Thoughts & Conclusion
So what do you get for $1400? The answer is a gaming laptop capable of handling some seriously demanding titles in an on the go mobile form factor. The G750 is a very complete package offering enough of the latest in technology to satisfy even the most power hungry of users. Asus has combined the power savings of Haswell with the performance of Nvidia’s Geforce 765M and 12GB of Ram goodness. What else can you ask for, well how about a 7200 RPM drive? The Samsung 1TB 5400 RPM drive is the single bottleneck in an otherwise nearly perfect budget gaming system and while offering a good deal of space it comes up lacking in the performance department. Enthusiasts looking for an SSD are in luck as the G750 comes in several flavors and equipped with an SSD in some models. The G750 we tested here was the LOW end base model if that tells you just how much ass this system is capable of kicking.
PRO’S:
- Haswell Quad Core Processor
- 12GB RAM (Expandable to 32GB!!)
- Mid Range Mobile Gaming Card
- Low Pricetag
- Full HD LCD
CON’S:
- Mid Range Mobile Gaming Card
- Heavy and Big
- Slow 5400 RPM Drive
In the end the G750 is a great machine and offers excellent performance on a budget in a nice spacious 17″ gaming platform. If you can either overlook the access times of the Samsung drive or upgrade it yourself then this is the laptop for you. If you want more gaming power and a faster HD then select one of the higher end G750’s from Asus line and you are all set. We are happy to give the Asus G750 TechwareLabs.com Gold Hardware Award.
The G750 uses a soldered CPU! You can’t upgrade it down the road to an extreme CPU when they get cheaper. It’s a stupid move from Asus IMO. That laptop is already one of the heaviest, largest single GPU laptops out there, yet their competitors can make a lighter weight laptop with the same specs with an upgradeable socketed CPU!
It’s worse yet that they haven’t addressed why they went with the soldered 4700HQ processor versus the 4700MQ.
danwat1234
Stop banging on about soldered processors. They are all going this way now. If you want a PC that you can upgrade the cpu, BUY A DESKTOP!!
btw I have noticed that nearly all sites that are reviewing the G750, you have cut/pasted the same comments in, do you work for Alienware by chance?
Nope I don’t. The G750 is very different from the G50VT that I have and it isn’t a good setup. Having to take apart the laptop to access the other RAM slot and the soldered CPU issue. Their laptop is very thick and heavy, yet a soldered CPU is supposedly to keep thickness down. Doesn’t add up