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日本ASUS ROG Strix G531 SCAR III
- Date Published: 04 May 2019
- Intel Core i7-9750H
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Laptop)
- 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 240 Hz, IPS
- 1000GB SSD
- 16GB DDR4, 2666 MHz
- 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs)
Specs
- HDD/SSD
- 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 M.2 NVMe slot See photo
- RAM
- 16GB DDR4, 2666 MHz
- OS
- Windows 10 Home
- Body Material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 361 x 274 x 25.9 mm (14.21" x 10.79" x 1.02")
- Weight
- 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 3x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI
- 2.0
- Ethernet LAN
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Wi-Fi
- Intel 9560 2x2 802.11ac Wave 2 Gigabit WiFi
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm audio jack
- Features
- Web camera
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Speakers
- 2x 3.5W
- Optical drive
Portability
Review
ASUS ROG Strix G531 SCAR III in-depth review
Republic of Gamers is one of the most recognized brands of gaming devices all over the world. ASUS has done a lot in the past years to distinguish it as there are options that are on the value side of the market, and ones that are aimed high in the premium segment. Today, we're going to give the stage to a ROG laptop that has more budget features and offers a wide spectrum of options.ASUS ROG Strix G531 houses Intel's 9th Gen H-series processors. You can get it with either the Core i5-9300H or the Core i7-9750H. To keep the price down, the eight-core Core i9-9880H is not included, however in terms of graphics cards it maxes out at GeForce RTX 2070. On the other side, if you are persistent on the budgets of your build, you can comfortably go for the GTX 1650, that has the bare minim[...]
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Pros
- Low price
- 120Hz IPS panel option (Sharp LM156LF-GL02 (NCP0042))
- A wide spectrum of graphics cards to choose from
- It doesn't use PWM to adjust screen brightness (Sharp LM156LF-GL02 (NCP0042))
- RGB basically everywhere
Cons
- No Thunderbolt support
- No SD card reader
- Only 57% of sRGB coverage (Sharp LM156LF-GL02 (NCP0042))
Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options
ROG Strix G531 is one of the latest and most affordable Republic of Gamers device on the market right now. You can get a decent machine with a Core i7-9750H and a GeForce GTX 1650 for under a $1000! We were eager to see what type of cost-cutting has ASUS done in order to keep the price down on this device.Check out all ASUS ROG Strix G531 prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-depth Review.1. Remove the bottom plate Getting inside this laptop is as simple as a pie. Undo all of the 11 Phillips-head screws that hold the bottom plate in place, and it w[...]
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