Last Updated on May 17, 2021 by Rupesh Patil
As Intel announced the 11th Gen Intel Core H-series processors today, major laptop manufacturers have released new models based on Intel’s new chipsets. Asus is one among them. The company has launched two new gaming laptops today, the ROG Zephyrus M16 and ROG Zephyrus S17. Both the models feature 11th Gen Intel Core H-series processors and Nvidia’s RTX 30-series GPUs. While Asus is yet to announce the price and availability of these laptops, the company has revealed all the specifications of the two new products. Let us have look at it.
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Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 specifications
The Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 has a 16-inch screen. The display uses IPS LCD technology and features WQHD resolution, 16:10 aspect ratio, 165Hz refresh rate, 100% DCI-P3 coverage, and Dolby Vision. One of the standout features of the laptop is that it has extremely thin bezels around the display. Asus says that the ROG Zephyrus M16 has a 94% screen-to-body ratio.
Powering the ROG Zephyrus M16 are Intel’s 11th generation processors. You can get the laptop with up to Core-19 11900H chipset. As for the GPU, you can get the ROG Zephyrus M16 Nvidia RTX 3050Ti, RTX 3060, or RTX 3070 graphics. The laptop is available with up to 32GB RAM and 2TB SSD.
In terms of connectivity, the ROG Zephyrus M16 has dual-band Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.2, 1x USB Type-C Thunderbolt 4 port, 1x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 port, 1x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 2 port, 1x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 port, 1x HDMI 2.0 port, 1x RJ45 LAN port, 1x 3,5mm audio jack, and a microSD card slot.
The ROG Zephyrus M16 packs a 90WHr battery and it can be charged through the laptop’s USB Type-C port at 10oW power. Other features of the ROG Zephyrus M16 include an HD webcam, a six-speaker setup (total 12W power), and a backlit chicklet keyboard with RGB lighting.
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 specifications
The Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 comes with a 17.3-inch IPS LCD featuring 4K resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, 3ms response time, and 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut.
The laptop can be had with up to a Core i9-11900H processor, 16GB RAM, and a whopping 3TB SSD. Users have three GPU options to choose from, 6GB RTX 3060, 8GB RTX 3070, and 16GB RTX 3080.
Connectivity options of the laptop include dual-band Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.2, 1x USB Type-C Thunderbolt 4 port, 1x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 port, 2x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, 1x HDMI 2.0 port, 1x RJ45 LAN port, 1x 3.5mm audio jack, and a microSD card reader.
The ROG Zephyrus S17 features a 90WHr battery with 100W USB Type-C charging support. The laptop also comes with stereo speakers (1W each), an HD webcam, and an optical-mechanical keyboard with per-key RGB lighting, among other things.
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