Temperature and Weight
The Asus G51J 3D actually runs a bit cooler compared to the “normal” Asus G51J. All readings below were taken with an ambient temperature of 21.9C / 71.4F.

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One of my main complaints of the G51J was the extremely hot air blowing out the left side of the system (58.8C / 137.84F!!), and luckily the Asus G51J-3D does not suffer from this. The air coming of the G51J-3D is more like a summer breeze with an acceptable 43.3C. Still not great, but at least left-handed users can use a mouse without having to wear an oven mitt.

Weight

The Asus G51J-3D is not a light unit, and for a 15.4″ notebook it’s almost double the weight of some other 15.4″ units on the market. The power brick itself is as heavy as some netbooks!

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With the short battery life, and the heavy weight, the G51J-3D is not exactly a notebook you’ll be pulling out during a long flight or car ride. Luckily there is a backpack that is included to help you carry it around until you get to where you’re going.

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