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Customers commend the ROG Zephyrus 16" for its impressive performance, particularly its powerful GPU and ample RAM, allowing for smooth gaming and content creation. However, some users express concerns regarding the laptop's cooling system, battery life, and display issues such as blooming and uneven brightness. The build quality and speakers also receive positive feedback, while the keyboard and fan noise are mentioned as potential drawbacks.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
This is the one to get
After having hinge failures on my MSI, I was looking for a better laptop experience. I'm not in this to benchmark, but this laptop delivered on every metric. The mini LED is fantastic, the build quality is on another level, the GPU is great, and the design of the laptop doesn't scream for attention.
Both memory slots are also user replaceable. I upgraded both sodimm slots and added another SSD in under 10 minutes. The process was really simple.
Only downside is it does attract fingerprints on the keyboard deck. The fan of the GPU can also get loud, but that's what's to be expected with a 4080. If you don't like it, it's simple to manually change fan speed and thermal thresholds so that the laptop fan doesn't need to spool those up so fast.
If you want a well built Windows machine that is capable of running all the new titles, get this. If you want to have a cheap experience with the laptop and break the hinge just by closing the lid, then get an MSI.
Posted by ksan
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great, if you don’t get a manufacturer defect :)
The M16 is probably one of the best laptops I had.
It can run games at the highest settings and high frame rates (e.g., RE4R Demo was 150+ fps during gameplay and reached ~240 fps during cutscenes…. it also ran Hogwarts Legacy with little to no stuttering but I don’t know the fps)— the i9 13th gen CPU and the RTX 4080 Laptop GPU work wonderfully together. Furthermore, it was really fast and the display was nice, even for a defect.
HOWEVER, I had to return it because of the screen issues (ghosting or halo effect? It was weird, and made the laptop feel… old). I didn’t think the quality of it met up to its price, even with the open box discount (if you go for open box, either go in store or understand that your item will be a hit or miss). I would also say that the battery life kind of sucked—it would drain pretty fast when I was only using YouTube, which was a drag since it’s only Chrome. Also, I wish there was a fingerprint scanner like the ~2020 G14s but that’s okay.
Regardless of these issues, the M16 is still an amazing laptop and I enjoyed using it while it lasted :)
Posted by steph
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The complete package
This is my 2nd ROG laptop and this seems like the perfect replacement to my 2019 ROG Strix Scar 3. I am a graduate student and I wanted a laptop which is portable and can game well.
This laptop is fantastic and like I said in the title it is as complete as a laptop gets!
Pros
1. Gorgeous Screen
2. Amazing Speakers
3. Powerful RTX 4080 that can run any current or upcoming game.
4. Premium build quality
5. Amazing battery life for a powerful gaming notebook.
( I get around 8 hrs on eco mode and my workload is mostly running VSCode, MobaXterm, Google Chrome and Foxit)
Cons
1. Fans might get loud in turbo mode and I suggest downloading G-Helper to tune the fans better. If you don't want to use G-helper continue running performance mode.
2. There is no prnt scrn button and there is no way to lock the fn row. This is not necessarily a con as there are many work arounds for this. For screenshots I use an app called Lightshot and I have set the F6 key for using it and you can lock the Fn row with the help of G-Helper.
Overall I am very satisfied with my purchase and recommend it whole heartedly!
