ASUS - V16 - 16" FHD+ 144Hz Gaming Laptop - Intel Core 7 240H with 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 512GB SSD - Matte Black
Model: V3607VJ-DS76
SKU: 6619040
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The ASUS V16 is a decent budget laptop. I have been using it for about half a month and playing light and medium games on it with a Linux distro (Fedora) but I haven't run anything that makes heavy use of the RTX 3050. The battery life is surpringsly great for this laptop as the battery drains very slowly while off the charger. The fans are relatively quiet while in balanced mode but can pick up quickly sometimes while gamimg but not enough to be too distracting. The color leaves a lot to be desired if you are an artist, especially with 45% NTSC but it is not as bad as the sound configuration on this laptop (SonicMaster) which is barely audible until you raise the volume near max. This issue can be fixed with the "Volume Booster" option in MyAsus but even then it only provides much of a marginal improvement with my speakers still sounding somewhat muffled. As for gaming, expect to run older games with at least medium-high settings on older games (Minecraft, Skyrim, Terraria, and Fortnite). As for some newer games, particularly AAA titles like Indiana Jones and Starfield, the laptop will struggle while running them as you won't be able to run these games at a stable framerate without lowering the resolution and changing the settings. Finally, if you are a competitive gamer then I advise you do not get this laptop unless you plan to change out the WiFi card later as I have experienced some issues with it while using it in games. The Realtek 8852BE is great for internet browsing but is performs poorly when playing multiplayer as you will experience ping drops and latency issues which will make player characters and objects appear jittery. I feel disappointed about the WiFi card considering it is a budget laptop and they could have put a better chip in it like the Intel WiFi card in my older laptop. To summarize, this is not a bad deal if you are looking for a laptop that can play older-newer games at decent settings while also being capable of doing light work with office apps and some rendering if you are a 3D artist who uses applications like Blender and Autodesk Maya. Otherwise, I recommend the more higher-end laptops with the 40/50 series cards as you will be able to play more games at higher settings and have a more stable experience than with a 3050.
Posted by MichaelN
Purchase this for my son for college, he said it works great and it runs well. Would recommend.
Posted by TawannaS
great computer, but wish it had a touch screen - gave that feature up to avoid spending much more money
Posted by inexpensive