ASUS FX73VE-WH71 17.3-inch

NINJA SCORE

Positive Reviews

$999.00$834.99

(as of 12-12-2018 15:24 UTC) Details

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Pros

Large display perfect for gaming
Large storage for multimedia
Ergonomic, red backlit keyboard
Perfect GPU for Full-HD gaming
Great price

Cons

Loud fan
Heats up
Quality control
Slow hard drive

Bottom Line

The ASUS FX73VE-WH71 17.3-inch heats up under load and the fans do become quite loud, but the sleek chassis houses some pretty good components that brings a steady and reliable 1080p gaming performance.

The ASUS FX73VE-WH71 17.3-inch gaming laptop has received positive reviews for its great build quality and exceptional value, considering you get the 4GB Nvidia GTX 1050Ti. It comes with large Full HD LED IPS display that is noted as being crisp and clear, and the 1TB of storage is great for large game collections and for general multimedia storage. Customers found that the keyboard is comfortable, buts its red backlighting receiving mixed reviews. Fortunately one can disable the lighting. Concerns were raised about its cooling, with customers finding the fans get loud and it can get quite warm during prolonged gaming sessions. Furthermore, the older hard drive does lead to a sluggish feeling machine at times, with load and boot times being affected dramatically when compared to the modern day SSDs. Quality control issues were reported by various customers, with some finding that the laptop had various issues out the box, such as the display not working properly, or the battery was faulty. The ASUS FXVE-WH71 laptop comes with a large display and a GTX 1050Ti that will deliver all your 1080p gaming needs, but the heating issues and quality control problems noted by various customers is somewhat concerning.

Weight: 6.6 lbs
Display Size: 17.3 inch
RAM: 8GB DDR4
Operating System: Windows 10 Home
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti

Score Summary

Specifications

Graphics	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti [View Benchmarks]
Graphics Type	Discrete
Graphics Memory	4GB GDDR5
RAM	8GB DDR4
Operating System	Microsoft Windows Windows 10 Home
Weight	6.6 lbs
Battery Life	6.5 hours
Hard Drive 1	1000 HDD 7200
Display Size	17.3 inch
Display Resolution	1920 x 1080
Display Technology	Wide view Full-HD
Connectivity	3x USB 3.0\| 1x USB3.1 Type C (Gen 1)\| 1x USB 2.0 \| mini Display Port \| Wi-Fi \| Bluetooth \| HDMI \|
Webcam	HD
Additional Features	Red-backlit gaming keyboard, card reader
Dimension (LxWxH)	16.3 x 10.7 x 1.3
Warranty	1 year