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The last time ASUS announced a new gaming notebook in Malaysia was way back in March of this year with its ROG (Republic of Gamers) G56JR. ASUS is now claiming that its latest ROG G Series G551 racks up more performance points than its predecessors with its 4th-generation Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M GPU.
The ASUS ROG G551JM series have been designed to deliver the raw power that is necessary to run most of today’s modern games, in their Full HD glory or beyond. The notebooks come with a wide-angle (178-degree) IPS display, and the NVIDIA chip has Microsoft DirectX11 support as well as the ability able to handle 4K/UHD with its Trinity Display output (since we all know that multi-monitor gaming is the only way to go). In fact, the Trinity Display output will allow users to connect up to three other external displays via HDMI 1.4 or Mini DisplayPort 1.
To handle the audio, ASUS has included its SonicMaster Premium system to deliver high-fidelity sounds, as well as the ROG AudioWizard feature that allows users to choose from 5 different presets to suit the gaming mode. ASUS has even added a headphone amplifier that has been tuned by its own Golden Ear team for a better experience when gaming with a headset on.
Click to view slideshow.Having crammed in all that hardware (including an optical disc drive) and processing power into such a small enclosure, ASUS has not forgotten about the biggest enemy for any gaming notebooks: overheating. To counter that, the G551JM has an efficient thermal management system that dissipates heat with minimal fan noise, ensuring that the only noise that users will hear is the one emanating from the game itself.
The ROG G551JM notebooks come with a matte-black brushed-aluminium finish and what ASUS calls ‘red diamond-cut’ edges. Its keyboard has been designed with gamers in mind, with specially marked WASD keys for easy identification during gameplay and a full numerical keypad at the side. These seamless one-piece chiclet-type keyboards have backlit keys that glow red for that added effect when playing in a dimly lit room.
The ROG G551JM comes in two different configurations and listed below are their specifications:
| ROG G551JM-DM052H | ROG G551JM-DM053H | |
| Operating system | Windows 8.1 | |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-4710HQ (Turbo up to 3.5GHz, 6M Cache) | |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 2GB GDDR5 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 4GB GDDR5 |
| Memory | 4GB DDR3L 1600MHz SDRAM (up to 16GB, 2 x SO-DIMM slots) | 8GB DDR3L 1600MHz SDRAM (up to 16GB, 2 x SO-DIMM slots) |
| Display | 15.6” Full HD IPS (1920×1080) LED backlit with anti-glare panel | |
| Storage | SATA 1TB (5400rpm) | |
| Connectivity | 802.11a/b/g/n, 10/100/1000Mbit/s Ethernet, and Bluetooth 4.0 (WLAN + B3.0 + BT4.0 combo card) | |
| Camera | Front HD camera | |
| Keyboard | Illuminated chiclet keyboard with numeric keypad | |
| Interface | 1 x mini DisplayPort, 3 x USB 3.0 port, 1 x HDMI 1.4 (1080p support), 1 x SD/MMC, 1 x Ethernet RJ45, 1 x external sub-woofer port, 1 x audio jack combo | |
| Audio | Built-in Speaker and Array microphone, MaxxAudio Support, ASUS SonicMaster Premium incorporating ICEpower (Bang & Olufsen technology) | |
| Battery | Li-ion 56Wh (5200mAh, 6 cells) | |
| AC Adapter | Output: 19V 6.32A 120W (Quad Core), Input: 100~240VAC, 50/60Hz 2.0A | |
| Size & Weight | 383 x 255 x 28-31.5 mm and weighs 2.7 kg | |
The G551JM-DM052H and the beefier G551JM-DM053H are priced at RM 3,499 and RM 4,099 respectively. Both notebooks have been available since last month and can be purchased at all ASUS authorised retailers with a 2 year global warranty.
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