ASUS Zephyrus S GX502

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Date Published: 13 Dec 2019

Intel Core i7-9750H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Laptop)
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS + G-Sync
512GB SSD
16GB DDR4, 2666 MHz
2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)

ASUS Zephyrus S GX502

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Review

ASUS Zephyrus S GX502 in-depth review

ASUS' ROG Zephyrus line-up is all-in thin and light gaming solutions. It was exactly the Zephyrus GX501 that started the niche of gaming ultrabooks. Now, the market is populated with the likes of Acer Predator Triton 500 and MSI GS65 Stealth, which have stolen the thunder of the ROG Zephyrus devices.Now, however, they return stronger than ever. Equipped with the latest 9th Generation Core i7-9750H and counting on NVIDIA's RTX 2060 and RTX 2070 to drive the beast. Well, you surely need something to display the content from these monster GPUs. In this case, you have the choice of a 144Hz IPS panel or a super-fast 240Hz IPS display - both support G-sync and ASUS state that both are Pantone Validated for maximum accuracy of the colors. You can count on us to check if that's true, of cours[...]

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Pros

Magnesium-alloy to keep the profile thin and the weight - low
Packs a killer hardware in a sleek chassis
Butter smooth 144Hz display and optional 240Hz one
Per-key RGB backlight
Great stereo speakers

Cons

Uncomfortable keyboard for gaming
Lacks Thunderbolt support
Goes pretty warm during gaming

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

As a super thin and light gaming laptop, it should have the downside of being ridiculously difficult to disassemble. Well, that's exactly what we thought on the first place, but in the end, it happened to be far easier to upgrade than the Acer Predator Triton 500 and the MSI GS65 Stealth.Check out all ASUS ROG Zephyrus S GX502 prices and configurations in our Specs System, or read our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate We should note, that despite it is not hard to get inside this laptop, it will surely take a little bit more time than usual. First, you need to unscrew f[...]