The 15.6″ Republic of Gamers Zephyrus G15 GA502IV Gaming Laptop from ASUS is designed for gamers who don’t want to sacrifice performance for portability. It features a smaller footprint and weighs less than some 15.6″ laptops with similar specs. It’s packed with powerful hardware including a 2.9 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS eight-core processor, 16GB of DDR4 memory, a 1TB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card. Moreover, its 15.6″ IPS display features slim bezels, cutting down bulk, and has a 240 Hz refresh rate for fluid, tear-free gaming. Other integrated features include USB Type-A and Type-C ports, an HDMI port, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, microphones, speakers, and a combo audio jack. The operating system installed is Windows 10 Pro.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20-Series Graphics
Based on NVIDIA’s Turing architecture, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20-series graphics card provides major improvements in performance, memory bandwidth, and power efficiency over its predecessor, the Pascal architecture. Moreover, it features dedicated Ray-Tracing cores for enhanced graphical quality and life-like images.
Display
The 15.6″ display features slim bezels, which enables it to fit within a 14″ chassis for an 81% screen-to-body ratio that offers users a more immersive viewing experience. Additionally, it’s built with an IPS panel for vivid colors at wide 178° viewing angles.
Cooling
To keep components cool within its thin chassis, the Zephyrus is equipped with thin, multi-bladed fans for efficient heat dissipation.
Keyboard
Aside from backlit keys, the keyboard also has N-key rollover technology to ensure your multi-key inputs are accurately recognized.
Windows 10 Pro
Start Menu
After its hiatus in Windows 8, the Start Menu has returned. Utilizing a combination of the traditional menu system and Windows 8’s Live Tiles, the improved Start Menu gives you more information at a glance, showing notification information alongside your applications and other pinned items.
Cortana
Microsoft’s digital personal assistant, Cortana can answer your questions with information gleaned from both your device and the internet at large. You can type or even talk with her, if your system has a microphone. Using her Notebook, Cortana keeps track of your needs and wants, and she learns over time to improve her information gathering skills.
Microsoft Edge
After nearly 20 years, Microsoft has finally replaced its Internet Explorer web browser. With Microsoft Edge, users can write directly on web pages and share notes with friends and colleagues. It also improves the online reading experience by adding a distraction-free mode and read-it-later functionality. Edge also has built-in Cortana integration; you can have her help you find a restaurant, make a reservation, and pull up directions without leaving your browser.
Windows Store
For Windows 10, Microsoft has unified the Windows Store. Now, apps for PCs, tablets, and phones will all be accessible from one place. And with support for Universal Apps, one version of an app can work across all your compatible devices automatically.
Windows Continuum
Windows 10 was designed for a variety of screen sizes and input styles, and with its Continuum feature, it automatically adapts to fit your needs. A Windows 10 tablet on its own requires a touch-centric approach, but attaching a mouse and keyboard will shift everything to a more traditional interface. You can even attach an external monitor to your Windows 10 phone for a near-desktop experience. But it’s not just the operating system; Windows Universal Apps take advantage of Continuum as well.
Xbox on Windows 10
Gaming is a big focus of Windows 10. Xbox integration allows for PC players to match up against Xbox One players on supported games, and if you have an Xbox One, you can even stream compatible titles to your PC. Native support for recording with the new Game DVR feature makes it easy to capture and share your gameplay. The new DirectX12 takes better advantage of multi-core processors, giving games a performance boost, even on older hardware. Windows 10 also features native support for virtual reality headsets, such as the Oculus Rift.
Additional Windows 10 Pro Features
The Pro version of Windows 10 includes all of the features of Windows 10 Home plus many designed specifically for business users, including Hyper-V virtualization, BitLocker disk encryption, and remote desktop access. Devices will also be able to join domains and the Azure Active Directory, and they can even access a specialized version of the Windows Store featuring custom, company-specific applications.
