Sunday, March 14, 2010

Asus G51J 3D Review


Performance
Lucky for gamers, the G51J 3D was clearly built with performance in mind.
Under the hood, you’ll find a powerful Intel Core i7 720QM processor that runs at a default 1.6 GHz, but can be ratcheted up to 2.8 GHz for increased power. It’s one of the best mobile CPUs around. Combine it with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M graphics board and 4GB of DDR3, 1066MHz RAM and you’ve got a speedy little rig.
An option to add a second card for multi-GPU applications would have been nice, but it’s a perfectly respectable gaming machine as is. All of the games we installed ran quite smoothly, and it scored a solid B with 30.4 frames per second on Resident Evil 5’s benchmark test.
However, we weren’t quite as impressed by the display. Putting a 120Hz monitor on a laptop and keeping it more or less affordable is a fine accomplishment, but gamers like big screens with high resolutions, and the G51J 3D’s 15.6-inch, 1366-by-768 LED-backlit display, though crisp, bright, and widely viewable, might not cut it for some members of the intended demographic.
Conclusion
As the first laptop to incorporate Nvidia’s 3D Vision technology, Asus’ G51J 3D is clearly an early adopter product. Decidedly singular of purpose, it will give on-the-go gamers the ability to immerse themselves more deeply in their interactive entertainment, but won’t be of much use in other 3-D viewing applications (not right away, anyway). It’s worth investigating for those who fit its niche market, but will be something of a curiosity for everyone else.
Highs
-Out-of-the-box stereoscopic capability
-Includes 3D Vision glasses backpack, and gaming mouse
-High-end CPU and GPU
-Capable gaming rig
Lows
-Thick and heavy
-Mid-size display with low resolution
-Lack of 3-D content (save PC games) limits useful applications

source http://www.digitaltrends.com

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