ASUS today has announced new additions to its ROG Zephyrus family with the launch of Zephyrus S Series, Zephyrus M, Strix G, Strix Scar III and Hero III gaming laptops in India. These laptops were unveiled at the Computex 2019 in Taipei and are now making its way to the Indian market. The gaming laptops are powered by 9th Gen Intel Core mobile processors, NVIDIA GeForce GPU and more.
ASUS ROG Zephyrus S Series GX531 highlights
The Zephyrus GX531 and GX701 come under the S series of gaming laptops and the company says that they are the world’s slimmest gaming laptops in 15-inch and 17-inch categories.
- 15.6-inch FULL HD display with a 144Hz refresh rate
- Intel Core i7-9750H processor with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Max-Q) GPU.
- 8GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM which can be expanded up to 24GB, 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
- It also features Active Aerodynamic(AAS) System with 12V anti-dust cooling fans.
- Connectivity options-Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, 1 x DC-In, 1 x USB3.1 Gen1 Type C, 2 x USB2.0, 1 x 3.5mm audio jack, 1 x USB3.1 Gen2 Type-C, 1 x USB3.1 Gen2 Type-A, 1 x HDMI 2.0b, 1 x Kensington lock, 2x 2W speakers
- Battery: 4cell, 60Whr
- Weight: 2.1 KG
ROG GX701 highlights
- 17.3-inch FULL HD display with up to 240Hz refresh rate
- Intel Core i7-9750H processor with 8GB DDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Max-Q) GPU.
- 16GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM which can be expanded up to 32GB, 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD and 1 empty slot
- It also features Active Aerodynamic(AAS) System with 12V anti-dust cooling fans.
- Connectivity options-Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, 1 x USB3.1 Gen2 Type-C with DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x USB3.1 Gen1 Type-C, 1x USB3.1 Gen2 Type-A, 2x USB3.1 Gen1 Type-A, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack, 1x Kensington Lock, 2x 2.5W speakers with Smart AMP technology
- Battery: 76Whr
- Weight: 2.6 KG
ASUS ROG Zephyrus M GU502 highlights
- 15.6-inch FULL HD display with a 144Hz refresh rate
- Intel Core i7-9750H processor with 6GB DDR6 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Ti GPU
- 16GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM which can be expanded up to 34GB, 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
- Backlit chiclet keyboard, RGB lighting, Aura Sync
- Connectivity options-Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac Wave 2, Bluetooth 5.0, 1 x USB3.1 Gen2 Type-C with DisplayPort 1.4, 1x USB3.1 Gen2 Type-A, 2x USB3.1 Gen1 Type-A, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 2x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack, 1x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet port, 1x Kensington Lock,
- 2 speakers with Smart AMP technology and ESS 9118 SaberHiFi DAC
- Battery: 76Whr
- Weight: 1.9 KG
ASUS ROG STRIX SCAR III and Hero III highlights
Both the Strix Scar III and Hero III laptops are powered by Intel’s 9th Generation processors which can be clocked up to 4.1 GHz and comes with up to 32GB RAM. The GPU options include either the Nvidia GTX 1660Ti, an RTX 2060 or an RTX 2070 and the display on these laptops go up to 17.3-inch FULL HD with a 240Hz refresh rate. Other features include Intelligent cooling options, RangeBoost and Aura Sync.
ASUS ROG Strix G Edition G531 and G731 highlights
Both the Strix G Edition G531 and G731 laptops are powered by Intel’s 9th Generation processors which can be clocked up to 4.5 GHz and comes with up to 32GB RAM. The GPU options include either the Nvidia GTX 1660Ti, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 an RTX 2060 or an RTX 2070 and the display on these laptops go up to 17.3-inch FULL HD with a 144Hz refresh rate.
Pricing and Availability
ROG Zephyrus S GX701 is priced at Rs. 2,99,990, GX531 starts from Rs. 2,39,990, Zephyrus M GU502 starts from Rs. 1,49,990, Strix Scar III & Hero III starts from Rs. 1,39,990, ROG Strix G is priced at Rs. 59,990 and will be available on Flipkart starting 9th July 2019.
Commenting on the launch, Arnold Su, Business Development Manager, ASUS India said,
At ASUS, we are committed to deliver innovation and unbeatable performance and to the very end, are excited to announce the new addition to Zephyrus family, Series S: GX701 & GX531 and Series M GU502. The laptops, along with ROG Strix Scar III and Hero III deliver the brand’s promise of innovation, making high-end performance features easily accessible to our users – gamers, content creators, and hustlers alike. We are affirmative that our users will appreciate the latest offerings.