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Asus has unwrapped its latest mobile gaming powerhouse laptop, meet the ASUS ROG G501JW-DS71 an ultra thin laptop featuring Nvidia’s latest GeForce GTX960M GPU and a 4k Ultra HD display.
The new ROG G501 is designed for the gaming nomad who are always on the move. The G501 is very portable, its a razor-thin and weighs under 2.06kg (4.54lbs) and measures 20.6mm (0.81-inch) thick for ultimate grab and go freedom. The G501 is specially-engineered Hyper Cool technology with passive and active cooling design that keeps your system always running cool.
The Asus G501 has a 15.6-inch 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) Matte (anti-glare) IPS wide view displays experience amazing 4k quality only thought possible for the home, anywhere with the G501.
The ROG G501JW-DS71 comes with a PCIe x4 SSD which is near twice the performance of previous gen SSD that transfers up to 1.1GB per second. The G501 also comes with a Thunderbolt port for up to 10 Gbps transfer speeds – twice the bandwidth of USB 3.0.
Also, the Asus G501 is packed with 512GB SSD internal storage with 16GB DDR3L RAM, and is powered by Intel Core i7 2.7GHz 4720HQ processor (Intel HM87 Express Chipset) with NVIDIA GeForce GTX960M 2G GDDR5 graphic card for smooth game experience.
The G501 runs Windows 8.1 and has a 6Cells 5200 mAh 56 Whrs battery. In terms of connectivity, the G501 comes with the Next-gen 802.11ac wireless card and Bluetooth v4.0. There is a 3-in-1 card reader, a Microphone-in jack, a Headphone-out jack (Audio-in Combo), 3x USB 3.0 ports, a RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert, a HDMI slot and a Thunderbolt port.
It comes with 2 built-in speakers and a microphone, featuring an enhanced audio experience with Bang & Olufsen ICEpower and ROG AudioWizard. The Asus G501 has a Gamer-centric Illuminated keyboard with a soild feel. The laptop measures 38.3(W) x 25.5(D) x 2.06 ~ 2.13 (H) cm and weighs 2.27kg and it will be available to buy online via Asus US and Canada for $1,999
