Asus' ROG G501 all-aluminum ultra-slim notebook with 960m

[Fate]

Uhhh... You do realise this has the Republic of Gamers brand on it right? lol

Yes but are you really going to spend $2000 on a laptop with a freaking 960M in it for gaming at 4k? 

Nvidia markets the titan's as gaming cards but we all know that they're not a very good value to most people gamers. 

[kokobash]

We need more 14" laptops.

[MkZ]

I would love to get this one for work. I just wish I can get 32GB version.
That way I can run as many Virtual machines as I can and simulate an environment before implementing it live. and the best part... I can take it home

[WolfDeville]

Yes but are you really going to spend $2000 on a laptop with a freaking 960M in it for gaming at 4k? 

Nvidia markets the titan's as gaming cards but we all know that they're not a very good value to most people gamers. 

Oh people will, believe me..... I personally won't because I already have a capable desktop and I don't need portability.

[ShadowCaptain]

its ALMOST perfect, if it was 13" with 960m and 15" with 970m and a 1080p/1440p display It would be a 100% buy from me even at £1900 (it costs $2800 here in the UK)

[WolfDeville]

The stool I let loose this morning came with a ROG badge on it, does that mean I can run Crysis on it? 

*sigh* bro......

[Nineshadow]

its ALMOST perfect, if it was 13" with 960m and 15" with 970m and a 1080p/1440p display It would be a 100% buy from me

At $2000?

[ShadowCaptain]

At $2000?

 

yeah but only if it had a 970m (its actually £1900 in the uk OCUK are only getting 168 units which is $2800)

 

There are other 13-15" laptops that are just as thin, with better hardware for less money - I just like the design and all aluminium

 

Shame

[Fate]

Oh people will, believe me..... I personally won't because I already have a capable desktop and I don't need portability.

Well yea some people will, but with a pixel density of nearly twice a 28" 4k display, I don't see a viable reason to buy it for anything other than serious content creation. If you're gaming and want a high res 15.6" laptop, get a 1440p or even 1080p display so you can actually play demanding games.

But hey maybe I'm wrong ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Nineshadow]

yeah but only if it had a 970m (its actually £1900 in the uk OCUK are only getting 168 units which is $2800)

 

There are other 13-15" laptops that are just as thin, with better hardware for less money - I just like the design and all aluminium

 

Shame

I wouldn't spend that much money on a laptop D:

My max would be at around $1600.

 

But we live in different countries so...you guys don't have 500 EUR a month as your average income.

[dimitriianghelov]

Umm...

 

Intel Iris graphics are powerful enough to drive 4K displays. A 960M will be just fine. 

 

reminds of the other asus laptop

ASUS ZENBOOK UX305

shows high image can't do full hd twitch/youtube (with intel hd graphics)

[ShadowCaptain]

I wouldn't spend that much money on a laptop D:

My max would be at around $1600.

 

But we live in different countries so...you guys don't have 500 EUR a month as your average income.

 

is $400 really that step too far? as I say, there are more powerful and thinner laptops for $1600 compared to $2000

 

I dont mind paying a $400 premium for build quality, but paying $400 for less GPU is not a trade off I am willing to make

[Nineshadow]

reminds of the other asus laptop

ASUS ZENBOOK UX305

shows high image can't do full hd twitch/youtube (with intel hd graphics)

That has the Intel Core M.

It has thermal throttling. It's fanless. 

[dimitriianghelov]

That has the Intel Core M.

It has thermal throttling. It's fanless. 

 

excuses.

[Victorious Secret]

excuses.

 

Jesus...you're comparing two very different chips on two very different laptops. 

[ADM-Ntek]

uhm isn't ROG specifically gaming oriented gear and this doesn't really look gaming oriented. JJ Y U Do THIS 

[TheSLSAMG]

960 alone struggles alone to 4k are you saying the cut down version will do a better job?

 

half the number pixels/shaders/texture/render units

For content consumption, the GTX 960M is far more than enough. Gaming? Hell no, but who expects to game at 4K on this thing?

[TheSLSAMG]

The MBP Retina is still more expensive...or just as expensive (15" one)

It also has a body that won't stain so bad from fingerprints, undoubtedly better battery life, slightly thinner body and it doesn't have the gamer aesthetic. In the US, a 16GB/256GB/i7 3.4GHz boost 15" MacBook Pro Retina costs $2000, so you're getting a little bit less performance for the money. I'd still rather put my money on a current-gen gaming laptop though, not something that's trying to be what it's not (like the G501.)

 

Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

[Misanthrope]

Why? You don't need dual 970M's to just run 4k. I doubt the people buying these laptops are gaming anyways.

 

Yeah why would gamers buy a Republic of GAMERS ROG model right?

[razor767]

Should be OK for 1080p gaming.

[Kamina]

Are they trying to compete with the Macbook Pro? Lol. 

[Toddwjp]

you just play games at 1080p

[Blackie Sheen]

Cannot game on that thing.Might be pretty good for video editing and watching movies and shit

[Tonylu1595]

Or you can get a razer blade that has a 970m. And a touchscreen.

[Fate]

Yeah why would gamers buy a Republic of GAMERS ROG model right?

Because it has a 4k display and a 960M maybe? They can market it however they want, but it's still not a gaming product.