Asus StudioBook W500 First Impressions: Aiming on the MacBook Professional with Quadro RTX

Highlights

Asus StudioBook W500 comes with a 15.6-inch show with NanoEdge, UDH decision, and Pantone calibration.

It’s going to run ninth-gen Intel Core i7-9750H with a hex-core processor, and Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 GPU.

It sports activities a DC-in port, an RJ-45 port, Wi-Fi 6, a USB Kind-C Thunderbolt three port, three USB Kind-A ports, and extra.

In the course of the lately concluded Computex 2019, Asus introduced its newest Nvidia Quadro RTX powered laptops which can be geared toward creators. As a part of the lineup, the corporate launched the Asus StudioBook W500, the Asus StudioBook S 700G3T, and even the Asus ZenBook Professional Duo comes with RTX playing cards. After the announcement, the corporate even put the laptops on show on the Computex 2019 present ground giving attendees an opportunity to expertise its newest cell workstation laptops. Asus initially introduced its predecessor, the Asus StudioBook S W700 on the Client Electronics Present (CES) 2019 again in January with its plan to enter the cell workstation market.

Asus additionally revealed that the StudioBook W500 will go on sale ranging from the third quarter which implies that there’s nonetheless a while earlier than the cell workstation is broadly out there out there. Nevertheless, we’re not certain concerning the actual pricing or availability particulars on the time of writing. The distinctive promoting level of the Asus StudioBook W500 is the choice to get one with Intel Core i7 processors together with Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 GPU for heavy workloads like industrial design, 3D modeling and greater than common playing cards can’t actually deal with. So, with out additional delay, let’s soar in on the hands-on first impression for the Asus StudioBook W500.

Prime of the road internals

Although we have now already mentioned the 2 primary elements that may energy the laptop computer, I assumed it was a good suggestion to offer a recap of what all patrons will get with the Asus StudioBook W500. This will provide you with some concept about how a lot energy this cell workstation really packs. So to start, the Asus StudioBook W500 comes with a 15.6-inch show with NanoEdge know-how for skinny bezels, UDH show decision, and professional-grade Pantone calibration out of the field.

Shifting to remainder of the specs, on the processor entrance, the workstation will run ninth-gen Intel Core i7-9750H with a hex-core processor, and Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 GPU together with as much as 48GB DDR4 RAM. Customers will even get the choice to pack as much as 4TB PCIe four.zero SSDs in RAID zero setup. Speaking concerning the battery, the Asus StudioBook W500 will include a 76Wh battery to energy the laptop computer. In response to the corporate, that may present about 6 hours of battery backup which isn’t actually sufficient however that’s the price of a creator-focused workstation with a Quadro RTX card.

When it comes to connectivity, customers get a DC-in port for charging, an RJ-45 port for web connectivity, Wi-Fi 6, an HDMI port, three USB Kind-A ports, an audio port combo, a USB Kind-C Thunderbolt three port, and a lock slot. For folks curious, Asus has not added ScreenPad 2.zero or ScreenPad Plus for a secondary display on the laptop computer. That know-how is just restricted to the Asus ZenBook, VivoBook, and ZenBook Duo lineups for 2019. Final however not least, the laptop computer will weigh about 2KG which isn’t actually mild however enough for all the inner hardware that the laptop computer options.

Useful design and spectacular construct high quality

Having a look on the design the Asus StudioBook W500 comes with a good design that’s by no means bland. Asus has added a graduated textured end on the highest of the keyboard together with a capacitive energy button that’s flushed with the floor with no boundaries or separation like different conventional buttons in most laptops. The sides of the laptop computer are fairly box-ey as an alternative of extra rounded ones that we get with most industrial or work-focused laptops.

Having a look on the air air flow ducts on each side, the again, and the underside, we are able to simply guess that like most ROG laptops, this one might be effectively cooled to stop throttling. The highest of the lid of the laptop computer will include a brushed steel end with the Asus brand within the middle. Speaking concerning the construct high quality, the laptop computer is constructed like a tank with virtually no flex across the keyboard space or across the fins. We’re not certain about any sturdiness certification that this laptop computer will include however out of the field, the package deal appears to be constructed to final.

Getting into the creator-focused world

Now that we have now talked concerning the design, let’s speak concerning the creator-focused computing panorama that’s actually both dominated by Apple with its Apple MacBook Professional gadgets or gadgets from Dell, HP or Lenovo. Asus is thought for making succesful computing machines on the patron finish so it’s no shock that the subsequent logical enlargement was the creator-focused panorama. Along with this, the corporate can also be specializing in the industrial house with the consolidation of its enterprise-focused computing division. So, general, the corporate is able to develop and tackle its competitors in virtually all segments. This even consists of taking over the Apple MacBook Professional and different choices within the Home windows ecosystem.

First Impressions

The Asus StudioBook W500 is a part of the brand new Nvidia RTX Studio lineup of laptops that numerous corporations launched throughout Computex 2019. With this, Nvidia and different laptop computer makers within the Home windows ecosystem need to tackle the Apple and its MacBook Professional gadgets whereas promoting workstation-grade efficiency. With my temporary time with Asus StudioBook W500, I used to be impressed by the machine each when it comes to the ability it marketed in addition to the design and construct high quality.

Nevertheless, we must wait to see how the market, particularly the creators react to the most recent Asus-branded cell workstation machine alongside. Along with this, we must anticipate our full evaluation to textual content its efficiency claims as and when StudioBook W500 launches in India. Within the meantime, it’s good to see a laptop computer maker venturing in new segments with a powerful package deal just like the StudioBook W500.