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Pros Screen OLED display Graphics Quiet Idk if its mentioned or not I had to read it from the asus site but this has a quad vented dual fan with asus IceCool Pro for up to 150W Insanely fast Cons (more creature comforts) No face ID Battery life maybe (4 hrs max graphics) but im not sure whats notmal for gaming laptops No RGB or colored backlight keyboard I got this after returning AMD Ryzen 9 ROG. CPU was super fast, but it wouldnt load RS3 for sht. I almost got intel ROG but since i mostly only play RS3 i went with this for the nicer screen. Huge payoff, this cpu is so freaking nice. RS3 is pretty heavy on graphics usage & this will get hot if ran for a long time not as hot as the AMD one but if you have a fan or even just something to set it on so jt gets some airflow underneath it then its totallt fine. Battery life is like 3.5-4hrs playing RS3 on high graphics. I cannot explain how nice this screen is. I understamd why some people might not want a glass looking screen, but IMO going from one to not having one was just underwhelming. Some people complained about the keypad on the right hand side, it took a little to adjust but after like a week no issues. Ill try to post the pictures i took from my iphone of the graphics i was able to get with this CPU. I think this vs the ROG cpu’s just depends what you want out of it. I dont do a ton of games, but that AMD Ryzen 9 ROG couldnt handle RS3 (my previous intel 5 could even load rs3 on low graphics & it couldnt even do that) & hated screen so i decided to go for the creature comforts this computer had vs the intel 9 ROG laptop. The only thing i wish this had that those two do are the Face ID unlock feature & a RGB or at least one color (Blue or green preferably) keyboard backlight. I also have a protective keyboard mat over the keyboard & the backlight is bright enough to show through. I would 100% purchase this again & my wife now wants one too. Oh AND this laptop is GRAY not black, i was a bit confused because the one shown is black online which is what i wouldve preferred. Im not sure if the guy from best buy i talked to made a note or if it was an accident either way I got shipped a black one and i was stoked to have that happy accident!!!
Posted by Thalo
Excellent performance. Can run most games at at least 60fps, in many cases the full 120hz. Appears to lack GSYNC unfortunately.
Posted by JoshuaH
Solid laptop, although it severely needs an upgrade to RAM. It is nice the capacity for RAM is 64gb. The display is superior. OLED is like magic. lol The experience ordering through Best Buy online was easy too.
Posted by AdamG