https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/1/7/18168263/asus-rog-mothership-surface-pro-gaming-laptop-zephyrus-s-gx701-ces-2019

“What if a Microsoft Surface was actually a 17.3-inch gaming laptop with enough firepower to replace a desktop rig?” isn’t a question that anyone seems to have ever asked. (I checked Google.) But at CES 2019, Asus seems determined to answer it anyway with the ROG Mothership (GZ700), a 17.3-inch gaming laptop with a vertical design, Surface-style pop-up kickstand, and detachable folding keyboard. It’s a Microsoft Surface taken to the logical gaming extreme.

But while it may look a little strange, the idea behind flipping a gaming laptop on its side makes a ton of sense. Heat is the biggest enemy of gaming PCs, so by essentially putting everything vertical, it’s far easier for Asus to vent that heat instead of trapping it between a keyboard and a desk.