...the Asus G50Vt delivers many times over in sheer speed and performance.
Highs: Screaming performance; reasonable price; lots of inputs/outputs
Lows: Poor battery life; very large and heavy; loud styling; mediocre sound
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Asus’ G50Vt rolls an impressive array of hardware into a bulky-but-inexpensive package, with a heavy-handed dose of flair smeared on top. While the style might not be for everyone, and battery life makes its wall adapter an essential umbilical cord for use, it offers a very reasonably priced and playable system for those who want to game on the go without dropping thousands on pricy boutique systems.
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by Brian on January 28, 2009:
“I have been using this laptop for two months now. I can run games such as Half-Life 2 and Bioshock at maximum settings and resolution. This laptop runs hot however, so unless you get a notebook cooler, don't use this on your actual lap. There is a problem...” More...
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by Dean on June 12, 2009:
“I have had my Asus G50Vt laptop for more than 4 months now. I have to admit it is very good, it runs fast graphics are great and everything but the loading time with the windows sidebar and everything else at boot up can be slow. It has about an hour battery...” More...