Asus gz700 mothership, raw power in a compressed size

Covering Computex 2019 , ASUS presents us with the update of an old acquaintance, the ASUS GZ700, code name “Mothership”. This mastodon is more like a portable desktop computer than a real laptop and now we will explain why and what new things it brings.

ASUS GZ700 “Mothership”, plus the father of laptops

ASUS GZ700 Mothership with native keyboard installed

Do not confuse it with a laptop, since it is not in the orthodox sense of the word. The ASUS ROG GZ700 is more like a portable desktop computer. It sounds strange, but the truth is that it would be a more accurate description.

This device is an engineering feat where an incredible panel has been fused with the latest generation components on the market (almost all) . On the one hand, the screen is IPS FullHD with a response speed of 3ms. The strong point is that it reaches 144Hz and has Nvidia GSync technology.

On the internal side, the laptop has a new Nvidia RTX 2080 and a powerful eighth-generation Intel Core i9 . In addition, it has a trio of NVMe SSDs , with which you can run any program at breakneck speed.

Another of the new inclusions is that of the support for Wi-Fi 6 , the new standard that will gradually flood the technology. This new method of understanding wireless Internet connection is much more efficient, safe and fast, so if we find a device that emits these signals, we can take advantage of it. (Right now they are few)

ASUS GZ700 Mothership closed

"Why create these laptops?" , you will ask yourself. Previously, ultra-top-of-the-range laptops were themselves huge, very heavy machines, so ASUS thought, "Why make them big and manageable if they're so heavy they'll always be used on a table?" And the answer to that question was the ASUS Mothership.

ASUS GZ700 Mothership with its separate native keyboard

This laptop has all the benefits we had in previous iterations, such as crisp, quality sound thanks to the ESS- signed DAC , a very reliable display, and a versatile and useful keyboard system.

ASUS GZ700 Mothership with a mechanical keyboard

Continuing with the keyboard, this peripheral is attached by default on the screen. We can connect it to the display hinges (above the speakers) and use it as a common laptop keyboard. If we do not like this configuration we can use it in wireless mode or, as a last option, we can connect a mechanical keyboard that we have at home.

The value of power

These features are incredible for any portable system. It is almost the top of the features that we can compress in such a small body, and yet it does not seem so far-fetched.

The screen is very good, the speakers are from another world and the internal components are scandalous. However, something stinks, there is a bad feeling.

Sure, I've already figured it out. The problem arises, as usual, when we look at the price of such a monstrosity. Previous models have come to cost € 4, 000 or € 5, 000 , so it is likely that this will be worth a similar price, so we draw an imaginary line that can only be crossed if the pocket is large enough.

The idea of ​​making a desktop laptop is not bad at all, however it is already a slightly dated idea. In the same Computex we have seen computers like the ASUS ROG Strix HERO III that would be able to fight face to face with the MotherShip and not go wrong.

As we have mentioned before, light and ultra-powerful laptops are getting closer to being perfected and that is why the ultra-top range of portable equipment has been born. This is why we believe that the ASUS Mothership needs to get its batteries up and mutate. Right now, the device is at a strange point, since it weighs a lot, but in return we have quality sound, a very good screen and other great features. But will it be worth the weight swap in exchange for other features?

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Does it seem like a good idea to continue selling the ASUS Mothership ? Would you buy this equipment or a common laptop? Tell us your ideas in the comment box!

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