Asus ROG G751JY-DH72X

How a high-end gaming laptop like Asus ROG G751JY-DH72X ($ 2,999 as tested) beat the competition without dominating the gaming benchmark tests? By being competitive, while coming in for less money, and outclassing its competitors in the base feature by feature. That is how. The G751JY-DH72X $ 2,798.00 on Amazon has the fourth-generation Intel Core processor and Nvidia GeForce i7-4860HQ GTX 980M graphics. This increases to 32GB of memory, a 512GB solid-state drive (SSD) and a 1TB hard drive storage, a 17-inch In-Plane Switching (IPS) display, and comfortable features that makes it more comfortable playing. The fact that it packs so much more and in a reasonably priced, it gives oomph to jump to the top of the heap as our latest Editors 'Choice' for high-end gaming laptop.

Design and Features
Thanks to the big screen, the system is understandably strong. Its matte-black chassis with a size of 1.7 by 16.5 by 12.5 inches (HWD) and weighs 9.06 pounds. It gives you a 17.3-inch, matte-finish In-Plane Switching (IPS) display for the benefit of both a wide viewing angle and reduced reflection from ambient light. It has a bright screen with 1920-by-1080 resolution, the first flush may seem a little small when high-end ultraportables have 4K screen, but 1080p is better for mobile gaming. Smooth animation 3K or 4K playing requires at least three GPUs, which is not practical in a laptop. For example, the MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 3k $ 1,804.99 on Amazon have trouble maintaining smooth frame rates at its native resolution of 2880 by 1620. The G751JY-DH72X runs fine at native resolution with all the candy eyes turned on (more on that below).

The red, backlit, chiclet-style keyboard contrasts with the black chassis, and quite comfortable to use, with enough space for a full numeric keypad. Spacebar is wider on the left side, to give you a wider area to reach with your left thumb while gaming. The touchpad has two physical buttons of the mouse, and the cursor keys are offset from the rest of the keyboard. The keyboard deck is also tilted towards the user, which makes it more comfortable during long gaming sessions. Above the function keys are five keys: one to put out the steam, customizable macro keys three, and a key that can start recording a video game to play again for yourself or friends later. Speaker is loud and clear, with a subwoofer for a little extra low-end sound. The system has a dual back vents, so heated air is channeled away from the user.

Connectivity is ideal: The sides of the system chock full of I / O port. You can find an Ethernet port, a headset jack, an HDMI port, a line-out jack, a Thunderbolt port, four USB 3.0 ports, and VGA port. For wireless connectivity, with 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The system has a Blu-ray / DVD burner combo drive, so you can install the older games and watch movies on the disc. Speaking of movies, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M can drive up to four displays simultaneously (the internal display, HDMI, mini-DisplayPort / Thunderbolt, and VGA), allowing you to have the screen games, instant messaging, Web browsing, and a movie at all playing simultaneously.

The system has two drives, a 512GB SSD for bootup and a 1TB 7,200rpm SATA hard drive. That's plenty of space for games, movie files, music, photos, and countless other programs. There are some pre-installed programs such as Flipboard, Fresh Paint, Line, Music Maker Jam, Netflix, Twitter, and Zinio, but most programs in Windows 8.1 Start screen is the usual Asus and Microsoft utilities. The G751JY-DH72X has one-year warranty with protection from accidental damage, free two-way shipping for that year, and a 30-day Zero Bright Dot warranty.