Black Asus ROG Strix GL753VD 17 Inches Laptop Review

So a quick overview of what's good about this guy: you won't get tech this powerful for this cheap anywhere else. i7700, the 16 GB DDR4 RAM, the video card, the cooling system (which works great BTW). So- given all of that, these are the reasons I gave it 4 stars and not 5.

1) The camera sucks. Like really sucks. And that's fine with me, I didn't buy it for a camera, but just so you know.

2) The keyboard is a little too twitchy for me, but I am not gaming with it, I am doing BIM and CAD, which requires about what a gaming machine requires as far as hardware. It would have been nice if they designed some wrist rests into this keyboard, but I ahve gotten used to it.. Also, being a lefty, I don't like how the right side shift key is. I use that one all the time, and its small. This is the key design that tries to fit a numerical pad in there, and I will never use that pad. But i know some people find that essential. If you use the left shift key like my wife does,... Read more

Pros: Excellent graphics performance. Comfortable keyboard. No bloatware. Doesn't get hot.

Cons: Sound volume at maximum is still not very loud. Okay battery life.

Verdict: ASUS ROG strix offers excellent gaming performance in a stylish chassis with around 4 hours of battery life.

Design: The Asus is an attractive laptop that is about twice the thickness of a Thinkpad (see pics) but is still light and portable. There is a red Asus logo light on the back of the cover and the stereo speakers are red on the front of the case. The keyboard is chiclet style but works well. I wish it was a mechanical keyboard but can't complain for the price.

The mousepad is standard for a gaming laptop and works well.

Display: The display is HD and has a wide viewing angle but is still gets dim at the edges. If you are sharing the screen with a friend watching a movie you will notice some dimming unless you are very close to each other. There is no... Read more

EDIT:
I was initially super happy with this thing, but it took a dump within 3 months and ASUS has had it since the 30th with no updates or ETA or anything. It was great when it worked. But now they're apparently going to keep it until kingdom come and I'm out the money. How about let's not buy this thing.

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This baby just showed up yesterday and I swear to God that when it did the clouds parted, the angels sang, and my life got 3000x more efficient. I need to preface this with the fact that I'm a real penny pincher and tend to be 3 generations behind the technological curve at all times so I was sporting a dinosaur of a Toshiba Qosmio before this. I was okay with playing my games on "mediocre at best" settings.

Then this dude showed up and everything changed. There are some really important things the more casual purchaser needs to know about. First... Read more