Today, ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) Malaysia has finally brought in the world's slimmest gaming laptop called the ROG Zephyrus (GX501VI) at the price of RM15,999. Pre-order is now available and customers who order it will get a nice Epic 12 Limited Bundle consisting a ROG Centurion 7.1 Headset, a ROG Gladius II gaming mouse and a pair of ROG Masters International Grand Final VIP tickets @ KLCC (valued over RM2000). Below is the official tech-specs for the Malaysia market.
- 7th Generation Intel Core i7-7700HQ (Kaby Lake) processor, 2.8GHz (6M cache, up to 3.8GHz)
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics
- 24GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM
- 1TB SSD storage
- 15.6-inch NVIDIA G-SYNC display, 120Hz, 1080p
- Measures 16.9mm thick, weighs 2.2kg
- Features Active Aerodynamic System (AAS), ASUS Aura RGB
- USB Type-C port with Thunderbolt 3, G-SYNC, 4K UHD display, Windows 10 Home, USB 3.0 x4
- 2 years global warranty
World's slimmest gaming laptop
For a gaming laptop, it doesn't weigh that heavily
The number pad can be switched off
Side view
The gaming laptop has four ventilation grills
The cover lid design
On the other hand, there are also other two desktops - ROG GT51CH and ROG Strix GD30CI which are RM11999 and RM7499 respectively. The GT51 features a 4.8GHz Intel Core i7-7700K processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 2-way SLI, and 64GB of DDR4 2800MHz memory, while the latter sports the latest 7th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti graphics, a plug-and-play 2.5-inch SSD module and more. Pre-order for the GT51 is available now but not for the GD30 which will come on 18 September 2017.
Models showing the ROG Strix GD30 (left) and ROG GT51 (right)
In conjunction with the launch, the ROG Masters 2017 Malaysian Qualifier registration has started for all DotA 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offense to participate (FOC) in the qualifying round and stand a chance to win a total prize pool of RM100k. The tournament will take place on 16 and 17 September 2017 at 1 Utama, New Wing LG Concourse.
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