ASUS Republic of Gamers G51J-3D 15.6-Inch 3-D Gaming Laptop
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 | Title :ASUS Republic of Gamers G51J-3D 15.6-Inch 3-D Gaming Laptop (Black) Product Group : Personal Computer Type : Personal Computers Brand : Asus Model : G51J-3D Price : $1,699.00  |
Product Description
Ignite true to life battles with the new ASUS Republic of Gamers G51J-3D, the first ever ASUS 3D gaming notebook. A pair of Nvidia 3D Vision active-shutter glasses coupled with a wide-range infra-red emitter delivers stereoscopic images with clarity, brightness and depth-of-field (DOP) at full resolution without viewing angle restrictions. The GPU driver and a 120Hz 3D panel renders each scene twice, delivering up to 60 images evenly to each eye, amounting to a total of up to 120 images. Gamers can experience total immersion into their games from what were previously flat 2D worlds, to true-to-life 3D. Powered by a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M graphics card and NVIDIA’s PhysX Technology, the ASUS G51J-3D offers users a more realistic and dynamic gaming experience. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX260M also features 1GB DDR3 VRAM, which performs significantly better than the standard DDR2 video memory. With a 3DMark score of 10,000+ the performance of the ASUS G51J-3D is a leap from other 15 or 16-inch mainstream notebooks that produce scores ranging from 2000 to 3000. Equipped with an illuminating chiclet keyboard, the G51J-3D enables gamers to control the brightness of the keyboard to cater to their needs. This provides gamers with an added advantage over their opponents, and allows them to continue to dominate even in the dark, like that of LAN party environments. ASUS notebooks come with ASUS’ 360 service program that includes a 2 year global warranty, one month zero bright dot guaranty, free two-way shipping and twenty-four hour tech support seven days a week. Plus it comes with a FREE One Year Accidental Damage Warranty protecting the notebook from drops, fire, spills and surges. The package contains 2 year warranty card, notebook, NVidia 3D glasses and transmitter, gaming backpack, and gaming mouse.Product Details
| BatteriesIncluded | 1 |
| Binding | Personal Computers |
| Brand | Asus |
| Color | Black |
| CPUManufacturer | Intel |
| CPUSpeed | 1.6 |
| CPUType | Intel Core i7 |
| DisplaySize | 15.6 |
| Feature | 1.6GHz Intel i7-720QM Core i7 Quad Core Processor |
| 4GB of DDR3 RAM, 2 slots, 4GB Max | |
| 640GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM); DVD SuperMulti Drive | |
| 15.6-Inch Widescreen HD LCD Display; NVidia GTX 260M Graphics with 1GB DDR3 VRAM; 3D Gaming Glasses and Transmitter Included; | |
| Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit); Gaming Backpack and Gaming Mouse Included | |
| HardDiskSize | 640 |
| HardDiskInterface | Serial ATA |
| HardwarePlatform | PC |
| Label | Asus |
| Manufacturer | Asus |
| Model | G51J-3D |
| MPN | G51J-3D |
| OperatingSystem | Windows 7 Home Premium |
| PackageQuantity | 1 |
| ProcessorCount | 4 |
| Publisher | Asus |
| Studio | Asus |
| SystemMemorySize | 4 |
| SystemMemoryType | SODIMM |
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Eno Detah
I own an Asus G50-A1 that I bought ~Nov 2009; it has been rock solid and met all of my expectations and is in daily use.
Based on that experience, I purchased an Asus G51J from Amazon Dec 2010; had everything the G50 had, but quad-core, LED blacklit LCD, 1920×1080 (vs 1600×1080) screen, etc. Unfortunately, the machine constantly BSOD’ed. Amazon gave me a complete refund (good job guys!) and I immediately (yesterday) purchased the “step up” machine, the G51J-3D.
Obviously if you’re reading this, like me, you’re pretty excited by the idea of a 3D-capable laptop. And in that department, the G51J-3D doesn’t disappoint. The 3D is “for real” and is a transformative experience. The biggest surprise to me was that the emitter has a very long range — 15 feet — and is not ‘overly’ directional, so you can place it almost anywhere and the goggles will get the signal they need to show your 3D content in 3D.
My main issue at this point is that Amazon listed te G51J-3D as “Full HD”, which in any definition I’ve ever seen means 1080p (and since 16×10 and 16×9 are common screen ratios, I expected 1920×1080… or at least 1600×1080). No such luck. The screen, while beautiful and capable of the 120hz you need for 3D, is -only- 1366 x 768, which is pretty mediocre for 15.4″ screen (making the web, email and spreadsheets really inefficient) and well below the capabilities of the GTX 260M (which also powers 1080p in the non-3D version).
Also of note, though properly disclosed; the optical drive is only DVD, not Blueray, and I suspect a fair bit of 3D content (Avatar, anyone?) will be Blueray/TrueHD/1080p.
I suspect I’ll be returning this one too and waiting for someone to build a Full HD + Blueray 3D capable laptop for < $2000…
Rating: 3 / 5