The Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo SE GX551 is quite expensive, but behind that name is one of the most powerful and innovative gaming laptops (a lot of) money can buy. The GX551 uses the latest Nvidia RTX 3000 series graphics chip and eight AMD Zen 3 processors – alongside a second screen that promises to shake up games, creative workloads and Duo's unique design brings many other advantages.
However, with a design that tends to be prone to splitting, problems with the keyboard and battery are quite annoying. Not to mention, gamers have to shell out £3,499 (or approx. Rp.69,604,242.39-) for this laptop – so can the GX551 prove its worth as the ultimate gaming laptop?
Who's it for?
For whom anyway use of this laptop? From the name, Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo SE GX551, 'ROG' stands for Republic of Gamers and Zephyrus is a high-end sub-brand of Asus, so it's clear that the GX551 is primarily designed for those who want the best experience possible. Most laptops gaming also used for content creation, incl stream and video production, so Asus reckons that the GX551 can satisfy the crowd gamers.
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Now,, that's why this machine has high-end graphics and processing hardware and that's why Asus worked so hard to cram a second screen inside this laptop.
Screening calls
The second screen is called the ScreenPad, and it's a 14-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 3840 x 1100. It occupies half of the base of the laptop, and opening the machine activates a hinge that pushes the ScreenPad upwards where each angle allows the laptop to allow for more cooling of its own components. good.
ScreenPad is managed by an app called Screen Xpert which installs software around the second screen and groups apps, and also has a handy and customizable shortcut dock. Any software can be used with ScreenPad – users can use it for chat or browser applications, while content creators can use timeline, controls, or secondary software to the ScreenPad. ScreenPad has applets full of touch controls optimized for Adobe applications such as Photoshop, Lightroom and Premiere Pro.
To play games, ScreenPad uses a system called Overwolf, which allows the extension to provide statistics, tracking, and tools for games popular. Most of the titles supported are esports games and adjacent services, such as Fortnite, League of Legends, TeamSpeak, and XSplit Gamecaster.
The main screen of this laptop is a 15.6-inch IPS panel with 4K resolution, and has a 120Hz refresh rate with AMD FreeSync, 3ms response time, and Pantone validation. Measured contrast is 1,144:1, color depth and accuracy levels are impressive, and the screen displays 100% sRGB gamut and Adobe RGB. To play games, refresh rate and response time deliver gameplay smooth, fast-paced, and color accuracy and gamut coverage ensure adequate quality for work.
If you're an esports fan and want even faster screen speeds, Asus is producing a £2,499 version of the GX551 with a 1080p, 300Hz display and an RTX 3070 graphics core.
Specification
The RTX 3080 is Nvidia's newest and most powerful laptop GPU, with a powerful 6144 Amp CUDA core. The larger version has been used here, with 16GB of dedicated memory, and the GX551 pairs a mighty graphics core with an eight-core AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 32GB of memory and a pair of 1TB Samsung SSDs set up in a RAID 0 configuration. So what do all those specs mean to you? para gamers?
Nvidia GPUs are something extraordinary. At the laptop's native resolution of 4K, it plays games level up like Red Dead Redemption 2, Horizon Zero Dawn, Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Borderlands 3 with frame rate that easily goes above 30fps and often tops 45fps – and that's with games on their top graphics settings and with ray-tracing and DLSS. If you're looking to go beyond 60fps for a smoother 4K experience then some minor settings modifications will do the trick a lot games big.
Design
Asus weighs 2.5 kg and is 21mm thick, so this is the kind of laptop that is designed to be sturdy and robust for use at home or toting around in a backpack. Considering the screen and components, those dimensions are impressive – not much bigger than a conventional 15.6-inch gaming machine. The laptop has three USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports and a Type-C connection that supports DisplayPort and power delivery, and has an HDMI output, an audio jack and a microSD card slot. On the inside, connectivity comes from dual-band Wi-Fi 6 and Gigabit Ethernet.
However, regarding connectivity, not everything is perfect. here. You will find three USB connections. port this gives way to cooling vents, and the cable can get in the way of your hand if you're using an external mouse. Also remember that the GX551 doesn't have webcams, and there's no full-size SD slot or Thunderbolt support. Faster Ethernet would be welcome too.
Speaker-its also good. Asus has two 4W speakers and two 2W tweeters, and they both deliver bright, balanced, and dense audio with decent bass. For games, media and music, it's all great.
Do I need to buy it or not?
Laptops gaming best? Now,, the RTX 3080 is the fastest laptop GPU available today and AMD processors are some of the best mobile chips on the market – and the memory, storage, screen quality, and speakers are all outstanding. The Asus Duo SE GX551 will play almost any game at 4K or 1080p, and the CPU will scan through video editing, content creation, and stream.
ScreenPad also adds another dimension to this laptop. Depend on games you play and the creative apps you use, they can prove invaluable. That second screen was causing the problem. This gets in the way of the keyboard and trackpad, makes the machine heavier, contributes to poorer battery life and drives up the price drastically. In conclusion, back to the wishes of the users, anyway.
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