Asus G46VW

70 reviews

Jan, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 70 reviews of Asus G46VW. The average rating for this product is 3.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Views about the energy efficiency and size are overall positive. The performance and price also get good opinions.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Asus G46VW is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 81/100 = Very good quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 11 user reviews of Asus G46VW from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People really like the energy efficiency and size. The performance and price also get good feedback.

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91% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

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Review Asus G46VW Notebook

Nvidia GTX for a subnotebook. The first ever 14-inch Republic of Gamers has been causing quite the stir for its high-end GTX 660M GPU that automatically propels it to the head of its size class in terms of graphical power. For $999, has Asus cut any...

Strong base, Quiet keyboard, Large touchpad, Low noise for a gaming notebook, VGA, HDMI, Mini-DisplayPort output connectivity, Good battery life for the hardware, Strong GPU performance, Sleek aesthetics, The recognizable fighter jet design is retained...

Non-removable battery, Not made for end-user upgradeability, Low maximum screen brightness, Average display quality for 1366x768 resolution model, Poor outdoor usability, Soft keyboard feedback, Reduced GPU performance on batteries, Slow HDD, End-user...

Dec, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Solid Product

Overall this has been a great purchase. I got it as a B-grade (scratch and dent) refurb, but when I got it, I couldn't find a scratch or dent anywhere. Very pleased about that. Before I even powered it on for the first time, I upgraded it to 16GB of...

-GTX 660M GPU Means I can run everything on high for the most part -Great Cooling system -Backlit keyboard -All USB ports are 3.0 -Solid i5 CPU handles gaming and virtualization well

-Factory HDD is slow (5400 RPM) -Only 1366x768 display resolution -HDD bay not easily accessible

Dec, 2015

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

solid

i wont call it a con, but: after two years of lugging around, the power connector on the motherboard has a poor connection. I have to do odd power cord gymnastics to get it to take a charge, and it will sometimes stop charging. not a con, but: the 14"...

excellent value good performance love the exhaust fans out the back, never have to worry about it overheating when I'm using it on my lap/in bed/on my belly (cat loves it too) the auto-switching between dedicated graphics / on-board graphics lets the...

hard drive seems to be the slow link in the chain, regret not getting an SSD when you connect an external display to HDMI, you cant "duplicate" the image (windows 8.1), the image can appear on 1, or on 2, or be extended to both 1 and 2, but it cant...

Nov, 2015

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Good first gaming laptop

I have never stopped loving this laptop for all 2 years I've had it

It stays cool so well sometimes I'll be playing a game and the laptop is cool to the touch It runs most games fairly well at high settings although some it struggles with cpu intensive settings It is very sturdy I've had it for to years and nothing...

The only thing I can think of is the screen is small but you get what you pay for

Aug, 2015

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Good gaming machine

Overall, using this laptop has been a positive experience.

Good mid-range gaming laptop that satisfies all system requirements for games these days.

Windows 8, but getting used to it wasn't hard. Slow HDD. Loading into games make take quite a while. I'd recommend replacing it with something better. Few graphics settings in the NVIDIA control panel need to be tweaked otherwise the graphics will...

Nov, 2014

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Solid Purchase.

Runs everything I throw on it on Ultra so long as I am plugged into the A/C outlet and perhaps a few minor tweaks. I'm very imprespsped/inlove with the fact it is just as powerful as my desktop like RIGHT on par. 8 Gigz of OVERCLOCKED DDR3 1600MHZ is...

This is one of the best deals you can get on an actual gaming laptop capable of running all the newest games on rela near maxxed settings. I was extremely fortunate to receive a strong model. I've ran it for about 8 or so months now with no problem....

Well, The Battery and Hard Drive I would say are the only TWO cons. Well 1 more WINDOWS 8 is built into the BIOS on this one. But, For the price it's worth a gamble you can alwayts return it if it's broken. If they work they typically stay working....

Aug, 2014

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Asus Laptop

Had problems from the get-go, never buy another refurbished unit without a warranty. If it sounds too good to be true it probably is. Unit kept freezing up multiple times a day, died 9 months later wont charge, most likely motherboard issues.

Speedy, decent graphics card for low end gaming, overall nice build

top scratches easily, very dim/dull monitor, does not come with a Windows install CD, kept freezing, finally died after 9 months

Aug, 2014

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Lasted a year

Perhaps should have used more caution when making purchase. First item purchased from elsewhere (same model) was returned due to consistent self shut downs. This one is now coming in to its own by transitioning from once a month shut downs to every...

Performs all functions that I required of it, tough and nicely portable

Shuts down regularly now on its own. No warning, not hibernating, not sleeping, shuts down. Requires restart, slows down everything I am trying to accomplish. Trackpad has always been difficult to work with, but I manage

Aug, 2014

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