ASUS ROG GL552VW
- HDD/SSD
- up to 256GB SSD + up to 1000GB HDD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 SATA III (M key)
- RAM
- up to 16GB
- OS
- Windows 10 Home
- Battery
- 56Wh, 6-cell, 4-cell, 47Wh, 3200 mAh, Li-Polymer, 47Wh, Li-Po, 4-cell
- Body material
- Aluminum / Plastic
- Dimensions
- 385 x 255 x 32 mm (15.16" x 10.04" x 1.26")
- Weight
- 2.59 kg (5.7 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-A
- 2.0
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI
- 1
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
- 4.0
- Audio jack
- 3.5 mm jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Speakers
- Optical drive
- optional
- Security Lock slot
All ASUS ROG GL552VW configurations
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CPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the ASUS ROG GL552VW series.
Results are from the Cinebench 20 Multi-core test (the higher the score, the better)
GPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the ASUS ROG GL552VW series.
Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
ASUS ROG GL552VW in-depth review
The ASUS GL552 is a budget-oriented gaming notebook, part of the premium Republic of Gamers lineup, that hooked us for its really lucrative price-to-performance ratio. A lot of things changed since the last generation (you can read our in-depth review here). ASUS has bumped up the specs to a new quad-core Skylake CPU - Core i7-6700HQ, that should bring a marginal increase in performance and a little improvement over in the battery department. Also, the CPU is now accompanied by DDR4 RAM and GeForce GTX 960M instead of the GTX 950M, and the latter is really a huge deal. The higher-end GTX [...]
Pros
- Same comfortable keyboard and improved touchpad
- High-quality IPS panel
- Clear sound and excellent (for a laptop) high, mid and low frequencies
- Improved battery life as far as Wi-Fi browsing is concerned
- The cooling system seems to work fine even with more demanding hardware
- Still maintains good performance/price ratio
- M.2 SATA SSD slot and USB Type-C port for fast data transfer and external display
Cons
- We expected more premium materials and sturdier construction
- Slightly thicker than its predecessor (34.75 mm, 2.6 kg)
- PWM across almost all brightness levels