Just a couple things you should note or add. Saying weather or not it can charge by USB PD (which I think it can) is a big selling point for some as it means can carry one USB charger for phone and laptop when not needing full power (eg day at school) And in the battery section come up with some form of non gaming test like UA-cam playback or web browsing. Far more people use these laptops on battery like normal laptops rather than gaming on battery.
Any concerns long term about the heat blowing on to the screen or are those intake fans? Also how annoying are those flickering lights at night watching movies. Thanks.
@@blenderguy3250 sorry it isn't 😐 3:55 Dave2D clearly shows the M16 is exhausting hot air on the screen and the screen is sitting about 50°C ua-cam.com/video/tZezzz6tY3o/v-deo.html
I purchased this laptop and I'm still unsure of how to use Blender to its potential. Any advice on how to use it in Blender to obtain the best and fastest render would be greatly appreciated.
The ROG M series is fantastic. The previous gen (M15 with a 2070) was the sleeper hit of it's generation. Everyone was going gaga over the previous gen G14, and it was a great system, but the M15 was just amazing, so it's no surprise that this new gen M16 is a beast as well. Asus marketed that G series more, so the M15 kind of fell through the cracks for the "more mainstream" tech reviewers online. I was considering the G14 back then, but my workflow requires Thunderbolt (and the G series didn't support it) so I ended up getting an M15 and I don't regret it for one second. I will absolutely be getting another M series ROG laptop when this one eventually becomes obsolete. TL;DR: ROG M series is a beast, and I recommend it over the G series any day (unless you want a more compact system)
I bought the newer G14 because it was cheaper and I wanted 32GB RAM which is even more expensive, had the animetrix display and the AMD chip is supposed to be more power efficient. But now looking back I would prefer the M16 (although it hadn't come out when I bought my G14). Small bezels with nice 16:10 aspect ratio, has a webcadm, rtx 3070 is a nice upgrade with 2G VRAM over the 3060, soft touch keys, bigger screen makes it easier to work on when on the go. Also, I'm guessing it's actually possible to game on using the keyboard. When I tried to game on the keyboard it was so hot that I physically could not use it....so frustrating especially when the hottest area is around the wasd keys
Yea literally, I also got the one with 240hz display , I7 9750h and rtx 2070 and im in love with it, recently this m16 with rtx 3070 caught my eye and idk kinda tempted to get it just cuz of display but only reason why im hesitant is because of 240hz vs 165hz idk if its noticable or not cuz 240hz spoiled me so much.
I have had this laptop for some months now. Here are the pros and cons. CONS: -gets very hot. Only solution is to turn graphics way down or buy a laptop cooler -no display port. Have to get a converter if needed. -The lights are noticeable if you lay down next to the laptop watching a movie. Tho it hasn't bothered me much. -everything is some form of black. You will see smudges and fingerprints on the keys and sides and track pad. Wipe it down once a day and you'll be good. PROS: -when its not to hot to run it this machine can make a game look very pretty -the fingerprint scanner is far more useful then I expected -while nothing special the keyboard is easy to use and Isnt to cluttered. The hotkeys it does have are very useful -the speakers are good enough that I find myself unplugging the headphones more often then I would've thought -the software it comes with makes it easy to monitor the performance and heat with a single press of a button, and change the keyboard color -the track pad is smooth and never catches my finger. It is also quite large. -probably the most important, this thing is a beast. A great monitor and great PC wrapped in one. If you can get a laptop cooler you'll have very little to complain about.
@@frankfasulo9550 Depends on the game and if I need to overclock or not. Generally I can play at high graphics and not overclock, the laptop still gets a lil warm ofc. But it never gets so hot that it starts lagging my game. The laptop is near 4k quality and 165hz. Almost any machine would have trouble running that sort of monitor on high settings without getting a little warm sometimes. So sometimes I still do, but it mostly depends on the game. And how many things im running in the background. Which is another pro/con with this laptop btw. Because of the type of CPU it has its not the best for gaming. What I mean by that is the CPU is optimized for multitasking, but there are other cpus that are better for single task oriented uses. So essentially gaming and nothing else. But if youre running spotify, discord, the game, a chrome tab or two, ons, etc, like I am. Then this CPU can handle that. Its a tradeoff like most hardware. Im sorry I started rambling about other shit, but I sort nerd out when it comes to this stuff. I think the best way to answer your question is to say that I never turn down my graphics more then if I had the same computer but in a well cooled desktop. The laptop cooler did the trick well enough that I can use this as my main driver.
@@coapa_760 There is an hdmi and two usb c. Personally I have a port hub that extends my usb c. Gives me some display port, hdmi, usb, etc. And I have a usb c to display port so I can play vr. Yes its a bit inconvenient, but if youre gonna use a laptop as your main pc then a port hub is damn near necessary anyway.
The people who prioritise battery life while buying their machine are 99% students and we don't care how long the laptop lasts on battery "while gaming". We wanna know how long it lasts with casual use (a bit of browsing/idling/youtube those stuff). Disappointed.
I got hp pavilion gaming laptop £649.00 I can call of duty cold war and modern warfare its pretty good.soroge is low bot i add 2tb hardrive, mony well spent
Just bought an open box model on best buy for a good price. Will pick up in store later today. I'm not really a gamer, but occasionally get the itch to dork out on a game. Got it to do multimedia stuff because I'm not home enough to use my desktop set up.
i have same exact question. did you ever find your answer? i know that the omen has better cache specs and 1g higher processor i believe. but i haven't found a true side by side comparison besides google searches
If you do some tweaking, battery save mode etc... I can see about 7-8 hours. But this is ONLY for productivity related tasks - Google Docs, Microsoft suite, Notion etc... and will be hamstrung for any creative or performance related tasks.
I've been using this laptop for two weeks. I love it but it gets SUPER HOT. However I felt the bottom of the screen and the screen itself doesn't get hot, the air blows past the screen mostly. But the back of the laptop gets insanely hot, trying to undervolt or do something at the moment. We're talking 78-83 Celcius on the high end playing games and stuff.
I dnt get how u guys call 83 got i got a legion 5i from last year and it's gets upto 90 still works but if u put it on a desk is perfect intel CPUs are supposed to run hot
Where does it stand in comparison to Lenovo Legion 5 Pro (with RTX 3070) ? Please make a comparison video if possible. If not please share your thoughts on the same.
It’s so hard between this and the g15. On one hand the g15 should perform better for less but this has the quality of life things like windows hello and 16:10 screen while being more expensive
Performance is equal on both since you won’t notice any difference. However, they both have strong features that are not shared such as battery, screen, camera and ports (thunderbolt 4)
@@mariozamora9684 from what i know the new 11th gen cpu packs more than the ryzen 5000 (being the ryzen 9 5900HS can be compared to i5 11th gen) at least for gaming
Great reviewer! I just bought mine over the amd g15 2021 model and hope I made the right choice. Almost identical price tags but the m16 has the 3060 while the g15 had a 3080. The m16 bezels and bigger screen just look better and the Webcam finally on a zephyrus! We shall see tho, wonder what everyone else would choose?
@@jeffj0260 ah good catch the 3070 g15. Although the 3080 is also very close too. All three of them I was debating on, really hope the Intel 11th gen doesn't let me down.
Thank you for this. I got this laptop a few days ago and I love it, but am somewhat concerned with how hot it gets. I had an Asus G751JM-BHI7T25 and it never seemed as hot as this one gets.
I have this laptop. And I did have to turn down graphics to the point that I couldn't even enjoy its power. At least if I didn't want it to reach 70 or even 80+ degrees celsius. I bought a 30 dollar laptop cooler and that seemed to mitigate the problem enough that I don't worry about it to much anymore
@@enferreine from what Ik thats okay for short bursts. But will fuck up your laptop if its like that constantly. If its a nice laptop or you can replace it id grab yourself a laptop cooler
After using this laptop for over 2 years and having cleaned its fans, im struggling to run youtube videos at 1080p 60 frames even though I have little to no bloat. Always buy a pc.
I think I saw that it could turn off the igpu (correct me if I'm wrong). So does that mean I can prevent bottle necking by turning it off essentially removing the middle man?
Can I ask two questions please: 1. What do you think that on a normal coding day, is there a lot of fan noise or even a fan noise? 2. Can the rgb color on the keyboard can be tuned off or made it to white color? Many thanks.
Can we please discuss how much battery lasts on a gaming laptop without gaming on it ??? Nobody plays when they are not plugged in unless it's a browser game or something that can take full advantage of the graphic chipset the cpu has.
I found m16 and g15 with 3060 at the same price in my country. I really like m16 display but overall is is better then g15? I know that g15 has better battery life, it is cooler and brings silent fans due to amd processor.
Windows Hello, full size SD card, and thunderbolt ports on either side and this is a shoe in for the best laptop of the year! Sigh can't have it all can we? :(
For anyone with this laptop, how long did your out of box setup take? Recently purchased and brought one home and it's currently been lingering at the "one moment please" blue startup screen after being turned on.
There was no microphone and sound test and no comparison to e.g. Dell's XPS. It would also be nice to look at the temperatures on GPU and especially on the i9 CPU
It's available for pre-order on Scan for £2298 for the 3070 www.scan.co.uk/products/16-asus-rog-zephyrus-gu603hr-wqxga-165hz-i9-11900h-32gb-ddr4-2tb-nvme-ssd-8gb-rtx-3070-usb4-win10-ho Or £1799 for the 3060 version. Both available around end of June, other retailers may have them too... www.scan.co.uk/products/16-asus-rog-zephyrus-gu603hm-wuxga-144hz-i7-11800h-16gb-ddr4-1tb-nvme-ssd-6gb-rtx-3060-usb4-win10-ho
One area that Asus f***ed up on there 2021 gaming laptops is wiring the hdmi port to the IGPU instead of the nvidia... so basicially you get the nvidia Optimus performance penalty and limits the hdmi to 2.0 instead of 2.1... even if you use a displayport/usb c hdmi 2.1 adaptor, there is zero way to get vrr on an hdmi 2.1 display... also the internal screen has no advanced optimus, just normal optimus... so less performance, which is just stupid considering razer and lenovo laptops use either advanced optimus or mux switches, and get hdmi 2.1
I bought a Alienware aura r12 and it was garbage for frames at max settings took back for this this laptop the first one had screen bleed . Second replacement had smashed screen ughh. Had to trade for omen 015 which was very nice at 300hz screen it I ended up taking it back and grabbed another zephyrus M16 which also had slight screen bleed but I kept it and so far it's eating the other 2 I took back .
Saw this laptop on Facebook marketplace for $499, it's in really good condition and idk if I should buy it used, it better to spend on a new one instead?
@@unknownperson-zz9kp not sure, the person selling it has everything that came in the box with it, but I'm not sure if he has taken it apart and done anything like replacing something. Like it's a pretty new laptop and all but honestly sounds like a scam if he has it that low, like do you not do any research when selling something lol.
@@TK-qd2lz tbh I would just get sm new with warranty and insurance it's pretty hard to find out if it's refurbished unless you're really good at what you're doing
@@talkandplay they're up for pre order on Scan for end of June www.scan.co.uk/products/16-asus-rog-zephyrus-gu603hm-wuxga-144hz-i7-11800h-16gb-ddr4-1tb-nvme-ssd-6gb-rtx-3060-usb4-win10-ho
Im software engineer and a university student I also like gaming so Im thinking of ( asus - rog 16" wuxga 144hz gaming laptop - intel core i7 - 16gb memory - nvidia rtx3050ti - 512gb ssd ) is it great pick??
@@lestermorales8249 I thought I'm gonna use it a lot but I did not... so I can't give you clear experience... but first thing you must know is that the battery isnt great. Anyway i played with it and it's great in gaming (depends on a person how he feel about it in gaming) ... if you play heavy games like elden ring temperature might goes to 80-90c, not always tho sometimes it sticks in 70-75c, and as I searched this temperature is kind of normal for heavy games ( notice i didn't use a cooler pad ). If u gonna just use it for work or university its great overall but i warn you... if use the laptop alot outside then u might need to look for a better choice cuz the battery is 👎.
@@hudaifhabulohom507 Thank you for your help. I want to buy this computer for generally uses (study, programm, music production, video production and also videogame)
G15 Pros - better battery life, better multithreaded performance, cheaper Cons - No thunderbolt 4, no webcam M16 Pros - bigger screen with 16:10 ratio, better single threaded performance, webcam, thunderbolt 4, ?PCI-express 4.0 - might be useful for future upgradability Cons - blows hot air on screen, worse battery life, more expensive by about £300 in the UK
Can you make a review later about the standby: While doing handbrake: (video encoding or just downloading large files) -set M16 to never sleep -set screen timeout (turn off screen after 2m) -then wait... When the screen turn off after 1 more minute check your fans is it off? *asus stupidly turn off fans on intel variant (like the M15 and many others with Intel 8th 9th 10th gen product) *win registry hack to enable S3 Standby won't work asus bios will overide to S0 Stupid Standby. *install coretemp app to see the cores temp while monitoring it. **this is known issue for years on their Intel variant... (and they don't care) you gonna be stuck with stupid standby on $xxxx laptop... 😁
In terms of performance Legion 7 will be better (same specs compared), because the cooling system on the lenovo is better and it can handle a higher TDP + no mux switch on Asus wich tend to lower FPS if your goal is gaming. In terms of screen comparison, I am not sure but I would say the two screens are probably the same just calibration is different. So at the end of the day if your goal is better FPS then go Lenovo, if not then it's just a design choice. Ah also almost forgot, also battery is better thanks to AMD on lenovo
So how loud is this thing really? I'm about to drop money on this but I'm kinda scared to pay so much for something that's gonna sound like my dusty ps4 lol.
@@kylin9417 well i am using it mostly for college and gaming. I really wanted the web camera for my zoom calls and stuff. I thought the price for m16 would go above 2k$ that's why i settled for g15. Now i think I don't mind having a 3060 instead of 3070 if i get a bigger aspect ratio display with 500nits and a web cam. And getting an almost perfect g15 was a lot of trouble. I am on my 3rd unit which doesn't have major issues. I was wondering if m16 has similar qc issues or is it better?
Is anyone else having an issue with the combo mic/headphone jack? Getting crosstalk where when I plug in my headset all of the pc sound goes directly into the mic and everyone can hear it. I know it isn't the headset cause it only happens on this laptop.
@@acdesignstudio3481 sorry it isn't 😐 3:55 Dave2D clearly shows the M16 is exhausting hot air on the screen and the screen is sitting about 50°C ua-cam.com/video/tZezzz6tY3o/v-deo.html
I have had this laptop for the last 4 weeks, and as our man here says it's flippin' great! Really snappy and comprehensive review.
how is it now the lab too functional wise any issues?
how is the battery life?
Yes mom this can handle my online classes and other simple work
no, you just want to play games, I know what your think
@@tomwalkman bruh he doesn’t mean that
@@tomwalkmanhe means some laptops or pcs are too powerful for online classes that its glitchy
@@qweepee4693 Yall are so dumb he was just saying a joke
@@crispy8038 I think everyone knows that kid
Just a couple things you should note or add.
Saying weather or not it can charge by USB PD (which I think it can) is a big selling point for some as it means can carry one USB charger for phone and laptop when not needing full power (eg day at school)
And in the battery section come up with some form of non gaming test like UA-cam playback or web browsing. Far more people use these laptops on battery like normal laptops rather than gaming on battery.
It supports 100W PD delivery via USB
Love the anime wallpaper
Where he get those wallpapers for phones
Yeeeees!!!! 😘😘😘❤❤❤
what's the picture tho?
@@rceps4999 It's bakugo from My Hero Academia
@@rceps4999 zombieland saga
Any concerns long term about the heat blowing on to the screen or are those intake fans? Also how annoying are those flickering lights at night watching movies. Thanks.
They are supposed to be intake but I read they still blow heat? Would like to know too.
It's an intake fan
@@blenderguy3250 sorry it isn't 😐
3:55 Dave2D clearly shows the M16 is exhausting hot air on the screen and the screen is sitting about 50°C
ua-cam.com/video/tZezzz6tY3o/v-deo.html
@@CED99 ua-cam.com/video/hfFrvjkv0ow/v-deo.html 43:30
They are intake fans. Takes in air from the front, goes through the processor, then exhausts it at the sides
I purchased this laptop and I'm still unsure of how to use Blender to its potential. Any advice on how to use it in Blender to obtain the best and fastest render would be greatly appreciated.
Whats it's battery life like?
But sticking my tongue on things is how I determine quality.
just ordered this today. no regrets 😌
The ROG M series is fantastic. The previous gen (M15 with a 2070) was the sleeper hit of it's generation. Everyone was going gaga over the previous gen G14, and it was a great system, but the M15 was just amazing, so it's no surprise that this new gen M16 is a beast as well. Asus marketed that G series more, so the M15 kind of fell through the cracks for the "more mainstream" tech reviewers online. I was considering the G14 back then, but my workflow requires Thunderbolt (and the G series didn't support it) so I ended up getting an M15 and I don't regret it for one second. I will absolutely be getting another M series ROG laptop when this one eventually becomes obsolete.
TL;DR: ROG M series is a beast, and I recommend it over the G series any day (unless you want a more compact system)
The main advantage for the g series is the significant amount of battery life which is crucial for a portable laptop.
I bought the newer G14 because it was cheaper and I wanted 32GB RAM which is even more expensive, had the animetrix display and the AMD chip is supposed to be more power efficient.
But now looking back I would prefer the M16 (although it hadn't come out when I bought my G14). Small bezels with nice 16:10 aspect ratio, has a webcadm, rtx 3070 is a nice upgrade with 2G VRAM over the 3060, soft touch keys, bigger screen makes it easier to work on when on the go. Also, I'm guessing it's actually possible to game on using the keyboard. When I tried to game on the keyboard it was so hot that I physically could not use it....so frustrating especially when the hottest area is around the wasd keys
@@Aligatorxx3 so would u prefer this over g15
Yea literally, I also got the one with 240hz display , I7 9750h and rtx 2070 and im in love with it, recently this m16 with rtx 3070 caught my eye and idk kinda tempted to get it just cuz of display but only reason why im hesitant is because of 240hz vs 165hz idk if its noticable or not cuz 240hz spoiled me so much.
I love watching things that I can't afford 😭
Me too bro😅 but by the way how much does it cost??
@@akhmadjansolikhov4576 I think it is priced at 2,100 dollars. Bloody expensive 😂🤣
@@Angelo_Tulibas yeah man
@@akhmadjansolikhov4576 £1800 for the 3060 in the UK, £2300 for the 3070 model in the UK
Even if you could afford it, you can't buy the laptop he actually has!
I have had this laptop for some months now. Here are the pros and cons.
CONS:
-gets very hot. Only solution is to turn graphics way down or buy a laptop cooler
-no display port. Have to get a converter if needed.
-The lights are noticeable if you lay down next to the laptop watching a movie. Tho it hasn't bothered me much.
-everything is some form of black. You will see smudges and fingerprints on the keys and sides and track pad. Wipe it down once a day and you'll be good.
PROS:
-when its not to hot to run it this machine can make a game look very pretty
-the fingerprint scanner is far more useful then I expected
-while nothing special the keyboard is easy to use and Isnt to cluttered. The hotkeys it does have are very useful
-the speakers are good enough that I find myself unplugging the headphones more often then I would've thought
-the software it comes with makes it easy to monitor the performance and heat with a single press of a button, and change the keyboard color
-the track pad is smooth and never catches my finger. It is also quite large.
-probably the most important, this thing is a beast. A great monitor and great PC wrapped in one. If you can get a laptop cooler you'll have very little to complain about.
no display port? so if i want to hook this up to a big screen i have to buy something?
Do you still turn down graphics settings with the laptop cooler?
@@frankfasulo9550 Depends on the game and if I need to overclock or not. Generally I can play at high graphics and not overclock, the laptop still gets a lil warm ofc. But it never gets so hot that it starts lagging my game. The laptop is near 4k quality and 165hz. Almost any machine would have trouble running that sort of monitor on high settings without getting a little warm sometimes. So sometimes I still do, but it mostly depends on the game. And how many things im running in the background. Which is another pro/con with this laptop btw. Because of the type of CPU it has its not the best for gaming. What I mean by that is the CPU is optimized for multitasking, but there are other cpus that are better for single task oriented uses. So essentially gaming and nothing else. But if youre running spotify, discord, the game, a chrome tab or two, ons, etc, like I am. Then this CPU can handle that. Its a tradeoff like most hardware. Im sorry I started rambling about other shit, but I sort nerd out when it comes to this stuff. I think the best way to answer your question is to say that I never turn down my graphics more then if I had the same computer but in a well cooled desktop. The laptop cooler did the trick well enough that I can use this as my main driver.
@@coapa_760 There is an hdmi and two usb c. Personally I have a port hub that extends my usb c. Gives me some display port, hdmi, usb, etc. And I have a usb c to display port so I can play vr. Yes its a bit inconvenient, but if youre gonna use a laptop as your main pc then a port hub is damn near necessary anyway.
@@kiritadoshi so is the cpu optimal for music makers that use multiple plug ins and vsts?
I want this screen on a razer.. wonder if they will do a 16inch
Oh man, this is my dream, even Razer 15 with 16:10 could be so amazing 🤩
The people who prioritise battery life while buying their machine are 99% students and we don't care how long the laptop lasts on battery "while gaming". We wanna know how long it lasts with casual use (a bit of browsing/idling/youtube those stuff). Disappointed.
With screen at 60% brightness 3-4 hrs web browsing 6hr ish Netflix/UA-cam
@@CED99 source?
Great review! I'm curious what the battery life is like during normal use (web browsing, UA-cam etc.)
One would assume much longer than gaming
Maybe 15% worse than the G15 with an AMD CPU, but still pretty decent.
@@kennyb123 according to ultrabook review UA-cam streaming is getting 9hrs on g15 compared to 6hrs on m16 so a 50% reduction
@@crazyforiegner2 check the video Dave2D just put out on the M16. 15-20% difference for him.
I got hp pavilion gaming laptop £649.00 I can call of duty cold war and modern warfare its pretty good.soroge is low bot i add 2tb hardrive, mony well spent
Just bought an open box model on best buy for a good price. Will pick up in store later today. I'm not really a gamer, but occasionally get the itch to dork out on a game. Got it to do multimedia stuff because I'm not home enough to use my desktop set up.
G15 or M16?? What do you choose??
I want g15 with this display no chin design I would choose M16 because of the no chin design
good video as always, I wanted to ask you about the chassis that is made of whether it is plastic or magnesium alloy
Good video as always which one you think is better the Asus ROG M16 or the HP OMEN 15 2021
i have same exact question. did you ever find your answer? i know that the omen has better cache specs and 1g higher processor i believe. but i haven't found a true side by side comparison besides google searches
I've been saving for a couple months and I will finally get mine this Wednesday
how long does the battery last when just casually browsing the web ?
It doesn't have the same battery life as the G15, it'll last 3-4hrs surfing on battery with the screen at 60% (Ultrabook reviews)
5.5hrs D2D
@@wendellfonseca4545 on notebookcheck it was 7 and a half hours through web browsing
If you do some tweaking, battery save mode etc... I can see about 7-8 hours. But this is ONLY for productivity related tasks - Google Docs, Microsoft suite, Notion etc... and will be hamstrung for any creative or performance related tasks.
I've been using this laptop for two weeks. I love it but it gets SUPER HOT. However I felt the bottom of the screen and the screen itself doesn't get hot, the air blows past the screen mostly. But the back of the laptop gets insanely hot, trying to undervolt or do something at the moment. We're talking 78-83 Celcius on the high end playing games and stuff.
Same here bro ! I made a mind to return it !
Ever find a solution for the heat?
I dnt get how u guys call 83 got i got a legion 5i from last year and it's gets upto 90 still works but if u put it on a desk is perfect intel CPUs are supposed to run hot
get a cooler for the lap top if you can.
Get a laptop cooler. I found myself with the same issues and a 30 dollar laptop cooler brings it down by about 10 degrees celsius
What about the battery life if you don't game? Thanks for the review.
Picking this up tomorrow 😍
Im trying to find where to purchase this?! I'm in Australia, any ideas where I could find one? Any help is appreciated :)
Thanks
@Blacky_Senju dang, hopefully Australia gets stock. I guess otherwise I buy from USA or Europe and get a power adapter...
Any chance you can review the Legion 7 16 inch please. Desperate for a good review 🙏
Where does it stand in comparison to Lenovo Legion 5 Pro (with RTX 3070) ?
Please make a comparison video if possible. If not please share your thoughts on the same.
that Lenovo will beat it.
It’s so hard between this and the g15. On one hand the g15 should perform better for less but this has the quality of life things like windows hello and 16:10 screen while being more expensive
Performance is equal on both since you won’t notice any difference. However, they both have strong features that are not shared such as battery, screen, camera and ports (thunderbolt 4)
The G15 has some nasty issues, the M16 seems like its the better package
@@mariozamora9684 from what i know the new 11th gen cpu packs more than the ryzen 5000 (being the ryzen 9 5900HS can be compared to i5 11th gen) at least for gaming
What is the battery life like when not gaming? That is the one detail that hasn't already been covered by other reviewers.
It's not as good as the G15 - 3-4hrs web browsing with screen at 60%, maybe 6hr watching Netflix or UA-cam
Do you happen to know when the 3070 equipped model might be released or is that model gonna be a UK/overseas exclusive?
Great reviewer! I just bought mine over the amd g15 2021 model and hope I made the right choice. Almost identical price tags but the m16 has the 3060 while the g15 had a 3080. The m16 bezels and bigger screen just look better and the Webcam finally on a zephyrus! We shall see tho, wonder what everyone else would choose?
don't you mean the g15 had a 3070 with identical price tags?
@@jeffj0260 ah good catch the 3070 g15. Although the 3080 is also very close too. All three of them I was debating on, really hope the Intel 11th gen doesn't let me down.
How are those vents under the screen? I’ve seen people saying that when you game hot air blows directly to the screen.
@@jw6244 when is your laptop arriving? I've ordered my m16 too and it will be on june 22
@@jw6244 how are you liking it so far
Thank you for this. I got this laptop a few days ago and I love it, but am somewhat concerned with how hot it gets. I had an Asus G751JM-BHI7T25 and it never seemed as hot as this one gets.
Does it get hot with regular productivity use or only during gaming? Both?
i have the same problem. i love it, except how hot it gets and the battery life. i would love for it to be longer
I have this laptop. And I did have to turn down graphics to the point that I couldn't even enjoy its power. At least if I didn't want it to reach 70 or even 80+ degrees celsius. I bought a 30 dollar laptop cooler and that seemed to mitigate the problem enough that I don't worry about it to much anymore
@@kiritadoshi My current laptop runs pretty much at over 90 celcius for everything I do. 70 or 80 sounds like a dream XD
@@enferreine from what Ik thats okay for short bursts. But will fuck up your laptop if its like that constantly. If its a nice laptop or you can replace it id grab yourself a laptop cooler
M16 3060 + extra monitor, will I be able to bypass optimus for extra fps, do you reckon I can score 110+ fps for warzone if optimus is bypassed
After using this laptop for over 2 years and having cleaned its fans, im struggling to run youtube videos at 1080p 60 frames even though I have little to no bloat. Always buy a pc.
Great Review as usual , Thanks !
I think I saw that it could turn off the igpu (correct me if I'm wrong). So does that mean I can prevent bottle necking by turning it off essentially removing the middle man?
Can I ask two questions please:
1. What do you think that on a normal coding day, is there a lot of fan noise or even a fan noise?
2. Can the rgb color on the keyboard can be tuned off or made it to white color?
Many thanks.
1. Yes there's a lot of fan noise
2. Yes you can modify the rgb in the Armoury app I think it's called
Just got it how do I turn my fps on when I’m playing games? I’m coming from a nitro 5 so this is a little different to me
Can we please discuss how much battery lasts on a gaming laptop without gaming on it ??? Nobody plays when they are not plugged in unless it's a browser game or something that can take full advantage of the graphic chipset the cpu has.
Hey Bud, quick question. Should I go for the Moto G30 vs the Honor 20e/Honor P Smart 2021?
S21 Ultra.
S21 Ultra
Huh? Why are you mentioning Samsung? lol
@@zarazen8110 it's better
I found m16 and g15 with 3060 at the same price in my country. I really like m16 display but overall is is better then g15? I know that g15 has better battery life, it is cooler and brings silent fans due to amd processor.
M16 has a webcam and the g15 doesn't which is a big thing for me
Splendid indeed mate ! If I may ask, that alien shooting game you were playing sir.. may I please know the name.
You mean the game he said the name of repeatedly Doom Eternal?
@@isaaclowe7212 um.. yeah, thanks 😅
Does it have two full size 2880 M.2 PCIe slots for SSD expansion? Or just a single one? Or is the storage soldered on (I really hope not...)?
Two full size m.2 PCIe slots.
Zombieland saga wallpaper deserves a like
This laptop keeps my imagination beautiful but in reality, I'm still stuck with my 5year old Asus x445lf laptop
The fact that we have the same laptop but it just broke so time to buy a new one. 🥲
@@DrewGarland sadly no money to buy a new one haha cuz covid sucks rofl
Windows Hello, full size SD card, and thunderbolt ports on either side and this is a shoe in for the best laptop of the year! Sigh can't have it all can we? :(
For anyone with this laptop, how long did your out of box setup take? Recently purchased and brought one home and it's currently been lingering at the "one moment please" blue startup screen after being turned on.
10 minutes.
There was no microphone and sound test and no comparison to e.g. Dell's XPS. It would also be nice to look at the temperatures on GPU and especially on the i9 CPU
I am shocked he didn't go into the heat issue, people have an issue with heat just reading the comments here.
Hi, What's your favourite device that you have used so far?
You mentioned nothing about battery life when it comes to doing daily tasks… this review could have been better
its gonna suck... not an ultrabook
@@Christopher-pe6zj yea. Plus it's an intel
Does it have a mux switch? And noted the hi ssd speeds. Is it cos the using the pcie4 ssd NVme x4? Rather than the pcie3
Hahahaha “in a deliberate attempt to sound like you’re busy” I enjoy your reviews so much 😂😂😂🤣🤣✌️😁😁
I don't care about the laptop :)) i care about handsome guy who review it.
Woah there tiger
Go to bed NOW
Hi, is there a link where I can get this one?
It's available for pre-order on Scan for £2298 for the 3070
www.scan.co.uk/products/16-asus-rog-zephyrus-gu603hr-wqxga-165hz-i9-11900h-32gb-ddr4-2tb-nvme-ssd-8gb-rtx-3070-usb4-win10-ho
Or £1799 for the 3060 version. Both available around end of June, other retailers may have them too...
www.scan.co.uk/products/16-asus-rog-zephyrus-gu603hm-wuxga-144hz-i7-11800h-16gb-ddr4-1tb-nvme-ssd-6gb-rtx-3060-usb4-win10-ho
Please make an Unboxing and review of dell g15 Ryzen edition
One area that Asus f***ed up on there 2021 gaming laptops is wiring the hdmi port to the IGPU instead of the nvidia... so basicially you get the nvidia Optimus performance penalty and limits the hdmi to 2.0 instead of 2.1... even if you use a displayport/usb c hdmi 2.1 adaptor, there is zero way to get vrr on an hdmi 2.1 display... also the internal screen has no advanced optimus, just normal optimus... so less performance, which is just stupid considering razer and lenovo laptops use either advanced optimus or mux switches, and get hdmi 2.1
Having M16 2022 model, this shit is too hot. With i9-12th gen and RTX 3070ti definitely you don’t need any pan to fry eggs...
Playing games or just normal usage?
I bought a Alienware aura r12 and it was garbage for frames at max settings took back for this this laptop the first one had screen bleed . Second replacement had smashed screen ughh. Had to trade for omen 015 which was very nice at 300hz screen it I ended up taking it back and grabbed another zephyrus M16 which also had slight screen bleed but I kept it and so far it's eating the other 2 I took back .
what were the thermals like playing doom eternal?
That black bar on top of the wallpaper, annoyed the shit out of me
zephyrus g14 2021 with rtx 3060 and ryzen 9 all the way. wqhd with 120 hz. 1 week and still pleased
How is it now ,?? G14,g15 or m16?? Which to buy ?
Consider the heating
Display
Battery
Am a casual gamer and a master's student,I need mS word too
Still the best choice in your opinion?
Nope. Changed it after 2 weeks for a 533qs ( rtx 380 10 gb, 2tb raid, 165 hz 1440 p) works like a charm for 7 months , all games maxed.
@@akshay5569 on g14 heat is indeed a problem
would this be a good laptop for 3d modeling in a program like Fusion 360? used for 3d printing programs?
Instead of that sleep button on f11 asus should have provided a printscreen.
Saw this laptop on Facebook marketplace for $499, it's in really good condition and idk if I should buy it used, it better to spend on a new one instead?
that's a really good deal are you sure there's nothing wrong with it ? i found em 1500 at best buy
@@unknownperson-zz9kp not sure, the person selling it has everything that came in the box with it, but I'm not sure if he has taken it apart and done anything like replacing something. Like it's a pretty new laptop and all but honestly sounds like a scam if he has it that low, like do you not do any research when selling something lol.
@@TK-qd2lz tbh I would just get sm new with warranty and insurance it's pretty hard to find out if it's refurbished unless you're really good at what you're doing
Cool laptop
What's the price?
£1800 for the 3060 in the UK, £2300 for the 3070 model in the UK
@@CED99 interesting... now back to acer nitro 5
$1800 for i9 version on bestbuy. Idk about the i7 yet
Any release date yet for this model?
@trap riot test Great but i am in UK
@@talkandplay they're up for pre order on Scan for end of June
www.scan.co.uk/products/16-asus-rog-zephyrus-gu603hm-wuxga-144hz-i7-11800h-16gb-ddr4-1tb-nvme-ssd-6gb-rtx-3060-usb4-win10-ho
How much does it cost?
Im software engineer and a university student I also like gaming so Im thinking of ( asus - rog 16" wuxga 144hz gaming laptop - intel core i7 - 16gb memory - nvidia rtx3050ti - 512gb ssd ) is it great pick??
im an architecture student and i have this one. with the same specs
@@carolithpetronia5217 do you like it? And do u play games?
HI! What is your experience with this computer?
@@lestermorales8249 I thought I'm gonna use it a lot but I did not... so I can't give you clear experience... but first thing you must know is that the battery isnt great.
Anyway i played with it and it's great in gaming (depends on a person how he feel about it in gaming) ... if you play heavy games like elden ring temperature might goes to 80-90c, not always tho sometimes it sticks in 70-75c, and as I searched this temperature is kind of normal for heavy games ( notice i didn't use a cooler pad ).
If u gonna just use it for work or university its great overall but i warn you... if use the laptop alot outside then u might need to look for a better choice cuz the battery is 👎.
@@hudaifhabulohom507 Thank you for your help. I want to buy this computer for generally uses (study, programm, music production, video production and also videogame)
The question is what’s the difference between this and the Zephyrus G15?
Intel vs amd, webcam on m16, bigger screen, less bezel and different aspect ratio. Thunderbolt pretty sure
M.2 nvme pcie gen 4 in this versus gen 3 in the g15
G15 Pros - better battery life, better multithreaded performance, cheaper
Cons - No thunderbolt 4, no webcam
M16 Pros - bigger screen with 16:10 ratio, better single threaded performance, webcam, thunderbolt 4, ?PCI-express 4.0 - might be useful for future upgradability
Cons - blows hot air on screen, worse battery life, more expensive by about £300 in the UK
Very good review
Please give me the link for the wallpapers please.....
I love this laptop but the in-built speakers are so bad quality and thats the only complaint I have about it
What are the lights you have on your desk?
Can I get a link if theres a number 15? I literally cant find it? And where's the link for this? Is this like new
No mention of battery life on regular use .....
Should I get the asus m16 or legion 7
sir, no temperature test?
Has it got a soldered dimm for memory like the G14/15?
Just checked - yes it still has 1 Dimm soldered and 1 Dimm in an expansion slot
Can you make a review later about the standby:
While doing handbrake: (video encoding or just downloading large files)
-set M16 to never sleep
-set screen timeout (turn off screen after 2m)
-then wait... When the screen turn off after 1 more minute check your fans is it off?
*asus stupidly turn off fans on intel variant (like the M15 and many others with Intel 8th 9th 10th gen product) *win registry hack to enable S3 Standby won't work asus bios will overide to S0 Stupid Standby.
*install coretemp app to see the cores temp while monitoring it.
**this is known issue for years on their Intel variant... (and they don't care) you gonna be stuck with stupid standby on $xxxx laptop... 😁
great review
Doesn't even work with HTC Vive. So much for a VR ready laptop...
Yeah but how many organs do I have to sell to get one?
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 or Acer Predator Triton 500 SE
The way you say rog instead of spelling R.O.G made me uncomfortable.
I love how Kacchan (Bakugo) became a model on a wallpaper at the thumbnail
I’m glad I went back to check the thumbnail!! Plus Ultra :)
How much is the TDP and TGP???
can you please compare rog zephyrus m16 with legion 5 pro or legion 7 2021
In terms of performance Legion 7 will be better (same specs compared), because the cooling system on the lenovo is better and it can handle a higher TDP + no mux switch on Asus wich tend to lower FPS if your goal is gaming. In terms of screen comparison, I am not sure but I would say the two screens are probably the same just calibration is different. So at the end of the day if your goal is better FPS then go Lenovo, if not then it's just a design choice. Ah also almost forgot, also battery is better thanks to AMD on lenovo
@@cyrilchristophle7229 my preference is for game designing and development and also light gaming .
So how loud is this thing really? I'm about to drop money on this but I'm kinda scared to pay so much for something that's gonna sound like my dusty ps4 lol.
Should i return my asus zephyrus g15 3070 and get this one with the 3060?
G series have more battery. It depends on what you use it for.
@@kylin9417 well i am using it mostly for college and gaming. I really wanted the web camera for my zoom calls and stuff. I thought the price for m16 would go above 2k$ that's why i settled for g15. Now i think I don't mind having a 3060 instead of 3070 if i get a bigger aspect ratio display with 500nits and a web cam. And getting an almost perfect g15 was a lot of trouble. I am on my 3rd unit which doesn't have major issues. I was wondering if m16 has similar qc issues or is it better?
When does this release ?
And when can we buy it?
He's coming home! He's coming home! He's coming! Tech Spurt's coming home! ⚽
i legit thought this guy was pep guardiola when i saw the thumbnail
U sure it has dolby vision?
that timespy score is disgusting. why so low?
Cheers from the USA mate
Is anyone else having an issue with the combo mic/headphone jack? Getting crosstalk where when I plug in my headset all of the pc sound goes directly into the mic and everyone can hear it. I know it isn't the headset cause it only happens on this laptop.
The heat exhaust blasting directly to the screen may create a reliability issue in long term.
According to some reviews it's an intake ventilation
@@acdesignstudio3481 it sure is. But do you feel hot air around the screen on ur unit tho. Some reviews mention it does.
@@acdesignstudio3481 sorry it isn't 😐
3:55 Dave2D clearly shows the M16 is exhausting hot air on the screen and the screen is sitting about 50°C
ua-cam.com/video/tZezzz6tY3o/v-deo.html
@@CED99 watch the full review of matthew moniz
please man be giving us links to those wallpapers
more than half of the people just watch the review of such laptops .. just to know that they exist.. can never afford that thats for sure.....
Actual name-. M16A4
Legit started reading the comments as M416 instead of M16