ASUS has just launched a number of new laptops in India. The new notebooks include the latest VivoBook Pro series laptops and even a new ProArt StudioBook 16, which are targeted towards Indian creators.

ProArt StudioBook 16

The ProArt StudioBook 16 from the Taiwanese PC maker is the high end laptop that is set to lead the new laptop launches. It sports a 16 inch OLED display that has a 4K resolution and a 16:10 aspect ratio. Notably, the screen also supports HDR as well, and arrives with PANTONE, Calman Verified certifications and VESA Display HDR 500 True Black certification. The display also supports 100 percent DCI P3 color gamut as well. Under the hood, the new creator focused laptop sports powerful specifications, like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 GPU and AMD Ryzen 5000 series CPU.

These specs make the laptop quite capable, allowing for intensive tasks like photo and video editing through Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Photoshop Lightroom Classic, and After Effects. To improve the creator experience, the company even included a new Asus Dial for intuitive adjustments as well. Other features include four PCIe 3.0 and PCIe 4.0 SSD support along with up to 64GB of 3200MHz DDR4 RAM. For ports, it offers USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C ports, HDMI 2.1, and an SSD Express 7.0 card slot.

VivoBook Pro 14X and 16X

Following the ProArt StudioBook, the brand also launched the new VivoBook Pro 14X and Pro 16X. These laptops also feature an OLED display and are powered by Ryzen 5000H series mobile processors as well. Although, buyers can even choose to opt for Intel Core i7 CPUs as well, which is paired with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti graphics card. The new Pro 14X and 16X models even offer an intuitive DialPad control tool, which would help users in their creative projects. It is powered by a 96Whr battery pack, dual fan cooling system, and arrives in a black and silver color options.

VivoBook Pro 14 and 15

ASUS has even launched another line of VivoBook Pro laptops, which including the VivoBook Pro 14 and Pro 15 notebook. These models also feature OLED panels in both a 14 inch and 15 inch form factor, with a NanoEdge 2.8K and FHD displays respectively. The buyers can opt for either the Ryzen 5000H series or Intel Core i7 processor, which is paired with an RTX 3050 GPU. For storage, the company is offering the laptops with 16GB 3200MHz DDR4 RAM and 512GB SSD. Both laptops are powered by a 63Whr battery, feature dual fan cooling system, support WiFi 6, and offer Harman Kardon certified audio.

Pricing and Availability

Talking about the ProArt StudioBook 16 first, the laptop is priced at 1,69,990 INR (~$2,240) in India and will be available for purchase from the company’s official online store, and even its ROG and exclusive stores as well. For online channels, the laptop is also available on Flipkart and Amazon as well. The VivoBook Pro 14X starts from 94,990 INR (~$1,250) and will also be available through the aforementioned channels.

Meanwhile the Pro 16X model starts from 1,24,990 INR (~$1,650) and will be available in offline exclusive stores and online stores. The VivoBook Pro 14 starts from 74,990 INR (~$990) while the Pro 15 is priced at 1,04,990 INR (~$1,380). The smaller version’s Intel variant will be available on Flipkart, Reliance, Croma, and Vijay Sales, while the AMD variant can be bought from Asus Estore, offline ROG stores and exclusive stores. The 15 inch model can be purchased from Flipkart and Amazon, along with the company’s official offline and online stores.

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CES 2021 is already half-way through and Laptops in 2021 are going to get a big buff in graphics after the NVIDIA’s announcement. Among the lot, Razer has refreshed its Blade 15 and Blade Pro 17 laptops with the latest NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 30 Series Laptop GPUs.

Razer Blade 15, Blade Pro 17 Laptops – Features

Razer’s update brings new RTX 3060/3070/3080 GPUs and upgraded Displays with High refresh-rates to the Blade series. Accordingly, the Razer Blade 15 gets two versions- Base Model and Advanced Model, and Blade Pro 17. As Razer says, the Laptops come with NVIDIA’s new Ampere Architecture.

Apparently, this improves the efficiency up to 2x, bring Gen-3 Max-Q tech like Advanced Optimus(Battery Life), Dynamic Boost 2.0(hike in GPU). Additionally, they get improved ray-tracing, Whisper Mode 2.0(improved Acoustics), and more. Also, apart from the usual I/O like USB-C, HDMI 2.1, UHS-III SD Card Reader, you get Keyboard with Razer Chroma RGB lighting, front-firing speakers.

Razer says that Blade users will also get the 360-degree immersive audio experience with THX® Spatial Audio over headphones/speakers.

Razer Blade 15- Specifications

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a) Base Model:

• Dimensions: 19.9mm x 235mm x 355mm(HxDxW)
• Display:
  • 15-inch FHD(1080p) 144Hz IPS panel, 100% sRGB coverage, response: 8ms
  • 15-inch QHD(1440p) 165Hz IPS panel, 100% DCI-P3 coverage, response: 3ms
  • Note: No Variable Refresh rate.
• CPU, Storage, Memory:
  • CPU: 10th gen Intel® Core i7-10750H(6-core, 12-threads), up to 5.0GHz Max Boost, 12MB L3 Cache
  • Memory: 16GB dual-channel DDR4-2933MHz (upgradeable up to 64GB via SO-DIMM slots)
  • Storage: 512GB SSD M.2, NVMe SSD; Auxiliary: Open M.2,PCIe 3.0 x4 Slot
• Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 3060 6GB DDR6 VRAM(FHD model) / 3070 8GB DDR6 VRAM(QHD model)
• Connectivity: Intel® Wireless-AX201 Modem,  Bluetooth® 5.1, 1xUSB-C Thunderbolt 3, 3xUSB-A 3.1 Gen 1, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, HDMI 2.1 output, Gigabit Ethernet.
• Battery: 65WHr Li-ion Polymer battery
• Other Features: Single-zone RGB powered by Razer Chroma Keyboard, 1MP 720P webcam, stereo speakers, 3.5mm audio/mic jack.

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b) Advanced Model

• Dimensions:16.99mm x 235mm x 355mm
• Display:
  • 15-inch FHD 360Hz IPS display, 2ms, Up to 100% sRGB
  • 15-inch QHD 240Hz display, response: 2.5ms, Up to 95% sRGB, NVIDIA G-SYNC and Advanced Optimus compatible
  • 15-inch OLED UHD(4K) display, 60Hz, response: 1ms, 100% DCI-P3,
    Touchscreen w/ Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4 protection
• CPU, Memory, Storage:
  • CPU: 10th Gen Intel® Core i7-10875H(8-core, 16-threads), up to 5.1GHz Max Boost, 16MP L3 Cache
  • Memory:
    • 16GB dual-channel DDR4-2933MHz(Cheaper Models)
    • 32GB dual-channel DDR4-2933MHz(Higher-end Models)
  • Storage:1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD; Auxiliary: Open M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 Slot
• Graphics:
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU with 8GB GDDR6 VRAM(FHD, QHD models)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU  with 8GB GDDR6 VRAM. (FHD, QHD models)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU  with 16GB GDDR6 VRAM.(UHD model)
  • All Features Optimus Technology(optimization in Performance, Battery Life)
• Connectivity: Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 modem, Bluetooth® 5.2, 1xUSB-C Thunderbolt 3, 1xUHS-III SD Card reader, 3xUSB-A 3.2 Gen 2, 1xUSB-C 3.2 Gen 2, 1xHDMI 2.1.
• Battery: 80WHr Li-ion Polymer
• Other Features: Per-key RGB powered by Razer Chroma N-Key rollover backlit keyboard, 1MP 720P webcam with Windows Hello, stereo speakers, 3.5mm audio jack.

Razer Blade Pro 17 Specifications

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• Dimensions: 19.9mmx260mmx395mm
• Display:
  • 17.3-inch 360Hz IPS FHD display, response: 3ms, 100% sRGB, 300nits
  • 17.3-inch 165Hz QHD IPS display, 100% sRGB, 300nits
  • 17.3-inch 120Hz UHD(4K) IPS Touch display, 100% sRGB, 400nits
• CPU, Storage, Memory:
  • CPU: 10th gen Intel i7-10875H processor, Turbo Boost up to 5.1GHz, 16MB
  • Memory:
    • 16GB 2933MHz Dual-Channel DDR4 (Upgradeable to 64GB)- Lower-end models
    • 32GB 2933MHz Dual-Channel DDR4 (Upgradeable to 64GB models)- Higher-end models
  • Storage:
    • 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD (upgradeable to 2TB)
    • 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD(upgradeable to 2TB)
    • Additional M.2 slot on all modes- Supports PCIe, SATA SSDs up to 2TB
• Graphics:
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 3060 6/8GB DDR6 VRAM (FHD, QHD models)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 3070 6/8GB DDR6 VRAM(FHD, QHD models)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 3080 16GB DDR6 VRAM(FHD, UHD models)
• Connectivity:Wi-Fi 6E Intel® AX210 modem, Bluetooth 5.2, 3xUSB-A 3.2 Gen 2, 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 w/ Thunderbolt 3, 1xThunderbolt 3, 1xRj45(first time a 2.5Gb port), 1xHDMI 2.1, 1xUHS-III SD Card reader.
• Battery: 70.5WHr Li-ion Polymer
• Other Features: Per-key RGB powered by Razer Chroma lighting, HD 720P webcam with Windows Hello, stereo speakers, 3.5mm audio/mic jack.

Razer Blade 15, Blade Pro 17- Price, Availability

The Razer Blade 15 base model and Advanced model starts at $1699, $2499 respectively. The Base model is already up for pre-orders and will be available for sale from January 26 whereas the Advanced model’s shipment will happen only in February.

The 17.3-inch Pro model, although being a higher-end machine, starts at $2299. Similar to the 15-inch, this is also in pre-orders but Razer has given a vague availability of Q1 2021 for shipping/sale date.

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