ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 16†Nebula Display 16:10 QHD 240Hz, GeForce RTX 4070, Intel Core i9-13980HX, 32GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, G614JI-XS96,Eclipse Gray

I don't have too much to say about it. It runs about as well as my PC at home, if not better. I've used it to play AAA titles and MMOs in the late evening while on trips out of town, to do work for college, coding & my job. It's a great laptop. A few things to consider. While the numpad that's build into the touchpad is neat at first... it's just a nuisance when your catch your hand on it while gaming & then you're hitting random buttons on accident. Also, the resolution isn't 16:9, it is 16:10. You're going to have issues getting the full screen to be filled for some games & you're going to lose 1-2 inches of screen to black-bars in games such as Elden Ring. However, I feel like the 16:10 resolution provides for a more compact laptop shape. I have a 16:9 laptop & it feels so lopsided to use or carry around. This one feels great. Plus you have more vertical space for say, writing a program in VSCode or the like. So it's a bit of a give & take there. PSA - I'm told ASUS customer service is horrible these days. If you have any issues with your laptop, please be warned you might be best off seeking other routes for repairs. Even if you are in warranty. There's plenty of videos on Youtube about it. Gamers Nexus is the one that alerted me to the potential issue.

All games that I played ran smoothly without any sort of trouble. Screen is also amazing with better colours, even though I did not use it. With all of things that I liked, there are some issues aa well. Coil whine is there and it can be clearly heard when in silent mode. Sleep is not working as it should be, sometimes laptop is on when put to sleep only the keyboard is turned off. Also, RAM is occupied 11GB out of 32gb when after laptop is started and no programs are running (I have disabled most of startup applications). However, even with all those, this deserves 5 star since it's performance overcomes them.

First 6 Months: Fantastic. After That? A Mess. The first six months with this laptop were outstanding other than random Bluetooth issues (some of which went away by removing the default McAfee install). I’ve babied it from day one—used it like a desktop, barely moved it. The keyboard feels amazing, the performance was stellar, and it absolutely ran circles around my M2 Mac. It not only looked better but actually ran the software I needed without issue. Then things started getting weird. After picking up an ASUS ROG Strix Scope II keyboard and integrating it with their required Armoury Crate software, the laptop refused to sleep. I tested the keyboard on other machines without any problems—it was clearly this laptop. ASUS support had me reimage the system, but the issue came back immediately after setup. Eventually, they just stopped responding. Only the combination of this laptop and their keyboard caused the issue, and ASUS ghosted me. A couple of months ago, I went to use the webcam and found it no longer functional—distorted and glitchy. It was still under warranty, but after an hour trying to get support , I was never able to navigate their multiple support portals they looped me through. I gave up. More recently, the built-in keyboard randomly stops working and only a full reboot fixes it. Meanwhile, the speakers now emit a constant audible hiss when idle. Between these hardware issues and the performance hit from Armoury Crate, I’m seeing increased boot times, crashes during shutdown, and a generally clunky experience. Out of the box, this laptop felt like a better experience than my Mac. But it's a quality nightmare. Everything falling apart—and ASUS offering essentially no support—I can’t recommend it to anyone.

Good: Plays everything I have with great performance. Good: Great specs. Does everything I need it to do and will ever do. Good: The screen quality is great. Meh: Not a fan of all the bloatware that comes with this rig. Meh: Had a couple issues at first where the function keys just stopped working. Driver and BIOS updates seemed to fix that. Meh: Battery life is abysmal but Optimus helps with that. Also wasn’t expecting this thing to last 8 hours given its primary function and hardware. Meh: I can’t figure out how to properly wake up the laptop from sleep mode. Sometimes clicking the mouse works, sometimes pressing a key does the trick, and other times I have to press the power button to awaken it. Unsure: I hear frequent scratchy sounds from the board that almost sound like an old school hard drive on its way to total failure. Google suggests this might be coil whine, but I’m not really sure.

The specs are great, it’s more than most gamers will ever need! Fast, responsive, the graphics & QHD screen resolution are beautiful. Built in speaker sound is just ok, you can make adjustments to improve quality or simply connect to a bluetooth speaker to level up your audio expedience. The fans do a good job keeping it cool but it does get very warm when running high performance, not bad though. Personally I spent way too much time researching for the best of the best gaming laptops in this price category and I can confidently say that I’m really happy with my purchase & selection! Honestly i’d give this ROG Strix an 8 out of 10!

Wonderful and Powerful Laptop.

La mejor compra que pude haber hecho

These products are imported from US. So the warranty is not covered in UAE. Only seller warranty is there i.e contact seller if any issue occurs. Product is genuine and is like a beast. It handles everything with ease. Great performance as per specs.