The ASUS G50V-A1 is a new 15.4" gaming notebook to hit the market this holiday season. The G50V-A1 is one of the best machines produced by ASUS performance-wise, but it has other issues that should be considered if your intention is to use the "gaming notebook" heavily for its intended purpose.
The notebook offers excellent performance powered with an Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, high-quality WSXGA+ screen, and numerous features that make the system stand out. It is even bundled with useful accessories that do not normally come with a laptop, including a backpack and gaming mouse. The G50V is covered with a two-year warranty, and the first year includes accident damage coverage as well. The ASUS G50V-A1 also comes with a recovery disk that can be useful in the case of emergency.
If the system was marketed as a business machine, we could stop there with an exceptional review. However, while the laptop offers great stock performance, the G50V-A1′s over clocking and power management abilities didn’t fare so well. Even though the machine was nearly flawless during regular usage, it’s always a plus for it to perform during rigorous benchmark tests (WorldBench, Mobilemark, etc.). Another serious issue is that it lacks driver support for widescreen resolution (1440×900), which would come in handy. It runs perfectly in its normal resolution of 1680×1050, but having to step down to 1280×768 for a decent widescreen resolution is not a good look.
The G50V-A1 comes with Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit, with 4GB of DDR2-800 RAM. The notebook includes an 8X DVD-RW Super Multi drive, 8-in-1 memory card reader, built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam, and Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100AGN with built-in Bluetooth support. Overall, the G50V is a quality gaming platform. The design and numerous features are great. The graphics card it uses (the NVIDIA GeForce 9700 GT) is a bit of an undershot for ASUS since it’s quite underpowered for a gaming laptop.
The A1 can be purchased for a little under $1600, but it may be overpriced since the ASUS G50Vt-X1 can be purchased for $1,250. It’s a cheaper machine, but it has a Core 2 Duo processor, a 15.6" 1366×758 display, and a NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS, which is simply a better graphics card for a gaming platform.
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my friend has it and he kinda likes it. didn’t impress me all that much
December 5th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Looks like a great notebook. Though prices are higher…will wait for the discount season.
December 9th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
I’ve just ordered the ASUS G50Vt-X1 from BestBuy for $999.9 sale price, and I hope to get it before the 25th… Will post my comments about it soon.
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December 26th, 2008 at 7:10 am
This would have been an excellent choice back in my days of serious gaming. Now, I pretty much stick to my MacBook. The only game I play is Diablo 2, and the macbook works well for that, even with 8 players going and the full on battles raging.
I don’t know why I would ever get a computer specifically for gaming, but perhaps I do not understand the technical requirements of more current games.
Oh well, thanks for the review in any case.
-G
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January 9th, 2009 at 1:03 am
Bought it at BestBuy last weekend. the first one had a volume control problem so they gave me another one. That one appeared to have a software conflict that they couldn’t fix so they gave me another one. Today I brought the 3rd one home. While it worked for a few minutes, I got a message that a problime had been detected and Windows had to be shut down to prevent damage. Have not been able to get it working even after trying the recovery disc. Seems to have too many hardware/software conflicts. I’m returning it tomorrow. I’m using it for a small business, but it shouldn’t be that hard..
January 25th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
are u sure the A1 is using a 9700 GT? not a 9800m GS graphic card?????
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I’ve heard complaints that the laptop is heavy, lacks sufficient battery life and speaker power. This is by no means an airbook, but it isn’t a brick. Perhaps I’m biased…I don’t carry my laptop on my back while I hop curves with my bike. I’ve dragged Dell desk top replacements across the country for many years. The battery life when gaming or watching movies is borderline. But I am rarely without power for that length of time. As to the speakers, I have no issues at all but I haven’t tested them in areas with a high level of background noise.
June 29th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
All my equipment is from ASUS now. They have never let me down.
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