The marketing squad equally Asus must pick out worked overtime to promote a span of novel notebook lines, the Strix Hero as well as Strix Scar, both of which are role of the company's Republic of Gamers (ROG) division. While you lot would go difficult pressed to gauge this past times looking at the spec sheets, Asus says ane is work built for MOBA gaming as well as other is tuned for FPS games.
That doesn't hateful you lot should larn kicking rocks if your gaming preference lies elsewhere, such equally amongst RTS or RPG games. These laptops pack about impressive hardware for the cost as well as tin go used for whatever gaming genre.
Starting amongst the unmarried Strix Hero model (GL503VM-DB74), this is a 15.6-inch laptop amongst a 1920x1080 resolution as well as 120Hz refresh rate. It uses an IPS panel to deliver 100 per centum coverage of the sRGB coloring space, amongst 178-degree viewing angles (vertical as well as horizontal).
"The ROG Strix Hero Edition’s display is what sets it apart. It treats players to upgraded senses, enabling them to run across the game the world via a 120Hz refresh charge per unit of measurement that decimates lag as well as displace blur, as well as then everything is clearer as well as smoother," Asus says.
That seems to go the crux of the company's pitch to MOBA gamers. Beyond the 120Hz refresh rate, the Strix Hero has a novel keyboard layout amongst 4 hotkeys, 4 customizable RGB backlit zones, as well as ergonomic 0.255mm deep curved keycaps, amongst 1.8mm go distance. The QWER keys are highlighted, inward representative you lot involve to await downward piece gaming.
Powering this laptop is an Intel Core i7-7700HQ processor paired amongst 16GB of DDR4-2400 retentiveness as well as a GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) GPU. It also has a 256GB NVMe SSD, 1TB FireCuda SSHD amongst 8GB of cache, 2-in-1 retentiveness carte reader, hard disk drive webcam, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, as well as Bluetooth 4.1.
There are lots of connectivity options, including a GbE LAn port, 4 USB 3.0 ports, a USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C port, mini DisplayPort as well as HDMI outputs, as well as a combo sound jack.
The MSRP is listed at $1,599.
Moving on, the Strix Scar is the trouble Asus is aiming at FPS gamers. That claim is based inward role on its appearance.That doesn't hateful you lot should larn kicking rocks if your gaming preference lies elsewhere, such equally amongst RTS or RPG games. These laptops pack about impressive hardware for the cost as well as tin go used for whatever gaming genre.
Starting amongst the unmarried Strix Hero model (GL503VM-DB74), this is a 15.6-inch laptop amongst a 1920x1080 resolution as well as 120Hz refresh rate. It uses an IPS panel to deliver 100 per centum coverage of the sRGB coloring space, amongst 178-degree viewing angles (vertical as well as horizontal).
"The ROG Strix Hero Edition’s display is what sets it apart. It treats players to upgraded senses, enabling them to run across the game the world via a 120Hz refresh charge per unit of measurement that decimates lag as well as displace blur, as well as then everything is clearer as well as smoother," Asus says.
That seems to go the crux of the company's pitch to MOBA gamers. Beyond the 120Hz refresh rate, the Strix Hero has a novel keyboard layout amongst 4 hotkeys, 4 customizable RGB backlit zones, as well as ergonomic 0.255mm deep curved keycaps, amongst 1.8mm go distance. The QWER keys are highlighted, inward representative you lot involve to await downward piece gaming.
Powering this laptop is an Intel Core i7-7700HQ processor paired amongst 16GB of DDR4-2400 retentiveness as well as a GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) GPU. It also has a 256GB NVMe SSD, 1TB FireCuda SSHD amongst 8GB of cache, 2-in-1 retentiveness carte reader, hard disk drive webcam, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, as well as Bluetooth 4.1.
There are lots of connectivity options, including a GbE LAn port, 4 USB 3.0 ports, a USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C port, mini DisplayPort as well as HDMI outputs, as well as a combo sound jack.
The MSRP is listed at $1,599.
"Taking both its cite as well as pattern inspiration from the combat fix on rifle packed past times particular forces as well as used inward warfare, the ROG Strix Scar Edition is crafted inward gunmetal greyness as well as finished amongst the cold, nighttime experience of bullet-proof Kevlar—an outward projection of the inner calm, focus as well as precision possessed past times the finest fighters," Asus says.
We'd nation you lot can't brand this materials up, except somebody at Asus patently did.
Anyway, the Strix Scar is a larger laptop at 17.3 inches. There are ii models, ane amongst a 120Hz refresh charge per unit of measurement as well as a GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) GPU (GL703VM-DB74), as well as the other amongst a faster 144Hz refresh charge per unit of measurement amongst G-Sync as well as a GeForce GTX 1070 GPU (GL503VS-DH74). Both pick out a 1920x1080 resolution.
The remaining hardware is the same equally the Strix Hero, except the WASD keys are highlighted on the Strix Scar models instead of the QWER keys.
Several online vendors pick out the Strix Scar available for preorder, amongst the GTX 1060 model going for $1,599 as well as the GTX 1070 model selling for $1,899.
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