CPU
4th Generation Intel Haswell Dual Core i5-4200H or Quad Core i7-4700HQ/4710HQ/720HQ/4750HQ Processor
Memory Type
PC3L-12800 1600MHz DDR3L 204pin SO-DIMM Laptop Memory
Standard Memory
4GB or 8GB (integrated on system board)
Max Memory
12GB with 4GB (integrated) or 16GB with 8GB (integrated)
Memory Expansion Slots
1 SO-DIMM slot
USB Ports
Three USB v3.0 Type-A Ports and (Optional) One Thunderbolt Port
Card Reader
Integrated Micro SD Card Reader Slot: (SD/SDHC/SDXC)
Original Optical Drives
None
Original Hard Drives
500GB, 1TB 5400RPM SATA III 6Gb/s Hard Drive
Original Solid State Drives
128GB, 256GB 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s Solid State Drive and/or 256GB, 512GB M.2 NGFF (2280) AHCI PCIe Solid State Drive
Drive Notes
The Asus ROG G501JM Laptop Supports Single and Dual Drive Configurations. (One 2.5" Solid State Drive or Hard Drive and/or One M.2 NGFF (2280) Solid State Drive) Note: If the 2.5" Drive was not installed from Asus, you will need the 2.5" Drive caddy p/n 13NB07D1M05011 and connector board p/n 90NB0870-R10030 for installation. (The M.2 slot supports PCIe AHCI Solid State Drives)