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ASUS ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU, Gaming Laptop plus Work Laptop

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GAMEFINITY.ID, Jakarta – Since it was first introduced in 2021, ROG Zephyrus has indeed looked different. When other laptop manufacturers focus on delivering high-performance gaming laptops with thick bodies, ASUS has chosen to offer something different, namely a gaming laptop that is very portable and still very capable for playing games.

Currently the ROG Zephyrus line not only represents a thin and powerful gaming laptop, but can also be used for work. Along with the times, the need for high-performance laptops by professionals is increasing. Professionals who need these powerful laptops so far prefer to use gaming laptops because of their undoubted performance. However, the constraint of its large shape and weight can hinder
mobility of these professionals.

ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU appears to answer these problems. As part of the ROG Zephyrus family, this gaming laptop retains its sleek shape and is easy to travel with. In addition, ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU also comes with gaming-class specifications whose performance is unquestionable and a larger capacity battery to support user mobility.

Prioritize Mobility

Just like its brother, ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU carries a body that is relatively slim for a gaming laptop. The design is also more assertive with a minimal square shape. This makes this laptop not only look fierce as a gaming laptop, but also elegant as a laptop for work.

For appearance, the ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU is wrapped in a black color typical of a gaming laptop. The difference is, this gaming laptop does not look flashy like gaming laptops in general. The design is simple with a ROG logo behind the screen. The logo is not equipped with LEDs, even the backlight on this laptop keyboard is not RGB backlight. This makes the ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU at first glance just like a laptop that is usually used by professional workers. ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU is basically designed for mobility. This can be seen from its body dimensions, which are 36×25.2×1.99cm and its weight is only 2.1. This laptop charger is also quite small and easy to carry around. Its slim form is thanks to the use of thin bezels on the screen through the Zuper Narrow Bezel technology.

In addition, there are also features to support mobility such as USB Charger Plus which makes this gaming laptop able to charge your gadget’s battery through its fast charging feature, either on or off.

Although slim, this gaming laptop is equipped with quite complete port facilities. In addition to USB Type-A and Type-C, which have up to four ports, there is also an audio jack and HDMI combo. In addition, ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU is also equipped with a LAN port if you need a more stable connection than WiFi.

Not only from the side of the body and ports, even this laptop keyboard is designed to be comfortable to use for work. In addition to coming with a layout like a desktop PC keyboard, the keyboard on the ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU is also equipped with a variety of shortcuts and special buttons to adjust the sound. As for gaming needs, the keyboard on the ROG Zephyrus M GA502DU has been equipped with Overstroke and N-Key Rollover technology that makes every input displayed accurately.

Under the ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU keyboard there is also a touchpad with a fairly large size. The touchpad supports multi-touch and gesture features so that users can still be productive when using this gaming laptop without a mouse. To keep it usable in dark conditions, this gaming laptop keyboard is also equipped with an LED backlight.

Still a Gaming Laptop

Although it is ideal as a laptop for work thanks to its compact dimensions, the ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU is still a gaming laptop. The ROG name attached to this gaming laptop indicates that the ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU can conquer all modern games on the PC platform today.

Before talking about performance, of course we have to see what gaming features are offered by ASUS ROG this time on the ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU, starting from the cooling system.

ROG Intelligent Cooling System

In addition to the specifications and quality of components, the cooling system is one of the main keys so that a gaming laptop can have high performance. Because gaming laptop components generate higher heat, automatically a special cooling system is needed that can maintain the temperature of each component so that it can function normally.

ASUS answers this challenge through a cooling system called the ROG Intelligent Cooling System which consists of various features and exclusive cooling technology. The ROG Intelligent Cooling System used in ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU is equipped with special features such as Anti-Dust Cooling.

As the name implies, Anti-Dust Cooling is a feature that allows dust to not be trapped inside the ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU cooling system. The dust will be removed automatically through a special tunnel. This feature is only found in the ASUS gaming laptop line and can prevent overheating.

In order for cooling to work more optimally, ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU is equipped with two special fans. The fan has 83 blades (blades), more than a typical laptop fan. This makes the resulting air flow faster, resulting in better cooling performance. You can even control the cooling system on ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU through the Armory Crate application which will be discussed in detail in the next section.

Command Center: Armory Crate

The latest ROG laptop series is now equipped with an application called Armory Crate, and the ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU is no exception. If likened, Armory Crate is like a command center for ROG gaming laptop users.

In Armory Crate, you can adjust performance according to your needs and usage scenarios. ASUS has provided four presets that can be used, namely Windows, Silent, Performance, and Turbo modes. Windows mode is the mode of daily use, while Silent is the recommended mode when using the laptop in public as the system will limit the fan speed to a level that is not noisy at all. Of course performance will be limited in Silent mode.

While Performance mode can be used when you want to run applications that need more performance such as video or photo editors. This mode will make the fan spin faster in order to produce faster performance.

Lastly is the Turbo mode which offers maximum performance. This mode can only be accessed when the laptop is connected to electricity using an adapter. This mode is activated when you want to play AAA games with the best graphic details and maximum performance. It should be noted that this mode will make the ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU fan spin at its maximum.

In addition to these four modes, ASUS also offers a Manual mode where you can adjust GPU and CPU performance, as well as fan speed according to your taste. All settings in Manual mode can be saved via the cloud system, of course with the condition that you must be connected to an ASUS account.

Loud Audio

One of the unexpected advantages of ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU is the audio performance. Unlike laptops in general, the sound quality produced by ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU is very good. This gaming laptop is capable of producing rich sound with deep and very clear bass. In addition, the sound produced is also quite loud.

The audio quality on ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU is also getting better thanks to a tool called Sonic Studio. These tools can be accessed directly through the Armory Crate and allow you to control the entire audio system, not just the volume.

Sonic Studio has several presets that you can immediately use for various activities with this gaming laptop. One of the presets is Music which offers richer and more detailed sound. While the Gaming preset puts forward a surround system that can increase awareness when playing games.

Not only output, Sonic Studio also allows you to set the audio input. Through a feature called Record Studio, ASUS offers facilities such as Noise Reduction, Volume Stabilizer, Acoustic Echo Cancellation, to a customizable Voice Equalizer. If you like to do live streaming, this feature will be very useful.

ROG Typical Fast Performance

After exploring in depth what features and facilities are offered on the ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU, it’s time for us to move on to the most important part of a gaming laptop, namely performance. In terms of specifications, ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU is a mid-range gaming laptop. Interestingly, this gaming laptop is the first Zephyrus laptop to use an AMD Ryzen processor, specifically the Ryzen 7 3750H. While the GPU relies on an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Ti with 6GB of GDDR6 VRAM.

Accompanying these two components is 8GB of non-embedded DDR4 2666MHz RAM, as well as storage that uses a 512GB M.2 PCIe Gen3 x2 SSD. ASUS gives the option to upgrade on the ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU this time. RAM is expandable up to 24GB via the one provided SO-DIMM slot. Meanwhile, for storage, there is one M.2 PCIe Gen3 x2 slot that can be used.

The combination of all these components makes ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU able to conquer even the most modern AAA games, namely Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint which can run with a maximum framerate of 72 fps on Ultra graphics settings. Meanwhile, another AAA game, Tom Clancys The Division 2, also showed excellent performance when played on ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU.

Turning to synthetic benchmarks, ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU also shows good performance. The performance of the Ryzen 7 3750H seems to be able to compete with rival gaming laptop processors, which both use a 4 core 8 thread configuration with multi-threading performance at 731 points in tests using Cinebench R15.

Based on further observations, the performance is also very stable with the lowest score produced at 681 points after 20 consecutive tests. That means, the cooling system in ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU is able to work very well so that the overall performance of the laptop can be maintained.

For graphics testing, ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU also produced a pretty good score in tests using 3DMark Time Spy, 3DMark Fire Strike and Fire Strike Extreme. Here are the results of the three tests.

How about the battery? This is also quite surprising. Tested using PCMark 8, the ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU battery was able to last up to 5 hours 36 minutes. The battery life is certainly very good for a gaming laptop that can even compete with some power-saving laptops and ultrabooks. And because it uses an SSD, this gaming laptop remains fast even when used without being connected to a power source.

Gaming OK, Work Can Be Done

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU is not the fastest or most portable gaming laptop. However, this gaming laptop is one of the most versatile and reliable in various usage scenarios. Working mobile in a cafe or co-working space? ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU which is compact and has a long battery life can be used as a mainstay. Moreover, the adapter also has a slim shape, no longer thick and heavy like its predecessor.

How about being invited to play a game? If you’ve read the previous section carefully, you shouldn’t have to question the performance of this gaming laptop. Yes, ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU is indeed difficult to maintain framerate at 60 fps for AAA games at maximum graphics settings. However, the gaming experience offered is still very good. Even for eSports fans, ROG Zephyrus G GA502DU is equipped with a 120Hz screen.

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