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Here’s a shocking idea — maximum performance may not be the ultimate goal of every gaming laptop. That seems at odds with traditional thought among gamers, who always want more power for greater in-game detail and smoother framerates. For many people though, a laptop, even one used for games, must function as a laptop.
That’s why we’ve seen a number of thin new systems that bridge the gap between notebook portability and gaming chops. Examples include Razer’s Blade, Acer’s Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition, and the Alienware 13. Now a new face has joined the party: the Asus with battery such as Asus A42-A3 Battery, Asus A2000 Battery, Asus A42-A2 Battery, Asus A3000 Battery, Asus A6000 Battery, Asus A42-A4 Battery, Asus A4000 Battery, Asus L5800 Battery, Asus A42-L5 Battery, Asus L5000 Battery, Asus A32-UL20 Battery, Asus Eee PC 1201 BatteryRepublic of Gamers G501.
Our model, the G501JW-DS71, is only eight-tenths of an inch thick and weighs four and half pounds, figures that put it in line with a MacBook Pro 15. Unlike that system, though, this Asus pairs its quad-core Intel processor with Nvidia GTX 960M graphics, sixteen gigabytes of RAM, and a 4K display. These specifications give it few peers in the notebook world. Only the Acer Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition looks its equal on paper.
Asus is not one to give away its best hardware for a bargain price, however. It charges two grand for our G501 review unit. That’s $600 more than an Acer Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition with a 256GB solid state drive (our Asus review unit had a 512GB SSD). Is the price difference justified, or did Asus bite off more than it can chew?