Official Asus G73JH Owners Lounge

Found pictures and that is tight.... and big. Going to be a gem hauling through airports. Atleast it doesn't scream steal me like the Targus the G2s got....

 

crap no bracket.

 

Wow! Awesome win for the 2 year warranty and 1333 ram upgrade! There must be a huge supply issue with the 1066 modules.

 

I could kiss you! Well, except the bay description. Do you think you can put another HD in there as-is or not?

 

The connector for the sata controller is plastic and can break. You will need to create your own bracket until Asus makes them available. Once they do they will probably sell out quickly.

I would also want to know if it looks like a regular sata connection or do we also have to find an interposer.

 

I feel like I got screwed over. Not Ken's fault though.

 

striker's going to be pi$$ed. lol

 

The ssd drive plugs right in to the connector... It just flops around with no supporting hardware.

 

BTW, the bracket looks like the same one for the M17x. I'll test it and if it is we can buy it from Dell or eBay.

 

Good, so we just need the bracket.

 

Sweet! I had a spare too. Don't know where it is though

 

So the X1s have 2 year warranty. Way to go ordering way early in hope of getting the notebook way early. Hm, now the $200 dollar difference seems very fair indeed.

 

1 500GB drive, backpack, and mediocre mouse for $150.

Didn't need any of it lol

Just going to need the bracket for the 2nd HDD.....

 

Please do. I already ordered the HD! (My fault for jumping the gun.) I definitely would love to put my games/movie files on the send HD. I doubt I can whip one up from scratch, so something near is definitely up my alley.

 

It cant be that hard to fabricate some sort of mounting backet...in fact, if any of you have any of those little things laying around that are used to cover PCI slots...I bet you could find a way to "mold" them into a working bracket. Just have to put a few screw holes in them.

 

Depends.

If you are going to use a magnetic, platter based drive than you can't have much movement in there.

SSD would be less susceptible to bumps/shock.

 

True....I'm putting an SSD in, so i'm not as concerned with movement. Though, I would think you could probably get it pretty tight if you get creative...haha

 

On the M17x bracket it there is some shock absorption material built in.

 

Yeah, I'm thinking that a small metal strap with a couple of screw-holes will do the trick, along with a little paper or foam stuck under the drive, since it seems to kind of be "floating" up in the air when it's plugged in to the connector.

 

Yeah, we were talking about fabricating a bracket.

Heck, if the M17x bracket works (and we'll know soon cuz quad is trying it out) then this whole discussion is pointless

 

Gawd I hope so.

By the way sleey0, I caved and ordered that Slappa backpack. I blame you.

 

Those are nice bags, for sure.

Don't blame me. lol

 

Except the M17x bracket costs $60....at least on eBay. I only did a quick search, so maybe someone can find a cheaper one.

 

Good, I didn't know he had a M17x or bracket handy. I won't be able to try until tonight.

 

I think it was $20 from Dell. IIRC, of course.

 

Use a piece of chewed gum stuck between the top of the drive and the enclosure.

 

quad said it is slightly too big, but if you can shave a little off the edge it would most likely fit

 

DOH! This is the part where I depend on someone with more engineering savvy than I to come up with a how-to video.

 

Witcher had an extra one kickin around and when i found out Moo did not get his with the new machine i didnt want to end up in the same boat and not use 2 HDs on day one so i had him ship it over to me ...

 

I wonder how much room there is between the plate the covers that entire section, and the drive? Maybe we could just fit something on to the bottom of the plate that will brace up against the drive itself and hold it down tightly?

 

Yes you can secure the drive fairly easy without buying a bracket if you really wanted to...

 

Might as well just get a big sticker on the back that says "steal me"

 

Woot I ordered my laptop now with 920 in it.

 

I have been out off the grid for the last two days so can anyone give me a short update? I cant keep up with the threads anymore and search brings up loads of sarcastic jokes at best lol. So whats happenin? Evensen? Kim? Quad?
Any setbacks, juicy news or perhaps even a real review?

 

Newegg got in lots of X1 models.
Resellers got delays.
Lots of chaos as people jumped back and forth on orders.
Newegg purchasers are getting theirs now.

X1 has 2 year warranty, apparenty no caddy for the spare HD cage, 1333 memory, and no bag or mouse.

 

theres a link that leads to a blog on vicious thread that answers all the everyday common questions asked on the thread and it should be easier to get what you wantand the updates you need

 

You mean this?
http://www.em-zero.com/index.php/2010/02/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-asus-g73jh/

 

not sure if this is the right place to post this question...but

anyone know if ASUS/et. al./etc. are considering a crossfire platform for the 5870? Or if ATI is considering a Mobility HD5870x2/5970?

 

Just ordered an A-2 from eBay for $1595 with a 10% microsoft cash back it nets to $1435- they r shipping it out Friday.

 

Was it this one?

What do they say about the preorder date on the page?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ASUS-G73JH-A2-1...ops_Nov05?hash=item3efc938499#ht_10874wt_1059

http://cgi.ebay.com/ASUS-G73JH-A2-1...tops_Nov05?hash=item51905347d4#ht_5567wt_1059

 

yes that is correct

 

Regarding the HD "cage" how about using the double-sided tape that has a layer of foam between? Would that work? Just wondering....

 

Probably would.

Not sure I'd do that with anything but an SSD, though.

 

No it was from filyn316. I called them to confirm the delivery date and he checked with the asus whse to confirm they would receive it on thurs or fri and he would ship to me asap. just a note - i originally bought the computer on the 8th and then found the cash back and am in the process with the seller to cancel the 8th order and still have the ship on fri. $160 was too much to pass up

 

+rep for the report, I just got up, but I'm surprised no one zoomed in on the X1 newegg pics when they went up earlier, it states 24M for warranty on X1 sticker

17 left, hard calls

 

What's their return policy? Got a website?

 

I can almost guarantee that Friday will come and you won't have a tracking number from that ebay seller.

 

Any reviews from NBR members yet?

 

I won't be surprised if it doesnot happen. but one can never tell. If it does it will be some sweet deal, fast ship and low low price. the seller is filyn316 and i don't know if he has enough to fill new orders, but you can call to find out.

 

Mass Effect 2 looks good, ran it with all settings on and it ran smoothly on the G73.