ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces First 15-inch Strix Series Gaming Laptop ROG GL502

The first Strix Series gaming laptop
delivers portable performance with a bright and lively chassis

 

Singapore
(18 May 2016) — ASUS Republic
of Gamers (ROG) today announced the availability of the ROG Strix GL502, a
compact, portable 15.6-inch gaming laptop for top quality gaming anywhere.
Equipped with the latest quad-core Intel® Core™ i7 processor and a
dedicated NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX™ 970M GPU, the ROG Strix GL502 is a gaming
powerhouse that delivers smooth performance and highly-detailed graphics with
even the latest and most demanding titles. Combined with its lightweight and ultra-portable
design, the ROG Strix GL502 enables users to enjoy high-end gaming anywhere. With
its signature bright neon orange highlights, the ROG Strix GL502 is
targeted at young and upcoming gamers with its affordable price tag, but still
delivers top quality gaming notebook products. The ROG Strix GL502 is
available at $2,498 at all ASUS brand stores and authorised retailers from
today.

The Strix is
the latest recruit into the ROG brand, a series of specialised gaming gear
designed for the rebel in all of us, Strix embodies ROG’s premier performance,
innovative technology and leading quality, but with its own confident and
dynamic attitude. Featuring bold designs and bright colours, this exciting new
series possesses a spirit of fierce individualism that charges every gaming
experience with thrilling energy. The ROG Strix equips players with the
necessary speed and agility to dominate their game.

The ROG Strix
GL502 is an incredibly powerful gaming system with a
compact and lightweight design. At just 23.5mm high and weighing only 2.2kg, the ROG Strix GL502 fits easily into a backpack or any bag for
high-end gaming on-the-go. Powered by the latest-generation quad-core Intel®
Core™ i7 processor and 8GB of high-performance DDR4 RAM, the ROG Strix
GL502 delivers amazing performance with the latest games. With a
hybrid storage 128GB SSD together with 1TB HDD, it has sufficient storage for
large game collections and blazingly fast performance, so gamers spend more
time in the action and less time waiting on load screens.

With a 15.6-inch,
non-glare in-plane switching (IPS) Full HD display, the ROG Strix GL502 provides incredibly detailed graphics, accurate
colours, and wide 178-degree viewing angles. With a dedicated graphics card of NVIDIA®
GeForce™ GTX 970M with 6GB of DDR4 VRAM and full Microsoft DirectX®
12 support, this ensures that the latest and most graphically intensive games are
able to run smoothly, even on their highest settings.

Furthermore, the ROG Strix GL502 has
an exclusive cooling system that uses copper heat-pipes and dual fans to cool
the CPU and GPU independently. This design maximises the cooling efficiency for
system stability during even the longest and most intense gaming sessions.

The ROG Strix
GL502 has a specially designed chiclet gaming
keyboard with scissor-switch keys that offer 1.6mm of travel distance for
tactile keystrokes. It also features highlighted WASD keys, so gamers can
position their hands in the right spot on the keyboard quickly.

Pre-built inside the laptop is an Exclusive GameFirst
III technology that prioritises network traffic for faster, lag-free online
gaming. Gamers can choose from four preset packet priority modes — Optimisation,
Game, Media Streaming, and File Sharing — ensuring the best networking
performance for different types of activities.

The ROG Strix
GL502 is
available at $2,498 at all ASUS brand stores and authorised retailers from
today.

Specifications,
content and product availability are all subject to change without notice and
may differ from country to country. Actual performance may vary depending on
applications, usage, environment and other factors.