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...

[ocho50711]

On another note, am I the only one that is concerned about the audio output being on the right side and in the middle of the body?

[Killar]

ocho50711 wrote:
On another note, am I the only one that is concerned about the audio output being on the right side and in the middle of the body?

Pretty sure most of us will be wearing headsets for the most part while using this, if I'm watching a movie I'll probably hook it up to speakers...

[Hostilian]

Interested in the new G501 but I won't hold my breath - considering how the 'release' of the GX500 went... 😉
Was it overheating, do you think?

Specs and release dates would be very welcome.. 🙂
Thanks!

[snaiperist]

Guys, G501 will have GeForce GTX 960M and it's coming at the end of March or at the beginning of April 🙂 Here is some more info:
http://laptopmedia.com/news/list-of-all-asus-gaming-laptops-which-are-coming-with-nvidia-geforce-gtx...

[dlinfiniti]

snaiperist wrote:
Guys, G501 will have GeForce GTX 960M and it's coming at the end of March or at the beginning of April 🙂 Here is some more info:
http://laptopmedia.com/news/list-of-all-asus-gaming-laptops-which-are-coming-with-nvidia-geforce-gtx...

I doubt the accuracy of their information, I don't think the G501 has room for a 2.5" HDD, they already announced its gonna have a pcie based SSD already and based on the teardown pics of the nx500, space is at a premium already and a laptop of that size won't be able to accommodate such a drive. As such, I wouldn't be jumping to conclusions about GPU based on that page.

[snaiperist]

dlinfiniti wrote:
http://laptopmedia.com/news/list-of-all-asus-gaming-laptops-which-are-coming-with-nvidia-geforce-gtx...

I doubt the accuracy of their information, I don't think the G501 has room for a 2.5" HDD, they already announced its gonna have a pcie based SSD already and based on the teardown pics of the nx500, space is at a premium already and a laptop of that size won't be able to accommodate such a drive. As such, I wouldn't be jumping to conclusions about GPU based on that page.

You can't be so sure - ZenBook UX303's height is 20.00 mm, but it has 2.5" HDD, mSATA and M.2 🙂 I bet 2 bucks that G501 is going to have 2.5" + PCIe M.2. And 960M. Cheers 🙂

[dlinfiniti]

snaiperist wrote:
You can't be so sure - ZenBook UX303's height is 20.00 mm, but it has 2.5" HDD, mSATA and M.2 🙂 I bet 2 bucks that G501 is going to have 2.5" + PCIe M.2. And 960M. Cheers 🙂

I would say it's more apt to compare this with the nx500 which is not able to accommodate such a drive, there's just too much to fit into that small space. If you look at the tear down pictures there really isn't anywhere they could realistically cut back without sacrificing cooling or battery

[kelsett]

dlinfiniti wrote:
I would say it's more apt to compare this with the nx500 which is not able to accommodate such a drive, there's just too much to fit into that small space. If you look at the tear down pictures there really isn't anywhere they could realistically cut back without sacrificing cooling or battery

Precisely. Look at what the Dell XPS 15 is offering:
- mSATA and a 91Whr battery
OR
- 2.5" HDD, mSATA and a 61Whr battery

... so you can choose either the longer lasting battery or the additionnal drive

[KSin]

If this is true, then by Asus G501 I refuse. It's not that I waited so long. 960m - it is too weak.
Agree on at least 965M.

PS sorry for my english.

[snaiperist]

If the performance jump is really 20%, compared to GTX 860M, 960M doesn't look so bad - the price will be crucial 🙂