Asus ROG Strix Review

Asus ROG Strix Review

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The Asus ROG Strix is an incredibly attractive 15.6-inch gaming laptop with strong performance and a beautiful display, but the subpar keyboard, muffled audio and weak battery life prevent it from being a must buy.

With the advent of high-end desktop-grade graphics processors, the competition among high-end gaming laptops is getting fierce. Lately, we’ve seen numerous 17-inch desktop replacements that have blown us away, but most of them are just too bulky for consumers that turn to laptops for a portable solution. With their large frames and bulky power bricks many of them exceed 10 pounds and can be difficult to fit into a normal sized bag.

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To test battery life, we used Futuremark’s PowerMark benchmark in balanced mode. The test consists of a combination of automated web browsing, word processing, gaming and video playback workloads. The test is far more strenuous than typical web browsing alone, measuring the machine under a litany of scenarios to better simulate high-stress usage. With the test being far more demanding the scores are understandably lower than what you’ll experience just checking Facebook or watching Netflix.

The Asus ROG Strix ran for 1 hour and 34 minutes before shutting down. Typically gaming machines aren’t known for their battery lives, but even among other power intensive units, the ROG does not fare particularly well. One of the selling points for the ROG is that it’s far more portable than many of the laptop’s 17-inch counterparts, but with weak battery life that portability is somewhat marred. Even when not playing games, users should likely have the power brick on hand, if they plan to use the Asus ROG Strix for any considerable amount of time.

The Asus ROG Strix certainly looks the part with loud orange accents sharply contrasting against the black matte aluminum cover. Its slating indents and sharp lines create a strong sleek aesthetic. This is one book that you can judge by its cover, the device looks powerful, it is powerful.

The deck is coated in a sturdy black plastic that matches the lid with a vertical straiton design. The vertical pattern creates a nice textured feel offering a comfortable wrist rest. The deck houses similar orange accents along with an Asus emblem along the right side. Large rubber orange pads sit at the bottom of the chassis helping to anchor the device.

Measuring 15.4 x 10.5 x 0.9-inches and weighing 5.8 pounds the Asus ROG Strix finds a nice balance between portability and power. If you’re willing to concede on computing power, more portable options like the 14-inch Razer Blade may be a good fit at only 4.25 pounds. Likewise, if you’re looking to get the most power you can in a portable package, powerhouses such as the MSI GT73VR Titan Pro and Acer Predator 17 X would be a good fit, though they’re a bit heavy to lug around at 8.6 and 10.03 pounds respectively.

The Asus ROG Strix isn’t perfect, but it’s a pretty solid package for its relatively affordable $1,700 price tag. Armed with a powerful Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 GPU and Intel Core i7 CPU, the Asus ROG Strix boasts top of the line performance, perfect for demanding games and VR. The 15.6-inch FHD IPS panel provides a beautiful smooth picture and is equipped with Nvidia G-SYNC technology. At only 0.9-inches thick and 5.8 pounds the ROG Strix isn’t exactly the most portable device, but it does comfortably fit into most carrying cases.

Unfortunately, the notebook also has a few flaws. The keyboard is simply not what you’d expect from a premium laptop. There is too much give from the frame, key travel is shallow, and the feedback is weak. The audio also disappoints with a distorted tiny quality. Finally, the limited battery life ruins some of the notebook’s merits as a portable powerhouse.

However, even with these flaws, the Asus ROG Strix offers a great overall package. Gaming laptops are incredibly expensive and there are few that can match all the features jam packed in the Asus ROG Strix at a sub $2,000 price point.