Excellent computer for every process you can imagine. Gaming has smooth process, and no lag on the computing side. Graphics are unbelievable. Read more

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I purchased both the 2024 and 2025 laptops. I am glad the 2025 had gotten rid of the clear W,A,S,D keys on the 2025, but I am disappointed in the power supply change between the two since now I have to carry two different power bricks. Read more

Years ago I had a very expensive MacBook Pro that eventually baked itself to death due to grossly inadequate CPU cooling (no fans, just vents thru the keyboard). I vowed, “never again! Henceforth my laptop shall always feature powerful fans!” Careful what you wish for. While the ROG G750JZ I owned immediately after the MacBook was perfect, cooling-wise, with powerful but not deafening fans, my new Strix G16’s fans are way, way too loud. If you don’t live with other people or otherwise do your gaming (and other fan-triggering computations) in isolation, then put on good noise-isolating headphones and don’t worry about it. But, if you do game in mixed company as I generally do, be advised: this machine will irritate others when those fans kick in. That’s the bad news, bad enough to dock a star. The good news is, I love almost everything else about this machine. The display is simply gorgeous. Performance is crazy-good. It’s a compact and medium-weight machine (unlike my beloved G750 which was, admittedly, a boat-anchor). And, the Strix G16’s “tool-free upgrade” feature makes it super easy to swap out RAM and SSDs: just unlatch and slide off the bottom case cover and there they are. One caveat, though: the instruction manual recommends first disconnecting the battery, which requires you to essentially field-strip the machine using a screwdriver (!!) before adding or removing RAM or SSD’s — clearly there were competing visions between engineering teams at play at Asus. But, people, including me, seem to be ignoring this advice without mishap! The only other negative for me with the G16 besides noise is the touchpad, which supposedly doubles as a numeric keypad. Personally I detest touchpads, because I always, always, always accidentally bump or brush them with my wrists when typing, causing the cursor to jump around. So, on any laptop I use, this is always the first thing I disable. With the G16, that means losing the numeric keypad, because the physical keyboard lacks one. This is a baffling design choice for a gaming laptop — historically, the numeric keypad has been an important game control in some titles. And yet, this hasn’t been an issue for me so far when playing Disco Elysium, Baldur’s Gate 3, and other recent games — maybe game designers nowadays depend on these less —so for now at least this is just a quibble. If I ever do need a physical numeric keypad, USB & bluetooth keyboards are cheap enough. In summary, I find my 2025 Strix G16 to be a powerful, compact, and beautiful-graphics-delivering laptop. I just try not to use it around other people when I’m doing anything that turns those loud fans on. Read more

Just got a new laptop and it's seriously amazing! The performance is way better than I expected. It's super fast, whether I'm working or unwinding with some games. I've already put it to the test with a bunch of tasks, and it hasn't skipped a beat. Definitely a great upgrade! Read more