It's still a fantastic machine and I'm sure the issues will be ironed out with driver updates or fixes. I was more annoyed that my review model did not have these issues and I recomended the laptop to people based on this. I was that immpressed I purcahsed one for myself.
The IPS MSI is looking good but the base spec is a bit lacking compared to the Asus. I personllly think MSI have the pricing all wrong on the GT72 series the G751 offers far better value if these issues are fixed.
The GT72 is considerably louder under load than the G751 although I would say it's quieter when you are not gaming as you can switch to the integrated intel GPU.
Also bear in mind ASUS are bringing out a new version of the 750GY with 980M etc... http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?54449-ASUS-G750JY-a-slap-in-the-face-to-G751-owners/page4
When ?
Yeah prefer the look of the older model....
http://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/G750JY/gallery/
UK is Jan/Feb from what I found. Still no confirmation if it is using the 751 IPS screen or the TN from the 750.
What did you do in the end ? Did you send yours back ? What are you using now...your issues have put me off see my thread I just stared in here...
How are the issues with the sound and wifi progressing any closer to been resolved OC have reduced the G751JY-T7009H to £1440.00 so tempted to pull the trigger at that price
For anyone having wireless speed and connection issues I have a Driver that I have fixed to not need WMM to achieve full speed. It's based on an older driver but works perfect with the 7260.
I have tested these with my Virgin Superhub 2 and can now download at the full 150Mbps speed.
You need to completely remove the old drivers first from control panel and device manager. Re-start then install this driver and re-start. It can take a few mins to connect for the first time but once connected all should be good.
Hope this helps.
G751 Wireless Fixed Driver
So you didn't send it back, or...?
Yes I sent it back.
I currently have the one I had for review back which does have the same wireless card and the same issue. But with the driver above it works perfect.
The sound is a lot better though on this one you can hear the sound coming from the back and the subwoofer is a lot quiter. The speakers seem far better balanced.
Will have a look tomorrow and post which drivers for the audio are installed.
Cheers chap much appreciated!
Is the built in display Gsync?