ASUS ROG Mothership (Gz700) to arrive in the Philippines

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.