Customer Ratings & Reviews

This laptop is lightening fast. It works great. It does have a learning curve. After you get used to it, it's a great laptop.

No complaints at all. Sure the RAM may be low but I don't feel it's a big deal for gaming (which is what this laptop is marketed as). If you are using this laptop for work or development, then I would definitely look for something with more RAM. Gaming (FFXIV and Lost Ark) was a nice surprise. I have had previous gaming laptops before and this was a much better experience. The screen and performance are the highlights of this device.

Came in great condition, no dead pixels or backlight bleed. Had it for over a month and it’s CPU and GPU performance is amazing for intensive programs, video editing, etc. Silent mode is extremely silent (no fan noise) and appears ~75% performant compared to its max CPU power. So I have no fear about the fan getting loud if I need to use the computer around others or in quiet environments. Havent run into any problems with overheating, but I mainly use CPU hungry programs and dont play any super intensive GPU games. The display is quite colorful and bright, and the laptop material does absorb oils/fingerprints over time but its not problematic -quite easy to wipe from time to time.

My first “gaming pc” and i love it for the past year i have zero complaints of this product it’s been an amazing ride and one I’ll use for the next 5-10 years

Excellent laptop! Coming from last year's G15, This thing is noticeably faster in terms of processing power and graphical power thanks to the addition of the MUX Switch For a Laptop in such a form factor you get some compromises such as fan noise and heat , Honestly fan noise doesn't bother me Because i'm usually using it on Performance mode which is about 90-95% of the turbo performance, Turbo Performance makes you feel like you're sittings next to a jet engine yet i find it more pleasant than my PS4 Pro's sound wear Headphone in both scenarios anyway Tho Turbo does extremely good job with the cooling even better than Performance mode, On Performance i reached a maximum of 90 but it was only that time on Turbo i never reached it. When you're using that Laptop on silent, It is dead silent even more silent than my Ryzen G15 which is known for its power efficiency so good Job Intel! My only complaint is the Backlit bleeding, Unfortunately my Unit was almost perfect even after reading reviews seems my unit runs cooler and / or achives better battery life (This could be because i disable MUX Switch and use Eco Mode on GPU mode also Battery Power Saver mode) but yea there's no such perfect unit i guess, Backlit bleeding, Problem with the M16 is that it's has a bright that you can easily see the screen bleeding when booting up the PC or on screens with Black background

The screen is amazing, exactly what I wanted. Everything is so vivid. I do some gaming on it and it works fine. I do recommend getting a cooler for it like the Targus laptop lap chill pad but its a gaming laptop after all. I've no issues with its. Its quick to load , slim, relatively light for a gaming laptop. It makes me smile when I turn it on.

Works amazing perfect for gaming streaming editing so good I bought one for my wife and she loves it my go to laptop

After spending 24 hours with this laptop, I want to offer some thoughts about whether it might be right for you. My main usecase is music production. I am replacing an i7 9700f desktop with this laptop. When using Ableton Live along with many CPU-heavy plugins, projects that once required 75-85% cpu usage are now using 55-65%. I consider that a clear win; moving from a big desktop system to a 4 pound laptop while still gaining 20-25% in performance is incredible. This is in performance mode. Ultra mode doesn't seem to offer much more performance for this particular usecase, and the fan noise isn't worth the tiny bump in performance. Fan noise while running Ableton in performance mode is pretty quiet, certainly much quieter than my desktop and not a distraction to recording music. My gaming results are in line with what you will find on YouTube reviews. Yes, Ultra mode is pretty darn loud, and yes, when gaming, the chassis near the power button gets pretty hot. Like most people, I game with headphones on, so the noise isn't a problem for me. However, ultra mode does not seem well optimized. Simply activating ultra mode kicks the fans into high gear, even if the laptop is idle. Asus will hopefully update this. A custom fan profile is probably the best course of action, but I haven't done that yet. Gaming on performance mode is still quite good for a laptop, and it does run a bit cooler and a bit quieter. For basic web browsing and productivity, the laptop is insanely fast. The fastest I've ever used. It also runs mostly quiet for these tasks. A couple times while installing software, the fans kicked up loudly for a short time before returning to a soft hum. Everyone's tolerance for fan noise is different, but I personally find the fans acceptablly quiet most of the time. The screen is bright, beautiful, and fast. Love it. Zero complaints. Some have complained of backlight bleed, and I have one very small bit of bleed along the bottom bezel. Very minimal and doesn't bother me. That said, it might be a crapshoot whether or not you get bad backlight bleed because it does seem to be an issue for some people. Worst case scenario: you return it for another one, though that is a hassle. The speakers sound great. I originally bought an M1 MacBook Pro before returning it for this Asus. To my ears, the Asus sounds just as good as the MacBook, and both are light-years beyond any laptop I've ever owned. Pretty incredible, actually. The keyboard and trackpad are excellent. I am a college professor, and typing long documents is common for me. I need a great keyboard, and this is one for sure. Not quite as good as the keyboard on the MacBook Pro, but not far behind either. The trackpad is big and fluid. No complaints. What can I say? It's a phenomenal laptop that will meet my music and productivity needs wonderfully. I hope this review helps you decide if it will be right for you.

amazingly compact and powerful enough to run anything i throw at it. runs 170+fps on an insanely modded minecraft and plays bf2042 at 90fps on 1080p ultra.

Great laptop for gaming and everyday use. It is very easy to upgrade the RAM and SSD

I love this pc and use it every day. Not a day goes by where I'm not using this pc for one thing or another

Sturdy construction but very light for a gaming laptop. Awesome display. Fast apps upload speed. Fast response time. Excellent keyboard, very sensitive.

Really great computer. Fast and reliable! I’m able to use it for work and school without lag.

Excellent laptop!! great speed and the picture quality is great. I do a lot of gaming and upgraded the RAM. This laptop is fast and efficient!!!

Great laptop! Powerful enough for gaming, and video editing.

Going to start of with addressing the misleading info and bad reviews. It was clearly stated on the website that this laptop ram config was 8x8 with 8 gig soldered on. Having 16gig soldered on is a horrible idea because that lowers your max ram amount as 48 gig is all that is supported. 16gig plus 32gig is 48gig. Having a 16gig soldered on you either get 32gig or 16gig max not 48gig. Its a non issue other then the fact Asus misspoke and said 16gig soldered. The performance and price is outstanding reguardless.

Works really well but does get quite hot. You can adjust performance settings.

This thing looks good on paper. Real world use though leaves too much to desire. The screen is placed behind the exhaust fans which heats the screen up pretty fast. There is back light bleed along the bottom that at first is manageable, but as the screen heats up the whole screen starts to show bleed on the edges accompanied with a green hue that stretched across the display. The Intel display management software also over brightens the screen and washes out the colors. Anytime you change the screen setting through armoury crate you have to open the Intel display software and toggle the overall brightness slider to get rid of the washed out screen. It's seems like a bug with the igpu There is no gsync or an HDMI 2.1 output. The solution to no vrr is that the igpu outputs the signal from the dgpu while in mshybrid mode and applies adaptive sync. This leads to crippled performance and pretty bad frame stuttering. I also still see tearing. When using just the dgpu there is only the Nvidia control panel options for vsync which all do nothing to help this screen. The fans are incredibly loud when using it for anything except basic tasks. Just downloading a game ramps up to max and it's louder than my tv at normal listening volume. The touchpad has a noticable gap between the touch surface and the frame and will easily collect stuff. I have never seen a gap like this before. All the laptops I have ever seen are flush between the frame and the touchpad. The matte black collects finger grease easily and looks dirty really fast. The speakers sound terrible as well. They crackle occasionally and don't get louder with the volume. They just become more distorted sounding. For an Asus product I definitely expected more and at this price point it's a little insulting. This one should have never made it past QC. If you don't plan on gaming at all or listening to music or watching movies then this might work for you. But then you could also just buy a $500 laptop and call it a day.

Powered by Geforce RTX it has a greap IPS display with Asus Nebula display. Screen is even smoother with 165hz refresh rate. Perfect for gaming!

Good for mid gaming. The only problem is fans noise.