Welcome to an unboxing and first look at a gaming grade notebook from ASUS. This
is the I can never remember their model number, so I'm just going to let you guys read it with me. This is the
G53 SXDH71. So, this is a 15.6 in gaming
notebook. It's got 12 gigs of RAM. It's got a Core i7 quadcore processor. It
comes with a 2-year global warranty, including 1 year of accidental damage
protection. Includes a bag, which I
didn't know, but that would explain why the box is huge. So, there's your
Republic of Gamers backpack, which is actually not that bad. Cool. Okay, so
there you go. You get one of those. And it also includes, look at this, a
notebook inside as well. So, you're getting definitely uh some value for
your money over here. And there's a very specific reason that
I'm going to be having a look at this particular notebook. And that is because
ASUS, and I don't, you know, don't want to criticize them or anything, but ASUS
seems to feel in their gaming notebook line that a GTX 560M is good enough
because they don't have anything with a GTX 570 or a GTX 580M. So, what I'm
going to be doing is I'm going to be taking this 15-inch notebook and I'm
going to be putting it head-to-head on my NCIX TechTips channel against a Core
i5. So, that's a dual core, whereas this one has a quad core, a Core i5, less
RAM, but otherwise similarly speced
configuration from one of their competitors with a GTX 580. So, what
we're going to find out by comparing these two notebooks is what do gamers
really need in their gaming notebook? Do they need higherend CPUs and lots of
RAM, or do they just need the the most beast graphics possible and then go from
there? So, we got some screws, an LCD cleaning cloth, uh notebook user manual.
You probably got something in here about your warranty. There's also some
Logitech thing. Yeah, notebook warranty there. You got your uh drivers and
whatnotss on a disc. Oh, look at that.
Comes with a G300. Well, where is
it? There it is. Look at that. Comes
with a Logitech G300 mouse, too. That is a beast package. So, they've definitely
got the uh the whole like package thing going on
here. I mean, not that I'm saying that, you know, they are like a
package, which could be perceived as good or bad depending on like what you
want.
Um, so notebooks, 15.6 in
ones. Okay. Sorry. Sorry. I'm calmed
down now. I'm calm now. Okay. We got uh
we got the power brick, which I'm going to do the obligatory iPhone comparison.
I'll let uh let Slick have a look at that over there. Just don't get the
package package shot
going. We try to maintain a professional demeanor on this channel, you guys. We
try. We fail. It's okay. There's your battery. Battery is kind of big, but it
doesn't really matter cuz it fits in the notebook. And the notebook is also kind
of big, so it is what it is. Okay, there's your
cord. So, now let's have a look at the notebook itself. I've already talked a
fair bit about the specs, so I'm not going to really get into that too much more here. I'm going to show you the
battery installation, which goes a little something like that. And the
thing about ASUS's G series is they have a gorgeous rubberized finish that is a
fingerprint resistant and b also
slightly more durable than your typical glossy notebook which drives me crazy.
Can't stand glossy notebooks because as soon as you take like fabric and go like
this, it's like, oh, it's covered in micro scratches. Awesome. Um, so this is
this is outstanding. I love the finish on their G series notebooks. They've got
a matte screen, which is also awesome because you see some of their
competitors using glossy screens on their gaming notebooks. Ah, gamers won't
know the difference. TN panel, glossy screen. They'll think it's great. Um,
you know what? No, I prefer a matte screen, especially for a high-end
notebook like this. This is not a cheap notebook. This is well over $1,000. So,
you definitely want to see things like the accidental damage protection, as
well as matte screens, high-end specs, and overall good build quality. One
thing that I would potentially criticize about it is it has a lot of depth. So
you can see out here there's a lot of extra sort of baggage and that's where
it's carrying the battery. So just bear that in mind, guys. You're going to need
a little bit of a bigger desk in order to accommodate one of these guys. But if
you're buying a high-end gaming notebook, hopefully you knew that already. So you got your headphone port,
your microphone port, you got USB 2, USB 3, HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, and power in.
This is a good mix. I still like to see VGA ports on notebooks. You've got a
fairly average size touchpad. Keys are soft and quiet, but
uh not too soft. Okay, it's got a full number pad. Nothing stupid as far as the
keyboard layout is concerned. We've got full size backspace, shifts, and enters.
So, nothing really bothersome over there.
Um let's go ahead. This is back lit too.
Interesting. Yeah, illuminated check keyboard. What else we got on here?
Improved cooling stability and reduced noise. Ah, okay. We'll have a look at that at the back. And the soft touch.
I've talked about that already, but the palm rest is also using soft touch.
Mentioned 12 gigs of RAM already. Uh,
okay. He says it's okay. Over here, we've got a DVD drive as well as a
couple more USB 2 ports, hardware buttons for
uh your your lights as well as your overclocking and something to do with
Republic of Gamers in all likelihood based on the logo. Uh, here we go. No,
that's not it. Oh, cool. So, that's a level up. So that's an overclocking
button. Very cool. You can just overclock your CPU using the one button.
Okay. So on the back, these are for ventilation. So that is why we have so
much space over here. I guess so that they have room for the beast fans that
they're going to be using to cool this bad boy. So like I said, the comparison
that's coming is going to be this versus the GTX 580 model. Seeing how they stack
up against each other. Do we need bigger CPUs? Do we need bigger GPUs? How much
of a value is there to buying a notebook with a super powerful graphics card? How
much more power does it consume when you're gaming? All this kind of stuff is
going to be very interesting. So, thank you for checking out my unboxing and
first look at the G53. So, we'll just call it the G53 because it's basically a
shell. You can get it in a lot of different configurations. Don't forget
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