
The ROG crest on the top is probably the most ostentatious aspect of the laptop when it’s in clamshell closed mode, and the lighting effects of the keyboard can be dialled back according to your preference when needed. The laptop is no ultraportable: it needs girth to house its powerful internals and decent-sized battery.Īsus has employed restraint in designing the G551LM, however, with a look that, while hinting at the computer’s gaming roots, also wouldn’t draw sidelong glances in a boardroom. The backlit keyboard likewise glows red, with a special, additional accentuation around the WASD keys, which any good PC gamer knows is where you’re left hand will be spending much of its time controlling your character’s movement. The Asus G551LM has an aesthetic that matches what you’d expect to find from a so-called “gaming” computer, meaning lighted accents, a metallic finish and some red trim to set off the dark color scheme.

Gaming laptops are a hard needle to thread.
