Review ASUS ROG GL552JX - ROG Notebook Cheapest

This ROG series notebooks from ASUS already so trending topic even since a month before it was launched. In general, reasonable man. Renowned gaming notebooks priced around $ 978 can already 4720HQ Intel Core i7, 4GB of GDDR3 Nvidia Geforce GTX950M and backlit keyboard. Besides price, what makes a notebook that the issue is present in very limited quantities this ?. Check out the reviews on ASUS ROG GL552JX

Specification

Display: 15.6 "HD (1366 × 768) by AU Optronics
Processor: Intel® Core ™ i7 4720HQ 2.5 GHz ~ 3.5 GHz Processor
Memory: 4GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM up to 16GB (2 x 8GB)
Hard Drive: 1TB / 5400rpm
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 AD 4GB of VRAM
Optical Drive: DVD / RW SuperMulti
Operating System: DOS
Networking: Atheros Qualcomm AR956x Dual-band 802.11 a / b / g / n
Audio: Built-in 2 Speaker (s) And Microphone
Bang & Olufsen ICEpower®
SonicMaster Premium
MaxxAudio support
Battery: 6Cells
Camera: 1.2 MP Front and Rear MP HD Web Camera
System Dimensions: 15.0 x 10.0 x 0.6 ~ 1.3 inches (WxDxH)
Slots / Interfaces:
1 x Headphone-out jack (Audio-in Combo)
3 x USB 3.0 port (s)
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
1 x HDMI
1 x Mini Display Port
Warranty: 2 Year Asus Global Warranty
Bonus: Backpack + Gaming Mouse

In the specification, the ASUS ROG GL552JX is almost the same as the ASUS ROG series G550JX. Especially at the main points such as the CPU and GPU. To make these products competitive, other points such as RAM, storage, LCD until the operating system is trimmed. As a result, be a line-up of a new product line of ASUS ROG, the line-ups where the user is more focus on core performance, not the design and features.

Design & Built Quality

Well, these points are also a lot of contact with the crop, especially the material used. If ROG 550JX using aluminum alloy materials, you should be satisfied with the plastic material around the barebone ASUS ROG GL552JX. However ASUS smart enough, if the texture of the plastic surfaces also need cost no small amount of high-alias, ASUS added a printable patern in some areas GL552JX barebone is to make it more dynamic look. Overall, barebones design which used the same as the Asus ROG GL551JM that we reviewed earlier, only this one from plastic only.

Backlit Keyboard with RED ROG

It's one of the points featured in the ASUS ROG GL552JX this, at other times with the $ 900 price range that offer no backlit, this limited edition notebook offers a bright backlit red that can be set in three levels typical of ROG 500 series.

Touchpad

If you gamers notebook users who never even use native touchpad, this notebook is suitable for you. Because, according to my design plus the build quality is really fragile.

Display Panel

The panel was also "TN"
With the price range, I have to guess if the series is rather improbable uses an IPS panel. And it's true, he uses a TN panel type artificial AU Optronics with a series B156XTN04.1 resolution 1366 x 768 pixels. The good, this panel has been manifold Anti-Glare and have good color brightness level. To get a perfect view position, you must face perpendicular to the ASUS ROG GL552 panel if you want the quality of the display is 100% maximum.

Port & Connectivity

That changed only audio jack, before using the combo audio jack while the new series uses audio out and mic holes separately. The rest is the same order starting from kenshington lock, ODD, USB 2.0 port on the right side and charging port, exhaust hole, Analog VGA port, HDMI port, LAN port and 2 USB 3.0 ports on the left side. All placements port I think is pretty good except LAN ports are down. Because generally a LAN cable in the workbench comes from above workbench.

For internet connection, ASUS ROG GL552JX is equipped with Realtek Gigabit Ethernet for wired connections. But unfortunately for the unit that I review this time are still using Qualcomm Atheros wireless adapter AR956x b / g / n and not standard a / c.

Upgrade Option

If viewed from barebone earlier, this series seems to be the exact same, which do not offer many options except side upgrade RAM and storage. As a reminder, previously GL551J series menediakan m2.SATA slot, but the need to open the entire bottom case to access the slot.

Good news, this time to issue GL552JX no longer need to open the case bottom to increase the overall storage solution m2.SATA on this notebook. Nice .. !!

Performance

One thing that makes less than the maximum performance is the use of only 4GB of RAM (SK-Hynix), 1 piece single channel. Performance computing is mainly related to the calculation of PhysX so quite a drop. In some synthetic benchmarks, the performance of Geforce GTX950M with 4GB of VRAM is also still inferior to the version GTX950M 2GB VRAM. In essence, for those of you who participate in standard conditions, you should start saving in order to maximize the RAM and storage so that the GTX950M work more optimally.

Battery Performance

Adaptor ASUS ROG GL552JX capacity of 120 watts
For those of you who care about the quality of the material also quality lcd panel, the ASUS ROG GL552JX is definitely not for you. But for those of you who have been waiting for a basic solution of a notebook ROG logo with a price tag of under 13 million, ASUS ROG GL552JX this is the only solution.

Pros:

Affordable for products in its class
classified Lightweight
Backlit keyboard
Cons:

Display is HD and frequent screen tearing
Material and Touchpad unfavorable

So my short review of Asus ROG GL553JX. may be useful for you who are looking for this product