Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 with 8GB GDDR5X RAM and Max-Q technologyġ6 GB DDR4 2400 PC4-19200 (8GB soldered + 8GB SODIMM) 24GB max supportedĤx USB 3.1 type A, 1x USB Type-C (Thunderbolt 3), HDMI 2.0, mic/earphone combo, kensington lockģ79 mm or 14.92” (w) x 262 mm or 10.31” (d) x 17.8 mm or. Intel Kaby Lake Core i7-7700HQ CPU, quad-core 2.8 GHz, 3.8Ghz turbo The specs sheetġ5.6 inch, 1920 x 1080 px resolution, IPS, 120Hz, matte, non-touch, GSYNC

I’ll be posting updates over the next couple weeks and will keep a mini update log below. Note that this is an early review starting July 2nd and I might be missing some details. Questions such as how’s the battery life? Is that moving part going to be a problem? And if there really are four SSD slots? Hopefully, this article will answer most of your questions as well. Needless to say, I had a lot of questions that needed answers. Update: Our review of the updated ROG Zephyrus S GX531GX with RTX 2080 max-Q graphics is available over here. On paper though, the Asus Zephyrus appears to be a smaller, lighter and cheaper version of the Razer Blade Pro – something I just had to see. It wasn’t because of the throttled GPU as much as it was the throttling overclocked CPU, annoying keyboard and the hefty price tag. This is very similar to what Razer did with the Razer Blade Pro, only the Max-Q spec didn’t exist then when they released it.īut if you read my review, you’d know I wasn’t thrilled with the Razer Blade Pro at all. In a nutshell, the TDP of the GTX 1080 chip is lower to reduce the heat generated, but it comes at a cost of slightly decreased performance. The main catch with putting a 1080 in such a thin laptop is the Nvidia “Max-Q” specifications.

But from what it looks like, the Zephyrus looks to be worth the wait. After the flop with the GX500 a few years ago (which ended up being vaporware and eventually turned into the G501), I assumed they had just given up going the thin route. I honestly didn’t know if Asus had it in them to make a thin gaming laptop again.

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