ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces Laptops Geared for Gamers Who Also Create
Key Points
- Changing the playing field: Glacier Blue tint offers a new visual style for a growing audience of gamers, content creators, and working professionals.
- Speed without sacrifice: The Zephyrus M and Zephyrus S offer high-refresh, PANTONE Validated displays for superb visual quality for gaming and more.
- Creator-ready machines: NVIDIA Creator Ready drivers offer increased stability and optimized performance for professional applications.
Markham, Canada (September 4, 2019) -
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced the availability of a new Glacier Blue hue for select Zephyrus and Strix family laptops, a colour that reimagines the look and feel of gaming machines for a widening audience of gamers who are also streamers and creative professionals. Internal research at ROG has shown that gamers are using their machines for a wider variety of tasks than ever, from media editing and streaming to game and app development, and ROG is committed to creating machines with the versatility to fill their needs.
The bright tint brings new energy to the existing Original Black laptop lineup and underscores the ROG commitment to creating versatile, visually appealing gaming machines with strong performance for professional work. The Zephyrus S GX502, Zephyrus M GU502, and Strix G G531 and G731 in their new Glacier Blue hue can be seen on display at IFA Berlin from September 6 - 11, 2019, and will be available for purchase in Canada in 2019.
Changing the playing field
ROG helped define the dark aesthetic that has become synonymous with PC gaming hardware. That Original Black styling has strong appeal for hardcore gamers and blends well in professional environments, but as the gaming audience grows and changes, the colour palette must change as well. The Glacier Blue laptops offer the same hardcore performance and useful features as their blacked-out counterparts, this time dressed in a brighter colour to help bring the Republic of Gamers to a wider audience.
Strix G elevates core gaming essentials in an affordable yet potent package, while Zephyrus M and Zephyrus S are hybrid powerhouses that offer an exhilarating experience for work and play. Each is available with up to a 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9750H processor, these machines slice through serious workloads with speed. The new six-core CPU can hit frequencies of up to 4GHz on a single core with Turbo Boost 2.0 technology, and Hyper-Threading enables up to 12 parallel threads to accelerate heavy duty work.
Add up to 32GB of DDR4-2666 memory, and each one of these machines can masterfully handle serious multitasking for gamers and content creators. Multimedia professionals can work on intensive projects, like video editing and 3D rendering, quickly and efficiently. Gamers benefit from the ability to broadcast high-quality streams, chat with the channel, and play the latest titles all at the same time.
In addition, Zephyrus S GX502 features a GPU switch that toggles between smoother gaming with G-Sync or better battery life with Optimus, which makes it uniquely geared for gamers who use their laptops for everyday work and productivity too. NVIDIA’s Optimus technology extends battery life by turning off the GPU when it isn’t needed, letting the GX