Customer Ratings & Reviews

Look, this is one of the best laptops you can buy in 2023 but it has some weird quirks/software things that hold it back for someone like me who values fan-noise-to-performance and as someone who has tested a number of mini-LED panels now. So is it amazing? Yes. Is it the best? Maybe the best for you, but maybe not. It really comes down to some subjective differences that may lead to choosing another machine instead. So first of all, this thing is quite a bit thinner and lighter than most other 4090 machines. It also has some CRITICAL features that some of the competition lacks. I’ve had it next to the Legion Pro 7 and it is very noticeably slimmer and sleeker. I’ll go over different aspects of this laptop below: DESIGN: It’s beautiful. It’s sleek. Aluminum and magnesium alloy is appreciated. Makes the laptop lighter while still being sturdy. Very minimal flex or screen wobble. Keyboard is one of the best around, it’s got good travel and feels great to type on, plus it’s CENTERED! Always appreciate that, plus the glass trackpad is super smooth, much better than the Legion/Alienware laptops with plastic trackpads. Webcam isn’t bad, not great but very acceptable. Speakers sound great, one of the best for gaming laptops, especially compared to those with downward-firing speakers (looking at you, Lenovo). The ergo-lift hinge also makes the chin basically vanish, which is a really cool look. Fans blowing onto the display is very minimal and doesn’t seem to affect anything. DISPLAY: The mini-LED display is one of the best displays you can get on a laptop, by far. The contrast is nearly OLED levels, while reaching about double the brightness and not having to worry about burn-in (1,200 nits is crazy!!! Blindingly bright). The issue I have here is that the blooming (halo effect) with 1,024 dimming zones is somehow worse than my 2022 Flow X16 with 512 dimming zones, which makes no sense. The blooming is very noticeable to me, but ONLY because I have the Flow to compare to. I think for those who have never tried Mini-LED before that you will be absolutely blown away by this display. PLUS Asus has a feature that no other manufacturer has and that is the ability to switch multi-zone dimming off. This disables ALL the local dimming zones and acts more like a traditional IPS display. This is great for content creators or those who are just browsing the internet, as you get uniform brightness across the entire display which leads to more accurate colors and brightnesses. This should be a GAMECHANGER for those working in creative applications, and something to definitely consider over other mini-LED laptops. It also has an sRGB-clamp (new to the 2023 Asus laptops) which is also not seen among other gaming laptops. This is great for those working and watching content in the sRGB color space (so basically most things that aren’t HDR). CPU PERFORMANCE: The i9-13900H is certainly not top-of-the-line compared to HX chips this year but it still performs very well! Cinebench scores give you like 19,500 multi-core and 2,000+ single-core, so CPU-heavy programs and games will run beautifully. GPU PERFORMANCE: The 150-watt 4090 is amazing to see in a machine this thin and light. Of course it’s not going to perform quite like the 4090 in a desktop or like the ones in thicker laptops at 175 watts, but it still is WAY better than most other laptops this size. You really won’t find GPU performance like this in a device this compact except maybe the 4090 Zephyrus G14. It can run any game at extreme settings QHD, or even 4k is very possible on this device. I was absolutely blown away seeing a Time Spy graphics score over 19,000! FAN NOISE: So the fans are not bad, but I have an issue specifically with the turbo mode. Turbo mode is currently bugged, as it hits over 56dB (double the perceived volume as my Flow X16 in Turbo mode). That is pretty hard to deal with, but there is a workaround! Manual mode with maxed out fans is actually QUIETER than Turbo mode while petforming identically! That’s crazy to me, and I hope they fix this soon, but yeah use manual mode unless you’ve got noise cancelling headphones, lol. BATTERY: Battery life is surprisingly decent for an Intel processor. It gets about 6-7 hours in YouTube playback depending on your settings. That’s pretty good compared to many others out there! OTHER FEATURES: So some cool little things that this laptop has that many others from other brands don’t, is first of all it has Modern Standby Assist, which allows it to actually sleep correctly, fighting Windows poor modern standby/sleep system. The sRGB clamp is very unique, as well as the single-zone/multi-zone toggle for the mini-LED display. You also get Eco Mode, which completely disables the dGPU (The RTX graphics) for helping maximizing battery life while reducing fan noise and power output. Armoury Crate also has VERY extensive features for tuning fans and performance from your machine. OUTPUTS: One thing to keep in mind is that the laptop’s outputs work differently in dGPU mode vs advanced Optimus (standard) mode. In dGPU (ultimate) mode, ALL outputs connect directly to the Nvidia graphics, allowing for max performance. While in Advanced Optimus mode, the outputs all connect to the integrated graphics, which reduces performance. This may be a bug as most other Asus laptops don’t act like this, but I confirmed it with others and they are experiencing the same thing as of May 2023. But it’s not something to really worry about if you rarely plug into an external monitor, just something to note. So why did I give this 5 stars if there were things I didn’t like? Because I know for some people this WILL be a 5-star laptop. I just have a more niche use-case of needing lower fan noise and needing better output configurations. I’m also in the unique situation of being able to compare this mini-LED display to other laptops like the Flow. So for most people who like thin-and-lights? This might be the perfect laptop! For those who value the same things as me? Maybe look at the ROG Flow X16 or Zephyrus G14 instead! Anyways, that’s all I got! Still one of the best laptops of 2023, just maybe not the best for everyone.

This laptop changed my way of streaming, with an nvidia4090 graphics processor, added to an i9 13th generation processor and a cooling system with 3 liquid metal fans, together with the best screen on the market in gaming laptops the Rog nebula HDR screen at 244Hz and 1100 nits of Brightness. A beautiful design that is easy to customize and comfortable to carry. This computer changed my life for the better and it will change yours too.

I have hade this unit for over a week and have no problems at all the build quality is great and the upgradability is out standing yes i understand people have issues with fan noise butt when your running this kind of power thrye a laptop give me a break it also has a silent mode so when your doing less productive work i think Asus really did a great job this time and the display has no equal mini led are awesome

GPU and CPU performance is great and it is a very portable laptop. Led screen is beautiful. When not doing gaming/3d graphics, all fans are off (0 RPM, see image). It was easy to add a second NVME SSD (4TB) into the slot, for Ubuntu 22 / Windows dual boot. Battery life is a mediocre when using the discrete GPU, but reasonable without.

The turbo mode sounds like a helicopter and the performance release is average. But the screen is very nice, if you know what you need then this is the computer for you

If you’re an Asus fan and you want one of the best laptops out at the moment than this is for you. I chose this over the G18 because of the sleek black color and i felt it wouldn’t stand out too much when im out with it.

i think this laptop is fantastic . great bright screen with no bleed. excellent specs for gaming. speakers are average . keyboard is fun to key on the trackpad is sloppy, but then again i have a macbook to campare it to… the anime matrix is cool. the build quality it nice but why put a sticker logo on the case to cheapen the look? battery life is dreadful, but i use it at my house and only wish the battery was removable. i really love this thing even though my negatives do bother me a little….

If you're expecting a great battery life, you probably aren't looking for a gaming laptop like this. This laptop has been great for my use cases, it's fast on turbo and performance, RAM is more than enough for most basic tasks and is great for multitasking on more intensive ones. Silent mode is useful for night and class usage, games run smoothly, it has enough VRAM to run many types of local generative AI, and the only complaint I have is that my pair of headphones doesn't seem to like this laptop. All round, amazing laptop, it really does feel like a portable desktop computer even if the screen isn't 4k.

I felt like it was well made, but poorly executed, you have 4090 graphic card but it's missing the 24 core I9 instead they put the lower grade 14 core I9. On top of bottlenecking the graphcards true potential by limiting the power of the laptop watts that the graphics card is designed for. It's a gaming computer they should have been less Eco focus on it. Also it sounded like a airplane regardless of the limiters put on it.. if you don't mind the set backs it's a good computer, I think it was well built but I'm not expert I like the feeling of the keyboard the touch pad worked well . Over all the computer was good by all means I just feel the company cut corners and could have made it way better.

Great gaming laptop according to me. From the processor to RAM to Graphics card, everything that is needed to be the best in the market. I have enjoyed every second of it.,

Overall, the machine provides a good user experience and is not very prone to fingerprints. However, there are two issues with the system that are unclear if they are related to Amoury Crate or Windows 11: Every time the machine starts up, the screen brightness is always at maximum and needs to be manually adjusted to return to normal. The minimum speed for the sys fan is 3600 RPM, which is still too loud in quiet mode. It would be great if it could be adjusted to the same as the CPU and GPU, which is 1800 RPM.

I purchased two unite, and both exhibit flaws that warrants a return, unfortunately. The laptop is otherwise really good, feels premium, and performs well. My first unit has a really bad, high pitched loud whine for the MiniLED display. It goes away when the display is off. My second unit doesn’t have that whine, but the trackpad is broken on the left side, its harder to click and doesnt register clicks sometimes.

I bought this product two weeks ago and in my opinion it’s overall a really good product, and the only problem about this is that it may has software issues like the Armory crate, sometimes it doesn’t work, it doesn’t identify your devices or being able to control the anime matrix feature, I fixed that problem by unstalled the app and installed it again. However it has a really good hardware the GPU and CPU is extremely strong and can handle most of game in a decent quality and a good fps

Specs are comparable to other slim gaming laptops, gets a little hot especially when really using it to it's full potetional. Battery is nothing to write home about either as expected but overall no surprises, works great! The customizeable back light has been the start of the show though, family loves it during the holidays changing the themes for each holiday has been a great success, and it's a fun little gimmick. Worth the price premium i'm not sure but hey it's fun!

Best laptop you will over own! Its so powerful, you can sell your Gaming PC RTX 3090 with Ryzen 9 5950x. The QHD 16 inch screen is so bright, crisp and colorful, is equally comparable to a 4k screen. Adding a second PCIe Gen 4 2 TB only requires removing the backplate screws. The best of all, this 1/2 pound laptop is so light, I don’t know how they get away with being so quiet and thermally cooled with the most powerful GPU in the planet and top of the line Intel CPU.

Love it! Use it for 3d modeling and game design. Dont reccomend using it not plugged into the charger. dies very fast

Great laptop Great value!! This computer has done everything I need it to do and more. The specs are better than what is reported on the site. This thing is super quiet even when running wide open. I added a mouse and mem stick external that all function with the Aura program and it looks sic. It had 32gb of ram and you can tell. Graphics are top notch even at highest levels.

I own two of them, M16 4090, they can be upgraded to 96gb ram and two 8tb nvme. This is a powerful config.

Overall this laptop absolutely rocks! Its got a lot of extra features but its awesome! It can get pretty loud when its on the overclock setting otherwise its not bad.

Amazing laptop. Runs everything I do to it beautifully. Only bad thing is the battery life