ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 review: When two screens are better than one

ASUS’ ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 is an innovative option for anyone looking for maximum screen space in a laptop. It has a 16-inch main panel and a 14-inch secondary display. And thanks to top-notch components, the Duo 16 offers excellent performance and gaming capabilities. You also get powerful audio thanks to a six-speaker setup and tons of connectivity, with the main downsides being weak battery life, a somewhat bulky chassis and a high price.
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[@rossramos5324]

Thats the type of honest review i like. Showing pros and cons of the product. Not just endorsing. And show the pros of it

[@Phill3991]

I've had mine for a couple of weeks now and I thought the touchpad was gonna be a bother, but honestly I just increased the speed of my pointer and now i actually prefer it that way, for how amazing this trackpad is I don't need a big one and I've grown quite fond of it, i have the 3080ti version and I'm thinking about selling my living room PC with a 3080ti desktop card in it... no buyers remorse here

[@BlingJ.]

That's what laptops are trying to do for decades but trust me i have 43 inch 4k 60fps tcl hdmi 2.0 screen with natural settings as my monitor sinch 5 years and there is no way i can go back to smaller screens

[@BlingJ.]

Its a laptop 3080ti card

[@Phill3991]

@@BlingJ. i feel you bro... I have the G9 49' ultrawide display and it is amazing for what i do, i'm a day trader though so as long as i can cram my scanners and trading platform in one space i'm happy. the bottom screen really does that for me

[@BlingJ.]

@@Phill3991 you can add a cheap tablet with wire as a second display with your laptop Huawei samsung

[@Phill3991]

@@BlingJ. the point is having convenience, I don't want to wire up secondary displays... I have done that in the past and found it annoying and the ability for me to have everything in one package is ideal. Plus, for those who can afford the convenience the price will not be an issue.

[@deepelements]

I got the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX Hexadeca-Core-Prozessor 4090 GTX Duo 16 version of this and it is insane. I'm using it for Blender, Unreal 5, zbrush and video editing, and the dual screens makes it a dream machine. I'm basicly making a game with this laptop.

[@taranagnew436]

I also agree with they should've found space for the pwr plug on the back

[@CitizenCraftymethod]

that power plug location. my god.

[@moswanedev]

Worst placement in the known universe.

[@GUY-on-Earth]

i think we’ll see a lot of changes to the design of this laptop, or a complete redesign to make the mechanics more useful. As good as it has got this still feels like it’s in the beta phase

[@7T7777]

You seem like you know what you’re talking about. Tell me when you think its good to but. Thanks.

[@NeverGoingToGiveYouUp000]

@@7T7777 If you have the money and it won't make a ent on your financial situation, yes it's a good buy.

[@FadedJoker]

Right? That's kind of what I was thinking too, if it didn't limit what you can put on the second screen I think it would be a little more practical but it's still nice what it's able to do with multitasking. Next year should see some more improvement in the functionality I'd think

[@babyblu5590]

I wish Asus would make something like what Lenovo did for the 9i. Perfect symmetry! I'd get one with at least a 3060. Lenovo just has 16 gigs of ram with a weak graphics card. Nailed the ergs with two full screens. Sure to fit cafe tables. I love my Duo but the size and weight Def make it hard to travel with.

[@jephreemika490]

Well, I just clicked buy on the lower end model of this laptop. Im hoping it can serve me for the next year and a half thru my travels. Thank you!

[@mariuxxxx1]

1.5 wtf i update my laptop every 5 years

[@prodbykaioken]

@@mariuxxxx1you must be gaming on a gtx1060 😅

[@msganga1974]

Thank you for your nice review 😊I'm really intrigued about this laptop. I'm not a gamer but a designer and Cinema 4d + Arnold 7 / vray5 needs this power. Probably I would turn off the light of the keyboard 😅... I guess even a gamer could find them a bit annoying after sometime... I wonder if this second screen could become a great help for software like unreal - Mojo - Opentoonz... AutoCAD?... It would be nice to hear the point of view of a designer for this device. Personally I believe nowadays the 'gaming' computer are even better than the workstation with super expensive NVIDIA Quadro... 😀

[@carlbarton657]

For designer your looking at the asus zenbook (I've swapped from zenbook to this due to being a gamer)

[@victormurphy7956]

Mine arrives today!! I can't wait!!

[@FullyChargedSRG]

How is it dude?

[@victormurphy7956]

@@FullyChargedSRG so far it is amazing! I'm using it for work and the second screen is great for multitasking. Gaming wise, well to no surprise it has been running every game very smoothly

[@FullyChargedSRG]

@@victormurphy7956 Good for you man, I was really tempted to get this but the only option in my area was the max spec for 4500, and I just couldn't stomach the price, especially from a value perspective. I ended up ordering a Lenovo Legion 5i for 2400 as it was on sale for nearly 600 off, it has a 3070 + i9 12900h and 32gb Ram so I think it'll still be pretty capable of everything I need it to be.

[@radhamfitch]

How can I try one before buying it? How's the stylus compared to a Wacom Cintiq?

[@rashaadlawson4537]

That Duo laptop is awesome and... 🤯

[@nogimmicks43rd]

Ordered mines on June 24. Its coming tomorrow 🙌🏼 😎

[@pravinkolhe1146]

How much price

[@nogimmicks43rd]

@@pravinkolhe1146 $3500. But i added a few upgrades. Came out to $4003. With tax included.

[@Freshone48]

How is it?

[@nogimmicks43rd]

@@Freshone48 not even trying to hype you up. its a FREAKIN amazing laptop. its gonna take me a few days to test Gaming and other things i want to do. Right now im on vacation so my time is limited. but i did sneak away for a few hours and played a poker tournament lol , as well as watched youtube, web browsing, i LOVE it, Im honestly planning to have this laptop for a very long time.

[@haohao1818]

@@nogimmicks43rd how is it right now? would you recommend buying one?

[@kingexecuter4815]

hey I wanna ask if you would recommend us to buy this one now like is it still worth it

[@FadedJoker]

I was either going to get this one or the rog strix scar 16, ended up getting the scar 16 mainly because of the mini led screen is so beautiful. Might pick this one up also just because it opens up a lot of possibilities for multitasking.... Pretty amazing what they're doing with laptops 💯💯

[@KAMIKAZA555]

I can’t wait to get my new laptop

[@Athavir]

great review, got mine on friday... what i've been trying ever since, though... how did you get your keyboard to do that fancy red-green-white raindrop effect?

[@thepan]

I kinda disagree on battery life. Yes it’s very weak with both screens on & especially when your MUX switch setting isn’t set to Hybrid. But turning that 2nd screen off, changing the refresh rate switch to Auto (high when AC, 60hz on battery), MUX switch to Hybrid - you’ll get almost 8 hours of normal non-gaming use. For a gaming laptop with such nearly-unhinged performance, size, and weight, this is extremely rare & very good, albeit not ultrabook/macbook standard.

[@denblendaman-826]

Jesus Christ... Did You do it yourself? What about brightness? Video playback?

[@vornir6169]

@@denblendaman-826 go see jarrod's thech, it's a channel that actually test and bechmark everything himself to inform the consumers. And the battery life is about 8h of yt in eco with only one screen. 2h less if you add the second screen. About 1and a half hour for gaming i think(not sure for that last number)

[@turbocpt1]

Uhmm.. he clearly said "with both displays on" the battery life is weak.. So you're making a point of of not making a point, nevertheless, seeing as you make all these changes just to compensate for battery life, why not just buy a cheaper low spec laptop then?

[@denblendaman-826]

@@turbocpt1 first of all - second IPS screen is not the only battery life offender, battery life consists of multiple factors, MUX switch included. Second thing - cheaper low spec laptop can not substitute more powerful and pricey one, but as we see, more powerful and pricey one, with several temporary tweaks, CAN substitute cheaper one with nice battery time.

[@kmdkmd-jz8pv]

I’ve had mine for two weeks. It’s amazing.

[@chronomage4939]

would buy it almost solely to play proper DS emulation

[@justaguy8654]

Wish I could afford such a beast of a laptop if money is no object btw I'm currently saving for the next gen stuff to launch planning on building my second itx system soon with I7 raptor lake and rtx 4070 currently rocking with my mini itx 10th gen I7 Msi z490i Unify board and rtx 3060 Ti XLR8 inside DanA4 case with my portable UPERFECT 15 inch QLED HDR 600nits monitors that's as close to laptop portability as I could go otherwise I'll be spending twice the money just to get that kind of performance and portability in a premium gaming laptop with no future upgradeable path whatsoever btw nice contents as usual cheers 🥂 👌 👍 😉

[@sivakumarb9749]

Hi friend, Could you please clear my doubt regarding the Numberpad on the Touchpad. If the colour of the Numberpad on the Touchpad can be customized by the user? Or if the displayed colour is permanent? Second, if the second Numberpad on the second display can be customized to get the required colour? Could you please clarify? To be frank, I am really financially unable to afford the price of such a great laptop. I wish one day, I would be able to buy at least a used one from somebody. I like the laptop that much.

[@971marlone]

je l'ai et je suis très satisfait de cet ordinateur,c'est un régal,un plaisir,rapidité,exécution,idéal pour les jeux très gourmands,du lourd ce pc.

[@sqwalpyhsmc5351]

Est ce qu'on pourrait l'utiliser pour des montages vidéos et pour prendre des cours et des simulations en cybersecurité ?

[@JoTheMonkey]

anyone know what the silver squared sticker on the bottom does and do i remove it?

[@djrobtech]

I wanna see how it performs with a full 80-150 track Cubase Pro 12 project full of spires, serums, electras and sylenth 1 VSTs and how it handles.

[@prodbykaioken]

Audio software don’t strain gpu to my knowledge, it pulls on ram. 32gb ram is hell of ram for this but if you want every plugin open just upgrade it to 64. Im an fl studio power user and they have a genius idea called midi-outs. This allows us to make an entire production of 7 Omnisphere Sounds using just one instance of the vst, idk much about the other daws

[@djrobtech]

@@prodbykaioken Cubase makes full use of the cpu and gpu

[@prodbykaioken]

@@djrobtech yikes, come to the fruity side 🍑🍉🍒🍇🍎🍊🍋😘

[@djrobtech]

@@prodbykaioken but why? Using the entire gpu means you get so much more power behind each project and can load the right amount of vsts and plugins for each channel. If I have a song with 32 layers of vocals and each vocal has its own effects as inserts as well as a common send effect chain per group then it makes the project more efficient.

[@ElijaihBlue]

My only complaint with this laptop is a problem myself and a few other users have had where they keyboard seems to lag or get stuck on keys like s ending up with , "ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss" ... Still no luck to finding a solution to it so far.

[@_.MissHyde._]

im def getting this beast eventually here in my country this costs at 4.803,11 €

[@yasminbegum3507]

Why didn't they increase the size of Zenbook pro duo? Wait they didn't they release that(ZB) this year!

[@pabloseshcobar2597]

This laptop is on another level

[@silverlightfox6621]

I'm getting one, I need it.

[@Dontwastenytime]

My eyes wrecked bleeding from that blacklight bleed

[@adilakhtar007]

This laptop is so AWESOME 🤩

[@ericB3444]

Thanks. I ate it. Me team is proud YOUS love this food long time.

[@bobdawkins7473]

I'm trying to find out if the BLOOM effect is legit default or just a really bad screen. Either way I paid full price for the high end version of this laptop and wherever there's white on the screen, there's huge light halos around it, like glowing. On browsers and dark backgrounds there's all sorts of strange subtle artifacts n lines moving around if you have an eye for details, and as an artist / gamer this has got me on edge to return it. The screen doesn't even have HDR mode like advertised. So confused why there's so many variations, but I asked for the best and this aint that.....

[@andrewm8429]

can you add one of those 3 monitor things on there?

[@OagengKhuduge]

Wow I've never seen anyone criticize a good pc like you do.

[@imran3015]

is pen supported for design

[@Bewefau]

3 hours is good on battery. My Acer in 2008 lasted that long

[@septum5792]

I ordered mine

[@NuneAkaMrPropane]

With Frame Generation Mod for 3080TI version, games run flawlessly with Ray-Tracing and all! No need for 4000 series upgrade due to that mod. 3080TI mobile has 16GB GDRR6 VRAM

[@KinemotikStudios]

Thanks for this - super helpful. Also LOL at "put on headphones and make the fans someone else's problem" --Sorry coworkers! XD

[@taco_fetish5178]

Laptop is cool and all but how can you use controller for the tmnt game if only let's me use the key board

[@Eesydu]

what Asus rog laptop do you recommend

[@Mezjo]

I have same keyboard and same placement touchpad for over 3 ears now on ROG GX 701 and to be honest its so conviniets I don't think I want to go back to old placement. My hands don't have to touch laptop anymore and all the heat is on top so its always cool and comfy. I don't really get why people find that problematic. Bold move but I really appreciate them going there and next thing I'm gonna buy will be one of those low keyboard designs

[@AliZamin]

Pls review lenovo legion 7i gen 7 2022

[@zachgaming3458]

Anyone tell me, is the battery removable or replaceable?

[@--Tamjid--]

razer blade 2013 had e small touch screen.why dont newer laptops have them

[@shavesha]

If am dropping $4000 on a laptop then I can definitely afford to buy a bigger laptop bag. That said, this laptop sure is expensive. If anyone needs a kidney I've got three...

[@MrTurbofire007]

I would need your kidney please 😉

[@shavesha]

@@MrTurbofire007 😂

[@ferrockola]

i was checking the price on amazon and it shows 4300 can you verify that please?

[@oredaze]

The bottom display has a big non-display part at it's bottom, where the two stickers are. The power plug is near your hand. The touch pad is too small horizontally. Very disappointing, considering the price.

[@cacsoccer101]

As someone who's never owned a gaming computer, is 16gb of ram enough or is the 32gb needed for first person shooters?

[@maurish8043]

If you playing valo or other mainstream low ceiling graphic fps games 16 gb is enough

[@jono3175]

This is the best portable streaming setup

[@lochnessmonster4884]

Can anyone compere Asus Zenbook pro duo 14 OLED to Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16? Which is better?

[@angelicalartista]

I would like to see this comparison too

[@Mohamed-ql1fk]

don't ask how but I got it open box for 1100$ the 3080ti version

[@themigs]

is it worth buying the base version at 2.5k or should i settle for another gaming laptop that would be better for the price? I really don't wanna spend more than 3k on a laptop thats crazy

[@conrad762]

Do you already have a desktop?

[@themigs]

@@conrad762 yes i have a gaming desktop already but im moving abroad in september and need a gaming laptop soon as i wont be able to take that massive thing with me

[@conrad762]

@@themigs well if your getting rid of your desktop it might be worth spending the 3k and just view at as both a laptop and a replacement to your desktop if not its probably not worth it

[@themigs]

@@conrad762 yeah i think thats what im going to do but do you think the $2.5k base version is worth the price or should i save up an extra $1k for the higher end model?

[@conrad762]

@@themigs I know its a bit of a cop out answer but it depends on what you want from it if you dont need the power and you dont think you will anytime soon then the base model makes more sense but if you need the extra power id say its worth it

[@kreigerbailey3550]

Portland, JAMAICA in the Building !!

[@FunnierK]

Never count the performance of the battery lol, if you want to get all the performance always use it connected to a source of energy With the heat and the high demand and use of power battery's on most gaming laptop baterry life will degradate very quickly over the time of use, I have a 4 year old asus zephyrus s with i7 8750H / GTX 1070 max-q, the battery literally works like the button battery in a desktop, just to keep basic information in the system, if I don't have it conected to energy it turns off just 10 seconds once I have turned it on

[@IceStationZebraAssociates]

It always surprises me that in this day and age reviewers still bring up battery life as some serious con when reviewing powerhouse gaming laptops. Like saying a race car doesn't get the best mileage. Duh...

[@naapsulusmurmurusmurmurus2392]

i think i will get 3070 ti version

[@tariqnahmad]

Can I plug a monitor into this beast?

[@georgeadusei1003]

How does this compare to the Zenbook pro duo 15 oled?

[@prodbykaioken]

I’m sure the only comp for this is MSI raider & titan

[@agustinlara2356]

Does anyone know of both screens are touchscreen or just the bottom one?

[@majorpayne7137]

Bottom only. Both screens on the Zenbook Pro Duo are touch, but that system is more for productivity.

[@XGiveMeLibertyX]

For $4000 I should be able to charge it with a small 65watt power brick over USB-C. When I’m just using it for productivity.

[@genrevgallarin1700]

Hopefully Asus ROG will upgrade the Built-in HD Cam on Zephyrus Duo 17 by 1080p

[@icanbreathe9161]

There is no duo 17

[@genrevgallarin1700]

@@icanbreathe9161 thats for nextyear Bugok hahahaha gonggong

[@NeverGoingToGiveYouUp000]

@@icanbreathe9161 He's talking about the future

[@shajeelshukoor906]

Why not make it two screens and an onscreen keyboard rather than a physical one?

[@eveque]

The Acer Iconia 6150 used the dual screen with virtual keyboard. I enjoyed it just had allot of ghosting.

[@11tmaste]

Most people prefer physical keys on a computer. It's a nightmare for gaming to use virtual buttons.

[@taranagnew436]

they should sell 1 of these without the touchpad to give room for a full-size keyboard layout (+ for ppl who like to use a mouse instead of the touchpad)

[@taranagnew436]

couldn't you use a second monitor like the "sidetrek" as well as the screenpad?

[@elmalloc]

@@taranagnew436 or the mobile pixels duex max as a secondary screen instead of the duo, then things get complicated. A similarly powered laptop is half the price, then add $300 fora mobile pixels duex screen for dual monitor.

[@andyH_England]

This is a very tough buy as it really is not portable; the upcoming MB Air M2 and the XPS 13 Plus are light and thin when I think of that form factor. I doubt this is a logical choice for portability, ergo it is a desktop replacement. Then it loses the value of that display as I could hook it up to real much bigger monitors. Add in the poor ergonomics and the compromised positions of keyboard and trackpad and then factoring the very high price, I feel that this is really for those with high disposable incomes that probably have alternatives for portability and just throw money at this because they can. I get that when a new and shiny different form-factor reveals itself, there is excitement, but there are very good reasons why the clamshell norrmalised design is the de facto choice for OEMs and customers alike, the maturity of the market has meant laptops have evolved to their optimum design. Good luck if you buy it.

[@ViharS7]

you can't take monitors in cafe or in Library tho can you?

[@andyH_England]

@@ViharS7 No, but I really would not want to lumber this around either and if I am doing basic tasks then I would want something much more compact and subtle. I would never do pro work in a cafe or library. They are for catching up on the mundane workload or research.

[@gaming_nerd_i_am9969]

@@andyH_England it’s not that heavy, and it truly is a 16 inch screen in a 15 inch laptop chassis. I went from a 15 inch razer and I’m questioning the value in that machine after experiencing the Duo 16 (both priced at $3999.99).

[@AsusrogzephyrusduoOG]

Great laptop

[@gress12000]

Aces?

[@elsintripas]

damn that laptop has dual screen and it has very good performance for me playing roblox

[@petapixels]

And people laughed at the Touch Bar 😂 the fudge is that

[@mcslender2965]

Looks sick ngl, although way out of my budget

[@fishnsteve]

Please giveaway 1.39 million units of ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 to all your subscribers (me including)!

[@Globalrell]

Where’d you find that ninja turtle game ?

[@TylerB2024]

They should have just got rid of the crappy trackpad altogether and bundled it with a wireless mouse.

[@leopardkind9294]

I would do anything for this ❤️

[@FadedJoker]

Lol, its only 3300. Not expensive 😄

[@ericB3444]

Is it possible to have a third screen if I tap into the Mets megatron 12k micro led?

[@turbocpt1]

Yes

[@ericB3444]

@@turbocpt1 are YOUS Jesus S Christ the true lord ?

[@turbocpt1]

@@ericB3444 Yes, but why have you upvoted your own comment, my child?

[@ericB3444]

@@turbocpt1 never assume. It may have been Hercules that came through with a like. Wake up and grow up at once, Jesus.

[@turbocpt1]

@@ericB3444 you upvoted your own comment again. LMAO. How sad is that 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@danasafaei5849]

is this future?

[@motomeraktv9482]

Kelimelerimizi birazdaha a2 sevyeden seçebilirsek çok iyi olur be abi

[@nwosunkiruka2361]

What kind of beast is this?

[@drewdourden2778]

I wanna run two games, one on the main and one on lower! That's what i'm talking about!

[@simonlesorcier]

Once you start using 2 screens in this setup, you don't go back

[@dhiruyash4619]

I cannot afford such a laptop but *One day I will* *MARK MY WORDS*

[@neildas2465]

How bout a left handed version for us lefties?

[@SabrinaCloverTequila]

Lefty here.. I guess I’ve just adapted to play right handed since I was 12. However, as a lefty I understand what you mean.

[@neildas2465]

@@SabrinaCloverTequila My issue is with the touchpad. I play with right-handed mouse and WSAD too.

[@finalclash1131]

This laptop 4k or 1080?

[@soyboyd4139]

Both actually. It has dual spec panel which you can switch.

[@michaelangelocrazy01]

I saw it for 5,000$ on amazon

[@SpidaManeLgNd]

One day I’ll have you

[@dawsonjamesandassociates2052]

Thank the lord, there's finally a video about this laptop!

[@turbocpt1]

Asus made this laptop, no lords involved.

[@dawsonjamesandassociates2052]

@@turbocpt1 they didn't make the video, though, Jesus. But praise be to you, of course, generally.

[@afargreencountry6324]

Mine died after six months, needed new mother board, £4,000, fantastic!

[@joehankers7176]

I've had mine for 5 months, almost good as new.

[@elsintripas]

and this laptop is still lighter and better than my old crappy laptop and that is the asus q550lf it has a garbage gt745m with trash intel core i7-4500u

[@ytbobo31]

"... desktop replacing notebook..." - this is really what this laptop is aiming for

[@BlingJ.]

That's what laptops are trying to do for decades but trust me i have 43 inch 4k 60fps tcl hdmi 2.0 screen with natural settings as my monitor sinch 5 years and there is no way i can go back to smaller screens

[@FlipTheFlapjack]

Console gamer for my entire life (im 27 in a couple weeks)... was saving for a pc this year but ended up ordering this just yesterday... seemes good enough to play all of my favorite games AND I'll have the portability to play them in bed next to my wife and not downstairs on the couch :P Win. Win. Dawg

[@BlingJ.]

@@FlipTheFlapjack buddy put the 43 inch 4k tcl qled screen next to your bed and play from your bed and big screen gaming is next level experience

[@FlipTheFlapjack]

@Jawad Nadeem Kayani I big screen game on my Xbox X on my 70" 4k Samsung TV with vsync... but I do have a gaming desk, chair, and a sweet curved monitor on my shop list... just need my wallet to not be in so much pain before I make another huge purchase.. oh I just thought that I can probably hdmi to my TV directly from this beast of a machine in the meantime though.

[@AnonyJml]

The screen looks tn panel

[@BMfins]

Dope

[@williamgreen1512]

I’ve got to be honest and say any reviewer who disrespects the design of the trackpad on the right is pushing ASUs into the kind of mistake they made hear with this update to the Duo . It’s a worse design than it’s predecessor and is simply an inch larger . Yes sure specs are better , design is worse though . So take heed reviewers and get up to date with the fact that some of use are into trackpads , so much so that we would genuinely like to manipulate it one day as a glass pad with response times and herts frequency , for touch response .

[@robertp8001]

This is good laptop but we don't have OLED panels and a i9 otherwise a good laptop for now Msi ge67 hx is good

[@tommyq374]

"Anxiety caused by limited screen real estate" thats kinda sad

[@LiamWilsonJ]

I have the Intel 1 and it’s even more expensive people don’t believe that anyone would buy a 14 year old a 5500dollar laptop

[@raviprasad6414]

The speakers got damaged in the first week of the arrival itself, and the service is very poor-even for such high-end laptop.(Very disappointed)

[@CragScrambler]

That's a lot of Sps

[@24yrukdesigner]

Things I don't care about are: - The weight (If you're buying the latest most powerful beefy laptop including the beefiest GPU, expect it to be heavy - Webcam (I wish it didn't have a webcam. I don't waste my time on any social media and my phone is for communication, and perfect for a webam) - Battery (Wouldn't care if it didn't have a battery either. Running this rig on a battery is a joke in itself. Of course it should be plugged into the mains. It's more like a portable desktop than a laptop, and you'd not run ya desktop off a battery aye ;)) Update: underpowered for latest games, screen is terrible with huge blooming issues and mouse pointer trails. Gets loud after time of use and minimal needs table fan. After purchasing, the price dropped around £700 in multiple places. I guessing they had a lot returned. Overall = Overpriced Gimmick.

[@24yrukdesigner]

@@greenmonkey.8403 Sent it back already. Main Screen is garbage. Has halo effects and white into dark leaks everywhere. I considered it even faulty until support said its normal. HDR mode on / off its the same, and performance wise I got 14fps in warhammer 2 benchmark XD Doesn't justify half the price tag...

[@24yrukdesigner]

@@greenmonkey.8403 I've gone all in on the upgraded Samsung G9 monitor instead as I got a desktop with the 3090 which should make a nice combo next :) Ima give laptops a chance to catch up and until they can perform at least as good as this desktop, I won't bother anymore. Far too much tinkering and wasting time trying to get mobile stuff to replicate desktops. A Mini ITX case fits a 3090 inside and makes the cloest thing to a portable 3090 desktop all in 1, but ya still need a monitor. Tiffa me up with that Final Fantasy Surround monitor aye :D

[@TheStrayInu]

@@24yrukdesigner mine is arriving today, I'm excited. I also went all out on the features.

[@24yrukdesigner]

@@TheStrayInu you might be able to live with the blooming, but there is no solution to it and it's BAAAAD. Look at the mouse pointer, and you will have a glowing circle around it over any dark background and always. That circle doesn't move smoothly either :D it moves in incremental trail behind the mouse, so it's SUPER obvious and distracting. Really couldn't continue using the machine after that. Also to note that the same top end laptop version I purchased, dropped £1000 in price in just weeks... I think they know there are problems which are not fixable with their screens.

[@Gamer-vs3xl]

But I need webcam for online meetings.

[@MusicalGeniusBar]

Would have rather got a 17 inch screen

[@ARAKAWA00]

The 5:10 really bothers me.

[@SiriusXification]

Did you really just call a 16'' laptop with a 1kg power brick a thin and light?

[@Wokiis]

Hey it qualifies by 2003 standards!

[@BlingJ.]

Maybe it helps laptop not get heat up under huge stressful games and work

[@turbocpt1]

@Can a swallow swallow? Yeah, stop being lazy.

[@mariuxxxx1]

You understand it's power station it's supposed to fo buy apple then

[@stephen329]

Time to sell my kidney