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Updated: FWIW, there is a G73JH-X2, which is similar to the X1, but has a Blu-Ray drive.

DrBoost on the NotebookReview.com forums says there’s a model specifically being released in Australia with the following specs:

ASUS G73JH-TZ008X - NEW! ASUS G73JH-TZ008X Notebook — 17.3″/720QM/8GB DDR3/1TB/ATI5870M 1GB/Bluray/11N/BT/Win7 Pro

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Intel Core i7 720QM Quad Core 1.6GHz Processor
Mobile Intel HM55 Express Chipset
ATI Radeon 5870M with 1GB GDDR5 VRAM
8GB DDR3 1066MHz Memory
2 x 500GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
Bluray DVD Combo Drive
17.3″ WUXGA LED (1920x1280) 1920×1080 (Listed here.)
HDMI
2 Mega Pixel Camera
802.11n
Bluetooth
Firewire
E-SATA
Keyboard with Numberpad
Battery: 8 cell
Accessary: Gaming carry bag, Gaming mouse & Gaming headset
Weight: 3.99kg 3.52kg (Listed here.)

“I can only presume that there are a few errors (but hoping not) such as …. firewire, E-SATA. However, it does have Win7 Pro … maybe it’s a ‘business’ gaming machine ”

“I am told ETA in Australia is 17th February (arriving in Sydney).”

Stock ASUS Photos:

I will be updating this as new information is available.

I know we’re all getting sick and tired of repeating information, so this will be the place to go for everything pertaining to the ASUS G73JH.

What is the ASUS G73JH?
The G73JH is an amazing gaming laptop with crazy specs and is (or will be) available at an insanely low price.

Here are the specs that matter… the rest you can find on teh interw3bz.

Processor: Core i7-720QM @ 1.6GHz (2.8GHz Turbo), 6MB Cache, 45W TDP [Source]
Memory: 8GB DDR3 1066MHz* (Apparently expandable to 16GB. Souce: XoticPC.com)
Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 (1GB of GDDR5) [Source] (Default clock speeds are 700MHz/1000MHz – Credit: dondadah88)
Storage: Two 500GB**(***) 7200RPM Seagate Momentus Drives (16MB Cache)

* ziddy123 was the first to report that his came with 1333MHz DIMMs. Yours may or may not.
** The X3 model apparently comes with two 320GB drives. This version is only available here as of the writing of this post.
*** The X1 model comes with one 500GB drive, no backpack or mouse, and a 2-year warranty. Read More…