2023 Asus G16 Review After 5 Months

With the new 2024 Asus G16 blowing up the internet, is there any value to be had with the 2023 model?

[@hirosake5794]

how about the fan noise? is it disturbing when using for work?

[@AndrewThrasher1987]

Can't believe I forgot to mention this in the video. Fan noise is very good on this model. Even when connected to an external display, it's totally silent on the 'Silent' Armory Crate profile and mostly silent on 'Balanced' in normal use including 4k KZbin. It does get a bit noisy gaming as you'd expect and you'll hear it for more demanding tasks like video editing as well.

[@douglarsen4801]

Very quiet in my experience especially compared to many others I have tried!

[@Yousef-rb1nw]

LOVE YOUR VIDEO! Ur being so real, I really loved the way you talk. I felt like i was talking to a friend

[@douglarsen4801]

Got one for under $800 from BBY and this thing rips for the money. Very happy and I tried a LOT of others in the 4060/4070 range

[@deimantaskriauza5260]

800?! Wow, from bestbuy?

[@Kazunori_xd]

thank you for this review, i've been looking into some laptops as an investment for college that have good color accuracy and performs well in gaming. It's currently my top option against some of the other models like the 2023 g14 or 2024 omen transcend 14.

[@AndrewThrasher1987]

I've recently been traveling and have done more photo editing exclusively on the G16's screen than I had before. I've realized that while it has a neutral tone unlikely to cause major color balancing issues, it's more washed out/undersaturated than I had realized, which could cause issues dialing in color on vibrant imagery. While I still think it is accurate enough to make content that isn't noticeably off color, it isn't ideal if you're studying design or another field where precise color usage will be evaluated as a factor in your assignments. Both the 2023 G14 and HP Omen Transcend will be more accurate.

[@saturnotaku]

If I may offer a piece of feedback for future videos: If you're going to show gaming performance, be sure to put the minimum/maximum frame rates as static figures somewhere, probably under the title of the one you're testing. It's almost impossible to read the performance overlay when watching on a phone. Good review otherwise.

[@mohamedhanafy1]

I've purchased it, waiting for it on 1/06

[@AndrewThrasher1987]

Nice, hope you enjoy it!

[@mohamedhanafy1]

I received the laptop, and it's excellent. However, I must point out that the screen gets hot from the fans. I'm not sure if this will have long-term effects.

[@rashaadlawson4537]

I paid mine last week. So, I will pick it up this Tuesday or Friday morning.

[@phoenixonfire97]

What's the model number? Can you please share the Ram details? is it expendable?

[@rashaadlawson4537]

@@phoenixonfire97 not sure. But I will check it out when I get it.

[@gsdbp7893]

Im an engineering student. i need power and something that wont hurt my back when i carry it…do you think this is light enough/compact enough?

[@AndrewThrasher1987]

I don't think weight will be an issue at all as it's only a bit over 4lbs which is quite good for a 16-inch laptop. You will need a fairly large bag, but anything that works for a 16-inch Macbook Pro should work for the G16.

[@atlegin]

Ive been pondering about whether i should buy this or not for around 3 months now, i genuinely don't know if i should buy now or wait for better laptops in the price range

[@EasyPTB]

I got one and had it for about 8 months now and I like it

[@sinhaljoshi7497]

Thanks for the insight i was on edge on buying this as it got as low as 999$

[@sinhaljoshi7497]

Im gonna get the laptop it seems amazing

[@TichingLAB]

where it is low than 1000?

[@AndrewThrasher1987]

@@sinhaljoshi7497 For $999, I don't think you can do much better for a new gaming laptop.

[@fernandocamarena5634]

Just got this exact pc yesterday

[@Mr.Heister]

Can someone please give me some benchmarks in games

[@msgaming1393]

Ssd upgrade option have ? 2TB ? Worth buy this year and next year then gta 6 coming next year so i can run this laptop playable ? ❤

[@cesar02dd]

Would you choose this over the 2024 model?

[@carpenoctem8490]

I got the 2024 version, but I think the 2023 is prettier.

[@randeevkuruwitage1346]

I'm in a dilemma. In my country I can get the Lenovo LOQ with a i7-13650HX and with 16gb of DDR5 for a similar price to the Asus G16 What do u suggest I do?

[@nurdinabdillahdarmadi1991]

Loq is like tuf line of lenovo

[@nazareandrei4567]

Does it have numpad cause I have the numlk but i don’t know how to activate it even if I press for 1 sec

[@DripZ07]

Got it for 999$. Thanks for the review

[@ChRiyad]

lucky 😂 its 1700$ where I'm from

[@gsdbp7893]

where at??

[@puver-g4o]

tnx

[@user-si5gw7qr3u]

does it have Optimus?

[@austingn]

Yes

[@phoenixonfire97]

I was looking for a review like this. For a price 1350Euro do you think it's still good? ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU603VI-N4015W - Gaming Laptop - 16 inch - 240Hz Also I was afraid that I won't be able to upgrade the memory, can you put a link for the memory you got? Thanks

[@AndrewThrasher1987]

Looks like that model has a faster CPU, an RTX 4070 and a better screen, so that seems like a pretty fair price for a brand new laptop with good build quality and those specs. This is the memory I used to upgrade from 16GB to 32GB: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09KN7463D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@phoenixonfire97]

@@AndrewThrasher1987 The model I want is with 16 ram and rtx 4060. I got conflicted details from two retailers. One says it's possible and one does not, so I'm confused. Can I know from did you get the laptop? or it's model number? Thanks again!

[@phoenixonfire97]

This is the model I want (sorry about my typo). ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU603VV-N3030W - Gaming Laptop - 16 inch - 165Hz

[@AndrewThrasher1987]

@@phoenixonfire97 Looks like that’s the same model I have, which I purchased from Best Buy. This is the link: www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-rog-zephyrus-g16-16-165hz-gaming-laptop-fhd-intel-13th-gen-core-i7-with-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060-512gb-ssd-eclipse-gray/6535496.p?skuId=6535496 I only really know US pricing so the price you’re being quoted is more than I would want to pay.

[@phoenixonfire97]

I just unboxed the laptop! For some reason I'm loving it more than the MacBook Pro M2 😂 Thanks man!!

[@ERROR-rw5cs]

how are your temps so low?? i bought the same laptop about 6 months ago and during gaming my gpu temps reach 85 and cpu temps around 94 95

[@AndrewThrasher1987]

Not sure. Pretty low room temps this time of year could help, but my unit at least runs quite cool.

[@ChRiyad]

sometimes units ship with terrible thermal paste application from the factory and the whole laptop suffers because of it. consider changing it. might help

[@amirhs1993]

perfect

[@user-rq2qt6hh2d]

$2,899 worth it?

[@TheNtisyadi]

I think not, especially since this is the 2023 model. You can get a newer model with a better GPU with that budget.

[@AndrewThrasher1987]

@@TheNtisyadi 💯

[@toprag_6909]

Hey can you help me with some issues

[@AndrewThrasher1987]

What's going on?

[@toprag_6909]

@@AndrewThrasher1987 sometimes im having micro drops is do you know what i can do about this

[@toprag_6909]

while playing

[@user-zh4by3uk5w]

I hope it plays most of the games. . .

[@thnead]

Thanks for this review, I found it really useful. Also had to add that you have an awesome last name! 🛹

[@AndrewThrasher1987]

Thanks! It's definitely an attention-getter!