ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced the launch of its latest compact gaming Notebook ROG Strix GL553 in India. The 15.6-inch notebook was showcased at CES 2017 and is available at a starting price point of INR 94990. The company also plans to showcase the notebook at its Bangalore ROG Store launch scheduled later this month.
The Notebook is accelerated by a 7th Gen Intel Core i7 processor with discrete NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti/1050 graphics for flawless gaming visuals. It supports up to 32GB DDR4 RAM, 30-key rollover and positive 2.5mm key travel. The Cooling Overboost feature offers flexible fan speeds for custom control and better system stability.
It comes in brushed black aluminum with an illuminated ROG logo. The notebook is cooled by an intelligent Cooling Overdrive system which gives customized fan speeds for better user-centric thermal management. Other gaming features include ROG’s latest Game Center, Audio Wizard, and GameFirst IV networking technologies.
At its heart lies the ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (VD) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti (VE). NVidia’s latest ‘Pascal’ generation of graphics cards turn the idea of ‘slower’ notebook graphics cards entirely on its head – the GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti are both clocked higher than their respective desktop products, yet draw lower power.
Peter Chang, Regional Head – South Asia & Country Manager – System Business Group – ASUS India commented, “The product is aimed at the young professionals who enjoy regular-through-heavy gaming sessions and premium entertainment when on the go, and in their spare time. In order to ensure this, we included a powerful, yet efficient set of hardware into a highly portable device that is easy on the battery as well.”
Asus ROG Strix GL553 Specs
- 15.6” Full HD (1920 x 1080) 60Hz IPS panel, 72% NTSC, 300nits, Wide viewing Angles
- Windows 10, 64 bit Processor
- Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ Processor/ Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ Processor Intel® HM175 Chipset
- 16GB/8GB 2400MHz DDR4 Memory Expandable Up to 32GB DDR4(Total 2 DIMM Slots)
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 with 2/4GB GDDR5 VE: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti with 4GB GDDR5 GPU
- 1TB 7200rpm 2.5” HDD as standard Optional SATAIII 128/256GB
- 48Whrs Embedded Material Aluminum & Polycarbonate battery
- Gigabit Ethernet 802.11ac + BT4.0(Dual Band) Manage network traffic and boost game traffic
- Ports- 1x Gigabit Ethernet, 2x USB 3.0 with 1x Type-C port 1x, USB 2.0 1x HDMI 1x Headphone / mic in, 3.5mm combo port 2-in-1 card reader
- HD Front camera (1280 x 720P @ 30fps)
- Weight 2.5KG
- Dimensions 38.3cm x 25.5cm x 2.10cm
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