ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 Review - It's Amazing!

[@MatthewMoniz]

Made a mistake when I was showing the chargers. I was holding the wrong ones lol. The ASUS G16 uses a 240W power brick for the 4080/4090 and a 200W brick for the 4070. What do you guys think of t he ASUS G16?

[@pritorchannel3698]

I want to buy it when I get enough money. I think it is cooler than M16 2023 and G14 2024. I really want to try AI accelerators which built in 185H. So many benefits in so lightweight chassis. Perfect choice as for me

[@nigeljamalbrink]

Can you do a G16 vs razer 16 2024 please

[@RichCompMan]

Finally, an Intel Laptop that can compete in looks and performance to the MacBook pro max.

[@miscwork-qb7pd]

240W charger still seems low for the higher spec version, since it won't actually run at 240W during use (180W more realistic). If it's not tuned well, the laptop can easily drain battery when plugged in during gaming or when running both CPU & GPU tasks I would be interested in 1% low comparison for games, esp higher FPS ones, to see if it's sacrificing performance

[@Kitsune_Dev]

expensive

[@kriszhli]

Damn 4:50 the webcam test really shows how flappy the screen is. I hope it could be easily fixed by tightening up the screws.

[@badnai]

Is it possible to tight them up by myself?

[@elmemyself]

To be fair, it did look that he was kind of messing with the laptop, grabbing it and moving it, lol.

[@vietanhxan]

hmm how about his table where put the laptop is not so stable standing? might led to the whole object is slightly moving as well 🥲🥲

[@D-Oliver]

@@elmemyself I thought he was merely leaning on the table. :/

[@bamak1n]

Thank you so much for taking time to show the power bricks as most people dont, i travel for work so its really important for me and then the sockets where i work only take 10amps, so this is perfect. i guess this will run decent on usb-c aswell

[@jergoz]

Bueautiful Design but still the same mistake RAM soldered...Asus C'MON.

[@neerajkarunanidhi6804]

almost all laptops with the Core Ultra chips have soldered ram unfortunately i think it’s a memory requirement especially with that Arc GPU onboard so yeah (i say almost because there might be a laptop i am forgetting)

[@xjcl6469]

Honest question from a non techie: does RAM break? Or do people just want more than 32 gb? I’m not sure when I’d ever want to swap RAM tbh. Batteries and SSD I can see but 32 gb seems like more than enough for gaming and normal productivity… unless RAM has a habit of breaking or degrading I’m not sure what the issue is…

[@agumon1605]

@@xjcl6469just in case for upgrading, but then yeah i kinda agree with you for nowadays 32gigs are plenty for at least 3-5 years to go, at least for games. Productivity on the other hand, i could easily fill up 64gigs and maybe even need 128gigs for urban planning 3d models, but thats just really specific use case and niche, so at least theres the flexibility

[@neerajkarunanidhi6804]

@@xjcl6469 ram has potential degradation risks yes, also soldered ram has a problem because if one module or chip fails you’re pretty much dunzo, unless you know someone who can tackle chip level repairs. Coming to ram sizes, they will keep increasing. Your parent’s computer from 2006 made do with 2GB of RAM. Today’s computers ship with a minimum of 8, this will only increase with the ever improving pace of computing as we know it. We thought 1TB SSD’s would never happen. Today we have 16TB SSD’s for enterprise. That’s how fast we are evolving.

[@Exclaw]

@@neerajkarunanidhi6804 is it ok to get a 2-slot 16gb +16gb ram on this? i assume this totals to a 32gb ram. i mean this is as big as it gets.

[@Reaper31292]

Still looks like the near perfect laptop, but man, that amount of screen wobble is absolutely horrifying.

[@ESX77]

Pretty normal for asus laptops i guess🤷‍♂️ i have a zenbook 15 oled (um3504) and its display wobbles just like the G16

[@ThomassEvo]

Only thing holding me back from buying one. Would drive me nuts

[@QuangTran-iv9op]

exactly, my Dell xps never got it

[@ivanzapote8369]

@@QuangTran-iv9optragic, im looking into upgrade to the g16 from my xps 15

[@stevemuzak8526]

This is desk gaming laptop. Never have any problems with wobble.

[@RyanColeman0]

Will a double sided NVME fit in that secondary m.2 slot?

[@apesniffer]

I have this pc for like 5 months, ive been using it on middle to high demanding games and for school (IT) and for me its the perfect double use laptop ever. When im gaming i use a laptop cooler because it does get hot sometimes but when i play games like fortnite, rocket league on 144hz, temps never exceed 60-65 (depending on temperature outside) and on rdr2 its like 70-75 (also weather). For school its an obvious overkill but its amazing at everything. Only complaint maybe is the price and how fast the battery depletes

[@eIectrostatic]

Wait, why would you need to reboot when switching between internal and external GPU:s?? I thought the G16 has Advanced Optimus which can handle the switching without rebooting?

[@Os_E_L]

Advanced Optimus allows you to enable/disable the dGPU at will in Hybrid Mode. But this mode means that the GPU has to render frames through the CPU to the display, which causes increased display latency. What he was talking about was switching from dGPU mode to Hybrid Mode. In dGPU mode, the GPU will render frames and send it directly to the display, but it does require a restart since it bypasses the CPU's iGPU.

[@Corko11]

I can confirm there is zero screen wobble on my device. I duno if these review units are different but i have no screen wobble or flex at all

[@ThomassEvo]

Even when typing?

[@Corko11]

@@ThomassEvo even typing, gaming, moving the laptop the screen does not wobble. These must be review units and have some sort of issue. I watched a few videos of youtubers who got it early and the wobble was concerning. So i got it myself and its 100% not a problem

[@ThomassEvo]

@@Corko11 How is heat and fan noise?

[@Corko11]

@@ThomassEvo it gets hot in the middle up the back of the keyboard however both sides your hands rest on are fine no heat at all. Fan noise is a little annoying however you can adjust it in armoury crate and its a bit quieter. I need to stress that i don’t play games in max settings i play near max or older games. so i cant comment on the newest AAA game at max. I only have 4070 model.

[@ThomassEvo]

@@Corko11 how is it when you're just in like Microsoft office and have some? You know 20 or 30 chrome tabs open?

[@derekl215]

The timing on this release is pretty perfect for me. Been looking for the thinnest gaming laptop that doesn't have a crazy amount of leds or overly dramatic lines/accents. One that wouldn't look out of place at the office or in the library, but is more than capable for gaming. This seems to fit that description to a tee

[@mendoza9007]

Did you get it and how has it been so far? Did you get the 4080 G16?

[@derekl215]

@@mendoza9007 I did. It took a lot of time in Armoury Crate tweaking the fan settings to my liking. But once I got that down, I'm very happy. Silent when I'm doing everyday tasks. Obviously it gets noisy when gaming with the fans on max, but that's fine for me to get solid performance.

[@harisKhan-qj5xr]

@@derekl215 you still loving it?? so many options but im set on picking up a g16 amd ultra 9 with the 4080 tomorrow

[@Tetelestai-cw8qy]

I literally don't care about how it compares to a Mac which is always inferior because it can't game.

[@iibrahimovich]

i mean other than gaming the mac beats nearly every windows laptop by a mile (speakers, build quality, ports, screen, trackpad, keyboard, and productivity performance. So its nice to see a windows laptop embodying the great elements of a macbook pro m3 with the performance of intel chipset coupled with nvidia graphics.

[@Tetelestai-cw8qy]

@@iibrahimovich I'm happy with the G16. Does everything I need it to do. It gets hot under load but undervolting fixes some of that. 🤷🏻

[@iibrahimovich]

@@Tetelestai-cw8qy nice. I intend to buy the g16 with rtx 4070 and intel core ultra 9 with 32 gigs of ram and 1tb ssd. It's actually white and looks epic. Can't wait

[@Tetelestai-cw8qy]

@@iibrahimovich nice

[@Tetelestai-cw8qy]

@@iibrahimovichI wanted the white one but didn't want to spend the extra money. I bought mine open box at BestBuy for $1600

[@KyrptoMilo12]

Did you mention anything about battery life? Did you get 10 hours? I’m looking at either getting this one or the 2023 m16. Thanks I think the m16 battery life is poor.

[@jetfyi]

I currently have the 2023 M16, you will get about 5-7 1/2 hours depending on what you’re doing, you will get 5 hours from video streaming and more toward the 8 hour range editing without wifi, but this video has shown that the wifi is about 40% better and I’m willing to bet you could squeeze out 10 hours if you tired, if battery life if what you want though, I recommend going for the G14 2023, nothing has surpassed that and the performance on it is superior to the 2024 G14

[@squad4yt103]

Finally someone reviewed 4080 version

[@tones1161]

i think asus said like 90% or some really high number of sales was the 4060 or 4070 so it seems like they 4080 isn't as popular

[@mcslender2965]

​@@tones1161the 4080 seems to be better with the increased RAM in the US and the much better cooling solution that gives better sustained performance

[@tones1161]

@@mcslender2965 yeah probably, all I'm saying is that last year Asus said the 4080 didn't sell as well

[@ianism3]

lmao I came here to comment exactly that

[@aoikemono6414]

Timespy seems odd. The 4090 from ultrabookreview unit got 16.2k on turbo. I was expecting 15k or something for the 4080. Their silent mode also had 35db at head level. I'm guessing the fan noise here was measured directly at the exhaust vent instead.

[@MatthewMoniz]

Fan noise is measured from in front of hte laptop. 16k is about right for the 4090.

[@tinybit780]

I got 17k GPU score on Turbo with the 4090 G16.

[@jwkelley]

@@MatthewMonizTurbo or Performance mode?

[@MatthewMoniz]

Turbo@@jwkelley

[@badnai]

it cant be only 13k right? in the video of jarrod a rtx 4080 should get at least 15k with 115 watt, there has to be something wrong. Exspecially it costs like 30% more than a rtx 4070 model

[@stanningallgroup]

i was waiting for the new g16 but since i needed a new laptop quickly i went with the slim 7i. watching this made me realize my expectation on this laptop were too high lol

[@davifochi]

How does this machine perform on AI tasks such as Stable Diffusion? Does the NPU make any difference?

[@FlaminRing]

I'd like to know this as well.

[@bryans8656]

Thanks for the review Matt. The G16 looks like it would be a worthy successor to my VivoBook S15. Everything is better but I especially like the improved screen and speakers.

[@NamTran-xc2ip]

I hate that Intel paid Asus to never include AMD in 16 inch laptops

[@mcslender2965]

​​@@NamTran-xc2ipany proof of that?? The TUF a16 has Ryzen options though

[@Kevr0]

Double sided SSD compatible?

[@PetrKlapper]

Is it silent at (near) idle? Wasn't sure from the video, I assume the Silent profile being not as silent was under some/full load?

[@tinybit780]

Yes, silent at idle and even light tasks like browsing

[@StoopVital]

If it's on the lowest setting then yes it's completely silent. Although when you're on a bed for a long time the fans do start to kick in

[@Fulloctanegarage]

Can you add any additional memory in this unit?

[@yannribiere7277]

Thank you for the great video. As notebookcheck highlighted the annoying noise of the 4070 version third fan even under low load, what does this one with the vapor chamber sounds like ? The "silent" setting measurement was still under load at that setting right ?

[@eaglecuds]

Specs are great, but, would you recommend this as an option to the macbook m-series specially on the battery life?

[@ddesmond4435]

I don't think any Windows laptop can compare to Macbooks in terms of battery life, but this one is by no means bad. Sure, you probably can't use this away from the wall for an entire day, but you could use it for a whole morning of work or study. The 90Wh battery is huge and can last you a long time. I have a ROG STRIX with 90Wh, and it's been holding pretty great. I did limit the charge to 80%, and after 5 hours of use (mostly coding, watching tutorials, YT vids, social media,....) I have around 20% left. I can only imagine this new generation is much much better

[@iotlalo]

I would like to ask because I don't fully understand so the 4080 model is better than the 4070?

[@SirBlicks]

It is faster, but normally it is much much faster but because of the thin nature of this laptop its very power limited, usually 4080s can go to 175 watts but it’s limited to 115 watts which is terrible.

[@sachinthamadubashana4634]

Hi, I am a software engineering student in second year. I am looking for upgrade my old laptop to a new, lightweight and powerful laptop. I also studying game development. Should i go with zephyrus M16(2023) model or G16(2024). Do you have any recommendation for that.

[@jrn7637]

G14 better choice lightweight and portable

[@badnai]

Same situation. My question is going with the white rtx 4060 Modell or more power with black rtx 4080 modell

[@iotlalo]

Hi, I know that maybe this is not the channel to ask this but as programming I would like to know how power bi runs on this and also how much can process data like 2gb of csv files ?

[@MrAlfonsohid]

I want a RTX 4080 laptop. Should I go for the Zephyrus g16 or the Strix Scar 16? 🤔

[@MatthewMoniz]

Strix Scar will give you better performance since the 4080 can use more power

[@CCthekink123]

A 4070 to a 4080 typically 53% more FPS in this case, it’s only about 20% You should expect around 25% more FPS for the same graphics card on the strix. This is a good laptop of gaming is something you do on the side it’s wrongly marketed as a gaming laptop the g16 is absolutely a content creator laptop or something I can take to a meeting and not be embarrassed. The strix is a gaming first product

[@LEGO_ASMR_]

Was the price before tax? I ordered mine in Germany and it was 3.5K same specs. Sounds like a lot more than your 2.7

[@kc-me6wl]

we always seem to pay more here in Europe than the US annoyingly...

[@sirnickvasilescu6645]

The LED line looks like it’s the X twitter logo

[@vietanhxan]

yeah but its just \ missed the other half "/" 👀

[@HDRPC]

As always excellent review Sir. I am surprised to see its BATTERY LIFE as it is not EVO certified and no variable refresh mode of 48Hz mode and 60hz. Overall great laptop and fan noice is not that bad considering it is very thin and light. I really loved this laptop but they should have provided variable refresh rate of 48hz or 60hz.

[@BoomerCosmo]

I didn't know you had another channel! Cool seeing the BMWi review.

[@MatthewMoniz]

Thanks! Ya we started a Car channel at the end of the summer = )

[@soy-senso]

@@MatthewMoniz What is the name of the channel

[@MatthewMoniz]

@droazcona6316www.youtube.com/@Worththewatt

[@akinoz]

@@MatthewMonizimmediately subscribed. 🙌

[@Cerbyo]

Can this thing sit on a flat-couch/flat-bed? How is wobbly display on spongier surfaces? Alot of laptops can't sit on ur lap or anything other than a table anymore. How does it compare to the G14....asus seem to put all the good stuff in the G14 versions and cheap their 16 inch customers out. Is a 4090 going to run louder and have more thermal issues in general on laptop? I thought I heard the 4070 ran cooler than numbers below itself. So by that standard higher number might be quieter and cooler. Or are all the heating issues if any going to come from the intel i9 chips?

[@tinybit780]

4090 is cooler than 4080 due its die size. Same with Razer Blade 16. 4090 is cooler and quieter then the 4080. 4070 is coolest though, different category of a GPU.

[@Cerbyo]

​@@tinybit780 k, then 4090 on the g16 should be quieter than any other config cause of the vapor cooler vs fans of 4070 i guess. This is confusing tho everyone said the 4060 and 4080 were the most sensible performance options for mid/high respectively, but Matthew shows the performance of the 4080 is only small bump like the increase from 4060 to 4070...mbe that's just on this model. The legion 7i slim fr last year had so many heat/noise issues when specced with 4070 and i9 I had to return it, guess i'll try to look for a vapor cooled unit.

[@tabkg5802]

​@@Cerbyog16 is capped at around 125w so performance difference between versions won't be as big as in higher wattage laptops

[@whispy4027]

Does the fan noise get crazy during simple productivity, like on browsers? My much older ASUS TUF gaming laptop model likes to sound like an airplane jet for everything.

[@royceschultz3838]

Does this mean a m16 with a 4080 would be more powerful than a g16 with the same gpu? I do like the sleekness, screen, and battery life more of the g16, but I wonder if I were to buy the g16 then id be missing out on a power difference compared to the m16. For some context on getting the laptop, i'm not getting it for gaming but rather my second year in an architecture program where we'll be running 3D rendering programs.

[@hepxyaoi7650]

OMG SAME I’ve I was shock why is the m16 was stronger when g16 is newer *2nd year architecture student as well*

[@BRSxIgnition]

Wait... The white model costs $200 more? Where was that announced? Is that why Best Buy Canada only has the grey available for order?

[@MatthewMoniz]

Ya you can buiy the white model from ASUS website

[@briansmith4241]

@MatthewMoniz Can someone do me a favor and check your ROG Zephyrus 2024 for similar issues? I have the model with the RTX 4090. I noticed several things I either do not like or might be defective: 1. I noticed the trackpad mouse click is very stiff. By stiff, I mean perhaps the stiffest click I have ever encountered. After using the laptop for awhile my wrist is throbbing. Are you guys finding the mouse click to be higher than other laptops? I find the stiff click to a be a real letdown. 2. Just an observation but the fans on the default power mode are loud, very loud. I don’t understand why the fans need to be loud and audible just typing an email or work document. Obviously, I can change to silent but then the power drops and you defeat the point of paying for top-of-the-line hardware. I owned the Razer 16” recently and the fans never came on to browse, type, or do similar low wattage activities. If you use your computer to work all day, it is not fun to hear the whistle of fans constantly. 3. My biggest concern involves the OLED panel. Specifically, when I am looking at medium to dark colors (blacks are fine), especially greys, I can see what looks like noise. Medium to dark solid colors don’t look uniform. The way I would describe the noise is it looks like compression artifacts from a low-quality signal or a high ISO digital image. I wasn’t even looking for anything and I started to notice many of my dark backgrounds contained noise, much like a lower quality panel. To make sure I was not just being picky, I compared the colors to my older, cheap laptop with and IPS Screen and my 5 year old Benq photography monitor. Neither had any hint noise or uniformity issues. I’m really wondering if there is an issue with either my laptop or these OLED screens in general. The problem is easy to identify and replicate, simply go to Fullscreen.one (or Google search it) and click on the 60% or 80% black and look closely. On mine you can see all kinds of random noise patterns. If you have this laptop, please do me a huge favor and check out your results and post what you find. Thanks guys!

[@ProdByCari]

okay but one problem.. there is no stock -.-

[@Os_E_L]

Could you tell me about the settings you used to get your battery life results? I just got the same 4080 model but I'm getting estimates of about 4 hours of battery life when watching movies while limited to a max of 80% battery through the ASUS software.

[@SPECTRA890]

Disable the software limit and try again Some batteries have a lot of their power in that initial 100%

[@JustifyJustin]

Did you enable the MUX?

[@danielgranda405]

How heavy do you think it would be compared to a g14?

[@WizZarDz0rrrr]

whats the timespy GPU score for the 4080?

[@MatthewMoniz]

Its in the video

[@WizZarDz0rrrr]

@@MatthewMoniz isnt that the combined score? 13.6 for the 4080 on turbo would be extremely low, even for 115W TGP

[@MatthewMoniz]

Oops sorry totally misread what you wrote. That is the combined score. I just ran another test Combined Score is 14,504 and the GPU score is 15143. @@WizZarDz0rrrr

[@WizZarDz0rrrr]

@@MatthewMoniz thanks! Pretty low tho

[@moodyzain]

I have a 10 year old laptop and I’m between the 2024 G16 or The 2024 Duo 💔 Can u help me decide?

[@Yoshimitsua]

I’m super late for sure and you probably already bought one but for me if both laptop that you said has the same processor and each laptop has advantages and disadvantages then choose the one that you think you might be safe and design of course

[@naheedhussain7895]

, for someone who is an mech engineer and a enthusiastic gamer, what would you recommend between asus g16 2024 and legion 7i gen 9?

[@WouterVanCouwenberghe]

Hello, is it possible for daily use to use a USB-c docking station to power the ASUS G16?

[@FarzanNouri]

Tnx for review. I was wondering is it worth buying this laptop with ram16?

[@fredguile]

typo: new power brick is 180W (vs 280W for 2023 model)

[@MatthewMoniz]

200W is for the 4070 model. 4080 and 4090 models use 240W

[@MatthewMoniz]

I just realized I was holding the wrong chargers in the video.

[@ALiLSpiderr]

They should offer a 64 gig RAM version too

[@Cerbyo]

I don't think Asus provides 'build your own options' and a commercialized release of 64gb ram wouldn't have enough demand.

[@kuhafiq4928]

@@Cerbyo the only thing that make me think twice is about the RAM too. I know it wouldn’t be that demanding for 64gb. But i really need 64gb. Working with virtualization require alot of ram 😞

[@steffdia7080]

Did you tested RTX HDR mod that can bring over 500 nits?

[@J_N_G]

how´s the difference between a 4080 with 175watt TGP?

[@WizZarDz0rrrr]

the gpu score on a lenovo 7i 4080 is around 19-20k

[@FalconLX911]

Any one have an idea how this 4090 @ 115tgp compares to a 4080 laptop at 175tgp?

[@WizZarDz0rrrr]

4080 is definitely more powerful

[@sabarishss1554]

You used to complain on the magnesium alloy feeling a bit plasticky before. Has it been improved in this re-design, does it feel more premium?

[@MatthewMoniz]

Still feels thin but better than the previous model. Not as thick as the MacBook pro if that makes sense

[@haddedoussama14]

Finally a review of the G16!! Can now we get a review for the Omen Transcend?

[@MatthewMoniz]

Definitely plan on it! Should have it in over the next couple of weeks.

[@crybabyeliot]

Matthew, love the video. Also, bump to put timestamps on the video?

[@Soham-sama]

I wanted to know if it makes the sound even when used for normal work like programming and college tasks.

[@arnulforamirez4836]

would you perfer that over the new hp spectre 16

[@Ligma7232]

Man, I’m torn. I wanna use a laptop for good gaming and overall general use for media creation and just normal non intensive tasks. I don’t know if oled and the slim look is better than a mini led g18 strix. What do you suggest is better with either a 4070-4080

[@CCthekink123]

So I’ll try to answer your question with specifications so this 4080 is barely more powerful than a 4070 in this case. typically a 4080 is around 53% more powerful than a 4070 not 20% like we’re seeing here. So a strix 4080 will be around 23-25% more powerful at the same gpu and that’s in real world fps. But a strix 18 is huge and like 3 of these stacked together. So if you want raw performance and a bigger display… but at the end of the day the best laptop is the one you have with you.. the strix 16 is a good compromise between the two if portability matters. I have both OLED and mini led. They’re both good OLED does look better.

[@Ligma7232]

I’ve never seen either in person and I’ve never owned a gaming laptop. So would you suggest not going over a 4070? And can I use a strix as a normal everyday laptop without it dying super fast because it has a gpu? I remember them saying the zephyrus has ai to determine the workload and not use the gpu and be able to use it as an everyday laptop. Sorry I just wanna make sure I don’t regret my purchase later so I wanna ask as much questions as possible

[@CCthekink123]

@@Ligma7232 if you game don’t get anything under a 4070 if you can afford it a 4070 to a 4080 is 53% more performance for only 30% more money

[@pimpineasy1100]

​@@CCthekink123you answered the fuck out of this question. Thank you

[@OfficialTRYPlus]

Dude, I just wanna know how it performs on battery power vs plugged in and how it compares in that department from the previous generation, cuz if it is better on battery power than last gen with that battery life per charge, I'm sold on this.

[@NamelessPassenger]

It is, cause both ultra vs rtx 4000 series are all for efficiency. Which really not much sense for "gaming notebook" cause those laptop was build like a tank to get the heat. So performance wasn't that big of a gap. But on other hand, for ultrabook, 4000 show exceptional performance which 3000 lost when you take out the juice. Ultra 7 vs 9 also did the samething, they give you less core but same boost, which combination of ai technology to react with gaming and normal activities to twist the performance. I wouldn't suggest going upgrade from last year. But last generation? Then it sure worth something.

[@Alovias]

Now my question is how long that oled is going to last.

[@iibrahimovich]

I'm getting this laptop with the 4070 and intel core ultra 9 with 32 gigs of ram and 1 tb nvme ssd. I intend to use it for the next 10 years

[@DreamStateStudio]

Hi! how do you think the new model with ryzen ai 9 hx370 will be compare to this? thank you!

[@Shane-te6ih]

Which would you choose between Msi ge76 raider and lenovo slim 7i (2023) if money wasn't an problem? Lenovo slim 7i - rtx 4070.. 32gb ram... 2 tb storage... 240hz ...intel 19-13900h Vs Msi-- rtx 3060.. 8tb storage ... 64gb ram...360hz...intel 19-11980hz And gaming will be a priority too

[@nx563]

Tbh i choose Lenevo over msi

[@Shane-te6ih]

@@nx563 yea same….but I’m trying not to be brand bias and focus only on performance

[@nx563]

@@Shane-te6ih sometimes brand does matters, msi is loved for cooking food in laptop well Lenevo slim gives good result and has nice review too

[@Shane-te6ih]

@@nx563 lmao “cooking food”🤣 while they can get hot.. the Msi ge76 raider was built to be a desktop replacement so you know it’s good.. the only problem I hear about is that the battery sucks which I can live with. I just want something that will last me a solid 3+ years

[@akshayrai6312]

Don't go for the looks, Asus has touchpad problems, I have M16 and touchpad almost never works

[@Sinister777]

The touchpad on mine works great (2023 M16) could be an issue with your model

[@mukeshangrish]

Hey Matthew, thanks for focussing on overall aspects of the laptop. Do you think it is worth spending extra money for the 4080 configuration vs 4070 one? The cost difference of 4070 vs 4080 configurations is $1000 Canadian. I want to know which one do you think is a better value. The only other difference in these configurations is 1TB vs 2TB SSDs.

[@MatthewMoniz]

No. I think the 4070 is the sweet spot for this laptop. You're not getting your moneys worth with the 4080 or 4090. Those options are just there for those that really like the form factor and want to squeeze as much performance out of it as they can regardless of price.

[@mukeshangrish]

@@MatthewMoniz Thanks for the quick reply. Yes, the low wattage 4080 and 4090 configurations seem very weirdly priced with a $1000-$1500 difference from the 4070. By the way, since you cover laptops throughout the year, do you think smaller discounts will start appearing on the prices (for example on BestBuy) before the Canada Day? If so, when do you expect that to happen?

[@leonardwise5807]

Actually the 4080 is only way to get 32 gigs of ram so go for 4080 or will regret it.

[@mukeshangrish]

@@leonardwise5807 I don’t know about other countries but in Canada both 4060 and 4070 are available with 32 Gigs at Bestbuy.

[@SetSSSun4]

for daily use should i get the g14 or g16?

[@PaulYason]

Great video Matthew! I'm very interested and probably would buy the G16 when the price drop. I'm torn between 4060 and 4070 and can't decide between these. I'm just a casual gamer so probably don't need all that powerful game performance. What I'm thinking is long term performance, do I lose 1 or 2 years of good performance down the road? I know right off the bat 4070 is definitely going to out perform 4060 but it's $500 price difference on same spec

[@banned-user]

you will be fine with 4060. Any demanding new titles in that 1 or 2 years down the road you mentioned will almost all have DLSS support. and older games the 4060 will still handle fine. Hope this helps

[@PaulYason]

@@banned-user thanks a lot for the tip! And what about 5 years(I know, nobody knows what happens a year later let alone 5 years, but just to take past as reference)? 5000 series may be out this year and would definitely drop 4000 cards' prices down, and I assume 4060 would not age that much faster than 4070?

[@banned-user]

@@PaulYason 5 years is a long stretch for a gaming laptop. I bought a 2020 model laptop with a rtx 2060 in early 2021 and by now it is struggling a lot. By then we would be half-way through the 6000 series. And for the 4060 - 4070 debate; they both have 8GB of vram which is not good for anything above 1080p high settings

[@PaulYason]

@@banned-user thanks a lot, so sounds like even further down the road, 4070 won't gain much against 4060 you mean? Thanks for answering my silly questions 😂

[@hden03]

Hmmm but what you were holding were 180W and 280W brick. None of those are 240 tho. 1:51

[@MatthewMoniz]

YA i picked up the wrong chargers. G16 with 4080/4090 use 240W brick. 4070 model uses 200W

[@id5482]

Will word processing or watching movies be loud?

[@Travelxxyz]

Can you please share the thermal situation while gaming on this? And Core Ultra 9, How you see this processor? Will it be able to handle high work load like the i9 13th gen?

[@thehomefood4929]

How is the thermal in this…my zenbook used to get super hot while using sketchup for only 30 mjn

[@Barbasnoo]

I am a MacBook pro lover. But I am also a gamer... so I routinely find myself in a predicament where my Mac is exactly what I want to use, 60% of the time. The other 40% however, I find myself wanting something that can play games... this new model of Zephyrus might be the sweet spot for me. Mac-like portability and decent battery life, but with Windows, so I can game. I also prefer MacOS for non-gaming tasks... so theres that. Maybe I need one of each LOL

[@xBlitzzYT]

What’s the shelf life of one of these? Very enticed but not looking to replace it every year😂

[@bomj-valera]

I got the Core Ultra 9, 32GB RAM and 4060 today. It looks amazing, the display is gorgeous and portability is there. Speakers are the chef's kiss. But... it is too hot (you can't put it on your lap or bring it to the couch even when simply browsing) and too loud (annoys you and everyone in a 10m radius), it is not silent at all. The third, small fan (RTX 4050 - 4070) is emitting an annoying high-pitched sound which drives you insane. Honestly, I wouldn't recommend this laptop for the money Asus charges. Glad I can return it.

[@IrrationalDelusion]

They soldered the RAM and hidden the screw!!! WHAT IS THIS

[@ShreetejParkar]

I am back to laptop reviews after buying my 2022 razer blade , the speakers have totally changed !

[@migueljimenezgarrido1330]

How is the battery

[@mahsas1990]

For gaming and game dev, should I go with Zephyrus or Strix?? Please help. Thank you!

[@MatthewMoniz]

depends, which GPU you going for?

[@mahsas1990]

@@MatthewMoniz What do you suggest? I am a beginner currently looking for a laptop with 12GB of VRAM.

[@LOVER_LINK]

i was thinking about buying this as my desktop replacement. im wondering if i can use this with the lid closed since i have 2 monitors i want to connect?

[@aaronsnow1026]

yes you can set the laptop to remain on when the lids closed in the settings 👍

[@jeftedavila8589]

That new G16 is by far a better option than the new XPS 16. At $2,700 with an RTX 4080 and that OLED screen, it is a "good bang for your buck".

[@mcslender2965]

It's like Asus made a superior XPS 14 and 16 vs Dell

[@Rastabuoy25]

Great video. A little off topic what was the spec of your MacBook Pro again? Was it the m3 max or pro?

[@MatthewMoniz]

Thanks! M3 Max

[@Rastabuoy25]

@@MatthewMoniz Thanks for responding.

[@badnai]

​@@MatthewMonizso this Modell is stronger than the m3 max? Because in the video you said better than m2 max grafics wise

[@MatthewMoniz]

Thats correct its around the same performance as the M2 Max. M3 Max performs much better except in gaming @@badnai

[@inoakira9462]

Thank you for reviewing the 4080 version. Great Review! Thank you for showcasing more about this unit and the performance. I have been eyeing this model since its announcement. I am in need of a windows device, I have been going back and forth between which laptop I want to purchase after seeing many reviews between Razer, Asus and Windows. personally I want to stay under 3500 with warranty added. I am looking to do some light gaming maybe if that, particularly diablo 4 and hell divers 2 atm, don't really game much but need to have the GPU power to run CAD software smoothly for hobbies and run VM. I was using a 16" M2 Pro MacBook Pro for creative work, fantastic device and quality, sold it. But I am finishing my major in Cyber Sec. So Macs are not the go to for this line of work. When it comes to windows side, I have a love and hate relationship with this Asus product right now. It certainly gives Razer competition. It has a professional look and form factor to it. Just the one thing really throwing me off from buying this G16 is that damn screen wobble. Its a ugly feeling seeing how poor quality these hinges were made and passed through inspection and offered into production. I am glad Asus went and revised the design from last year models. This years model has checked a lot of boxes that gives great satisfaction to an extent. However If I am going to spend Apple price tag money for a device that's going to be my unit for many years. That wobble better not exist in a display. Its annoying to be outdoors and have some small wind breeze blow your screen like a rocking chair while studying or on a table and any small movements just makes it wobble. Hoping there is a way to tighten them or resolve that issue some other way. Wobble aside, It is difficult to find options for a premium 14-16" windows laptop that checks off a lot of boxes as a premium laptop with great performance in a form factor like this, it is a step in the right direction though. I may pull the trigger on this one when it becomes available in white.

[@rickystafford7433]

justjosh got ~15k on his timespy result whereas here it shows 13.5k. was this run on silent?

[@breakingtwitting]

it's 2024 and My m1 Mac max laptop..is still the beast in terms of quality and efficiency. damn.

[@gridironplayer6488]

Are there any non-apple laptops that perform better or equally as good or is the Apple M3 Max just the best CPU on earth?

[@stevenswall]

Is there an option to get this without a glossy screen? Reflections like that are terrible when I'm out and about and there are windows.

[@VktrSchlz]

Is it WOLED or QD-OLED?

[@MerryBlind]

People complaining about the soldered RAM have to understand that it has certain advantages. It allows for slightly slimmer more optimized design, but more importantly significantly faster speeds. 7467 MHz is very fast indeed.

[@Tavaithegoat]

Is the fps stable and good on low settings on Fortnite and is it better then the asus dog strix g16 please reply this is how I’ll know what’s better

[@AllieMusicOfficial]

Can u turn the led light off?

[@jivewig]

Yes

[@thisisalain]

how many nits the display can go?

[@is.that_everest]

Isn't 90°C like, boiling hot?

[@jivewig]

Not for gaming laptops

[@IO-_-Ol]

@@jivewigeven for laptops it’s actually on the higher side.

[@hasandeniz6612]

Does it have a kensington lock?

[@jenilpatel-bf6lb]

Should I go with the zephyrus m16 4070 for 1950 dollars or the 4080 with better display for 2500 dollars?

[@MatthewMoniz]

I'd either go 4070 or 4090 but the price for a 4090 is like 600 more. depends on budget.

[@RichCompMan]

If you mean the M16 from 2023, then it's really $1500 when it's on sale at BestBuy. You just need to be patient. It goes on sale very often.

[@jenilpatel-bf6lb]

Can I do something to track the price? But that still doesn’t answer if I should spend more fore 4080

[@rolasleyva8602]

​@@jenilpatel-bf6lb in this specific case you shouldn't spend extra money. Go for the M16 but DON'T PAY $1950 for that, just wait for a sale.

[@SHISUI1185]

This or the galaxy book 4 ultra with the 4070?

[@bruceparker3139]

hey Mathew can you tell why many meteor lake laptops are either core ultra 7 155h or ultra9 but very rarely 7 165H?

[@NamelessPassenger]

Cause pricing...165h is too close to 185h so why have to go in middle ground where 185h vs 155h weren't that much different in performance. Why they choose 185h is just because you will buy rtx 4080 laptop vs 4090 laptop so you gonna expect something to compensate that huge price bump. That's why 185h was choosing to pair. So don't be bother with ultra 7 or 9. It basically a gimmick like 10700k vs 10900k.

[@512Bytes]

I think the only thing Asus is lacking is their own Linux distribution packed with all working drivers.

[@rpwogus]

How about the surface temperature?

[@carlosajoy]

Hi, has anyone else experienced issues booting up their laptop with an Ethernet cable plugged in? In my scenario, my laptop freezes during boot-up, but if I disconnect the cable, it starts up normally. Interestingly, it works flawlessly with the Ethernet connected when I’m using Windows.

[@JustifyJustin]

Maybe you have some sort of boot over LAN enabled?

[@RamonAranguren]

I really, really, really want it. I don't know about that CPU tho, could you please run a Cronoa render benchmark and report please?

[@almastech2868]

It's worth paying more for the 4090 or the 4080 is enough for the future

[@SWATSPEC1AL1ST]

Is it worth upgrading from g14 2022 model?

[@IrrationalDelusion]

No.

[@Umi_2024]

Wish i had the money for this, coming from an rtx 2060 laptop, probably will wait till its in stock or get a newer one next year.

[@progste]

I don't get why they only use intel processors on the G16, I prefer the bigger screen but I wish they offered the ryzen like for the G14.