New G501 (for those who were waiting for the GX500)

[X-ROG]

News here: http://rog.asus.com/399392015/g-series-gaming-laptops/g501-the-coolest-quietest-thin-light-15-inch-g...

[esfomeado]

BunnyKillBot wrote:
FYI, up until today, I held a pre-paid, preorder for this laptop, as i was prepared to sacrifice the GPU for the 4k, m2 and build quality, however I am so disgusted with the attempts to justify this chip from this 'rep' that I have cancelled my order for a Gigabyte P35x V3, 980M, same size and weight, cheaper, will arrive tomorrow and i will be able to run dota 2 (which i play) at 3K with the highest settings. job done.

I have the MSI GS60 (970m) and is just a beast and cheaper 🙂

[aryantes]

mdzcpa wrote:
... If gaming was all I wanted out of a notebook, and thin and light was less important, I'd likely pick a different model. But if you want a ultrabook footfootprint and still want to game decently, then this notebook might be a good option (depending on final price point).

I'm in this situation as well.

It is unfortunate to see such a high end notebook not using a better GPU than the 960m though.

I do think that this is going to be better for heat/fan/noise than the MSI and Gigabyte options if that means anything to anyone.

Agreed it is a weird way to justify the use of this chip. Alas, all I do nowadays is program java and occasionally play LoL. I guess these specs fit me... haha.

[Sieg131]

so putting aside the petty names, basically we all like the design (save for that one guy who is really disappointed there is a num pad... sorry),
the 960m isn't a bad chip, but it's probably not the best fit for the gamer market who are buying a 4K display like this laptop. This however is really not up to asus,
they are correct in choosing this chip because of heat and energy, it's still a great laptop and worth considering, and as they will eventually refresh this laptop in the coming year with a pascal GPU 1060m
or some such chip with the lower voltage and heat and higher outputs will make this laptop perfect for a lot of people. i look forward to seeing what happens to this laptop.

i'm not sure how fast the average laptop gamer cycles through laptops but I'm only on my second one (g75VW when it came out is my current).
so if possible can we keep this civil and learn as much as we can from asus instead of calling each other names (both sides here), everyone is entitled to choose whats best for them, and asus will make what they think is best for as many people as possible so they can turn a profit.

who knows what sort of surprises asus might throw into the refresh, or what the laptop will actually run, has anyone actaully got their hands on one of these laptops to try an overclock?

[esfomeado]

Sieg131 wrote:
so putting aside the petty names, basically we all like the design (save for that one guy who is really disappointed there is a num pad... sorry),
the 960m isn't a bad chip, but it's probably not the best fit for the gamer market who are buying a 4K display like this laptop. This however is really not up to asus,
they are correct in choosing this chip because of heat and energy, it's still a great laptop and worth considering, and as they will eventually refresh this laptop in the coming year with a pascal GPU 1060m
or some such chip with the lower voltage and heat and higher outputs will make this laptop perfect for a lot of people. i look forward to seeing what happens to this laptop.

i'm not sure how fast the average laptop gamer cycles through laptops but I'm only on my second one (g75VW when it came out is my current).
so if possible can we keep this civil and learn as much as we can from asus instead of calling each other names (both sides here), everyone is entitled to choose whats best for them, and asus will make what they think is best for as many people as possible so they can turn a profit.

who knows what sort of surprises asus might throw into the refresh, or what the laptop will actually run, has anyone actaully got their hands on one of these laptops to try an overclock?

I would love to see a refresh of this laptop next year with Nvidia Pascal GPU and a Intel Skylake CPU.

[X-ROG]

I will certainly feedback the need for a faster chip to our product managers. Maybe next gen they can accommodate 🙂

17" 4K displays should be available by year end, so who knows for the G752? :D:D

[X-ROG]

There will definitely be Skylake updates all round much later this year. It's only March now. We do periodic refreshes as new tech arrives.

[esfomeado]

MarshallR@ASUS wrote:
There will definitely be Skylake updates all round much later this year. It's only March now. We do periodic refreshes as new tech arrives.

I'm glad to hear that :).
Like i said maybe later i will buy this laptop with Skylake and Nvidia Pascal GPU.

[Sieg131]

esfomeado wrote:
I'm glad to hear that :).
Like i said maybe later i will buy this laptop with Skylake and Nvidia Pascal GPU.

we can all imagine the dream,
Pascal
skylake
ddr4
and a better battery life to boot (not sure how much extra space you get with the smaller memory modules)

i would buy that in a heart beat at this size. throw in a ROG laptop sleeve 😉

[hmscott]

With all the pain Realtek has been at the center of with the G750/G751/?, how about we try something else for a change? 🙂

[X-ROG]

hmscott wrote:
With all the pain Realtek has been at the center of with the G750/G751/?, how about we try something else for a change? 🙂

It's how Windows handles 2.1 systems that are the fault. Previous to Realtek we used VIA - same result. Realtek are the most compatible and most used sound products in the entire PC industry.