ASUS Launches New ROG Zephyrus and TUF Gaming Laptops Powered by Intel 11th Gen CPUs

ASUS has launched its latest lineup of ROG Zephyrus and TUF Gaming laptops powered by Intel 11th generation CPUs. This new set of laptops close out the company’s roster of laptops this year and include the ROG Zephyrus S17, the Zephyrus M16, the TUF Gaming F17/15, and the TUF Dash F15.

ROG Zephyrus S17

The new ROG Zephyrus S17 has received an overhaul to its design which incorporates some of the elements of its popular ZenBook Pro Duo laptop, specifically its AAS (Active Aerodynamic System) Plus technology but instead of a tilting secondary display, the Zephyrus S17 features a tilting keyboard. Dubbed by the company as the Rising Optical Mechanical Keyboard design, the keyboard tilts up by 5-degrees for better ergonomics and improve airflow. The new laptop also features the company’s ROG Intelligent Cooling feature along with redesigned Arc Flow fans.

ASUS is making two display variants for the new Zephyrus S17, one with a 4K UHD (3,840 x 2,160) 120Hz refresh rate screen and another with a WQHD (2560 x 1440) 165Hz panel, enabling it to cater to the needs of gamers and content creators. Under the hood, the new laptop is powered by up to an 11th generation Intel Core i9 CPU coupled with up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU. It’s also equipped with up to 32GB of RAM and 3TB of SSD storage.

ROG Zephyrus M16

The latest addition to the Zephyrus M line, the ROG Zephyrus M16 is the company’s first 16-inch gaming laptop with a 16:10 display aspect ratio. It is equipped with a 16-inch WQHD (2560 x 144) 165Hz refresh rate display with a 3ms response time and support for Adaptive Sync. The screen of the Zephyrus M16 also features a 100% DCI-P3 color gamut with Pantone Validation and Dolby vision support.

The Zephyrus M16 is equipped with up to an Intel Core 98 CPU, up to an NVIDIA RTX 3070 GPU, up to 32GB of RAM, and up to 2TB of SSD storage. It also comes with a 90W Hour battery, giving the laptop up to 10 hours of battery life and supports charging through Thunderbolt 4.

TUF Gaming F17/15

The latest entry in the company’s TUF Gaming laptop series, the new TUF Gaming F17/15 features up to an 11th generation Intel Core i7 CPU coupled with either an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, RTX 3050 Ti, or RTX 3060. It also comes with up to 16GB of RAM, up to 1TB of SSD storage, and a Full HD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz refresh rate display.

TUF Dash F15

The last of the new lineup of gaming laptops from ASUS is the TUF Dash F15, which comes with a 15-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz refresh rate display, up to an 11th generation Intel Core i7 CPU that’s paired with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 8GB of RAM, and 512GB of SSD storage.

Pricing and Availability

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 will be available in August 2021 and will come with an ROG Ranger Backpack, ROG Delta Headset, ROG Chakram Core Gaming Mouse, a Type-C PD Adapter, and a pre-installed Windows Office Home & Student 2019.

As for the ROG Zephyrus M16, it will be available by the end of July 2021 and will come bundled with an ROG Backpack, ROG Delta Headset, ROG Chakram Core Gaming Mouse, a Type-C PD Adapter, and a pre-installed Windows Office Home & Student 2019.

Lastly, the TUF Gaming F17/15 as well as the TUF Dash F15 are already available in the market and come with the newly designed TUF Gaming backpack.

More information on where you can purchase or preorder the new line of ASUS ROG and TUF Gaming laptops can be found at https://ph.rog.gg/ROGPH2021.