Good combination of power and style

Look and feel:
The ROG design strictly in black and red, making a striking, sophisticated impression.
The key lighting is also red, the WASD keys stand out subtly from the other keys by their red border shows (easy to recognize in the pictures)
Does not really come out in the recent Amazon Description: The weight is approx 2,06kg. Some dealers show 2.3kg, but that is the weight for another execution.
A note on the keyboard: Supposedly the entire keyboard to yield strong, which can be seen in a video on Youtube. In my design but I could not understand this behavior!

Execution:
I bought the version with 8GB. Allegedly, the memory can be upgraded later. The sold here variant has a 4-cell 60Wh battery, and is equipped with a SSD and HDD. In Internet more (not yet available) versions are available, among others with 6-cell 96Wh battery, without HDD and 4K display. This could have a weight of 2.3kg.

Performance:
++ Very fast system and program start
++ Good for a laptop performance in games. Every detail I can not go here, but there are now sufficient tests on the Internet which are in line with my first impression.
+ Beautiful display with wide viewing angle. Brightness OK.
(-) Duration: Surfing is a maximum of 4 hours, video streaming 2-3, playing 1.5h. For gaming laptops are probably good values, but one wishes the pure surfing sometime but a bigger battery

Volume:
++ Games like GuildWars2 and Fallout3 can be played without turning up the fan noise!
+ For newer titles, the fans have to but longer afford the fans are clearly audible, but for a notebook OK
(-) What is striking: when copying and installing large amounts of data, the fans rotate at full, louder than in some games.
Generally, ASUS has done a lot here, taking into account the performance of the laptop and the slim design!

Other:
The HDD is factory divided into two partitions
Included was a USB-to-LAN adapter
GeForce Experience indicates no new driver version, although there is now a newer version
BIOS version 203 is installed, now BIOS 204 is available at ASUS.
The power connector is on the left side, the cable is designed with a 90 ° connector, can be conveniently placed to the rear and then does not bother

Conclusion:
I have the G501JW chosen because I was looking for a powerful, but thin and especially quiet laptop.
So far I use the laptop for almost a week, and am fully convinced.
I recommend the laptop to anyone who wants a good combination of performance, weight and style.