Asus have decided to make a play for the Australian gaming PC market with their Republic Of Gamers G73Jh notebooks. It looks like it has all the same specs as the US version, except with the added bonus of costing $2,699 where the US version cost $US1,430. Yep, that’s what I thought too…
ASUS ROG G73Jh: Finally, a Gaming Notebook that’s Truly for Gamers
ASUS Delivers Next-generation Gaming on a Strikingly-designed,
Stealth Fighter-inspired Mobile PowerhouseSydney, Australia, 12 February 2010 – The new ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) G73Jh is like no other gaming notebook. Eschewing the flash and gimmicks typical of gaming notebooks, the G73Jh instead boasts an understated, subtly aggressive design inspired by a stealth fighter. At its heart lies the most powerful components available today, including the latest Intel® Core™ i7 processor, DirectX 11-capable ATI® Radeon™ HD5870 graphics and 8GB of DDR3 system memory.
Strike in Silence: Designed for Serious Gamers
The G73Jh sports a striking angular design inspired by the iconic F-117 Nighthawk. Far from being merely cosmetic, every facet of the G73Jh’s design reflects a conscious effort to improve the user experience. The placement of all the heat and noise-generating components at the rear of the notebook and the implementation of a unique twin rear venting system keep the heat and noise as far away from the user as possible. The innovative placement of components also allows the palm rest to be exceptionally thin for a gaming notebook. Furthermore, the keyboard plane is inclined 5 degrees, improving ergonomics and thus ensuring optimal comfort while gaming and typing.Dominate: Engineered for Extreme Performance
The G73Jh offers an aggressive specification including, an Intel Core™ i7-720QM processor, 8GB DDR3 SDRAM, an ATI® Mobility Radeon® HD 5870 with 1GB GDDR5 VRAM and 1TB of storage space for incredible gaming and multitasking performance. The G73Jh also features one-click, on-the-fly overclocking capabilities—perfect for gamers looking to push the hardware to the very limit.Believe: Purpose-built for Unprecedented Immersion
With its DirectX 11-capable graphics and simulated 7.1-channel HD audio with EAX 4.0 compatibility, the G73Jh delivers next-generation gaming on a mobile platform. Gamers will be able to crank up the settings in the latest games and still achieve blistering frame rates, as well as experience ultra-realistic in-game sound effects and perfect positional audio.Available through Ingram Micro, Altech and Synnex.
Michael
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 12:14 PMTo be fair though it does cost a company like $1000 to ship somthing from the US :P
With the price diffrence it would be almost cheaper to fly to LA return for like $999, buy the laptop come back to Aust and buy an power converter for like $80!
akira7
Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 1:26 PMDude the theory of $1000 to ship a notebook is just redicilous are you saying that the shipping company gets like a $1000 per notebook and lets say 100000 gets shipped out they make like 100 million, just to ship 100k of notebooks, why whould anyone do anything else for living when you can buy a ship and become an instant billionair from one ship full of cargo. BY THE WAY GET THE G73 ITS DA BOMB!!!!
akira7
Kelvin Lee
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 12:17 PMAsus should have addressed the reasons for the price differences (between US and AUS) in the press release. They are just asking for it.
Ash
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 12:58 PMAdd Asus to the list of companies sharfting Australians for living too far away from anywhere else in the world?
I agree with Michael, not a bad idea and I get a weekend in LA :p
Ash
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 1:02 PMJust checked the prices on the 3 sites.
Synexx = $2799
Altech = $2999
Ingram = $2909
that trip to LA is looking very reasonable.
akira7
Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 1:28 PMYea that $1400 price is for a barebone (no compponents is. HDD, RAM, CPU only motherboard and GPU.
Heath
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 12:58 PMScrewed over by US based companies again. It’ll never end. With products like Windows 7 the target market involves people who aren’t as able to find a cheaper version, so price gauging is rife and unanswered. With a high end gaming laptop like this the target market are smart enough to find it cheaper, shipped from the US if need be. Not a good plan by Asus this time.
Steve
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 1:21 PMI thought ASUS was taiwanese.
Stefan
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 4:36 PM:D they are!
Tim
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 1:54 PMASUS is a company from Taipei, Taiwan, so for all you idots out we dont live very far away from them, its not an AMERICAN COMPANY.
paul
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 3:14 PMFirst, Asus is a Taiwan company not American.
Second, you dont need any power converter,
the charger works on 100v – 240v
Third, most of the additional cost is
Australian import duties and taxes.
Tank to the Aussie gov if you have a complaint.
Sanjeev
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 3:44 PMwow, seriously overpriced, ebay for 2K aus, y dont everyone just do that?
and gamers being gamers would have heard of ebay and since they want more performace for the price, no actual gamer will buy it in aus
SMP
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 3:47 PMDont forget if you fly to L.A to buy the laptop, or return Customs will charge you duty and GST on it. so maybe not worth it in the end.
Bry
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 12:21 AMcharge duty on a computer I took to LA (for work) and then back again with?… doubt it.
Lamul
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 4:08 PM@ Paul
GST is 10%
Customs Duty is 5%
Even with a 85 cent exchange rate (which is being generous) it comes to less than $1950.
SHAME ASUS SHAME.
Rogue
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 1:29 AMJust shove it in your suitcase and keep schtum! Sorted. By the way, in the UK these things always work out waaaaay more expensive than in the US!
MikeRH
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 3:47 AMWhy is the price such a surprise here? We continually get screwed on prices on everything from computers to a carton of milk. Australia is has one of the highest costs of living in the world and everyone knows it so the prices get jacked up because they know we don’t have much of a choice. Until we as Aussies stop buying items at inflated prices, those costs will never go down.
Kabamf
Monday, April 12, 2010 at 2:39 PMThe price hike isn’t Company based its Government Based , GST and Import Taxes are the killer.
G1sn
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 8:46 PMYou don’t need a power converter, a notebook power supply is auto switching 110/240 50/60Hz.
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mahqnetic
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 4:46 PMI have just purchased the G74SX with 16gb ram for $1825 shipped to my door… Find it on ebay australia. OMG it eats everything I throw at it…. mmmwwwaahahaha
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ASUS-GAMING-G74SX-G74-17-3-2nd-Gen-i7-16GB-nVIDIA-560M-/360379861272?pt=AU_comp_laptop&hash=item53e8504918