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Hi NotebookReview,

    I am grateful for this review as I was very close to buying this model. Instead I shall await the 1600x900 version.

My concern is the non-user replaceable battery:  Do ASUS expect me to buy a new notebook when the battery breaks?  This is a serious question as I live in Netherlands, where I have had great problems contacting Asus in the past to arrange warranty repairs. Batteries are seldom covered by warranties ( or if these are then it is only for 6 months ).

Screen brightness. You mentioned the brightness could not be turned up full whilst running in Performance mode on battery. Is this a restriction in Windows 8?  I intend to run Ubuntu.


Best regards, S

I"m confused as to how the Asus G46VW's Graphics and Gaming graphics ratings in the windows 8 experience index is notably lower than other laptops with the same GPU. Is there a reason for this?

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Quote from: Tyler12345 on December 31, 2012, 13:53:14
I"m confused as to how the Asus G46VW's Graphics and Gaming graphics ratings in the windows 8 experience index is notably lower than other laptops with the same GPU. Is there a reason for this?

Perhaps the other notebooks ran a different O/S version? E.g win7 or win8.  I imagine CPU would influence these figures in some shape or form. Are the differences negligible or not?

Just Bought this note book and I love it. I have upgraded the HDD to a 512GB SSD but that is all it needs. Any other setback this computer has is in service to it's great portability!

Great review folks, I have been scanning the internet for an update on this laptop and this is the best one out there.

I am looking at purchasing one of these customized through www.hidevolution.com (xoticPC does not yet have them available). I am looking to upgrade the processor to an i7-3740 as well as 16GB Ram and a 256GB SSD - would these amendments likely improve your overall opinion of the laptop? Or alternatively would you suggest I go for the larger G55VW instead? (I am concerned about the weight of the G55VW however...)

Thanks

Quote from: ilikepie on December 31, 2012, 11:58:42

Screen brightness. You mentioned the brightness could not be turned up full whilst running in Performance mode on battery. Is this a restriction in Windows 8?  I intend to run Ubuntu.

Best regards, S

We have measured other Win8 notebooks where maximum brightness does not take a dip at all if running on batteries. The reduction may be manufacturer imposed.

Quote from: Tyler12345 on December 31, 2012, 13:53:14
I"m confused as to how the Asus G46VW's Graphics and Gaming graphics ratings in the windows 8 experience index is notably lower than other laptops with the same GPU. Is there a reason for this?

Windows 8 calculates index scores differently than Windows 7

Quote from: Millertime on December 31, 2012, 19:54:18
Great review folks, I have been scanning the internet for an update on this laptop and this is the best one out there.

I am looking at purchasing one of these customized through www.hidevolution.com (xoticPC does not yet have them available). I am looking to upgrade the processor to an i7-3740 as well as 16GB Ram and a 256GB SSD - would these amendments likely improve your overall opinion of the laptop? Or alternatively would you suggest I go for the larger G55VW instead? (I am concerned about the weight of the G55VW however...)

Thanks

Installing an SSD would absolutely improve our overall impression of the notebook as the slow HDD is a tangible bottleneck. The 14-inch model may be preferable for frequent travelers, otherwise the 15.6-inch model is better suited as a more stationary DTR (larger display and higher resolution).

I would like to know if it is possible to run 3 monitors simultaneously on this notebook.

Where is power consumption reading? Please add.

Quote from: HH on January 01, 2013, 14:18:33
I would like to know if it is possible to run 3 monitors simultaneously on this notebook.

Yes, this has been tested and the notebook can indeed output to 3 monitors simultaneously. The mobile Kepler family is notable for this feature.

Quote from: nissangtr786 on January 01, 2013, 14:49:59
Where is power consumption reading? Please add.

Power consumption data is our least popular section and so it is no longer mandatory for a number of reviews. Of course, this can always change in the future if there is a large enough demand.

About same fast as MBP 15 retina.WOW.What a piece of engineering.

ASUS N46VZ VS ASUS G46VW

Which one is better ?

Can i put window 7 on this laptop? cause i like EVERYTHING about it Except windows  >:D 8

How are you getting 50fps on skyrim? I have this laptop and 30 on medium and that with performance Mod. I :-(

First, I want to thank you for not only being the first review on this thing, but making the review as in depth as it is.  It's going to take weeks to months for everyone else to get around to this machine.  Good job.

Now, I have a couple questions.

The portability of this aggressively priced mid/high gaming laptop is very appealing to me, but I'm would to hook it up to a much larger screen from time to time at home.  That screen, being my 3D-TV.  The TV handles the surround sound incoming from HDMI and sends it out via optical to my receiver.

Can this Laptop output 5.1 surround over HDMI when playing games?

If this Laptop is closed or mostly shut and running games, I assume it will damage the machine over time.  Does this assumption seem reasonable?

hi Burrito,

Unfortunately we did not explicitly test 5.1 output through HDMI, so we can't give a definite answer. This is however an excellent suggestion for future gaming notebook reviews.

There shouldn't be any stability issues if running the laptop with the lid closed. I have run many laptops this way without problems.

Solid review! I purchased one of the first units when Best Buy released for sale and I am still pretty impressed with it. As reported by another user, I just ordered a 500GB SSD to toss in. I'm glad ASUS recognized that there is an emerging category of gamers who value mobility and power above all else. Like it was mentioned, I intend to enjoy this laptop for a few years to come and will recommend it to anyone else (along with a SSD upgrade). :)

I bought this machine a week after the line came out for $950 at best buy. Two days later while attempting to switch the onscreen text size the built in monitor shorted producing a grey line across the whole screen.

I will be taking this thing to best buy by the end of the week.

Otherwise an absolutely great machine. Works great as a media center machine plugged into my flat screen.

I'm just very frustrated that something as minimal as adjusting my settings cause my gpu to die. Oh well at least asus has industry best customer service.

 :(Returning one of these today.    The space bar and touchpad keys both stick.   the positioning of my hands on this is not good.  It is fast.

When is notebookcheck going to review the y400 SLI? It's a far more impressive competitior to the G46 than the MX14 is and its base model costs less as well.

This is by far the best 14 inch gaming laptop out there, better then Alienware M14x and new gygabyte 14 inch. since you can have this built with a ssd there is no negatives. Now as far as the one negative that is the built in battery you can buy an external battery for around 150 dollars that will double the internal battery for 8 hours of heavy use.

My first laptop and I'm dissapointed. The USB port are not working correctly, the space bar sucks.
This shutdown out of the blue and wasn''t able to backup any of my information, all was lost to the hands of the repair center. Never buying asus again.

Can this run FF14 ARR. It is at my bestbuy for 698. Thats all i need it for. Just need a laptop to be able to run that game smooth.

Quote from: emi on September 20, 2013, 19:04:05
Can this run FF14 ARR. It is at my bestbuy for 698. Thats all i need it for. Just need a laptop to be able to run that game smooth.

Yes, it can run FFXIV on high settings smoothly. The screen resolution would be the only disappointment but that may be because I'm use to my 1080 monitor. I'll try hooking it up to it to see how it runs.