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Asus ROG has announced Strix XG16, a portable 15.6‑inch FHD (1920 x 1080) gaming monitor with a 144 Hz IPS panel and NVIDIA G-SYNC compatibility.

It has a 15.6‑inch FHD IPS panel and delivers 144 Hz refresh rate while the G-SYNC compatibility eliminates screen tearing. It is reported to be the first ROG portable gaming monitor by Asus to be offered with an entirely white finish. The monitor is also available with a classic black finish. The monitor has a built-in 7800 mAh battery that provides up to three hours of viewing at 144 Hz, and a quick-charge function enables up to two hours of use after just an hour of charging.

A fold-out kickstand props the Strix XG16 up to one of several viewing positions in both landscape and portrait orientation. The monitor includes a tripod socket that’s compatible with standard tripods, allowing the monitor to be used as a secondary screen for a laptop or a larger screen for mobile devices. The Strix XG16AHP models additionally include a bundled ROG tripod.

A micro HDMI and two USB-C ports provide versatile connectivity with a wide variety of devices, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, game consoles, cameras and more. When hooked up to a laptop or PC, the USB-C connection delivers both signal output and power to the monitor. It can also be charged via the bundled USB-C cable and adapter.

The Asus ROG Strix XG16 will be available, starting with the XG16AHP-W from July at an MRP of INR 60,999.

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG), well known for high-quality gaming laptops and accessories, have launched the ROG Strix Arion S500 which is a high-speed portable SSD with the latest state-of-the-art features and an impressively-designed chassis and thermal pad.

The ROG Strix Arion S500 is a portable NVMe SSD with DRAM and USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 connectivity. This facilitates file transfers to speeds of up to 1050 MB/s. The ROG Strix Arion S500 is a high-performance Phison SSD, which means that the offered speeds are almost 12X faster than standard external HDDs. Additionally, the DRAM memory and large SLC cache maximize data performance and helps extend the lifespan of the SSD.

The ROG Strix Arion S500 provides exceptional cooling through the internal thermal pad that keep operating temperatures at an optimum level in order to maintain the high-speed data transfers. This also directly affects the lifespan of the device.

Through a 256-bit AES disk and data encryption, the ROG Strix Arion S500 ensures data security without affecting CPU performance. The users’ digital assets are protected from malicious software, attacks, and hardware failure through the NTI Backup Now EZ software. The data recovery feature also helps in instances when a file is accidentally deleted.

The ROG Strix Arion S500 is compatible with mobile devices, laptops, PCs, and the latest generation of gaming consoles. This SSD is also the recipient of a 2020 iF Design Award, and it also features the ASUS Aura Sync lighting to provide unrivalled system-wide ambient light effects.

The ROG SSD Dashboard interface displays vital information such as the drive’s temperature, storage status, health status, and much more. Here are the specifications of the ROG Strix Arion S500: