SeekerAsus ROG Strix G17
This Strix G17 is a compelling mid-tier laptop, in either this RTX 4070 variant or the more affordable RTX 4060 configuration. I still have my nits with some of the ergonomics of this series and find the offered configurations somewhat unbalanced, with the beastly AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX processor and only mid-tier GPU options. But my main gripe with this series is the poor efficiency on battery power, which might be enough to steer some of you toward the Strix G16/G18 models, despite their higher price.
-- As reviewed by UltrabookReview
Product details
- ESPORT DOMINATION – Power up with Windows 11, an AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX processor, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU at 140W Max TGP.
- BLAZING FAST MEMORY AND STORAGE – Multitask swiftly with 16GB of DDR5-4800MHz memory and speed up loading times with 1TB of PCIe 4x4.
- ROG INTELLIGENT COOLING – To put this amount of power in a gaming laptop, you need an even better cooling solution. The Strix features Thermal Grizzly’s Conductonaut Extreme liquid metal on the CPU among other premium features, to allow for better sustained performance over long gaming sessions.
- COMPETITION HERTZ – As a purpose-built gaming machine, The Strix G17 has a fast QHD 240Hz/3ms panel to help you stay locked to your target. It also covers 100% of the DCI-P3 color space and feature Dolby Vision and Adaptive-Sync support for a stellar viewing experience.
- MUX SWITCH WITH ADVANCED OPTIMUS - A MUX Switch increases laptop gaming performance by 5-10% by routing frames directly from the dGPU to the display bypassing the iGPU. With Advanced Optimus the switch between iGPU and dGPU becomes automatic based on the task optimizing battery life.
- XBOX GAME PASS ULTIMATE – Get a free 90-day pass and gain access to over 100 high-quality games. With games added all the time, there’s always something new to play.
PROS
+ simple design and solid build quality
+ good inputs and IO
+ alright QHD 240 Hz screen, even if not very bright
+ solid performance, and excellently balanced in all power profiles
+ punchy audio
+ more affordable than the Intel-based 2023 Strix G models
CONS
- smudgy interior, annoying status LEDs, and panel-lit ROG logo on the lid
- only available with a 16:9 350-nits panel
- no card-reader or biometrics
- short battery life
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By UltrabookReview on April 06, 2023
This Strix G17 is a compelling mid-tier laptop, in either this RTX 4070 variant or the more affordable RTX 4060 configuration. I still have my nits with some of the ergonomics of this series and find the offered configurations somewhat unbalanced, with the beastly AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX processor and only mid-tier GPU options. But my main gripe with this series is the poor efficiency on battery power, which might be enough to steer some of you toward the Strix G16/G18 models, despite their higher price.
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