Asus has unveiled its new slim and light
ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop and a new series of entry-level models, the TUF
Gaming A15 and TUF Gaming A17, to coincide with CES 2020 in Las Vegas. The new
laptops feature AMD's just-announced Ryzen Mobile 4000-series processors. The
ROG Zephyrus G14 is a premium compact model with an optional new 'AniMe' LED
array on its lid which can show various animated effects as well as contextual
information. On the other hand, the TUF Gaming A15 and A17 target
value-conscious gamers. All models are set to be launched in India by the
second quarter of 2020.
Starting with the ROG Zephyrus G14, this
model features a new minimalist exterior design that should allow it to fit in
anywhere, from classrooms to offices to the home. It is aimed not only at
gamers, but also those who need a compact, powerful machine. The laptop is
17.9mm thin (without the optional AniMe lid display) and weighs 1.6kg. It will
be available in Moonlight White and Eclipse Grey.
The AniMe feature is a grid of 1,215 individual
white mini-LEDs which can be animated with up to 256 levels of brightness.
Users can create patterns of their own or import existing animations, and the
array can be used to react to events and notifications, as well as to display
useful information. This will be available only on certain variants of the ROG
Zephyrus G14. Asus says it has balanced the cooling, power, and weight that
this will add to the laptop.
Asus also says this is one of the world's
first compact laptops to feature Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics and the first to
use AMD's Ryzen Mobile 4000-series processors based on the Zen 2 architecture
with up to 8 cores and 16 threads. Asus also says it teamed up with AMD to
create a special 4000-series Ryzen Mobile processor with a 35W TDP rather than
the usual 45W rating, in order to optimise performance, power consumption, and
heat.
The company further says it has developed
a unique self-cleaning cooling system. The specifications include up to an
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 GPU, 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. There will be options
for a full-HD 120Hz screen as well as a 1440p 60Hz screen, aimed at gamers and
content creators respectively. The battery will support USB Type-C power
delivery for convenient charging on the go.
The TUF Gaming A15 and A17 will be
available with two distinct lid designs, Bonfire Black and Fortress Grey, also
aimed at gamers and general-purpose buyers. Both sizes also feature AMD Ryzen
Mobile 4000-series processors, though equivalent TUF Gaming F15 and F17 models
based on 10th Gen Intel Core CPUs will be launching later. The CPUs will have
up to 8 cores and 16 threads, and there will be options with up to Nvidia
GeForce RTX 2060 GPUs. The 15-inch model will be available with up to a 144Hz
full-HD screen, while the 17-inch model tops out at 120Hz.
Asus touts the physical toughness of this
series of laptops, and says they have been designed with easy upgradeability in
mind. A flap on the bottom will allow access to two RAM slots and two M.2 PCIe
SSD slots. The full-sized keyboard includes a number pad as well as a
non-compressed inverted-T arrow cluster. Pricing has not yet been announced,
and Asus says it will bring both series to India within a few months. The exact
specifications and options for the models released here will be known at that
time.
