Asus will release its first gaming laptop with an ultra-fast 300Hz display in October
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Asus has brought some prototype 300Hz laptop gaming displays to IFA 2019. The company has built them into several models of its Strix and Zephyrus machines, and plans to commercially ship a 1080p 300Hz display in the Zephyrus S GX701 starting next month. The prototypes on hand in Berlin feature the ultra-fast-refresh-rate screen at both 15- and 17-inch sizes.
Earlier today, Acer announced that its Predator Triton 500 laptop will soon be offered with a 300Hz display for $2,799.99. Reaching this new tier of smooth gaming action isn’t going to come cheap, unsurprisingly.
Here’s what Asus says a 300-hertz refresh rate makes possible:
Raising the refresh rate to 300Hz represents a 25% increase over the current standard for high-level…
