Asus G73SW Asustek is going to release the Asus G73SW and Asus G53SW gaming notebooks, based on the upcoming Intel’s 2nd Generation Core processors, codenamed “Sandy Bridge”.
The revealed 17.3-inch G73SW and 15.6-inch G53SW models come with the Intel Core i7-2630QM quad-core CPU, Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M 1.5GB video card, 8GB of DDR3 memory, hard drives combining traditional HDD platters with solid state storage, Blu-ray optical drives in select models, and full HD displays.
It also gets WiFi b/g/n, USB 3.0 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M graphics with 1.5GB of dedicated memory, together with a Blu-ray drive. Meanwhile, its smaller sibling – the 15.6-inch ASUS G53SW – also gets the Core i7-2630QM chip and up to 8GB of RAM, along with a single hybrid drive (up to 1TB), GeForce GTX 460M graphics and the same connectivity. It’s expected to be priced from $1,299 with a DVD burner and 6GB of RAM.
Also leaked were the N53SV, featuring a 15.6" 1366x768 display, and the N73SV with a 17.3" 1920x1080 display; both feature the new Nvidia GeForce GT 540M graphics.
As for the ASUS N53SV and N73SV, they use the same 2.0GHz quadcore processor as the G-Series models, with either 15.6- or 17.3-inch displays, NVIDIA GeForce GT540M graphics with 1GB of memory, and 4GB of DDR3 RAM as standard. Ports include HDMI and USB 3.0, and audio is by Bang & Olufsen. Pricing kicks off from $1,197; we’re expecting to hear more about these at CES 2011 next month.
