MarshallR@ASUS wrote:
By name, yes, by technology - no, it's the G501, which, yes, now has a number pad.
kelsett wrote:
Yes the gx500 is abandonned. As for the keyboard, I can remember people were complaining about the lack of numpad on the GX500... Can't make everyone happy I guess
But there are already so many laptops with num pads. The only ones I know without the num pad is the 13" zen book models which quite frankly lacks in power due to the ultra low voltage cpu. And asus recently announced the zenbook pro ux501, which has similar characteristics to the gx500. But.. Has a num pad as well which pains me
reardoma wrote:
I agree it's a bit disappointing to wait half a year for a product to find out it will never be coming out....
and the KICKER...
The updated model is significantly different. I had been searching for a non-num pad centered keypad/trackpad in a 14"-15.6" with a decent GPU in it, and was impressed by the GX500 with it's lack of crazy lighting or racing stripes and lack of a scrunched num pad, but decent gaming specs and a lightweight design.
I suppose i'm a bit disappointed because had i known the GX500 would turn into a num pad machine i would have purchased the Razer Blade, a rMBP, or the NX500.
So now that i know the product i was waiting for has an added number pad and thus off-centered keyboard/trackpad, is there any other laptop i should be considering?
This WAS my consideration list:
1. Asus ROG GX500
2. Razer Blade (14" 970m gpu)
3. Apple rMBP (15" 860m)
4. Asus NX500 (15" gtx 850m)
Heh. Ikr. The off-center trackpad just bugs me. I guess its going to be another long waiting game
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