Asus FX502VM

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Pros:

Relatively cheap gaming laptop, Relatively good performance/price ratio, Relatively low weight, Temperatures under gaming load and even highest load are good, Global warranty
Thin and portable, Somehow decent build quality, Excellent price/performance ratio (Intel Core i7-6700HQ + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (3GB GDDR5)), The panel doesn't use PWM for regulating screen brightness

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Low quality display, don't use it (replace or use external display), Connection selection is bad no USB TypeC, TB3, USB 3.1gen2 and only M.2 SATA, Only two RAM slots, No GSync support, at least with default screen, Keyboard is ok at best, 24GB RAM limitat...
Unreliable cooling system, Subpar screen quality due to the nature of TN panels, Jumpy touchpad, Below average battery life, Only one RAM slot availalbe for upgrade

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Last revision on October 14, 2018

Reviewers Liked

Relatively cheap gaming laptop, Relatively good performance/price ratio, Relatively low weight, Temperatures under gaming load and even highest load are good, Global warranty
Thin and portable, Somehow decent build quality, Excellent price/performance ratio (Intel Core i7-6700HQ + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (3GB GDDR5)), The panel doesn't use PWM for regulating screen brightness

Reviewers Didn't Like

Low quality display, don't use it (replace or use external display), Connection selection is bad no USB TypeC, TB3, USB 3.1gen2 and only M.2 SATA, Only two RAM slots, No GSync support, at least with default screen, Keyboard is ok at best, 24GB RAM limitat
Unreliable cooling system, Subpar screen quality due to the nature of TN panels, Jumpy touchpad, Below average battery life, Only one RAM slot availalbe for upgrade

Expert reviews and ratings

Well, this review is being finished while the next generation laptops are already out, with the new 7th gen. Intel CPUs. However, since the gaming performance in this case is roughly the same, it could still be useful for some.The basic FX502VM is a...

By glj.io on January 31, 2017

All in all, the FX502VM is a powerful gaming notebook with impressive hardware for the asking price but as with every performance-centric laptop, you will have to make some serious sacrifices along the way. And this time, it's not about build quality....

By laptopmedia.com on January 31, 2017