Pros
- Refreshing design for a gaming machine
- Decent overall build
- Excellent IPS panel with G-Sync support
- Powerful hardware in a relatively small form factor and size
- Supports PCIe NVMe SSDs
- Brings various connectivity options including mini DisplayPort and Thunderbolt 3 via USB Type-C
Cons
- Noticeable coil whine under load
- Some units ship witn an M.2 SATA SSD instead of PCIe NVMe drive
- The screen uses PWM from 0 to 99% screen brightness (Health-Guard profile eliminates that)
- The touchpad and keyboard aren't convincing enough for a notebook at this price range
- No integrated graphics and thus lowered battery endurance
- Somehow crippled GTX 1070 performance
ASUS ROG GL502VS - Specs
- Intel Core i7-7820HK 3.1%
- Intel Core i7-7700HQ
- Intel Core i5-8300H 5.5%
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 4.1%
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Laptop) 6.3%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB GDDR5)
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Laptop, 90W) 2.7%
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Laptop, 80W) 5.7%
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Laptop) 2.7%
Display
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 120 Hz, TN + G-Sync
HDD/SSD
2x 2TB PCIe SSD + 4TB SSD
M.2 Slot
1x 2280 PCIe NVMe (M key)
Battery
62Wh, Li-Ion, 4-cell
Body Material
Aluminum/ Plastic
Dimensions
390 x 266 x 30 mm (15.35" x 10.47" x 1.18")
Ports and connectivity
- 3x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
- HDMI 1
- Mini DisplayPort
- Card Reader SD, SDHC, SDXC
- Ethernet LAN 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi 802.11ac
- Bluetooth 4.1
- Audio jack combo audio/microphone jack
Features
- Web camera HD webcam
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Speakers
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
DISPLAY: 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 120 Hz, TN + G-Sync
Name |
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 120 Hz, TN |
Diagonal |
15.6" |
Pixel density |
141.21 ppi |
Panel Type |
TN |
Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
Becomes "Retina" from |
24 inches (62 cm) |
ASUS ROG GL502VS in-depth review
Shortly after the release of the original ASUS ROG GL502 with GTX 970M, which was featured in our full review a few months back, the company has released a refreshed version of the device with much faster GPU on board - the GTX 1070 with 8GB of GDDR5. However, there's one key selling point that's missing from the last generation - the price.
While the previous model was one of the most affordable GTX 970M-powered solutions on the market, the GTX 1070 variant isn't exactly "budget-friendly[...]
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CPU Performance: Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Results are from the Cinebench 15 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Fritz chess benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
GPU Performance: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB GDDR5)
Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
19682.00
+9.3% performance
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Superposition benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
4478.00
+26.9% performance
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 3.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
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