ASUS - ROG 16" WQXGA 165Hz Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i9 - 32GB DDR5 Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti - 2TB SSD - Off Black

What a laptop. Seriously excellent performance and build quality. And the price is so reasonable it really makes you scratch your head when looking at competitors’ products that are $1k more for the same performance and worse quality. 15/10 my expectations were exceeded. Cool things I like: the chassis design is really good it’s super sleek and feels really high quality. Screen is really really good totally adequate for high level gaming. And Asus Aura Creator is super cool if you have other Asus accessories (which I also recommend). Things I like less: the fan noise it must be said is pretty loud definitely louder when it’s on song than a comparable machine (weirdly though when it’s not on turbo it’s totally silent). Related to the fan it is pretty toasty as well so you def want a cooler of you’re putting it on your lap. And it could use another USB port or two but since the Asus accessories can connect via USB-C it’s really not an issue (it has plenty of those). And finally, I know it’s a gimmick but the multi-color effect on the life is super cool lol.

This is the computer that convinced me to quit buying Asus after years of going with Asus exclusively. I loved the graphics card and RAM - this was the most powerful computer I've ever owned and Blender and Zbrush run smoothly for high poly work. But apparently the ROG can't handle it's own scorching performance and if I'd done the research instead of trusting their high end gaming laptops to be high quality, I'd know ROG has a reputation for poor heat management. Temps could go up to the high 70s celsius just using the web browser - doing anything intensive and it burns to touch. I don't mind it sounding like a jet engine turning off, but even loud as it is it can't regulate temperature properly. I'm now having issues with it refusing to boot up properly after falling asleep sometimes. Hard reset doesn't always work the first time. I've had it less than a year and I'm replacing it, just not with Asus this time. Also, color fidelity kind of sucks and the screen is painfully bright. Might be fine if you only do gaming, but I needed better color fidelity for content creation.

I am definitely loving/liking this laptop lots of pros and some cons Pros - Lighter than I anticipated given the GPU. - latest CPU, RAM, GPU, and storage. - 2 TB of PCIE gen 4 is awesome (most laptops have 1 TB at most) - Looks decent - Win 11 Pro - Very powerful laptop! Cons: - 720p camera only - Keyboard is bit compressed. Could be a bit more wider. - Less # of ports for a advanced laptop like this. - Keyboard lighting configuration - turbo fan mode noisy! Overall enjoying the laptop

Gets really hot when playing games. Gets loud too. Other than that, great laptop. Unfortunately they gave me a dead battery charger. The thing doesnt charge my laptop. Thankfully im able to use my previous Asus laptop charger.

I bought this to replace a desktop and laptop, I love the mobility with a laptop. Can't say enough about how much I love this laptop, fast, clear screen, backlit keyboard, variable speed fans yes 2 fans, superb sound. I added a second 2 TB 3D NAND for backup and storage.

Awesome machine!! Such an upgrade over our older unit had us breathless and overwhelmed by its' speed and capabilities. We were able to move seamlessly into this unit by moving our data from the programs we used on the older machine after installing the main programs to this one that made the migration easy. We never skipped a beat.

This is the best laptop I have ever owned, it's fast and the graphics are totally awesome.

This computer runs HOT. Very VERY hot. Battery life is only about 2 hours long at most, but when you have this much power, it takes a lot of power and generates a lot of heat. I am buying a cooling mat to help get temps down. However, my 7280x processor with a 3080 LHR out performs this laptop due to thermal throttling for now.