Asus’s ROG Zephyrus G-series gaming laptops have had an unlikely rise to stardom, piggybacking off the current success of AMD’s Ryzen processors. The Zephyrus G14 was among the many first gaming methods to go for these red-toned CPUs, and whereas expectations had been initially set low, the laptop computer ended up as one thing of a talisman for AMD—proof it may grasp with, and even dethrone, Intel.

At CES 2022, Asus is transferring ahead with AMD, refreshing the Zephyrus G14 and G15 with the newest Ryzen 6000-series processors. Both fashions could be outfitted with as much as a Ryzen 6900HS CPU, however their graphics choices differ; the place the G14 runs on a Radeon RX 6800S GPU, the G15 could be paired with as much as Nvidia’s newest RTX 3080 Ti card. Top configs for both mannequin help 32GB of DDR5 RAM and as much as a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD.

While the design of those laptops is essentially unchanged, the 2022 fashions aren’t simply copied and pasted with new parts. Asus says the G14 ought to maintain its cool beneath heavy workloads because of a brand new customized vapor chamber, followers with a variable thickness, and Thermal Grizzly liquid metallic, all of which allow a very silent 0db mode. We’re hoping it does what Asus claims as a result of poor warmth administration has been our largest grievance with earlier Zephyrus G14 fashions.

Where they’ve by no means faltered is with show high quality, and that shouldn’t be an issue right here both. The Zephyrus G14 complies with Asus’s new Nebula show normal, which units minimal specs, together with a QHD decision at 120Hz with a 3-millisecond response time and Adaptive Sync help.

The 14-inch, 16:10 panel helps Dolby Vision HDR, reaches 500 nits of brightness, and is Pantone verified, so the colours ought to look correct out of the field. If you need longer battery life and extra fluid gameplay, the G14 could be outfitted with a 1920 x 1200-pixel, 144Hz panel. The G15 comes with a 15.6-inch, QHD show at 240Hz.

Closing the lid reveals one in every of Asus’s stranger concepts: a customizable dot-matrix (referred to as the AniME Matrix) consisting of 14,969 CNC-milled holes and 1,449 miniLEDs that can be utilized to indicate GIFs, photographs, or logos. It’s a unusual and wholly pointless addition, however props to Asus for giving individuals a option to categorical themselves.

Besides placing a gaudy “Gizmodo” brand on the Zephyrus’s lid, I’m excited to check the battery life of those machines. The efficiency of AMD’s processors helped elevate earlier fashions, but it surely was actually the distinctive runtimes of round eight hours that made them stand out amongst different gaming laptops. Needless to say, Asus’s declare of “10+ hours of unlimited video playback” for these upcoming fashions has my full consideration.

If you haven’t joined forces with Team Red, Asus additionally sells the Zephyrus M16, a 16-inch Intel-based mannequin with as much as a Core i9-12900H CPU, an RTX 3080 Ti GPU, as much as 32GB of RAM, as much as 2TB of storage, DDR5 reminiscence, and a QHD show with a 165Hz refresh price.

Pricing for this trio hasn’t been revealed however they’re anticipated to reach in “mid-to-late Q2,” so seemingly in May or June.

Asus ROG Strix Scar 15/17 and ROG Strix G15/G17

Asus is utilizing the brand new chip launch as a launchpad to refresh its complete gaming laptop computer lineup, together with the ROG Strix Scar and ROG Strix G-series.

Made for skilled players, the Strix Scar 15 and Scar 17 will run on as much as an Intel Core i9-12900H CPU and could be outfitted with the brand new Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU, as much as 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD. The Strix Scar additionally makes use of Thermal Grizzly’s Conductonaut Extreme for improved cooling.

The ROG Strix G16 and G17 offer you an AMD taste with the choice of as much as a Ryzen 9 6900HX CPU and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics to go along with 32GB of RAM and a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD.

Both the Strix Scar 15/17 and Strix G15/G17 are available in 15.6-inch and 17.3-inch variations with show choices starting from a 1080p at 300Hz panel to a 1440p at 240Hz choice.

The ROG Strix Scar 15 and Scar 17 will be out there in Q1-Q2 whereas the G collection will launch within the subsequent few months.

TUF Gaming F, A, and Dash F15

Those on a funds can flip to Asus’s new TUF Gaming F15/F17, A15/A17, and TUF Dash F15.

Each of those has been redesigned with a chassis impressed by mecha anime. When I first heard this, I believed this may result in over extravagance with bizarre gamer-y components, however as a substitute, these have a surprisingly clear design with engaging laser-sculpted logos. Even higher, these laptops handed military-grade sturdiness exams.

Asus didn’t reduce corners with the shows, both. Every TUF laptop computer comes with both a 1080p at 300Hz panel or a 1440p at 165Hz choice. Performance comes by the use of an Intel Core i7-12700H CPU with an RTX 3060 on the F15/F17 and a Ryzen 7 6800H CPU with an RTX 3050 Ti on the A15/A17.

Those who want a conveyable laptop computer ought to take into account the TUF Dash F15, a 4.4-pound powered by as much as an Intel Core i7-12650H CPU, as much as an RTX 3070 GPU, and as much as 16GB of DDR6 RAM.