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ASUS ROG Strix G (G531GT-BQ012T) review

ASUS ROG Strix G (G531GT-BQ012T)

CHOICE Expert Rating

76%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Very good performance
  • Thin bezel around the screen
  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good touchpad
  • Shortcut key to change power profiles for gaming
  • Multi-colour backlit keyboard
  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
Bad points

Bad Points

  • No SD card slot
  • Some noticeable screen glare
  • Some erratic fan behaviour
  • Lacks USB-C ports

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
76%
Performance score
77%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
81%
Battery life score
58%
Display score
81%
Audio score
70%
Wi-Fi score
84%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
978
Storage read-speed (MBps)
1558
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
47
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
4:14
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:16
Expert tester comments
The ASUS ROG Strix G laptop is built with gaming in mind. It offers a backlit keyboard and base with custom colour capability and differently coloured WASD keys. It has discrete NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 graphics that can supply smooth performance for many types of games. It is comfortable to use thanks to a roomy keyboard, smooth touchpad, and matte screen, and feels well built overall. It lacks USB-C, which is a noticeable omission for a laptop in this class.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
D
Warranty (years)
2
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
Not collected

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,930.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
15.6
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i7-9750H
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.6
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
429
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
2.3
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.4
Size (mm, H x D x W)
30 x 275 x 360

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
3
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
0
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
3

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