Together with the announcement of the professional desktop and monitor of the ProArt Series, Asus also announced 3 new laptop workstations that will be part of the series in the event that took place ahead of the IFA 2019 show. In addition, the company teased the gaming community with the upcoming Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX701 that boasts a crazy 300Hz display refresh rate! Let’s check out what they’ve got.
Asus ProArt StudioBook One
Taking the top performer spot of the ProArt series, the StudioBook One is the first laptop to feature an Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000 professional-grade graphics card according to Asus. Of course, a top performer needs a top CPU and Asus chose the Intel 9th generation CPUs that together with the 4K Pantone validated display with 120Hz refresh rate and edge-to-edge glass, results in a real beast. The display also features a wide color gamut with 100% of the Adobe RGB spectrum and a Delta-E value of less than 1.0. As Asus claims, the device sports a powerful cooling system featuring a lightweight aerospace-grade aluminum alloy thermal module. When the lid is open, the chassis is tilted by 4.57 degrees to maximize airflow.
Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro X
The StudioBook Pro is the 1st Nvidia Quadro-powered StudioBook to come with the company’s ScreenPad 2 -a touch display instead of a classic trackpad- and a four-sided NanoEdge display. Thanks to the slim bezels, the overall size of the 17″ laptop is about the same as an average 15″ one. Of course, the display features a wide gamut and covers 97% of the DCI-P3 color space. To power the device, Asus went with Intel’s Xeon and 9th Gen Core i7 CPUs, Nvidia Quadro 5000 Series GPU while the storage options include RAID 0 configuration capable of speeds of up to 6GBps.
AsusPro B9 (B9450)
Besides the powerful StudioBook models, Asus also revealed the AsusPro B9 (B9450), “the world’s lightest business laptop” according to the company with a weight of 880g. Thanks to the very slim bezels, the 14.1″ laptop has the volume of a typical 13.3″ laptop which is great. The AsusPro B9 is just 14.9mm thick and as the company officials say, it has a long-lasting battery. This is mainly achieved thanks to Intel’s 10th Gen Core CPUs that are very power-efficient. Storage can reach up to two 1TB PCIe SSDs with support for RAID 0 or 1, there’s WiFi 802.11ax, the fastest to date with up to 1.32Gbps speed, and Thunderbolt 3. This too is tested for MIL-STD 810G military standard, has a Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM) security chip for data security, and an IR camera for Windows Hello authentication.
Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX701
But Asus reserved a surprise for gamers too. During the event, they teased an upcoming laptop, which should be the world’s first laptop to have a 300Hz refresh rate display! The Zephyrus S GX701 will be available in October of this year and will feature Intel’s 9th Gen CPUs, an Nvidia RTX 2080 GPU, and Pantone-validated display. Of course, it will have the company’s Active Aerodynamic System for cooling, Aura Sync lighting, and GPU Switch. More details are yet to be revealed as we approach the launch date.
