In photos: The new ASUS ROG Zephyrus S and ROG Strix Scar II

See the new ASUS ROG Zephyrus S and Strix Scar II up close.

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Behold, the new ASUS ROG Zephyrus S, the thinnest notebook in the world with a GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q GPU. It is just 15.75mm thick at its thickest point and weighs 2.1kg. It feels rather hefty in the hands but it is remarkably thin.

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Here it is next to an iPhone 8 Plus. For a gaming notebook with a powerful quad-core processor and GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q GPU, it is incredibly thin.

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It has a 15.6-inch Full-HD display with a high refresh rate of 144Hz and a low response time of 3ms.

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On the left, there's two USB 2.0 ports, a USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 port, and a headphone jack.

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On the right there is a USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 port and a USB Type-A USB 3.1 Gen 2 port.

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Round the back, there's a HDMI 2.0 port and a Kensington lock slot.

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The ROG Zephyrus S has a neat cooling trick. When the display opens, a special vent opens underneath to allow the notebook to draw in more cool air.

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To keep the notebook thin, just like the previous Zephyrus, the new Zephyrus S' keyboard is positioned at the bottom. To the right of the keyboard, the touchpad that changes into a virtual keypad makes a return.

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According to ASUS, the new ROG Strix Scar II is the world's most compact 17-inch gaming notebook. Thanks to super thin bezels, there were able to fit a 17-inch display into the chassis of a 15.6-inch notebook.

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The bezels are just slightly over 7mm thick, which is up to 50% thinner than typical 17-inch notebooks.

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On the left side, there's a full-size Gigabit Ethernet port, a mini-DisplayPort, a HDMI 2.0 port, three USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, and a headphone jack.

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On the right, there's a full-size SD card, a USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 port, and a USB Type-A USB 3.1 Gen 2 port.

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The ROG Strix Scar II features no less than seven customizable Aura Sync zones and one of the highlights is the light bar up front.

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The ROG Strix Scar II is powered by a quad-core Core i7-8750H processor and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU. It can be equipped with up to 32GB of RAM and up to a 512GB SSD. The 17.3-inch Full-HD display has a refresh rate of 144Hz and a 3ms response rate.

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