Asus presents its ultra-thin gaming laptop rog zephyrus m (gm501)

ASUS has today released a press release in which they present their new ROG Zephyrus M (GM501) laptop, which is, according to them, the thinnest gaming laptop in the world, and with quite interesting specifications.

ROG Zephyurs M GM501, the new Republic of Gamers

The Zephyrus M makes use of a screen with IPS panel and a refresh rate of 144Hz, 3 ms response time and NVIDIA G-Sync technology, translating all this into an extraordinarily smooth and comfortable gaming experience. The resolution is 1080p, and it covers 72% of the NTSC color gamut, and naturally this panel type offers very good viewing angles.

Regarding performance, we find an Intel Core i7-8750H processor with 6 cores and 12 threads, 16 or 32GB of DDR4 RAM in dual channel and a GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card that suits the 1080p panel at 144Hz extremely well. For storage, the brand has had a maximum speed M.2 NVMe SSD with 512GB capacity, and a 2.5 ″ HDD disk with 1 TB.

Now, the most remarkable thing about this laptop is that it is very thin with between 1.75 and 1.99 centimeters thick, especially since it is a computer with such high performance. Thanks to the so-called “Active Aerodynamic System” (AAS), the rear of the chassis is opened when the laptop is opened, allowing the internal temperature to be reduced by up to 20%, improving the cooling capacity of its 2 high-performance fans. It also makes use of a dust ejection system that can enter through the ventilation holes of the equipment. It is something that sounds very good, but we have to wait to see if it translates into results in reality. If ASUS avoids thermal throttling with such a fine design, it will be really appreciated.

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Finally, the team has RGB lighting with Aura Sync technology, exclusive software to switch between the integrated and dedicated GPU (energy saving), a very good connectivity except for the lack of Thunderbolt, and a 55Wh battery that could offer good performance for office use but as with all notebooks of this type it probably won't last long in demanding games.

We leave you with a table with the detailed specifications of the equipment:

ASUS ROG Strix Zephyrus M (GM501)
Processor	8th Generation Intel ® Core ™ i7-8750H
OS	Windows 10 Home
screen	IPS 15.6 ″ FHD (1920 x 1080) with 144Hz refresh rate, 3ms GTG response and 72% NTSC
Graphics	NVIDIA ® GeForce ® GTX 1070 with 8 GB GDDR5 VRAM
Memory	Up to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM (dual-channel)
Storage	M.2 NVMe ™ PCIe ® x4 SSD, 512 GB HDD, 2.5 ”, 5400 rpm, 1 TB
Wireless	Wi-Fi 802.11ac 2 × 2 Wave 2 Bluetooth ® 4.2 (may change by updating the OS)
Connectivity	1 x USB 3.1 Gen. 2 (Type C ™) 4 x USB 3.1 Gen. 2 1 x HDMI 2.0 (4K / 2K @ 60Hz) 1 x 3.5mm combo audio 1 x Kensington Lock
Keyboard	Island type with backlight 4 RGB zones Aura Sync Differentiated WASD group Shortcuts: Volume / Mute / ROG Gaming Center 1.7mm offset 0.2mm concave surface
Audio	2 3.5W speakers with smart amplifiers Microphone array
software	ROG Gaming Center, GameFirst V, Splendid, Sonic Studio, Sonic Radar III, Aura Core 2.5, XSplit Gamecaster (free), ROG Gaming Center Android / iOS App
Feeding	230W adapter 4 cell battery, 55 Wh
Colors	Black
Size	38.4 x 26.2 x 1.75 ~ 1.99 cm (W x D x H)
Weight	2.45 kg

This equipment will be available at the end of August, and at a recommended price of € 2, 400.