ASUS ROG GL702ZC
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- GPU: AMD Radeon RX 580 (4GB GDDR5) (Laptop)
- Display: 17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS + FreeSync
- Storage: 256GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
- RAM: 16GB DDR4
- Weight: 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Pros
- Nice keyboard for typing
- Excellent IPS display
- No PWM across all brightness levels
- Extremely powerful desktop-grade CPU with amazing multi-core performance
- The CPU can be replaced as it uses standard socket
Cons
- Hefty and thick
- Extremely loud cooling system and runs even when idle
- The parts of the interior get a little bit too warm during heavy workload/gaming
- Suboptimal choice of materials for the base
- Bad touchpad design
- No FreeSync option for the display
- Most laptops at this price range have significantly more powerful GPUs
ASUS ROG GL702ZC - Specs
CPU
Display
17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS + FreeSync
panel 1
LG LP173WF4-SPF5 (ASUS ROG Strix GL702ZC)
Color accuracy 4.3 -> 3.1
HDD/SSD
256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, 5400 rpm
M.2 Slot
1x 2280 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD slot See photo
RAM
16GB DDR4
OS
Windows 10 Home
Battery
76Wh, Li-ion, 4-cell
Body material
Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum (Aluminum lid, plastic base)
Dimensions
415 x 280 x 34 mm (16.34" x 11.02" x 1.34")
Weight
3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Ports and connectivity
Features
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DISPLAY: 17.3-inch, 1920 x 1080, IPS + FreeSync
| Name | LG LP173WF4-SPF5 (ASUS ROG Strix GL702ZC) |
|---|---|
| Diagonal | 17.3" |
| Pixel density | 127.34 ppi |
| Brightness | 391 cd/m2 |
| sRGB | 89% |
| PWM frequency | No PWM (Flicker-Free) |
| Panel Type | IPS |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Becomes "Retina" from | 27 inches (69 cm) |
| Contrast | 1070:1 |
| dE Color Checker | 4.3 3.1 |
| PWM Rating | 10.0: (safe) |
Health-Guard
The first and most important profile (in our opinion) is the Health-Guard – when being used with our LM Profiles application, Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body.
Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate (they may seem strange at first but after a few minutes our brain will start recognizing them as accurate ones – that’s how Health-Guard differs from alternatives like f.lux).
Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Health-Guard Profile
Office Work and Web Design
The second profile type is Office Work and Web Design. Business tasks are various, most often related to a set of office-targeted applications. Sometimes, working outside is necessary. In such cases color accuracy is paramount, but so is image clarity, brightness, contrast etc. A piece of text must be legible, graphics and histograms must be clear. All of this is precisely what this profile is for. If you’re doing office work, web design, or simply value color accuracy when browsing the Internet, this is the profile to use!
It’s important to note that not all displays are suited for Web design – our profiles can not compensate for insufficient sRGB coverage (most TN panels have this problem), so you you might want to check our detailed color tests in the respective product reviews we’ve done if you want to use the machine for professional work.
Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Design & Gaming Profile
Gaming and Movie Nights
Gaming is among the main driving forces for the fast clip of hardware development. Gamers are well-aware of the fact that a poor image can ruin the entire experience.
The same goes for watching movies. Imagine sitting down for a nice movie after a long day, and barely making out what’s on the screen. The ‘Gaming and movie night’ profile can make a huge difference. We strongly recommend you use it, since it’s gamma curve is specifically tuned to reveal details in the dark sections of the image.
Here’s what this amounts to:
Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Design & Gaming Profile
You’ll find more information about the profiles HERE.
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Office Work
Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
$4.96
Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
$4.97
Health-Guard
THealth-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
$4.98
$9.99
ASUS ROG GL702ZC in-depth review
It's been a while since AMD released anything exciting for the notebook market so we are excited to see how their top-tier desktop-grade CPU performs in a standard gaming laptop and paired with the Radeon RX 580. We are also pretty curious how the normal-sized 17-inch chassis will handle all that horsepower and does the RX 580 stand a chance against the alternative GTX 1060 configurations. Why the GTX 1060 you ask? Well, since the ROG GL702ZC costs just about what a standard Intel Core i7[...]
Read the full reviewCPU Performance: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
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: AMD Radeon RX 580 (4GB GDDR5) (Laptop)
Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
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)
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 3.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
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