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Topic: Looking into asus laptop is this ok?

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Mainly using for video output. Not a computer guru and I know some have two video cards which i found out in the past. I def want asus and want an i7 and 17" monitor. What about these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ASUS-G73JH-BST7-GAMING-LAPTOP-i-7-740QM-6GB-640GB-5870-/260779935957?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item3cb7b208d5#ht_4530wt_1185

or

http://cgi.ebay.com/ASUS-G73JH-BST7-i7-740QM-1-73GHz-6GB-640GB-HDD-17-3-/300575203079?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item45fbad9f07

or

http://cgi.ebay.com/ASUS-G73JH-BST7-GAMING-LAPTOP-i-7-740QM-6GB-640G-HDD-/130545812798?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item1e6523053e#ht_792wt_1139
 
Posted Wed 27 Jul 11 @ 7:20 am
Dj Doc Z,

I have previously used an ASUS which is alot older then this and ran VDJ fine along with video output wia a hdmi cable to my home tv for parties at home.

One of my close friends has a similar laptop to the ones on ebay you are looking at except his are 3D for gaming and movies. The thing is a beast when gaming and i used VDJ and Ableton on his laptops with no issues at all, including through a usb soundcard with two turntables a mixer and timecode vinyls.

I am unsure as to whether any of these have two soundcards though sorry, however I will always speak highly of decent specs on an asus laptop, if you buy a cheap one you get a cheap one lol.

Regards Dj Klepht
 
My Laptop:
ASUS Gamers Republic G73H Series AKA Stealth Fighter
Windows 7
Intel Core I7 Q740 1.73 GHz 1.73 GHz
6 Gigs RAM
640 Gig HD
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Video Chip
64 Bit OS
Max CPU/Memory Usage: 35% while loading 12 min videos, playing videos and using video effects!!

Verry happy with this lappy!
 
great value for money laptops. i run a 6GB i5 HP and never had problem with it. I am sure you would be ok. Plus Asus is one of the best laptop manufacture company
 
And another Asus user here. I've never had any problems with mine, ran videos using timecodes since the first day I got it.
Problem I'm having is which one to buy aswell. I've been running this one for two years now so I know I should looking into a new one soon and yes it'll be another Asus.....

Huey
 
 
they all look capable, I like the second on myself.
My son has an Asus lappy I purchased for him this past Christmas. Great machine, he loves it.
Good luck,
T
 
 
I have 2 asus laptops. one is a g60x and one is the g74s. They are both great machines for VDJ . I do videos and Karaoke with no problem. Try to go to a store and look at one tho. the g70 series are like typewriters lol. but I can care less what it looks like as long as it works
 
 
Been using the Asus G73 for 10 months, will never use anything else now.... thing is awesome!
 
Does anyone know if Asus runs that two video card system at all like some of those dells?
 
I'm not sure, but the asus I have has a dedicated 2gb video card. I will look into it for you.
 
what do you mean by 2 video cards? The optimus designation means that it can switch from integrated graphics - the graphics engine built in to the intel sandy bridge processor - and the standalone nvidia or amd graphics card depending on the workload. for less intense tasks the integrated graphics core will be used to save battery power, when needed the high end graphics card will be switched on for more intense graphics needs..
 
 
 


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