The ASUS ROG GL553VD-DS71 laptop is a great option for anyone looking for a high performance gaming portable computer at an affordable price

If you are looking for a powerful gaming laptop, the ASUS ROG GL553VD-DS71 is one of the best releases available in 2017. It has an extremely powerful hardware setup, featuring the latest technologies in terms of processor and graphics card.

ASUS ROG GL553VD: Overview

The ASUS ROG GL553VD-DS71 is part of one of my favorite gaming laptop niche brands, the ASUS Republic of Gamers. Just like in every ASUS ROG laptop, one can expect an impressive performance for gaming and also other activities, in one of the best laptops in the market.

Starting from its sturdy and beautiful design, the first glance of the ASUS GL553VD is certainly positive. Its beautiful design with daring angles is gently refined with orange details and the unique ASUS ROG eye logo.

ASUS ROG GL553VD: CPU and GPU

The two most important components in a gaming laptop are he processor (CPU) and the graphics card (GPU). The ASUS ROG GL553VD-DS71 is certainly not disappointing as it has a powerful quad core processor and a recently released dedicated CPU.

The ASUS ROG GL553VD comes with an i7-7700HQ processor, the most popular high-end chip in 2017 for gaming laptops. It is a quad core laptop, with a base frequency of 2.80 GHz and a maximum turbo of 3.80 GHz. It uses the hyper-threading technology and is ideal for gaming and complex tasks.

The GeForce GTX 1050 is one of the new dedicated video cards released by NVIDIA and part of the GeForce 10 series. It is a very modern GPU and can run most recent games pretty smoothly.

Pros

The highlight of this gaming laptop is its price to quality ratio. It is one of the most affordable gaming laptops using the i7-7700HQ and a GPU from the GeForce 10 series. Other than that, it has plenty of RAM and more than enough storage space.

Cons

Despite being extremely powerful, the ASUS ROG GL553VD does not have the fastest GPU. While the GTX 1050 is a pretty good and modern video card, you may also want to consider other, even more powerful options. The GTX 1060 and GTX 1070 are even more powerful GPUs, and can be found in similarly priced laptops.

Getting Your ASUS ROG

Below you can find the ASUS ROG GL553VD-DS71 available on Amazon.com followed by the GL553VD-DS71-HID1 available in the UK on Amazon.co.uk.

on Amazon.com

ASUS ROG Strix GL553VD 15.6″ Gaming Laptop GTX 1050 4GB Intel Core i7-7700HQ 16GB DDR4 1TB 7200RPM HDD RGB Keyboard

One of the highlights for this model is its RGB backlit keyboard, usually found in more expensive laptops. If you are new to the ASUS ROG series and want a reliable all-round machine, the GL553VD can be an excellent choice.

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Processor	Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Display	15.6 inches Full HD
RAM	16 GB DDR4
Storage	1 TB HDD

on Amazon.co.uk

Asus ROG Strix GL553VD-DS71-HID1 FHD IPS 15.6″ i7-7700HQ 2.8-3.8GHz (1050/1T HDD/16G RAM)

Click here to buy this laptop on Amazon.co.uk

Processor	Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Display	15.6 inches Full HD
RAM	16 GB DDR4
Storage	1 TB HDD