Asus ROG GL552VW

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 18 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

9
Average:

7
Bad:

2

8.4

User Score

Based on 549 reviews
as rated by users

Pros:

Same comfortable keyboard and improved touchpad
Highquality IPS panel

Cons:

Slightly thicker that its predecessor

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Last revision on October 17, 2017

Reviewers Liked

Same comfortable keyboard and improved touchpad
Highquality IPS panel

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Expert reviews and ratings

The Asus RoG GL552 is a more affordable, lower-spec take on the RoG G752, which is one of the best gaming laptops money can buy right now. Any resemblance is mostly visual, though. Superficial parts of the build are worse, the screen is nowhere near as...

By PC Advisor on June 15, 2016

Asus ROG GL552VW has clearly been designed to deliver a Republic Of Gamers laptop at a bargain basement price. That's bargain basement by Republic Of Gamer standards, of course, as it is still fairly pricey in any other terms. The main thing is that you...

By Kitguru.net on April 29, 2016

There's a lot to like about the Asus ROG GL552VW considering its price. Its build quality and specifications are both great for the money and I was particularly pleased to see Asus hasn't skimped on storage. However, the display ultimately lets the...

By Expert Reviews on April 17, 2016

Our analyses and conclusions are based on the conditions of the notebook out-of-the-box. Since Xotic PC units come overclocked and ready to go, our measurements related to temperatures, fan noise, performance, and battery life may be different from a...

By NotebookCheck on March 27, 2016

The Asus ROG GL552 is a top-notch gaming laptop that won't bust your...

By LaptopMag on March 24, 2016

If only Asus had of gone with the GTX 970M instead, and jacked the price a little, we'd be much happier with the...

By PCPowerPlay AU on February 02, 2016

What is the Asus ROG GL552VW? Bearing the high-end Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand, the latest laptop from Asus promises to play "top games" at 1080p without a hitch – but, unusually, costs less than £1,000. In addition, Asus isn't only pitching the...

By Trusted Reviews on February 01, 2016

"This is an overall solid contender let down by the choice of...

By PC Authority on January 27, 2016

SOMETHING THAT costs a penny under £900 can seldom be considered an 'entry-level' device, yet this Skylake-powered hunk of aluminium and plastic sits towards the cheaper end of Asus's Republic of Gamers (ROG) notebook range, and the gaming laptop market...

By The Inquirer on January 15, 2016

Asus sent over their GL552VW – the new Skylake i7-6700HQ and the Nvidia 960m – and it's pretty awesome! It's an awesome laptop with a beautiful design, and solid build quality – with a few kinks I'd like to see fixed before I'd buy one.SummaryGreat...

By techteamgb.co.uk on December 07, 2015

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Asus ROG GL552VW

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