Australian T3 - May 2018

$3,399

asus.com

We’re impressedMassive power

from the processor and Nvidia

1080 graphics; innovative,

modern design – it’s super-thin;

quietly cooled.

We’d improveCramped

keyboard;poorbatterylife.

ThelastwordThe new

benchmark for gaming laptops,

the ROG Zephyrus is insanely

fast, quiet and portable.

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ith its ultra-thin Nvidia Max-Q

design, massive benchmark scores,

and crisp anti-glare screen, the ROG

Zephyrus makes playing even the

most demanding games a no-compromise joy.

Ifyouwantapremium,future-proofedgaming

laptopthathasboththelooksandtechnical

wizardrytokill,thisistheking.

WhilethespecsoftheZephyrusareonlypart

ofthestoryhere,theyareimpressivetobehold.

hesystemcomespackinganIntelCorei7

quad-core processor capable of operating up to

3.8GHz,anNvidiaGeForceGTX1080GPUwith

8GBofVRAM,16GBofDDR4RAM,a512GBSSD,

anda15.6-inchFullHD(1920x1080)anti-glare,

wide-view panel with a 120Hz refresh rate and

Nvidia G-Sync. Whew.

Power extreme

Asushasmanagedtosqueezeallthosehigh-end

desktop-class components into an incredibly

streamlined and attractive case, thanks

to Nvidia’s Max-Q tech, which enables core

components to be up to three times thinner

Ultra-thin and benchmark-crushingly powerful,

the Zephyrus is one hell of a gaming laptop

Asus ROG Zephyrus GX501

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than ever before. hat thinness makes for

an incredibly modern and stylish design.

he Zephyrus is cool to the touch in a lush

squared-off metal chassis, and looks beautifully

understated and classy thanks to an all-black

exterior with copper highlights.

Arguably the most clever element of the

Asus ROG Zephyrus’ design is its innovative

newcoolingsystem,whichseesthebottom

panel of the system neatly drop down when

thesystemisinuse,toenhanceairflow.In

partnership with the system’s internal high-air

chamber, it runs remarkably quietly, even when

pushing serious pixels.

And pushing pixels is something it excels at.

Notonlydiditlodgesomemassivelyimpressive

gaminglaptopbenchmarkscoresin3DMark,

it crushedT3’sseriesoftestgamestoo.In

Wolfenstein II: he New Colossus,weturnedup

thesettingsto‘Uber’.heresult?Absolutely

butter-smooth gameplay that suffered from

zero slowdown, whileRise of the Tomb Raider

returned a benchmark score of 101.15 FPS.

Perfect for anything, including VR.

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