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For some laptop users who insist to play some games on their notebook, Asus G51VX came to succeed the line of G50 Asus gaming laptop. This Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 (2GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB) processor powered G51VX also sports a NVidia GeForce GTX 260 M with 1GB GDDR3 to handle the graphic work. To complete the gaming experience of this laptop, Asus put a 15.6 inch TFT Widescreen Display with 1366x 768 resolution, 4GB PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz  and 6-cell 4800mAh battery.  Not to forger the other laptop functionality like a Dual Layer CD/DVD recordable, a 1.3 megapixel integrated web cam, an Intel WiFi 5100 (a/b/g/n), a HDMI port, eSATA and Windows Vista Home Premium (SP1, 64 Bit) is included in G51VX package. Alright, let’s get to the review and test of this gaming notebook.

Asus G51VX’s design is strong and cool (especially their glowing logos) just like any gamers might want for their laptop. Weighing 7.3 lbs with the dimension of 14.8 X 10.4 x1.6 inch, this laptop is not really a light one. The screen resolution were a little low for a GeForce GTX 260M, but that’s also ensure the screen won’t burden the graphic processor too much for your daily activities and task. The viewing angles of G5VX screen is quite good, gave solid brightness even though the color is not the best I’ve seen. The speaker quality is unfortunately average, and so does the placement.

Asus G51VX chiclet keyboard combined with adjustable backlighting really hit the spot for me where sometimes, we need lower keyboard light when using this gaming laptop on the dark. The palm rest is rubberized giving more grip when your hand move between the keyboard and the touchpad were pretty responsive. G51VX battery life however, is not a long one as predictable since using it for games consumes more power. In our usage, we found that the battery would last approx 2 hours.

Asus G51VX gaming performance were supposed to be pretty good if we look into their GTX 260M graphic processor. However, for newer games that need more CPU resource, the G51VX’s Core 2 Duo P7350 seems to not be able to keep up with the demands. The games is still playable, but you might notice some lag in the game, and it won’t change even if you lowered your graphics settings, and that means, the processor is not strong enough for it. It is quite dissapointing, especially with the high price for this gaming laptop, but I never really hoped to play the latest games in a laptop anyway. G51VX also produce quite heat, blowing from their vent. The noticeably heat didn’t reach the keyboard surface though, however it is not recommended to use this Asus gaming laptop on your lap.

To conclude this Asus G51VX reviews, it was a pretty good platform to do some heavy work with your laptop, even if its fail to play newer games smoothly. The screen is not the best even when powered with GTX 260M powerful graphic. But the design is pretty cool and the keyboard surface and backlit keyboard really helps when we use this gaming laptop.