The Mother of all ASUS ROG gaming laptops, the ROG Mothership Gz700, is confirmed to launch in the Philippines this year.
First announced in CES 2019, the ROG Mothership sports a 17.3-inch display with thick top and bottom bezels with front-facing speakers. What’s unique about this gaming laptop is that its keyboard can be detached from the screen where users can use it wirelessly. The monitor is also a touchscreen which can serve as a tablet. Behind the screen is a stand for the movie or video watchers.
It sports an 8th-Gen Intel Core i9 processor, NVIDIA’s most powerful ray-tracing graphics to date, the RTX 2080 with 8GB GDDR6 VRAM, up to 64GB of memory, triple M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x 4 512GB of SSD, 4×4 front-facing speakers with Smart AMP technology, and ESS Sabre DAC audio.
ASUS ROG Mothership Gz700 specs:
- 17.3” IPS-level FHD display @ 1920 x 1080px, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB
- Intel Core i9-8950HK
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (8GB GDDR6 VRAM)
- DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM (Dual channel)
- Up to 64GB memory
- 3 x M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 512GB SSD
- Windows 10 Home/Pro
- FHD Webcam
- Wi-Fi 802.11ax 2×2 Gigabit
- Wi-Fi 802.11ac 2×2 Gigabit
- Bluetooth 5.0
- 1x 3.5mm audio port
- 1x 3.5mm microphone port
- 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C / Thunderbolt 3
- 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C / virtual link
- 3x USB 3.1 Gen2 (Type-A)
- 1x USB 3.1 Gen1 (Type-A) / USB charger
- 1x HDMI 2.0
- 1x RJ-45 port
- 1x SD card reader
- 1x Kensington lock
- 4x4W front-facing speakers w/ Smart AMP technology
- ESS Sabre DAC
- Detachable backlit chiclet keyboard
- N-key rollover
- Aura Sync
- VR Ready
- 2x 280W Power Adaptor
- 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz input
- 410 (W) x 320 (D) x 29.9 (H) mm
- 4.7 KG (Estimated)
Pricing and availability are yet to be announced so stay tuned.