This innovative ROG video gaming laptop computer is user-upgradeable– no screws needed

Asus has actually revealed a variety of brand-new video gaming laptop computers at CES 2025, however among the standouts this year has a distinct function: a totally tool-less upgrade system that you can quickly access on your own.

The upgraded ROG Strix Mark 16 and 18 both utilize a basic, magnetic locking system that allows you open up the lower panel and accessibility the interior parts within secs. Particularly, you can get to the RAM and M. 2 SSD and switch them out, without also needing a screwdriver. You can leave to 64GB of DDR5-5600 memory within, in addition to approximately 4TB of PCIe 4 SSDs in RAID 0.

It did take a little bit of pressure to click it right into area, once I attempted it a couple of times, it was a wind to manage.

The battery is likewise obtainable, as are the 3 system followers, for the function of cleansing. In a globe where, significantly, parts like memory are not user-upgradeable or perhaps quickly repairable, I need to compliment Asus on throwing the pattern and in fact locating a less complicated method to offer computer players a lot more control of their system internals. Really few of the best gaming laptops you can purchase deal user-upgradeable memory, as an example.

Mentioning which, as soon as you have actually obtained the lower cover off, you’ll see that the system makes use of a huge custom-made vapor chamber for air conditioning, in addition to a sandwiched heatsink. Asus states it likewise has a fluid steel service on both the CPU and GPU, all leading to a lowered sound degrees of 45dB.

Certainly, there’s even more to this video gaming laptop computer than simply a securing system. It likewise sporting activities the exact same ROG Galaxy HDR present as in 2015’s design, utilizing a 2.5 K resolution mini-LED panel with over 2,000 lowering areas. The height illumination of the screen is 1200 nits, making certain that it can provide some excellent HDR material. The display likewise has a refresh price of 240Hz.

The ROG Strix Mark 16 and 18 both featured an Intel Core Ultra 9 258HX cpu, and approximately an RTX 5090 graphics card. These are beefy laptop computers, not like the thin-and-light ROG Zephyrus laptop computers, which likewise obtained an upgrade this year at CES.

The beyond the laptop computer stands apart also, many thanks to the programamble AniMe Vision (previously called AniMe Matrix) selection of lights on the cover and the RGB light bar throughout all-time low of the framework.

Along with the brand-new ROG Strix Mark, Asus is likewise releasing updates to the ROG Strix G16 and G18. These are one action down from the premium attributes on the Strix Mark, however still preserve a great deal of the exact same efficiency attributes, consisting of choices for the most up to date chips from either AMD or Intel, coupled with an RTX 50-series GPU. It can deal with approximately 32GB of RAM and makes use of the exact same Tri-Fan air conditioning system as the Strix Mark.

The ROG Galaxy Show isn’t mini-LED like the Mark Strix, however still offers you a high-resolution 2.5 K display with a 240Hz rejuvenate price and 3ms feedback time.

Asus hasn’t revealed main rates or launch day for the brand-new video gaming laptop computers in The United States and Canada yet, however they ought to be releasing a long time later on in Q1.