Aimed at hardcore gamers, ASUS has unveiled ROG Zephyrus GX501 ultra-slim gaming laptop. It is 17.9mm thick and weighs about 2.24 Kg.
It has 15.6-inch G-Sync display with refresh rates up to 120Hz. It has 1920 x 1080 pixels resolutions, cuts input lags, making the game feel more responsive. The G-Sync feature keeps the display synchronized with GPU, thus eliminating visual tears and minimizing the shutter.
The Laptops IPS-type panel produces vivid images, retains colors and offers wide viewing angles. The display covers full sRGB color gamut, allowing one to use laptop even for photo editing and video editing.
The ASUS ROG Zephyrus GX501 offers configurations up to Intel Core i7-7700HQ processor coupled with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics. To ensure smooth performance and prevent over heating, ASUS engineers and designers have developed unique feature called Active Aerodynamic System (AAS).
The Active Aerodynamic System (AAS) can reduce temperature of air flowing into fans by up to 10-degree Celsius when compared with typical laptops. Basically, when the laptop lid is lifter, the bottom panel flexes to create 6mm opening for deeper breathing. There are tiny holes and gaps above keyboard from where, air is sucked in before being pumped out of the vents at the edges.
Moreover, CPU and GPU have their dedicated heatpipe, blower and radiator. Both the chips share two more pipes to distribute cooling, thus improving efficiency and offering enhanced gaming experience.
This gaming laptop from ASUS has keyboard tuned specially for gaming. Its keys have been moved closer to front edges to provide more desktop like positioning for hands.The key switches have also been tweaked and moved closer to tactile bump in the stroke. It also features anti-ghosting technology that tracks up to 30 simultaneous presses with precision. Apart from that Aura RGB Keyboard backlighting offers ranges of colors and effects. The trackpad transforms into an illuminated number-pad for convenient data entry.
The ASUS ROG Zephyrus GX501 specs sheet also include support for up to 24GB DDR4-2400 RAM with insanely fast NVMe SSD capable at speeds of 3500MB/s. The SSD offers up to 1TB of storage and also includes full size SD slot for additional storage expansion.
The laptop features in reversible Type-C port that reaches up to 40Gbps to Tunderbold devices. Users can also connect large screen TVP’s using HDMI 2.0 port (4k signals at 60Hz). There are four Type-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, 3.5mm headset jack and 50Wh battery inside to power the hardware.
To add butter, it includes Sonic Sutdio II audio suite that offers six audio controls like Reverb, Smarte EQ, Voice Clarity, Bass Boost and Equalizer.
The ROG Zephyrus GX501 will be available in USA and Canada by the end of June.
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