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<blockquote data-quote="johnwartjr" data-source="post: 7753" data-attributes="member: 2176"><p>Picked up an ASUS G73JH laptop this week.</p><p></p><p>The D620 is getting old and tired, and it's out of warranty. I had the system board replaced 6 or 7 times in the 3 years of warranty due to a design flaw with the video card overheating. </p><p></p><p>Since I use it so much, and depend on it, I needed a backup, and I decided to replace the laptop first. The desktop is just too slow to use that much. So, the old laptop goes on the shelf as a backup for now.</p><p></p><p>I'll pick up a faster desktop sometime soon probably, but the new 85 1.4 is calling my name pretty loudly, so it comes first!</p><p></p><p>SPecs of the G73JH</p><p>Intel Core I7-740QM processor - 4 cores, 2 threads per core. 1.73 GHz</p><p>6 GB DDR3 memory, expandable to 8. While the MFG says 8 GB is the max, I've seen reports of people doing 16 GB online.</p><p>17.3 inch screen, 1600x900 resolution</p><p>640 GB SATA2 drive</p><p>Radeon HD 5870, 1 GB RAM built in. HDMI output for my big ole monitor too!</p><p></p><p>I also added a couple external drives to the mix this week, since I am out of disk space! The drives are combo USB/eSATA drives, 2 TB capacity. Actual usable space is around 1.8 TB each.</p><p></p><p>Did a little benchmarking, to see if the i7 is really as good as it sounded!</p><p></p><p>Test 1:</p><p>Combined 3 files into a HDR using LR3 and CS5</p><p>Old machine took 2:41</p><p>New machine took 1:52</p><p></p><p>This one wasn't a real common task for me, but I did note how making the HDR brought my system to its knees last time I tried it.</p><p></p><p>Test 2:</p><p>Took 562 RAW images I shot at a wedding last weekend, and converted them to JPG in LR3</p><p>Old machine took 54:21</p><p>New machine took 23:15</p><p></p><p>This test *is* a real world activity for me. </p><p></p><p>So, productivity has improved <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnwartjr, post: 7753, member: 2176"] Picked up an ASUS G73JH laptop this week. The D620 is getting old and tired, and it's out of warranty. I had the system board replaced 6 or 7 times in the 3 years of warranty due to a design flaw with the video card overheating. Since I use it so much, and depend on it, I needed a backup, and I decided to replace the laptop first. The desktop is just too slow to use that much. So, the old laptop goes on the shelf as a backup for now. I'll pick up a faster desktop sometime soon probably, but the new 85 1.4 is calling my name pretty loudly, so it comes first! SPecs of the G73JH Intel Core I7-740QM processor - 4 cores, 2 threads per core. 1.73 GHz 6 GB DDR3 memory, expandable to 8. While the MFG says 8 GB is the max, I've seen reports of people doing 16 GB online. 17.3 inch screen, 1600x900 resolution 640 GB SATA2 drive Radeon HD 5870, 1 GB RAM built in. HDMI output for my big ole monitor too! I also added a couple external drives to the mix this week, since I am out of disk space! The drives are combo USB/eSATA drives, 2 TB capacity. Actual usable space is around 1.8 TB each. Did a little benchmarking, to see if the i7 is really as good as it sounded! Test 1: Combined 3 files into a HDR using LR3 and CS5 Old machine took 2:41 New machine took 1:52 This one wasn't a real common task for me, but I did note how making the HDR brought my system to its knees last time I tried it. Test 2: Took 562 RAW images I shot at a wedding last weekend, and converted them to JPG in LR3 Old machine took 54:21 New machine took 23:15 This test *is* a real world activity for me. So, productivity has improved :) [/QUOTE]
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