WEBVTT 00:00:07.279 --> 00:00:14.400 Welcome to an unboxing and first look at a gaming grade notebook from ASUS. This 00:00:12.880 --> 00:00:20.199 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 00:00:18.279 --> 00:00:25.600 G53 SXDH71. So, this is a 15.6 in gaming 00:00:23.279 --> 00:00:30.720 notebook. It's got 12 gigs of RAM. It's got a Core i7 quadcore processor. It 00:00:28.640 --> 00:00:36.960 comes with a 2-year global warranty, including 1 year of accidental damage 00:00:33.559 --> 00:00:38.559 protection. Includes a bag, which I 00:00:36.960 --> 00:00:44.040 didn't know, but that would explain why the box is huge. So, there's your 00:00:41.360 --> 00:00:49.520 Republic of Gamers backpack, which is actually not that bad. Cool. Okay, so 00:00:47.680 --> 00:00:53.199 there you go. You get one of those. And it also includes, look at this, a 00:00:51.120 --> 00:00:57.039 notebook inside as well. So, you're getting definitely uh some value for 00:00:54.879 --> 00:01:00.960 your money over here. And there's a very specific reason that 00:00:59.280 --> 00:01:07.040 I'm going to be having a look at this particular notebook. And that is because 00:01:04.119 --> 00:01:11.360 ASUS, and I don't, you know, don't want to criticize them or anything, but ASUS 00:01:09.360 --> 00:01:17.439 seems to feel in their gaming notebook line that a GTX 560M is good enough 00:01:15.600 --> 00:01:22.720 because they don't have anything with a GTX 570 or a GTX 580M. So, what I'm 00:01:21.600 --> 00:01:26.240 going to be doing is I'm going to be taking this 15-inch notebook and I'm 00:01:24.799 --> 00:01:32.960 going to be putting it head-to-head on my NCIX TechTips channel against a Core 00:01:30.479 --> 00:01:41.000 i5. So, that's a dual core, whereas this one has a quad core, a Core i5, less 00:01:37.799 --> 00:01:42.799 RAM, but otherwise similarly speced 00:01:41.000 --> 00:01:48.640 configuration from one of their competitors with a GTX 580. So, what 00:01:46.880 --> 00:01:53.520 we're going to find out by comparing these two notebooks is what do gamers 00:01:51.040 --> 00:01:58.000 really need in their gaming notebook? Do they need higherend CPUs and lots of 00:01:55.840 --> 00:02:02.719 RAM, or do they just need the the most beast graphics possible and then go from 00:02:00.320 --> 00:02:06.719 there? So, we got some screws, an LCD cleaning cloth, uh notebook user manual. 00:02:05.600 --> 00:02:10.479 You probably got something in here about your warranty. There's also some 00:02:08.720 --> 00:02:14.879 Logitech thing. Yeah, notebook warranty there. You got your uh drivers and 00:02:11.840 --> 00:02:18.640 whatnotss on a disc. Oh, look at that. 00:02:14.879 --> 00:02:18.640 Comes with a G300. Well, where is 00:02:21.160 --> 00:02:26.879 it? There it is. Look at that. Comes 00:02:24.160 --> 00:02:30.200 with a Logitech G300 mouse, too. That is a beast package. So, they've definitely 00:02:28.720 --> 00:02:36.560 got the uh the whole like package thing going on 00:02:33.840 --> 00:02:41.360 here. I mean, not that I'm saying that, you know, they are like a 00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:48.000 package, which could be perceived as good or bad depending on like what you 00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:48.000 want. 00:02:48.680 --> 00:02:54.879 Um, so notebooks, 15.6 in 00:02:56.040 --> 00:03:02.159 ones. Okay. Sorry. Sorry. I'm calmed 00:02:59.040 --> 00:03:03.840 down now. I'm calm now. Okay. We got uh 00:03:02.159 --> 00:03:08.239 we got the power brick, which I'm going to do the obligatory iPhone comparison. 00:03:06.080 --> 00:03:12.720 I'll let uh let Slick have a look at that over there. Just don't get the 00:03:09.519 --> 00:03:12.720 package package shot 00:03:15.640 --> 00:03:22.959 going. We try to maintain a professional demeanor on this channel, you guys. We 00:03:21.040 --> 00:03:26.400 try. We fail. It's okay. There's your battery. Battery is kind of big, but it 00:03:25.040 --> 00:03:29.400 doesn't really matter cuz it fits in the notebook. And the notebook is also kind 00:03:28.239 --> 00:03:33.599 of big, so it is what it is. Okay, there's your 00:03:32.000 --> 00:03:36.400 cord. So, now let's have a look at the notebook itself. I've already talked a 00:03:35.040 --> 00:03:41.200 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 00:03:39.360 --> 00:03:45.920 battery installation, which goes a little something like that. And the 00:03:43.599 --> 00:03:53.120 thing about ASUS's G series is they have a gorgeous rubberized finish that is a 00:03:49.920 --> 00:03:55.280 fingerprint resistant and b also 00:03:53.120 --> 00:03:59.519 slightly more durable than your typical glossy notebook which drives me crazy. 00:03:57.840 --> 00:04:03.040 Can't stand glossy notebooks because as soon as you take like fabric and go like 00:04:01.280 --> 00:04:07.599 this, it's like, oh, it's covered in micro scratches. Awesome. Um, so this is 00:04:05.920 --> 00:04:11.920 this is outstanding. I love the finish on their G series notebooks. They've got 00:04:09.200 --> 00:04:14.879 a matte screen, which is also awesome because you see some of their 00:04:13.040 --> 00:04:18.320 competitors using glossy screens on their gaming notebooks. Ah, gamers won't 00:04:16.639 --> 00:04:22.079 know the difference. TN panel, glossy screen. They'll think it's great. Um, 00:04:20.479 --> 00:04:25.280 you know what? No, I prefer a matte screen, especially for a high-end 00:04:23.680 --> 00:04:29.840 notebook like this. This is not a cheap notebook. This is well over $1,000. So, 00:04:28.240 --> 00:04:34.000 you definitely want to see things like the accidental damage protection, as 00:04:32.000 --> 00:04:38.160 well as matte screens, high-end specs, and overall good build quality. One 00:04:36.320 --> 00:04:42.800 thing that I would potentially criticize about it is it has a lot of depth. So 00:04:40.800 --> 00:04:46.960 you can see out here there's a lot of extra sort of baggage and that's where 00:04:44.720 --> 00:04:50.000 it's carrying the battery. So just bear that in mind, guys. You're going to need 00:04:48.160 --> 00:04:52.479 a little bit of a bigger desk in order to accommodate one of these guys. But if 00:04:51.600 --> 00:04:58.080 you're buying a high-end gaming notebook, hopefully you knew that already. So you got your headphone port, 00:04:55.199 --> 00:05:04.240 your microphone port, you got USB 2, USB 3, HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, and power in. 00:05:02.400 --> 00:05:08.039 This is a good mix. I still like to see VGA ports on notebooks. You've got a 00:05:06.560 --> 00:05:13.680 fairly average size touchpad. Keys are soft and quiet, but 00:05:11.000 --> 00:05:17.600 uh not too soft. Okay, it's got a full number pad. Nothing stupid as far as the 00:05:16.160 --> 00:05:22.400 keyboard layout is concerned. We've got full size backspace, shifts, and enters. 00:05:20.400 --> 00:05:28.759 So, nothing really bothersome over there. 00:05:23.960 --> 00:05:30.960 Um let's go ahead. This is back lit too. 00:05:28.759 --> 00:05:33.680 Interesting. Yeah, illuminated check keyboard. What else we got on here? 00:05:32.080 --> 00:05:37.919 Improved cooling stability and reduced noise. Ah, okay. We'll have a look at that at the back. And the soft touch. 00:05:36.400 --> 00:05:43.840 I've talked about that already, but the palm rest is also using soft touch. 00:05:40.400 --> 00:05:45.600 Mentioned 12 gigs of RAM already. Uh, 00:05:43.840 --> 00:05:49.520 okay. He says it's okay. Over here, we've got a DVD drive as well as a 00:05:47.199 --> 00:05:53.440 couple more USB 2 ports, hardware buttons for 00:05:51.160 --> 00:05:56.240 uh your your lights as well as your overclocking and something to do with 00:05:54.720 --> 00:06:00.880 Republic of Gamers in all likelihood based on the logo. Uh, here we go. No, 00:05:59.120 --> 00:06:03.759 that's not it. Oh, cool. So, that's a level up. So that's an overclocking 00:06:02.400 --> 00:06:09.039 button. Very cool. You can just overclock your CPU using the one button. 00:06:06.720 --> 00:06:13.680 Okay. So on the back, these are for ventilation. So that is why we have so 00:06:11.680 --> 00:06:17.199 much space over here. I guess so that they have room for the beast fans that 00:06:15.840 --> 00:06:21.520 they're going to be using to cool this bad boy. So like I said, the comparison 00:06:19.440 --> 00:06:26.400 that's coming is going to be this versus the GTX 580 model. Seeing how they stack 00:06:24.400 --> 00:06:31.199 up against each other. Do we need bigger CPUs? Do we need bigger GPUs? How much 00:06:28.720 --> 00:06:34.639 of a value is there to buying a notebook with a super powerful graphics card? How 00:06:33.280 --> 00:06:38.160 much more power does it consume when you're gaming? All this kind of stuff is 00:06:36.400 --> 00:06:42.319 going to be very interesting. So, thank you for checking out my unboxing and 00:06:40.160 --> 00:06:45.360 first look at the G53. So, we'll just call it the G53 because it's basically a 00:06:44.160 --> 00:06:48.639 shell. You can get it in a lot of different configurations. 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