ASUS G51J 3D sports NVIDIA 3D Vision with 120Hz display to bring 'real' 3D to laptops

No knock on Acer, who got here first with the Aspire 5738DG, but it sounds like the ASUS G51J 3D has the technology edge in the nascent 3D laptop category. We'll have to see it in action to be sure, but the laptop is using NVIDIA's 3D Vision tech for extensive game compatibility (around 400 games currently work with it), and a 120Hz, 15.6-inch screen paired with some active shutter glasses. We've found the shutter method to be typically a more enjoyable 3D experience than polarized solutions, with no knock on frame rate or resolution. The GeForce GTX 260M card with 1GB of DDR3 memory doesn't hurt either, but that hugegantic USB IR blaster that has to sit on the desk and sync up with the glasses could be a problem for 3D-on-the-go. Of course, the benchmark friendly Core i7-based G51J which this machine is based on (the only real difference is the screen) was never much of one for portability. The laptop will be out soon, with a starting price of $1,700.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 18th 2009 12:48PM]

I own two sets of Nvidia 3D glasses, 3D will only work in full screen mode, and can be enabled or disabled, at any time, by hitting CTRL + T.

[Iceman721 Posted Nov 19th 2009 10:52AM]

Whatever you do DO NOT BUY AN ASUS LAPTOP!!! My 18 month old laptop came with a 2 year "global" warranty on parts & labor and 1 year on accidental damage. It was great for just over a year then my lcd failed. I backed it up a few days after the lcd failed and then guess what? The hard drive failed. Now surprise surprise I called Customer Support and now they won't cover my laptop under warranty. Their customer service is horrible. Don't waste your money. Go look up the many online horror stories regarding Asus laptop and their lies regarding warranty coverage and horrible customer service. Its just not worth it. I wish I had bought the Dell I was looking at instead. I spent over 1300.00 on this piece of junk and now all I have is an expensive paperweight. My next computer will be a Macbook Pro. Buy at your own risk!