Customer Ratings & Reviews

I sometimes marvel at how they were able to pack so much performance in such a slim chassis. Yes, you can find more power in a laptop with a bulkier and heavier chassis, but the trade off is obviously the size and weight and these bigger laptops trend to garish when sometimes you want something more subtle that doesn’t scream to everyone around you that you’re a gAmEr when you whip it out. The moonlight white finish is beautiful. Very few gaming laptops come in white, period, so it really stands out but it’s subtle and classy at the same time. This is the opposite of edge lord black with RGB flashing from every nook and cranny and massive logos everywhere. It’s understated but I like that. A lot. The finish being matte lends a premium feel, and while the eclipse grey model shows fingerprints like crazy, the paint being white and matte means you never see any on this one. The 165hz QHD screen is brilliant. No ghosting, very fast response times, colors are accurate and extremely vibrant. I’ve never seen reds that are so deep and red like on this screen. I have read that some people have backlight bleeding issues, but this is common to LCD screens anywhere and is just a quirk of the tech. For what it’s worth mine has very, very minimal bleed that is almost nonexistent and no dead pixels either. Overall I have no complaints and I am very satisfied with my purchase. I haven’t had any crashes, BSOD, no problems at all really. The performance matches the specs and the 3080 has handled every game I’ve thrown at it with ease. I feel like with the G15, the slim chassis gaming laptop segment has been taken to its limit by ASUS. I really don’t think anyone else can put in much more performance in a laptop this thin without it melting into a puddle.

Handles everything i throw at it with grace (mainly games) while still feeling more like an ultrabook than a gaming laptop. When not gaming, i can get upwards of 8hrs battery life on it.

Summary: Solid portable gaming laptop, but overpriced when considering you could get all the same specs minus 16gig of RAM for about $500 less. If you are just gaming, get the cheaper model (3070 or $1999 3080). If you need 32 gigs of ram I hope you like white. Pros: -Power efficient R9 5900 cpu -Top end Power efficient GPU (80–100 watt) (this could be con depending on your perspective but I value the increased battery life/thermals) -Beautiful 165hrtz 1440p screen -Perfect middle ground of portability vs screen size (g14 is better portable but screen is just a tad too small for gaming in my opinion) -great quality build (I have tested 3 of the 3070 versions and found this one to feel more sturdy but could be coincidental) Cons: -overpriced considering the specs you get compared to other asus products (my understanding is it is actually the white paint job that caused this) -only 8 gigs of vram (an issue if considering deep learning) -not as smooth a set up experience as my g14 was (this could be personal coincidence and has mostly been firmware/software issues that I have been able to work out) -optimus does some weird things with the GPU watts. I personally haven’t figured out how it decides on how much power it gives. Day I opened it I often got under 80 watts and nearly boxed it back up then and there. By that night I was getting consistently 80-95 watts which made a huge difference to the performance. Still a large power difference considering i have no idea how it is picking. I went through a similar issue with one of the 3070s which is why I didn’t return right away. Benchmarks (built in monitor @1440p max settings (80-95 watts) Turbo mode preset): RDR2: 54 FPS (3070 got 40) SotTR: RTX shadows + DLSS: 61 (3070: 51) AC odyssey: 53 (3070: 44) Doom Eternal: 130 (3070: 120) Deep learning: A simple CNN with 10 epochs with batch size 10 and 25000 cats vs dogs: 6.92 minutes (3070: 7.43 minutes). (Note: i did this test multiple times and found the results vary but typically the 3080 beat the 3070).

Love this laptop, but docking 1 star for a few reasons. 1. No webcam. Honestly a must in the current world conditions, but if you're really pressed for one, get an external one. 2. Heat. The laptop gets unreasonably hot in some areas out of the box, particularly in the spot right near the indicator lights. I physically could not leave my hand there while the laptop is running at full load, or it burns. Internal temperatures seem fine when monitored- in the 80s - 90s Celsius range, which was not far from my old laptop, but the chassis itself gets really hot for some reason. 3. Price. 2199 would've been far more reasonable for this laptop IMO, but unfortunately in the current market, some people have to take what they can get. I know some people complain that this laptop is underpowered since it only has an 80-100W RTX 3080, but that personally does not bother me. The laptop is meant to be portable. It is light, sturdy, and surprisingly quiet, especially if you disable CPU boost (which most people do not need). Overall, solid product, with some minor downsides, but no laptop is perfect!

I absolutely love this machine. It is everything I wanted after using the G14 last year (my favorite laptop from 2020); slightly larger and much more powerful. I'm pleased to report that this laptop meets everything I had hoped it would be. Pros: -The 1440p screen is amazing, and has very low input delay with no ghosting -The 5900HS and 3080 are much more powerful than what was in last year's G14 -The white finish is absolutely amazing. It is on the inside as well as the outside, unlike the G14 -The build quality on my machine is excellent, although I've heard this can be hit and miss. No creaks. -If you do some VERY simple tweaking, the temps are excellent! I average 78C on CPU and 70C on GPU while playing Warzone at 1440p 125FPS avg. (External monitor) Cons: -The most obvious one: This model is expensive. For most people (especially gamers), it would make a lot more sense to go with the $1999 grey 3080 version (or the $1849 3070 version, but in my mind the extra $150 is worth it for the 3080). The extra $500 only gets you the white finish and 32GB of RAM but note -- because one stick of RAM is soldered, this is currently the only way to get dual channel 32GB RAM for the G15 (in the US). -The 3080 in this model is only 80-100W. Many 3070s will beat this. You want this computer if the size and weight are important to you; amazing for travel. You don't want this if you are looking for the most powerful machine. 100W is the max they could push in this chassis currently, but as previously mentioned, it runs very cool (unlike some early reviewers seemed to claim. Maybe an update fixed it?) -No MUX switch. What this basically means is that your FPS on the laptop screen itself will be lower than if you play externally on a monitor using the USB-C display port. Most non-Asus machines this year have a MUX switch; again, if max performance is important to you and the size/weight aren't, look somewhere else. Overall, this is close to a perfect machine for me. I REALLY wanted a white laptop in this size and spec, and the look and finish of this machine are incredible. Unless you really wanted a high spec white laptop and the RAM is super important, go for the $1999 spec.

This laptop is very good. The cpu is fast, the gpu is great for gaming, albeit the 3080 is probably a bit worse then other 3070s because of its 80w limit but its still good. The screen is nice being QHD however the brightness is a bit low, about 300 nits. The 32gb of ram is very nice for multitasking and gaming. The battery is excellent especially for a gaming laptop and you can extend it by turning off the dedicated gpu and turning on panel power saver to drop the display to 60hz and a slower response time. I love the white color too. The keyboard is very nice and I love the trackpad. As for whether or not the much higher price tag for the 32gb and white is worth it, I'll leave that to you. If you can afford it and will enjoy, its worth it, otherwise save the money I guess. Only downside is no camera but I picked up a cheap usb camera and plus we seem to be heading away from needing them as much so there's thast.

It's thin and light, built relatively well, but runs hot. Despite this being the lowest wattage 3080 possible, it still actually performs well (~11000 timespy). However, for those looking for gaming performance in an ultrabook chassis, this ain't it. It is lighter but thicker than my xps 15 and its chassis doesn't feel as premium as xps or macbooks.

Packed with cutting edge hardware, and loaded with absolutely zero bloatware. I honestly believe the value of the zephyrus series completely removes competitors from the equation. You literally get everything, top notch cpu and gpu, double the industry standard RAM, and an incredibly slim form factor, not to mention the sick white paint job. I had purchased a 2nd 1TB samsung 980 ssd to pair with the included ssd, which is super convenient having that option as a lot of other models and manufacturers remove the capability to internally expand storage in order to save space. I wasn't sure if the screen was pantone validated for color and accuracy, but upon receiving the laptop, learned that it is indeed calibrated and validated. I have 0 complaints, and can confirm that the dollar to product quality ratio is absolutely the best possible value on the market. 100% would recommend!!!

This is an excellent system for anyone that doesn't need the higher VRAM for the 3080. This model has the 8GB 3080 and that definitely makes a difference when running multiple monitors and high intensity gaming. I used this for language learning and music purposes and have to say that the sound and microphone quality were excellent for my needs. The system did run a little on the hot side, but I was definitely stressing it to get to the higher temperatures. My cat spent a lot of time behind the laptop enjoying the heat vents before I returned it to acquire a system with a 16GB 3080.

Not the current top of the line Ryzen CPU and the 3080 isn’t receiving the same power as other competitors. The RAM has one stick soldered into the motherboard. There is some amount of screen bleed. Very, very small amount. I love this laptop. I can VNC into my work Mac book pro or RDP to my clients Windows machine while I run VS code with all the plugins I want, Miro, LucidChart, PowerPoint, excel, Pandora all running on silent mode at less than 25DB. When I take a proctored certification exam, the minoring software doesn’t kill my system any longer sending my fan into over drive like the Mac book pro 16. Being able to take a certification exam in quiet is worth every penny. Being able to be productive without having to put on noise canceling headphones is with it. I’m able to obviously play the games I want at 1440p without any issues. The screen really is gorgeous even compared to the Apple 16. The finish is also very unique and I appreciate the almost powder like application. No laptop case when your chassis is a beauty like this thing is. Just a few monochromatic themed stickers to complete the fit.

Let me preface this review by stating that I have owned both the 3070 model and the 3080 model for approximately two weeks now. Both are excellent computers, but I've decided to return the 3070 model and keep the 3080 model, quite honestly because I love the look of the white chassis a bit more than I do the grey model, and because I wanted the extra dual channel ram for future proofing. For practical purposes, I would say the grey model is way more bang for your buck (as everyone seems to be saying), and for non- gaming operation, they are both incredibly fast and snappy. This white model is basically just a non-practical luxury, but one that I don't regret. I know that it will take almost anything I throw at it with grace, it is incredibly light, and the battery and screen are incredible. Cons: Although I love this computer, it's not without it's faults. There seems to be some quality control issues with these models. - The white model that I received experiences creaking when I lift or place my palms on it for typing, this was not present in the grey model. - Both models experienced backlight issues at different areas of the screen. This suggests that more likely than not, yours will too. - The white model's screen has a small fleck of dust that is stuck between the panel and the actual monitor. - Lastly, and the main reason why I deducted the one star for this review, is due to these annoying little things built into the Armoury Create software that can really affect the user experience and make you think you have a faulty model. The most annoying one being the start up sound setting. If you disable this setting, the speakers will sound like absolute muffled garbage. It lead me to update the audio drivers ,bios, update windows 10, reset the computer to factory, and many other things, all in order to try and resolve the issue. Ultimately I discovered that the start up sound HAS to be enabled, or else your speakers are essentially useless. Another, lesser annoying thing, is the default keyboard lighting settings. When the computer goes to sleep, it will intermittently flash like it's having a stroke. I bet that whomever came up with this idea thought it looked great, but in reality it looks like the computer's lighting faulty and about to die any minute. Something else to note in regards to keyboard lighting. For some reason they decided that only the grey model can have different colored lighting. The white model will only allow static white, while, while the grey model offers not only different colors, but also different effects. This is one of the benefits of having the less expensive model. Overall: Great but over-priced computer. Very fast, gorgeous looks, great battery, great screen, little annoying qc issues, very annoying but easily resolved default software settings. No regrets.

Amazing laptop extremely fast just with it had a higher wattage gpu instead of the 75- 100w. Most reviews have this laptop getting beat by last generation 2070 and 2080 supers in gaming check Jarod's tech on YouTube for indepth performance review but great in content creation. Amazing laptop for design and the 32gbs of ram

This Gaming laptop is by far the best one I've ever use. With the new update on the Armoury Crate, the speakers doesn't have muffling sound when the ROG Logo Start up sound is disable. I'm overall impressed that such power in a thin and light gaming laptop exist. The notebook it self is very easy to open to add an additional SSD. I highly recommend this notebook to any one looking for a thin and light Gaming laptop that performs.

This laptop gets very hot and the fan settings are not very intuitive. After 7 months of light usage the LCD display stopped working and I had to send off for warranty repair. When it works, this is a powerful laptop that runs anything you throw at it but I’m concerned about heat dissipation and the long term effect of high temps on component life.

Amazing, but as many other described, there were a few issues that I had to face along the way. I will write down what I remember. 1. Just like the 14 inch one, it is sooo soooo hard to make it go asleep properly. 2. Keyboard light flickering while asleep - can be turned off, but I really thought mine was defective. Who the heck decided to put it by default?! 3. Speaker getting muffled when you turn off the booting sound - …….why???!! 4. Build quality - mine squeaks a bit whenever I lift it up or press my hand against the area near the touchpad

Honestly, this is the best laptop I’ve ever purchased. Mine had no defects and after messing with the registry and settings I’m able to get the best graphics at a max temp of 85 degrees, which is exceptional in such a small form factor. Cost wise I believe it is a bit much, but if you’re able to afford it, I’d just purchase this version for access to dual channel memory, white aesthetic, and windows 10 pro. Also this model will probably be much cheaper than the Intel model that will come out soon so I’m glad I got mine now.

Just got it. So far: Pros: great looking laptop. Speedy. Cons: no camera for windows hello, fingerprint reader is flakey works 10% of time even after recalibrated, touchpad left click is not set right. has this weird thing where you press down and feel two clicks. The right side doesn't have this issue. I knew it wasn't going to have a camera, so no stars docked. However, the lack of reliable fingerprint and weird touchpad feel is enough of an annoyance to dock a star. Its an expensive piece of hardware and the build quality should reflect it.. but doesnt..

The computer itself is really good. The problem is that after a while several keys stopped working.

Great laptop only way to get 32 GB ram in the G15 3080 is bit too much for the TDP it is running, will not get much improvement from 3070 version

I'm absolutely mind blown at the performance of this laptop. I can run "Rust" on 90+ fps with ultra (absolute max) settings at 1440p. "Escape from Tarkov" on ultra settings (absolute max) on 60-70 fps, with 1440p. I wasn't able to find any reviews describing its performance with graphically intensive games prior to buying it; I honestly didn't have high hopes given its a laptop gpu. Furthermore, the benchmarks associated with this pc's parts do not tell the story- My previous desktop had a 2060 super which supposedly benchmarks right next to the 3080 laptop GPU. However, I'm able to pull off 3x the frame rate at ultra settings with just about any game on this thing. ASUS has optimized this thing to really pack the 3080's potential. Furthermore, the CPU, SSD, and 32gb RAM brings an incredibly fast experience for pretty much anything you want to use it for. If you lead a nomadic lifestyle like me, this laptop is incredibly satisfying to own, given its sleek and lightweight design. The keyboard illumination at night is the cherry on top of the design. It does get moderately hot, but not to the point where it would cause any issues (especially if you're not overclocking anything, as I have not). I personally got a laptop cooling pad to treat it with extra care. Lastly, I'm not one to ever write reviews, but I love this thing so much that I'm here to tell you it's a GREAT buy if you're comfortable spending $2500.