Asus G501VW-FY081T Notebook Review

[Redaktion]

Compact gamer. The thin gaming notebook from Asus can convince with good features as well as measurements. Unusual for a gaming notebook is the lack of an Ethernet port, but the notebook has a Thunderbolt 3 port instead.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-G501VW-FY081T-Notebook-Review.163403.0.html

[Vinh]

I wonder why does the older model have lower FPS in many games compared to Acer Nitro. In a review in KitGuru (http://www.kitguru.net/laptops/leo-waldock/asus-rog-g501jw-laptop-review/), it pointed out that nVidia Optimus is the cause of this. This model has the same FPS in game as Acer Nitro, what is the cause of this then?

[Jojo Kracko]

Almost as thin and light as the MSI GS60 I bought in 2014 for under a grand.

Why oh why do you have to keep monkeying with the numeric keypad Asus?  Anyone who uses it is used to a double wide zero key.   Anyone who doesn't use it would be better off without it and with the keyboard centered.  Mac style.

Touch is crap and has no place on a laptop.

Matte screens rule on all computers that can be taken outside.

[Stitchz]

Will there be a 17 inch version?

[Vinh]

I like the included numpad since I can control planes/helicopters in GTA with it. I'm sure it is needed for many games, and it can be used as dedicated macro keys for games and serious apps with a macro software (e.g AutohotKey). It makes this laptop a all-in-one portable gaming machine that has everything included in. Why making a thin, lightweight gaming machine but make users bring another external numpad keyboard?
Talk about not having to bring many external devices, why not including ethernet port? Wireless is suck for serious e-sport games, which 960M is more than enough.
Also, I think the keyboard is more suitable for FPS games than RTS games or Word because the keys are quite shallow so I don't have to press a long distance to register a key press for fast-pace scenes (a precious point for gaming membrane keyboard, unlike mechanical keyboards which don't require strong force to press the keys). I wish it had anti-ghosting feature.

[JustAGuy]

The Thunderbolt 3 port has an Ehternet protocol, so you can use an adapter with RJ-45 plug for wired connection.

[Leif Tesorio]

It is said that the 4k display is the same used in the Haswell version.
If this is true, the 4k version has a lower sRGB than the 1080p version.
Any comment?

[Santhosh S]

This doesnt have a ethernet port , how good is an usb 3 to ethernet adapter when compared to onboard ethernet port