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The editors liked
- Looks like a proper gaming laptop
- Quad-core Intel Skylake CPU
- Solid 1080p gaming credentials
- Good connectivity options
- Removeable battery
- Comfortable keyboard
- Cooler and quieter than expected
- Good allround performance in work and gaming tasks
- Competitive price vs performance
- Great aesthetics
- Free gaming mouse included
- Cons
- Battery life isn't fantastic
- But that's to be expected on a
- Great display
- Solid performance
- Easy to upgrade
- Runs cool and quiet
- The battery is not encased
- Fair price
- High processing speed
- Nvidia GTX 960M Graphic card
- Looks great
- Display
- Solid 1080p gaming pace
- Fast
- Versatile Core i7 processor
- Smart design throughout
- High-quality keyboard
- Decent performance
- Nice mouse and keyboard combo
- Lots of ports
- Good value
- Entry level pricing for a ROG laptop
- Very quiet
- ROG styling
- Including the black and red colour scheme and backlit keyboard
- Reasonable gaming performance
- USB 3.1 type C port
- 128GB SSD keeps Windows moving smartly
- Good battery life
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The editors didn't like
- Disappointing TN display
- Single-channel memory
- SSD is basic by today's standards
- Battery life isn't fantastic
- But that's to be expected on a gaming system
- 128GB SSD is quite limiting for game installations
- Chunky
- Heavy and poor built body
- Very weak screen frame
- Mushy keyboard and not the best trackpad
- Rather small battery
- Battery life
- American keyboard layout
- Disappointing and inconsistent screen
- Underwhelming speakers
- Spongy trackpad
- Bulky
- Not terribly well built
- Lots of pre-installed guff
- Screen has a tight viewing angle
- Touchpad and mouse can feel vague
- You will likely need to adjust image quality settings to suit the GTX 960M graphics.
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Published: 2016-06-15, Author: Andrew Williams , review by: pcadvisor.co.uk
- 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 go...
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Published: 2016-04-29, Author: Leo Waldock , review by: kitguru.net
- Entry level pricing for a ROG laptop, Very quiet, ROG styling, including the black and red colour scheme and backlit keyboard, Reasonable gaming performance, USB 3.1 type C port, 128GB SSD keeps Windows moving smartly, Good battery life
- Screen has a tight viewing angle, Touchpad and mouse can feel vague, You will likely need to adjust image quality settings to suit the GTX 960M graphics.
- 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 c...
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Published: 2016-04-25, Author: Peter Donnell , review by: eteknix.com
- Comfortable keyboard, Cooler and quieter than expected, Good allround performance in work and gaming tasks, Competitive price vs performance, Great aesthetics, Free gaming mouse included, Cons, Battery life isn't fantastic, but that's to be expected on a
- Battery life isn't fantastic, but that's to be expected on a gaming system, 128GB SSD is quite limiting for game installations
- Pricing The price on the ASUS RoG GL552VW 15.6″ Gaming Laptop is certainly competitive, clocking in at £899.99, with some retailers having that +/- £50 through various promotions. The hardware isn't the latest or the greatest, but in terms of the complet...
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- High processing speed, Nvidia GTX 960M Graphic card, Looks great, Display
- Battery life, American keyboard layout
- The GL552 is a rather pricey laptop, but unlike the mega-gaming laptops on the market, it doesn’t break the £1,000 mark. It has plenty of processing power, and the bright, powerful display and sharp, ominous red and metallic design of the device are beaut...
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- 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 system...
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Published: 2016-02-19, Author: Parm Mann , review by: HEXUS.net
- Looks like a proper gaming laptop, Quad-core Intel Skylake CPU, Solid 1080p gaming credentials, Good connectivity options, Removeable battery
- Disappointing TN display, Single-channel memory, SSD is basic by today's standards
- We've come full circle, and what was the question? Ah, yes, can one of industry's most recognisable brands nail the gaming laptop? The answer is almost, but not quite.At £875, the Asus Republic of Gamers GL552VW promises plenty but falls short in one...
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- Solid 1080p gaming pace, Fast, versatile Core i7 processor, Smart design throughout, High-quality keyboard
- Disappointing and inconsistent screen, Underwhelming speakers, Spongy trackpad
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- Decent performance, nice mouse and keyboard combo, lots of ports, good value
- Bulky, not terribly well built, lots of pre-installed guff
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Abstract: 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 laptop...
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- great display; solid performance; easy to upgrade; runs cool and quiet; the battery is not encased; fair price
- chunky, heavy and poor built body; very weak screen frame; mushy keyboard and not the best trackpad; rather small battery
- The Asus GL552VW performs well and runs cool and quiet in pretty much every situation. The IPS screen on this top end configuration is also a pleasure to look at. On the other hand, the design and especially the build-quality are a step backwards when com...
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