The upcoming GX700 liquid-cooled gaming laptop.
Asus is known for its powerful gaming PCs, such as the ROG G751, one of the first laptops with Nvidia's G-sync display technology for smoothing out frame rates in games. That popular system now has a sequel, and Asus is also teasing a brand-new design that blurs the line between laptop and desktop.
The ROG (or Republic of Gamers) G752 is the next step up from the G751 line, and includes processors from Intel's new sixth-generation Core i-series, also known by the code name Skylake. The design has been tweaked as well, and look slightly more angular, although this is still a big, bulky 17-inch laptop. New for the G752 is an optional 4K-resolution display, Thunderbolt 3.0 connectivity for fast data transfer and an improved keyboard with deeper keys. The G751 will start at $1,499 in the US and be available sometime in the fourth quarter of the year. We don't have international prices yet, and configurations generally differ by region, sometimes significantly.
The ROG G752 gaming laptop.
Potentially more interesting, but only teased by Asus is the new GX700 gaming laptop. This massive system will use Intel's powerful K-series Skylake processors, include a 4K 17-inch display and make use of Nvidia's latest graphics cards (currently the GeForce 980M, but that could change by the time this is released).
The real hook here is an outboard water-cooling unit that attaches to the chassis. In the one photo we've seen of this so far, it looks fairly impractical, but the idea is one we're interested in hearing more about. So far, water cooling, for keeping overclocked components running cool and error-free, is something only found on high-end desktops. Asus says the GX700 may appear late in 2015 but isn't talking exact date or price yet.
The Asus Vivo Stick.
On the other end of the PC spectrum, Asus will also release a PC Stick, which is what we call the new category of computers that live inside small plastic bodies that look like oversized USB memory sticks, and connect to any display via HDMI. A key example is the Intel Compute Stick, first seen at CES 2015.
The Asus Vivo Stick will run an Intel Atom processor and Windows 10. It doesn't have a release date yet, but it will cost $129 in the US.
