Gadgetory

it looks like thin gaming notebooks are the new hotness at Cod rejects this year since everywhere we look there's new one a lot of this is due to invidious new max-q technology which effectively combines efficient GPU design with cutting-edge thermal engineering to create high end laptops that are thinner lighter and more powerful than ever one of the best examples of this is the Asus new rog zephyrus GX 501 and we'll be looking at it right after a message from our sponsor our coffee tech strip is brought to you by fan tech schoolmaster and MSI now just by looking at the Zephyrs you wouldn't be mistaken to think it resembles an ultrabook from last year it's razor thin just seventeen point nine millimeters high and it weighs just two point two four kilograms it actually makes the razor blade we're using for editing during the show look massive by comparison this is actually the thinnest rog notebook Asus has ever created but it's also one of the most powerful there will be multiple different configurations available but in its highest and form factor there will be an intel core i7 77 an HQ processor and a gtx 1080 graphics cards housed within asus told me that i was going to be priced around 26 99 USD there's also a 1070 option that's going to be priced at 2219 9 the differences between the two are obviously the GPU and storage configurations they'll also be up to 24 gigabytes of ddr4 24 hundred megahertz memory and an insanely fast nvme SSD like I mentioned above capable of pushing speeds up to 3.5 gigabytes per second fully insane in my opinion now these components power a 15.6 inch 1080p display with an optional juicing module and a refresh rate of up to 120 Hertz I've been told that the panel uses an h vh panel that's similar to an IPS offering but we really have to test it out when we get one of these in the studio now at first this may seem to be impossible or at least possible but with fans running louder than waste car that's not what's happening here instead asus engineers have created something called the active aerodynamic system or AAS to keep all the components cool basically when you lift the lid a small bottom panel open ups which allows the fans to breathe in fresh it's a brilliant design that works alongside interior air ramps that ensure cool air is always circulating through the heat things meanwhile the CPU has a dedicated blower fan radiator and heat pipe array while the GPU uses a same design but adds a second heat sink for a good measure supposedly all these innovations allow the Zephyrs GX 501 to achieve a noise level of just 40 decibels alongside a complete lack of throttling when gaming asus is also promising lower surface temperatures than competing solutions and thank goodness for that since the last thing anyone wants is a burn on their lap while gaming will have to put that to the test once we receive a sample since it's a pretty substantial claim okay about that odd keyboard positioning that I'm sure you are all asking yourselves about it's odd to say the least supposedly the keys are moved closer to the front edge to attain a more desktop like hand positioning and we can believe that since your wrists won't have to sit on top of a notebooks edge it is also pushed forward since Asus needs to maximize the depth above critical components to maximize heat sink size and airport potential meanwhile the pinholes above the area where the normal keyboard would be located are used for additional fan intakes the keyboard is something to behold - since it boasts full RGB lighting 30 key anti-ghosting technology and key switches that have been fine-tuned to give you optimal feedback during my time with the Zephyrs the keyboard feels surprisingly good but there's a bit of steep learning curve when trying to type quickly on it there's another cool surprise on the trackpad - with a press of a button it transforms from your regular trackpad into an illuminated numpad and that's just brilliant even though the ology suffers GX 501 is razor thin it doesn't skimp on connectivity either there's a reversible USB 3.1 gen2 type-c port that pushes up to 40 gigabits per second for terrible devices and the ability to run a DisplayPort 2.0 signal through the type C port HDMI 2.0 makes the appearance as well for legacy devices asus is also included for USB 3.1 genuine ports as well so that rest of our hands-on time with this amazing new gaming notebook what do you guys think of these zephyrus RG notebook from asus do you guys appreciate the design plus what do you think about the price tag let us know in the comments down below niebo retiree connects thank you so much for watching and stay tuned for more complex coverage and we'll see you in the next one