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ASUS Announces All-New Vivobook Go 15 OLED and Vivobook Go 14

2023/01/26

Highly affordable 15.6" OLED laptop and compact 14" lifestyle laptop offer outstanding value for money, and enable superior productivity and entertainment, anywhere


ASUS Presents Seeing An Incredible Future at CES 2023

2023/01/04

New lineup redefines the limits of performance, introduces game-changing, glasses-free 3D displays, and adds premium durability as new sustainable solutions take off


ASUS Republic of Gamers Maxes Out Performance at CES 2023

2023/01/03

Maxed-out performance with 540 Hz Swift Display; the latest silicon from AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA; WiFi 7 technology; and incredible laptop and gaming gear


ASUS and ROG Black Friday deals 2023

2022/11/23

Don’t miss these ASUS and ROG deals from all our different channels this week.


ROG x Disorder Limited Edition skateboard giveaway

2022/11/03

ASUS and LW Mag are giving away a limited edition Disorder skateboard signed by champion skater Nyjah Huston.


Power Up With Intel: Win fuel and inverters daily with ASUS and Intel in South Africa

2022/10/10

ASUS South Africa has partnered with Intel to help power up the nation during this lengthy bout of load shedding and beyond! The terms of the giveaway are simple: buy an Intel-powered laptop, send us your entry and you can win!


ASUS Announces Zenbook 17 Fold OLED pricing and availability

2022/08/23

Priced at R69,999 (in South Africa) and rolling out globally from Q4, the world's first 17.3" Foldable OLED Intel Evo-certified laptop features multiple modes for a unique user experience


See ASUS Education at the upcoming Schoolscape IT 2022 EdTech conference in Cape Town and Joburg

2022/08/18

We are one of the classroom sponsors at Schoolscape IT 2022 and would love to invite you to join us and experience our tech in a real-life classroom environment. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to engage with a wide range of the latest educational tech available - from coding and robotics to interactive hardware and loads more.


ASUS Decorex 100% Design Summit continues in Johannesburg, including a notebook giveaway

2022/07/27

This year, ASUS has been announced as the official partner of the all-new Decorex Design Summit continues with the final Johannesburg leg on 29 July 2022. Following the expo, ASUS will give away one ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED valued at R40,000 to one tradesperson that attended the Summit.


ASUS Republic of Gamers Reveals ROG Phone 6 Series at For Those Who Dare Virtual Launch Event

2022/07/05

Virtual launch event introduces new ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro gaming smartphones, new True Wireless gaming headphones, gaming headsets, and new phone accessories


ASUS SA appoints Commercial Marketing Manager

2022/06/22

Estelle Jonker has been promoted to the Commercial Marketing Manager position for ASUS South Africa.


ASUS Republic of Gamers Launches Multiple New Products at For Those Who Dare: Boundless Virtual Event

2022/05/17

The ROG Strix and ROG Flow lines each welcome a new gaming laptop, ROG Slash adds new bags and apparel, and a new parkour game comes to ROG Citadel XV


ASUS South Africa launches an eCommerce Store

2022/04/13

The newly launched ASUS Store features notebooks across commercial, consumer and gaming ranges, as well as accessories, peripherals, chargers and apparel.


South Africans can enter to win $100,000 worth of prizes in the ASUS ProArtist Awards 2022

2022/03/17

This year, ASUS is hosting the free-to-enter ProArtist Awards design competition with $100,000 worth of exciting prizes to be won. Designers of all ages and all nationalities can enter their work related to the theme Explore Beyond the Limits.


REPORT: ASUS was the top selling consumer laptop brand in South Africa for 2021

2022/03/07

In South Africa, just over a fifth of all consumer laptops purchased in 2021was an ASUS device. This continuous success is accredited to the company’s singular focus on purpose-driven innovation.


ASUS and Centennial School introduce a new way to capture and explore learning through technology.

2022/01/24

South Africa’s educational system faces many challenges. In the last decade the recent COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent population lockdowns have increased the need for change within the education sector.


ASUS Announces M415 and M515

2020/10/27

Stylish everyday 14" and 15.6" laptops are powerful, compact and lightweight, featuring AMD processors and slim-bezel NanoEdge displays


ASUS and ROG Products Win 15 Prestigious Good Design Awards 2020

2020/10/22

ASUS smartphone, laptops and accessories and ROG gaming laptops, case and peripheral are recognized for their excellent design and innovation


ASUS Announces All-New ZenBook Pro 15 (UX535)

2020/10/22

World's smallest 15.6" 4K UHD OLED laptop with revolutionary ASUS ScreenPad enables effortless on-the-go creativity Feature: • Visual brilliance in vibrant color • Amazing performance • The intelligent touchpad, reinvented • Superb user experience


ASUS Crowned as Best Laptop Brand of 2020 by Laptop Mag

2020/10/15

ASUS Crowned as Best Laptop Brand of 2020 by Laptop Mag Prestigious accolade from Laptop Mag also recognizes ASUS ExpertBook B9450, VivoBook S15 and ROG Zephyrus G14 as the year's top-rated products


ASUS Republic of Gamers and ASUS Dominate Gaming Laptop Market in 2020

2020/09/29

Market share rises to 23.6%, solidifying ROG gaming laptops in world's No. 1 position Feature: • World-leading market share: ROG and ASUS gaming laptops represented nearly a quarter of all new sales through July 2020. • High-demand premium gaming: High-end ROG RTX gaming laptops are ranked No. 1 in worldwide sales with a market share of 29.2% in July. • Commanding regional performance: ROG and ASUS have ranked No. 1 in the APAC region for 12 consecutive months.


ASUS Republic of Gamers Welcomes Gaming Home with IKEA

2020/09/29

· ROG and IKEA: The perfect partnership of world-class gaming and home-furnishing expertise creates an all-new product range for gamers · ROG welcomes gamers home: First products of a comprehensive home gaming ecosystem scheduled for release in February 2021 · A new battleground: ROG, IKEA and the gaming community have joined forces


ASUS Announces X415 and X515

2020/09/29

Compact and lightweight 14" and 15.6" laptops feature up to Intel Core i7 processors, GeForce MX330 discrete graphics, NanoEdge displays and ASUS NumberPad Features: • Fast and efficient: Powered by up to an Intel® Core™ i7 CPU, NVIDIA® GeForce® MX330 GPU; dual-storage option; slim-bezel NanoEdge FHD display • Enhanced protection: Durable construction with metal-reinforced keyboard and E A R® HDD shock protection • Outstanding user experience: More compact, slimmer and lighter design; ASU


ROG Announces Partnership with ACRONYM® on Special Edition Zephyrus G14

2020/09/23

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced a collaboration with ACRONYM®, a leading technical apparel design agency, to create a special edition ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop that melds top-of-the-line hardware with a radical new vision for what technology can be. Available for sale worldwide starting XXXX, this device is based on a design concept grounded in Errolson Hugh’s vision of a more empowered user: not just a gamer, but a thinker and a creator.




ASUS Announces E210, E410 and E510 Laptops

2020/05/20

Move with style: Fresh new look features modern lid graphics with unique ASUS motif, choice of three contemporary colors, and color-blocking Enter key • Go-anywhere mobility: Compact and lightweight 11.6", 14" and 15.6" chassis, with up to 12 hours of battery life for take-anywhere convenience • Built to get more done: Easy data entry with innovative ASUS NumberPad; 180° lay-flat hinge for easy collaboration and sharing


ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces Premium Strix SCAR 17 Gaming Laptop

2020/05/05

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced a special Strix SCAR 17 gaming laptop with an ultrafast 300 Hz / 3 ms display and NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPER™ GPU that represents the pinnacle of professional esports performance. Speed and agility are crucial stats in the world of esports, where razor-thin margins make the difference between victory and defeat. Staying competitive at the highest levels demands a gaming machine that can keep up with the action. Strix SCAR 17 is packed with pow


ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces Zephyrus Duo 15

2020/05/05

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced the groundbreaking ROG Zephyrus Duo 15, which integrates two displays in an ultraslim form factor to bring a new dimension of versatility to premium gaming laptops, without sacrificing any of the high-powered performance that defines ROG.


ASUS Response to COVID-19

2020/04/02

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entire industry, and so the difficulties posed by the situation are borne by us all. Rising to these challenges as a company requires doing everything in our power to help ameliorate the situation, to uphold the quality of innovation and service we are known for and to protect the health and wellbeing of colleagues, partners and consumers.


ASUS Sets Most World Records for Single-Socket and Dual-Socket Server Performance on SPEC.org

2020/03/11

ASUS, a leading server systems, server motherboards, and workstations provider, today announced that ASUS servers continue to dominate computing performance with a total of 578 new world-record benchmark results confirmed by the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC, www.spec.org). ASUS holds 30% more #1 results than any other server vendor, ranking as the most world record holder on the SPEC CPU® 2017 benchmark in single-socket (1P) and dual-socket (2P). These world records are set


ASUS Announces All-New TRX40 Series Motherboards to Unleash the Full Force of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

2020/02/19

• 64-core power, unleashed: All-new ASUS TRX40 boards with higher-current power stages deliver improved efficiency for more overclocking headroom • World records, broken: ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha scores global highs in Geekbench 3, GPUPI for CPU 1B, Cinebench R15 and wPrime 1024M • ASUS TRX40 lineup, complete: ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha, ROG Strix TRX40-XE Gaming and Prime TRX40-Pro S complement existing models


ASUS Ranks as One of Fortune's 2020 World's Most Admired Companies

2020/02/12

Achieving a prominent position in the Computers category for the fifth time, the ranking underscores the ongoing ASUS commitment to creating incredible innovations


ASUS Announces Tinker Edge T

2020/01/17

ASUS today announced Tinker Edge T, a single-board computer (SBC) specially designed for AI applications. It features the Google Edge TPU, a machine learning (ML) accelerator that speeds up processing efficiency, lowers power demands and makes it easier to build connected devices and intelligent applications. With this onboard ML accelerator, Tinker Edge T is capable of performing four tera-operations per second (TOPS) using only 0.5 watts per unit of computation. It is also optimized for Tensor


ASUS and ROG Extend Display Leadership for Creators and Gamers at CES 2020

2020/01/13

ASUS and the Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced an ultrafast new lineup of gaming displays at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, including the world's first 360Hz gaming monitor with NVIDIA® G-SYNC® in the ROG Swift 360Hz, new 300Hz gaming laptops, and superfast HDR panels.



ROG Announces Powerful and Affordable Strix GA15 and GT15 Gaming Desktops

2020/01/13

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced new Strix GA15 and GT15 gaming desktops that zero in on gaming fundamentals to fit serious esports performance into a convenient and portable package. Lean and lightweight, these new Strix gaming desktops unveiled at CES 2020 leverage powerful, latest-generation processors that capably handle hardcore gaming, streaming, and multitasking. Each desktop is compact and weighs only 10 kg, and a built-in carrying handle offers easy portability. The efficie


ROG Announces Esports-Ready Strix GA35 and GT35 Gaming Desktops

2020/01/13

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced new Strix GA35 and GT35 gaming desktops that offer tournament-ready performance for competitive esports and beyond. Debuting at CES 2020, the ROG Strix GA35 and Strix GT35 are gaming desktops engineered to sustain smooth gameplay under serious pressure, and offer the flexibility to do everything from producing top-quality streams to developing games.


ASUS Announces Mini PC PN62

2020/01/13

ASUS today announced ASUS Mini PC PN62, an ultra-compact computer that delivers powerful performance for a wide variety of home and business applications. Featuring the latest 10th Generation Intel® Core™ processors and support for high-speed 2666 MHz DDR4 memory, Mini PC PN62 is ready to take on demanding workloads, yet its diminutive size takes up minimal space on a desk and makes it suited for applications where traditional PCs won't fit, such as digital-signage applications or in a home th


ASUS Unveils All-New Lineup of Lifestyle, Business and Gaming Innovations at CES 2020

2020/01/13

ASUS today unveiled a comprehensive new lineup of lifestyle, business and gaming innovations at CES 2020, including notebooks, motherboards, desktops, displays, routers and devices for AIoT applications designed to deliver exceptional productivity and gaming experiences and fulfill the ASUS mission of creating the most ubiquitous, intelligent, heartfelt and joyful smart life for everyone.


ROG Announces the World's Most Powerful 14-Inch Gaming Notebook

2020/01/13

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced the new Zephyrus G14 gaming notebook that brings unprecedented power to an ultraslim 14-inch form factor. ROG engineers continue to redefine what's possible in the ultraslim gaming category. The latest example debuts at CES 2020 in the new Zephyrus G14, which wraps powerful processors in a compact chassis portable enough to go anywhere at a price that brings gaming to an even wider audience.


ASUS Receives ISO 20400:2017 Sustainable Procurement Certification from SGS

2020/01/10

ASUS today announced that the company received the ISO 20400:2017 certification for responsible practices in sustainable procurement from SGS, a leading global inspection, verification and certification firm. ASUS is the world's first recipient of the certification from SGS.


ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces ROG Strix 550W Gold Power Supply Unit

2020/01/10

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced the Strix 550W Gold PSU, which joins the 750 W and 650 W models already in the series. Like its bigger siblings, the 550 W model leverages a potent combination of exclusive ROG cooling technology and premium components to deliver ultra-low-noise operation while fueling the latest multicore processors and graphics cards.


ASUS Announces ROG Strix and Dual Radeon RX 5500 XT Series Graphics Cards

2020/01/10

ASUS today announced new Radeon™ graphics cards, including the Republic of Gamers (ROG) Strix and ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 5500 XT models. These new GPUs bring custom PCBs, power design, and cooling to AMD's latest chipset, allowing greater performance compared to reference designs. For gamers looking for a new graphics card to deliver solid framerates at 1080p resolution, the ASUS Radeon RX 5500 XT graphics cards are ready to deliver.


ASUS Announces World's Fastest Gaming Monitors

2020/01/10

ASUS today announced TUF Gaming VG259QM and VG279QM, the world's fastest gaming monitors with up to 280 Hz refresh rates at FHD (1920 x 1080) resolution. Also unveiled was ROG Strix XG279Q, a 27-inch gaming display with WQHD (2560 x 1440) resolution and an up to 170 Hz refresh rate.


ASUS Announces ProArt StudioBook Pro 15 (W500) and StudioBook 15 (H500)

2019/12/23

ASUS today announced ProArt StudioBook Pro 15 (W500) and StudioBook 15 (H500), a pair of NVIDIA® RTX Studio laptops featuring professional grade NVIDIA® Quadro RTX™ or GeForce RTX™ graphics and the latest-generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor. In each laptop, a PANTONE® Validated 4K UHD display with Delta E < 1.5 color accuracy and a 100% Adobe RGB color gamut provides precise colors and pixel-perfect imagery.


New BIOS for ASUS X299 Motherboards Will Be Released Shortly in Response to Intel's Microcode Update

2019/12/11

Intel has released a microcode update for the voltage-based overclocking functionality to be integrated into the Intel® X299 chipset motherboards for the new Intel® Core™ X series processors (Intel Core i9-10980XE, 10940X, 10920X and 10900X).


ASUS Honored for Sustainable Practices at the 2019 Global Corporate Sustainability Awards

2019/12/10

ASUS today announced that the company has received two 2019 Global Corporate Sustainability Awards (GCSA), including a Professional Award recognizing Chairman Jonney Shih's leadership in optimizing ASUS business-sustainability practices, and a Best Practice Award for sustainable procurement using scientific approach for supply chain management. ASUS also received seven Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Awards in recognition of the company's contributions to sustainability in a variety of areas


ASUS ROG Zenith II Extreme Launches with AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Overclockers Immediately Break Records

2019/12/09

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today received record-breaking results from overclockers using the ROG Zenith II motherboard, proving that the AMD® Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 3970X processor is the new undisputed leader in 32-core performance. Leveraging the prodigious power of the Zenith II Extreme, hardcore overclockers were able to shatter a variety of benchmark records at CPU frequencies exceeding 5500 MHz across all cores.