas to work... or is it I that mistaken something here?
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a...%2Fn900-mean%3F

EDIT: I think i know what i missed, the AC can reach max speed of 1300Mbps at 5Ghz with 3 antennas, so 2 antennas max at 866.7Mbps...

Good, if they were to go with Intel card then sure will have a lot of headache...
Atheros is the most stable wifi adapter i've used thus far...

This post has been edited by xyz_cityhunter: Dec 17 2014, 04:36 PM

Good that you have no issue, the issue that I can observe with 6200 series is the 5Ghz freq band while 7200 series is with the 2.4Ghz freq band. The router used is mostly Cisco at my workplace so shouldn't be any problem. I only seeing wireless issue for Intel card at workplace maybe due to the congested wireless traffic contributed by high number of wireless products... And I work in Intel...

I mean like I test both Intel and Atheros at that workplace and Atheros perform better than the Intel, better ping and higher throughput... Maybe too much Intel wireless signature there so using some other brand turn out can get better response there...

This post has been edited by xyz_cityhunter: Dec 17 2014, 11:04 PM

Yeah, the G751 battery is not removable. As for either going with G551/G750/G751 would depends on your budget and needs. I go for the 17inch for the dual 2.5" bay (remove the optical and add caddy then i can get 2 SSD and one HDD inside), and since the price between G750JM with G751JT is just RM500 apart which I can manage my budget higher to get better specs then why not...
All boils down to your needs (What sort of feature you need in your laptop, mobility?) and budget (How much you're willing or able to spend), think carefully as this would be the final time you get to buy a laptop without having to pay with GST...

Oh, one note about the G750 versus G551. The difference is that G551 is slimmer design with single Fan. Not sure if the G750JM will have the MXM card for its' GPU but most users is very happy with the dual fan configuration when putting the laptop under load with heavy games... But that is just my opinion, you better survey around or else later you felt got duped by me...

This post has been edited by xyz_cityhunter: Dec 18 2014, 09:32 AM

G751 can read at http://rog.asus.com/forum/forumdisplay.php...aming-Notebooks
It's not perfect but it's getting there... still some software problem at the moment it seems...

Well that have escalated quickly...

Actually for the GPU memory, if you're not using multiple screens then you won't need the 4GB version...
And another insight on using caddy, do assume that the laptop power is designed in mind that it will only power one HDD/SSD along with the optical drive instead of our custom 2 HDD/SSD combo. I faced this problem on my current laptop where SSD at bay while HDD in caddy, the HDD might become not responding at random time, ranging from a few times a day to one times per month... Self customize laptop will bear some risk so it is ourselves to bear when we choose to go with customization...

Some reading for the VRAM vs Multiple screen: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon...y6,2595-11.html
http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/...4GB-Memory-154/

This post has been edited by xyz_cityhunter: Dec 18 2014, 04:02 PM

But now the 900 series mobile versus desktop is quite near compare to previous gen, the GTX980M can match 75% of the GTX980 while the 600 series time the GTX680M can only match 60% of the GTX680.

Source from http://www.extremetech.com/computing/19159...performance-gap

You can always check at Notebookcheck.net for reference... The GTX860M is also Maxwell based so can say as in between high end and mid end range... And since the 900 series only have 970 and 980 model so this 860 still considered good after those top 2 models...
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForc...M.107794.0.html

Nice, too bad G751JY is not showing up on our shore... Guess will have to suck it up with the 970M

Haha, up budget then... or else GST come everything also need extra 6% or more...

This post has been edited by xyz_cityhunter: Dec 19 2014, 07:58 AM

Gonna place an order on G751JT today, wish me luck on won't be getting any lemon unit as i heard that Asus service were bad...

Do hope so, was planning to get the cheaper G750JM but heard that the 860M kind of having driver problem so i held back on that until I get to see the G751 price, then see it's just another additional RM500 for all those goodies so it's pretty much an instant target lock for me. Lucky for me for not deciding too soon...

Not Optimus but some random BSOD caused by Nvidia redriver after playing/launching games...