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ASUS ROG GL551 series GL551JM-DH71 Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7 4710HQ (2.50GHz) 16GB Memory 1TB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 2GB 15.6" Windows 8.1 64-Bit

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  • Intel Core i7 4710HQ (2.50GHz)
  • 16GB Memory 1TB HDD
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 2GB
  • 1920 x 1080
  • Windows 8.1 64-Bit
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  • Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
  • Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year


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  • Yulian O.
  • 10/22/2014 8:21:56 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

2 out of 5 eggs

Pros: Great specs for the price. Nice screen and keyboard.

Cons: At the time of me writing this, Asus has absolutely no drivers for the laptop on their website which is absurd. This is only an issue if you need to do a clean install of the OS. Support was contacted regarding this and they were not able to provide any assistance at all. No links to drivers and no timeline regarding when their support page will be updated. How can you start shipping a product and have no support for it?

In addition, the trackpad and trackpad buttons feel nice, but the trackpad sinks in and makes a noise every time you touch it, which may just be a defect with this unit.

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  • Carlos R.
  • 10/15/2014 7:31:02 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsGreat specs and great performance

Pros: This is a great piece of hardware! Great specs for medium to high level gaming and great performance in standard tasks like media streaming, web browsing or software testing. Very happy with this product. No problems with the screen, I usually use the laptop in my lap when watching TV or side by side with my wife. I love the design in general. Installed and Samsung 850 SSD and the performance increased even more.

Cons: The only con is packaging, the first laptop I received was not able to recognize the whole 16gb of memory and the screen had some weird diagonal lines and artifacts and I´m pretty sure that it was due to the packaging and handling of the shipping carrier as they are not exactly paid to take care of all the packages they deliver.I returned the first one and received a new one with zero issues. Really happy with the product.

Other Thoughts: This is a great machine, very happy with the built and general performance. No issues installing Ubuntu, Mint or Antergos on dual boot with Windows 8.1.

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  • Sterling M.
  • 10/13/2014 8:27:43 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

4 out of 5 eggsSolid laptop

Pros: 1) 1920x1080 display. The screen is great for both playing games and for programming.
2) Dedicated graphics. The graphics card works well with modern games. It is sufficient to use 3D simulation software.
3) Keyboard. The keyboard is fantastic. It's the best one I have used since my Macbook.
4) Quiet. I rarely hear noise coming from it. I know this may change over time, but so far it's been great.
5)

Cons: 1) Battery. The battery life could really be better. I only get around 2 hours even when I'm not playing games.
2) My "5" key is messed up. It is chipped and that is making it hard to press down enough to register the key. I normally have to press 2-3 times. I have read a few other reviews of the older version of this model that say they had problems with broken keys. It's really a minor issue (depending on the key) in the grand scheme of the whole laptop, but I don't know why ASUS keeps having this problem. When you pay so much money for a nice laptop, you really shouldn't be dealing with keys being chipped and not working properly.
3) I had some issues trying to do a net install of a linux distro with this machine. The laptop has an Airplane Mode toggle rather than a Wifi toggle. I think that the WiFi should start automatically (and it does once an OS is installed), but it didn't start when I booted from a net install live cd and I couldn't toggle the WiFi.
4) I think they could have combined the backlit adjustment keys (F3,F4) into one button that just went Low -> Medium -> High -> Off and then back to Low. So it would work like a ceiling fan. Then they could have used another button for something more useful.

Other Thoughts: So far I'm happy with this machine. I think the specs are a really great deal for the price. My cons (other than the battery) are minor things. I am looking forward to owning this for a long time to come.

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  • James D.
  • 10/9/2014 8:12:50 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsIt's great!!!

Pros: 1.) Plays games on high settings.
2.) It's very quiet.
3.) The keyboard is great.

Cons: I don't have any.

Other Thoughts: I highly recommend this laptop to anyone. It has great specs and it's at a great price. Newegg also packaged the product well. It came fast and in great shape!

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  • Dwight R.
  • 10/8/2014 11:29:20 AM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsGood for the price

Pros: Had it 2 days. Good computer. Screen is fine, no dead pixels at all. I updated Windows with all security patches and such. No problems with the wifi or reading the screen.

Cons: One major con was the packaging. This shipped with zero styrofoam or packing peanut or any other type of cushioning. The only cushioning provided inside was on the sides, where the cables were inside thin cardboard box areas. On the top there was literally no cushioning of any kind. Just the cardboard box it came in, and the very thin cardboard box inside of that.
The outside of the box had a couple of dings/dents from shipping. One dent/scratch was rather large across the outside near the label. Luckily no damage to the laptop inside, but that was just luck. It would have easily been damaged had that scratch on the outer box been a few inches over.
They need to package these for shipping better. Delivery guys throw these boxes around. Put in some cushioning protection. -1 egg for that.

Also the cursor pad feels a little "shaky", like it won't last years. It's not a big deal to me, because I plan to use a USB mouse. Remember this is just 1 day trying it, so maybe it's okay for prolonged use.

Other Thoughts: Great laptop for the price I got it. It's really one of the best buys on this site. You won't find these specs for cheaper.

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  • Arvind v.
  • 10/4/2014 7:42:38 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

3 out of 5 eggsScreen ruins it!

Pros: i7 processor
nvidia GTX860m
Quiet operation
excellent KB and touchpad
Not too heavy but definitely wont call it portable
Gobs of RAM
Good set of ports
High build quality - metal finish, no flexing etc.

Cons: Screen! - Non IPS

Other Thoughts: I was pretty excited about this laptop since it is quite a bang for the buck. A very nice configuration and very elegant. Newegg processed the order real quick and I got the package in 3 days on standard free shipping.

I would really recommend this laptop if it hadn't been for the screen. You wont notice anything while gaming but while doing basic tasks like surfing the net, the text is blurry. My eyes are a bit sensitive and got a couple of headaches during normal operation.

This is a solid performer and the keyboard is ultra comfy. I like the styling too. It does get hot on the side (air vents), but nothing on the bulk of the machine.

Its really sad, that I have to return it...just don't like the hassle of doing it. This might be great for the average person IF it is available much lower..$1100 is slightly on the higher side and I would have made a little compromise on the gaming side but not for day to day tasks.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for the postive comment. I apologize if you were dissatisfied with screen. The laptop was not advertised having an IPS screen. If the wrong laptop was delivered to you, please contact Amazon directly for sales related issues. Should you need further assistance, please email me at cl-rodel@asus.com and write down service# N141025605 on the subject line.

Thank you for choosing an ASUS product.

Regards,

Rodel
ASUS Customer Loyalty

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  • Tyler S.
  • 10/4/2014 7:36:07 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: less than 1 day

5 out of 5 eggsStoked

Pros: Haven't got it but super stoked... I love Asus and i am sure this product will not fall short of any expectation.

Cons: 1 year adp protection can i get a "whoop whoop"

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