ROG GX500 4K Gaming Laptop

Republic of Gamers GX500

It does not take long to put two and two together to realize that the gaming GX500 laptop is a variant of the Zenbook NX500 covered earlier in this booth tour.  Similar principles apply – this is a 15.6-inch 3840x2160 IPS model that can use dual SATA SSDs in RAID or a PCIe x4 SSD up to 512 GB.  The shell is fitted out with a GTX 860M (rather than the 850M in the NX500) but uses the same 96 Wh battery and is similarly listed at 2.2 Kg.

The sound system is a little different, as the speakers are two grills either side of the keyboard rather than the circular grills of the NX500, and the keyboard also highlights the WASD keys for gaming.

Connectivity either side of the device looks the same, and I was able to compare it to the UX301 from last year:

Like the NX500, the GX500 is a more fixed width down to the bottom of the device, compared with the tapered point of the high-dpi 13-inch models.  The connectivity of the GX500 matches that of the NX500 as well, triply confirming that both devices have the same starting point with a few minor changes.

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