ASUS updates the Zephyrus S with a larger display and new NVIDIA RTX GPUs (Updated)

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ASUS updates the Zephyrus S with a larger display and new NVIDIA RTX GPUs

 

Updated on 24 January 2019: Added particulars on native value and availability.

 

Originally printed on 7 January 2019:

 

ASUS has given the ROG Zephyrus S a thorough replace for 2019.

 

The new mannequin known as the ROG Zephyrus S GX701 and the first large change is the display. It has been upsized from 15.6-inch in the previous mannequin to 17.3-inch. Clearly, there’s a demand for gaming notebooks with larger shows.

 

Despite the larger display, ASUS says the Zephyrus S is the world’s thinnest 17-inch gaming pocket book. Thickness is a formidable 18.7mm and weight is 2.7kg – commendable for a high-end gaming pocket book.

 

The 17.3-inch IPS display helps Full-HD decision, NVIDIA G-Sync, a response time of 3ms, and a excessive refresh fee of 144Hz.

 

Locally, the Zephyrus S GX701 shall be out there with the following specs:

 

Intel Core i7-8750H processor

 

24GB of DDR4 2666MHz RAM (8GB + 16GB)

 

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

 

1TB PCIe NVMe SSD

 

The spotlight right here is clearly the new GeForce RTX class graphics. According to NVIDIA, a pocket book with a cellular GeForce RTX 2080 will outperform a system with a desktop GeForce GTX 1080.

 

In addition, the present 15.6-inch mannequin has been up to date with NVIDIA’s new RTX GPUs as nicely. It will now are available in the following configuration:

 

Intel Core i7-8750H processor

 

16GB of DDR4 2666MHz RAM

 

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q

 

512GB PCIe NVMe SSD

 

The 17.3-inch ROG Zephyrus S GX701 and 15.6-inch ROG Zephyrus S GX531 will retail at S$4,998 and S$3,698 respectively ranging from the mid-February. They shall be that can be purchased in any respect ASUS Brand Shops and licensed retailers.

 

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