Asus Republic Of Gamers G551jw Desktop Themes

Last week, I haven't posted anything regarding game updates and what not. I was busy tinkering my new Gaming Laptop! I was so excited, I played and worked with it for a very long time before even sharing it to the world.I originally planned to get a Asus ROG G501JW, an entry level gaming laptop for just work purposes and a little Dota 2 gaming. On May 17, my father called from the Middle East and told me that he's on the store.

He was told that the G501 is out of stock and they only have the G551 and G750 series. I was like, okay just get the G551 series, and he did! My father arrived home on May 21 with the ROG laptop, Yay! Next day he asked for the refund + travel fee, Nay! I paid him 72,000 PHP (around 1,580 USD).

Hahahahahaa So basically, it took me 3 weeks to fully transfer all my work files and few selected steam and origin games from my PC to the ROG (Republic of Gamers).A week ago, Asus just launched these new models (G501, G551, G750) in the Philippines and the SRP for my G551J is 69,995 PHP (around 1,540 USD). The J has more variants like JK, JW, JZ, JX and I got the JW variant.Specifications. First Start UpThe first time I turned on the computer it immediately booted up to the Windows setup. I just have to enter the time, location, laptop name, username and password. After the setup, it booted to windows 8.1 with all the pre-loaded drivers and all of the Asus software.

Activation was quick, I just have to go online and click activate windows. The Windows Office was on a separate disk but I haven't installed it yet.It says Windows 8 because the OEM and license is Windows 8.

But the pre-loaded software is already updated to windows 8.1 so, YES! It has the start button! Standard Start UpHaving a 128GB SSD as an OS Drive with Windows 8.1, the startup lasts somewhere between 2-3 seconds!

Asus Republic Of Gamers G551jw Desktop Themes 2017

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Shutting down without updates is the same. Restarting is around 3-4 seconds!GamingThis gaming laptop is not for hardcore AA games.

Well, it can run AA games but not ultra and definitely not 1080p, if you want 60fps. But it's sure great enough for small to mid games! Mid games like Dota 2 and The Sims 4!My first time gaming on Asus ROG G551JW was amazing.

Asus Republic Of Gamers G551jw Desktop Themes Download

It was my first time playing on an IPS display so my usual game like Dota 2 and The Sims 4 looked a bit more amazing and vibrant! It was my first time to really see the big difference between my Samsung 23' LED display and the 15.6' IPS display. All of the graphics looked more enhanced than the ordinary LED display.Sorry no benchmarks here, I'm a PC gamer. Gaming laptop for me is just to cure my gaming withdrawal when I'm on the go. Sorry.Update: Dota 2 benchmark is added below.Battery LifeUp to 3 hrs browsing, and up to 1.8 hrs gaming. Charging starts ONLY if below 95% battery life. Therefore, 'plugged in, not charging' is not an issue.TemperatureTemperature is one of the great concerns about gaming laptops or laptops in general.

It's too complex so I will write my review in an array of items. Gaming on 26-28c, the 75c is not noticeable on the QWERTY side of the laptop. You can feel the heat but it doesn't feel like your hand is being fried like a bacon. It will just feel like a cellphone's heat while charging.Design and MaterialI like the design and color; black and red.

The metal on the surface and the cover are amazing. But for a daily usage, the metal is a bit problematic for cleanliness. Fingerprints are everywhere and I feel nasty about it. So, I made a solution. I covered the keyboard area with Black Carbon Sticker!

I'm happy about it, but I also want to cover the LED ROG Logo area but the design is curved and the color looks really good to patch it up. Cleaning it will be a pain.

But messing it up while covering with Carbon will be more painful. So, I decided not to cover it and just the keyboard area and touch pad area.I also covered my keyboard with silicone keyboard protector to avoid sweating the keys and dropping food 'debris' lol! Forgive my acetate, I didn't have any silicone protector at that time. Forgive my silicone, the store doesn't have 15.6' keyboard protector. OverallOverall, Asus ROG G551JW was a great buy for me. Especially now that I can now work and play on different locations. My gaming pc, Bumblebee will not be flooded with work stuff but now a pure AA gaming machine!

And this ROG laptop will be a full work and some play machine. The heat is there especially that I'm in the Philippines and it is hot but tolerable. For 1,580 USD laptop, it's the most worth it laptop ever! I've had laptops before that is worth far less than a quarter of it's price. They all die before a year because I game on it and then it can't handle it.

I hope this can handle my usage and will last longer than my previous ones. Cheers!My Gaming Gears Update May 21, 2015. I did notice a little bit of annoying wifi signal but that's because I 2 wifi connections (Smart LTE and PLDT). The only issue I got from it is it takes time, like around 5 seconds, to have a stable connection with my PLDT which is about 3 meters far from my location and with a lot of wall obstructions. But with my Smart LTE wifi, it connects immediately since the router is beside my laptop. Those issues I got from the preloaded software Windows 8.1 but when I updated to Windows 10, the issue seemed fixed.:D Cheers.

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