@@green_block no it doesn’t.saw the video.it’s still trash hahaha ..fanboy detected.can’t last 5 hours..amd hitting more than 12. Intel alder lake is not nearly efficient to apple or amd.Everyone knows that. Balanced mode?😂😂
@@ngzhaoxian8676 i don't fully understand his comment, but he's referencing Zack from Jerryrig everything who has a habit of testing durability by drawing on phones with a knife
Yh I wanna see the msi gs77 too but I think how my top 3 laptop UA-camrs are talking about asus looks like they winning. Also man I hope the stealth is pushing like 120watts for gpu but I doubt it
I'll tell you how it stacks with an MSi thin gaming laptop, it won't disintegrate into a useless turd after 6 months. If you never owned an MSi product before, don't start now, save your money and save yourself the headache.
And here I sit with a Dell XPS 9700.. and think to myself.. I've modded it, I've repasted it.. undervolted it. And it's still only pushing out 10500pts in Cinebench R23 at 75W. That's 16% better than stock. But literally A year later - We get chips that perform like 60% better easily. I'm lost for words.
if all u do is chase numbers on cinebench then yeah you deserve the regret u must be felling. also its just that intel added more cores so ofcourse the multicore performance gonna skyrocket, the single core is just standard 20% performance increase .
I’ve undervolted my 9510, but how are you pushing 75 watts? Is that something you did in throttlestop or is it something that dell allows on the bigger system?
It kinda feels like they cycle between refreshing the g14 and g15. Last year the g15 saw big improvements, this year the g14 got all the love. It just feels weirder since they already make the m16 which is literally just a better g15 chassis with an intel processor (better/worse depending on workload). Given the similar chassis, I’d have loved to see the 16:10 display at least as an upgrade. The cynic in me says they knew these new AMD processors and nvidia ti graphics cards are good enough to sell with the old design, so are just saving it for an easy upgrade next year
I mean if you or anyone else me including had to choose out of G14 G15 and M16 from this year to conrast what we had as an option from last year, i'd go with M16. man it's so much better, screen is super cool, performance too. the only thing i am wondering is if you can downclock it and undervolit to match efficiency of amd's cpu so you can get more battery life out of it. G15 this year is ful of shit, why would anyone pick sth in between, i'd rather go with G14 or M16, less performance more battery life or more performance and lesser battery life, but but both give you amazing panels even tho it comes with a cost of the refresh rate, so what i am trying to say is there is no clear winner thanks to asus not making a perfect laptop with perfect specs...
@@green_block ye. i am wondering what would be if M16 got the vapor chamber as well. I dont understand how can g14 have such high temps on vapor chamber and such low performance compared to intel. like this chip from intel is still on 10nm and better from 6nm chip like how and with all the perks added to g14 is inasne to me. i get the efficiency, but not why there is a vapor chamber... other than that, this year's chips are really really bad from amds side
Imagine the g15 next year though…. Nvidia 40 series chip and AMD 7000 series chip.. built on whole new 5nm chips. I hope they add 16:10 screen to g15 then and it will be the king again. But for now I’m really happy with my 2020 g15, I got it at a really nice price and the performance is just amazing.
After reading a ton of reviews on laptops and watching several of your videos, I've found there is no perfect gaming laptop. There's always a "give and take" with each gaming model. So I think in the end, find something that bothers you the most and you can scratch that model off the list.
i like the idea of giving ur children the permission to test your kits with their imaginations and colors i hope laptops also go through endurance 🤷♀🤷♀💕💕
3:52 "300 Nits" What a shame, that is my biggest deal-breaker of the G15 right there. 500 Nits SDR brightness should be the bare minimum at this price with the upgrade option to HDR (OLED/miniLED).
I have 2021 VivoBook Pro 14 that has - 550 Nits HDR/ 3K QHD+/ 90Hz/ DCI-P3/ OLED display for only $599 USD. They should be able to put a similarly good HDR panel on a "Premium" gaming laptop that easily costs x3 TIMES more than my old ASUS.
Bought g15 2021 edition end of December and this is the best laptop I have ever owned. Yea Asus did add more features for 2022 but 2021 model still is ridiculously amazing
The battery in the AMD lasts literally 50% longer? That's... kind of the end of the competition. It's a laptop. That extra 2 hours on the desktop, browsing etc, is everything.
@@HuyNguyen-ll9gz they can look it up themselves like a normal person? Affiliate links are the difference between actual reviews and glorified salesmen, I’m not talking down on anyone, that’s just reality
I love your work Dave! Thank you for the approachability and unique takes. I can play these videos for my family without much additional explanation! THANK YOU!
I have had the new M16 for a month and I am glad you have reviewed it. Now I feel like I chose the right device. I always have trusted your reviews. You do an excellent job.
@@aadharshkrishnaa it sure. Believe it or not I never install games on my laptops or desktop. I do 3D animation and it works great using blender and iClone etc..
@@CheyenneRobinson15 That is great to know tbh because I too want to use it for animation but I am a noob so I prolly won't be using it very intensively for that
Asus is doing great these days, the M16 is very tempting - though I would like to see a little bit higher quality materials to be used for my own personal taste.
For the prices they charge, they look like plastic junk you get on a $500 laptop. Even the G15 screen looks like crap. Also one DIMM and no soldered memory?
Your reviews are my favorite out of any others on UA-cam. I feel like you give a fair honest review with little bias and have been super helpful to me in my search for a new laptop. Thank you and keep up the good work sir!
The g15 with a 16:10 and vapor chamber would have been almost perfect. Really not a fan of the white. I really think the 6900HS is more versitile than intels chips, Igpu is great if you want to game on say 65 watts total in igpu mode.
I just got this laptop a week ago, after using it for everything from work to games, I just want people buying this for games to watch out for thermal throttling. After some software tweaks it is better now, but definitely know that its not just you.
got the m16 last year and the screen is worth every single penny!!! the performance is outstanding for architectural software. i could load 80 fully decked models in sketchup and not have a single lag!!
The 2022 M16 is my first ever gaming laptop and I got to say I love it. It’s fast and plays all games at max settings. For the fan noise just put on headphones and boom no noise but it might annoy people around you.
I got my 2022 m16 a few days ago. My main usecase is music production. The laptop replaces a i7 9700f desktop, and I'm getting 30-40% more CPU performance in Ableton Live with the 12th gen i9. When running on integrated graphics (music production is not graphically demanding), the laptop stays pretty quiet and cool. No complaints. When gaming, it def gets hot and loud, but I use headphones and don't notice. It's an amazing laptop with a great screen and a solid keyboard. Def recommend!
Such an awesome review and I've been waiting for this one! Really wanted last year's G15 but couldn't afford it at first and then they sold out 😭 fingers crossed and toes that I can snag one of these bad boys later this year when I have the money finally saved. It'll be my first gaming PC ever and I can't wait to try out NiER Automata and FFXV!
I have been waiting on this video for weeks now. By far the best channel to get more info and valuable opinions. And somehow always ahead of the game, appreciate the hard work!
Imagine going back into 2017 and saying you could have the cpu power of a 18 core iMac Pro and the gpu power of a 1080 ti in a laptop that weights 4.5 lbs. you would be laughed off the stage lol.
So, after watching several videos for a long time period, I can safely say that for university students who plan to game, we can just buy a 1500$ if there's the budget, and it can last for years. Fair reminder though that if you're studying, obviously gaming should be a secondary priority at best, but it's good to know you have something that can handle stuff thrown at it. For example, I know a guy that doesn't game, but has a powerful laptop. A week ago, he wanted to edit a video for a friend, so his laptop could handle it fairly enough.
Thanks for the review. I am so excited to see all these new gen laptops that are really an upgrade. Just curious that ASUS didn't remove the bottom chin from the G15, as they did with the G14. Extra screen space is always good.
I want to make a less than subtle compliment. You are my favourite tech reviewer, even though I am a Mac guy and never was a gamer. It’s educational and cool. Thank you. Your objectivity is awesome.
The M16 feels like a direct competitor to the Razer Blade 15/17 for creatives that are looking for the extra graphical performance in the thin & light laptop category. I think at the high end all models come with 3080ti with 16GB of vram and 32GB of ram. Of course the Blade 15 gets a lot less wattage compared to the M16 and Blade 17 so that's something to consider too on top of the price.
2021 G15 is absolutely a chef's kiss. I got one around this time last year (GA503Q) and it's been a real treat to use. It's astounding to see how much better this year's models are. I'm tempted to upgrade to the 2022 model, but I really can't justify it this year LOL. I did find that the best way to mitigate the higher temps is the use a podium pad or some other kind of laptop riser. I use one on my desk and it keeps CPU temps below 90C as opposed to about 94C flat on the desk. It also helps with ergonomics when using mouse+keyboard (at least for me).
I got the 2021 G15 too. I was worried this year's model would have 16:10 and much better performance, but really the performance gains are marginal. I'm happy with my purchase still. Would be a different story if I'd bought the M16 though lol.
The throttle issue happens time to time on my last year G15 too. Guess it's smth with the fans that isn't optimized as it should. But luckily it happens rarely and pretty quick, so it's just a slight annoyans when it happens at least.
I have the 2021 G14 with the Ryzen 9 5900hs and the RTX 3060. This is my 6th gaming laptop and my 3rd Asus. It's definitely the best one yet and I've loved every second of owning it.
Seriously love your reviews! But this one surprised me to be honest. I waited all last year to get an M16 with a decent GPU, but the 3070 version never came to the US. As soon as this 3070 Ti model was available I snatched it. Now I've been using the Razer 14 and I have loved it but I wanted that bigger screen for what I do. The screen on the M16 is incredible no doubt, but overall the fan noise is so bad I couldn't take it. I had to return it. Anything I did on it that needed the slightest performance boost required the fans to be cranked and they are horribly loud. Excellent screen, but build quality for the price left something to be desired, battery life is not great, and just too loud. So I was shocked you recommended it as I didn't feel the performance outweighed the fan noise.
According to what you are saying everything that require a boost will initiated the load fans. Did you try with the IGPU only mode enabled? I see other comments saying the IGPU makes a big difference on the fan noise subject. TY!
@@rambonusius I mean yeah if you’re running the gpu on at all times it’s gonna have the gpu fans running at all times, but if you’re using the Intel graphics chip the gpu fans are turned off completely
I really like the G15 for it's better price to performance and battery life. However, I LOVE the screen on the M16 and will pick it over the G15 every time until Asus updates the G15 to the same 16:10 display.
DUDE. Literally 2 hours ago, I was doing the exact same thing. I'm looking for a new laptop and since it's release I was fixated on the new G14, but then idk why but I wanted Nvdia so changed my mind again to the M16... I hope they lower the price on the M16 this year... Amazing timing on the video Dave!!!! I needed this!
The m16 last year only went on sale during Black Friday, Christmas, and New Years. So I think you’ll have to either get the 2021 version at a discounted price or wait a long time
Honestly, I wish that the fans were easily removable on the G series. Although I haven’t watched the full video yet, it’s been like that on my 2020 G14 and it’s still here in 2022. You can’t always get what you want, but it’d be great if they could be removed without needing to remove the heatsink on the laptop to clean the fans.
In all fairness the price also went up on both of them, but the M16 managed to go up in heat and fan noise too. It’s a great performer at home, but the G15 is the more ideal thin and light and it’s slightly cheaper when you compare both 3070ti models.
@@allenwalker9928 Much louder fans + bigger chassis. That's why it is "cooler". Else everything about 12th gen Intel processors screams inefficient and HOT
I don't know how people care about a few dB of fan noise. If yout gaming on a laptop with Max settings it's gonna be pretty loud on any laptop period. I'd rather have more power. I'm loving my 2022 M16. I returned my 2021 G16 for it.
For me personally, the M16 screen aspect ratio is the thing. I really appreciate this extra height in my tasks, because almost any software and all websites just loooove to eat the vertical space on the screen with their toolbars, headers, tabs, buttons, menus and so on. And since I don't really like how windows taskbar feels on the left side of the screen, I'm really, like, paranoically aware of anything which require yet another strip of the screen vertical space. So, welcomed addition, the new (old) 16:10 aspect ratio in laptops!
I'm hoping I get my hands on the Duo 16 soon, because their online order process is a bit iffy (but my transaction went through and was later cancelled once it's at 'analyzing clearsale')
Bought the M16 (2022) with 12700H/RTX3060 for 1650usd. You cant beat this kind of performance for this price.. beats easily the average 9th to 10th gen Desktop setup... But as D2D says.. its crazy loud on Turbo..
@@MarkoNara idk man ive been hearing fhd is going to be out dated soon, im still thinking if the qhd is worth the price or not. Did you like the m16 you got? Any issues?
@@adamtaleb5500 to be honest i bought this laptop for the CPU-GPU combo, and not for the screen. I live in a really warm country, where 30-45 degrees celsius days are the norm, so I went for the i7 with 3060 version, so the cooling system would not get overwhelmed in the summer... (In the case of the I9+3070ti that would surely be the case) the screen just happend to be FHD with the lower i7 option that i bought. I think that only the tech enthusiast pay attention to screen resolutions.. FHD on a 16" screen looks pretty good and not pixelated at all... and still 500nits and 165hz with 99% aRGB and it helps with battery life too. i dont think it will be a problem to resell this item in 4 o 5 years...
Thanks for the great reviews! I've been really dependent on them while researching a new gaming laptop for school. The fan noise clips were also really helpful, its always something I'm worried about when considering laptops.
Hi Dave, great review, thanks! You mentioned that if the goal is gaming exclusively, these machines are not the best value/price. May I ask what models you feel would be the best choice in 2022? I was set on the 2022 G14, then the 2022 M16. Now I just don’t know.
@@enkvadrat_ I actually don’t plan on taking this machine anywhere. I’ll keep it at home and usually use it plugged in at all times. This will be my first gaming laptop, again I was all set to go with the M16 until he pointed out how loud it gets. Maybe this is an, unknown to me, reality of gaming laptops. I don’t plan on using it for any CPU intensive work, but I wouldn’t mind it having at least above decent GPU performance. I’ve seen the benchmarks for the G14 and they look to me to be OK at best for a 2022 machine. Both machines hit all of my check boxes in most regards, high refresh rate screen, good brightness, and the aspect ratio is good for both as well. I really want to use whatever I get with my LG OLED TV so that I can play PC games on my 55 inch.
@@Ducott For high end gaming Nvidia is the way to go. If you won't use the laptop on the battery mode that often then you might as well go for the intel chip for that extra CPU juice and more FPS. 44db is actually quite good for a gaming laptop in balanced mode and is not that loud. If you really need a more quiet laptop then you could also go for Razer Blade. But it has worse performance due to lower tdp and is more expensive.
im switching back to intel laptop, thunderbolt is a god send for laptops, almost a must.... I love my AMD 5900HS, but i need thunderbolt i really miss it
Still blows my mind how we aren’t seeing 90+ hz Oled panels as a standard option on almost every laptop. I can’t justify buying anything without an oled screen at this point. Backlight bleed ruins even the best screen.
Yeah I’ll take the lower fan noise and better battery life of the G15 (and no fingerprints). Also the iGPU performance on the G15 should be significantly better than that of the M16 this year
For me, having the 2021 M16 for gaming and other workload as 3D Design and Video Editing is the best choice. Yes, the fans do cranck up pretty hard when you push the device to its max, but for the day to day use, ASUS ROG app has a "silent mode" that does wonders and delivers great perfomance and the laptop stays completely silent all the time. If you really need the performance boost that this year M16 has, go for it, but if you dont really care that much, definitely go for the 2021 model (I would assume that in the coming months, that model is gonna get a juicy discount, so be in the lookout for that).
M16 is CRAZY good this year. Best thin and light I’ve seen so far this year
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Hey @Dave2D, I understood that reference. Can I get a heart for that, plz ?
I can see Dave searching for white skins for the M16, if he doesn’t find one, he will make one 😉
any ideas on when Toronto will have the new m16 in stock? Also live in Toronto!! :)
Dave2D I have a question. Were there CPU and GPU stickers on this laptop and did you just remove it or were there no stickers at all?
Not gonna lie, gotta love the competition. I personally prefer battery life and less heat for my uses.
Thank you for not lying 😒
@@green_block no it doesn’t.saw the video.it’s still trash hahaha ..fanboy detected.can’t last 5 hours..amd hitting more than 12. Intel alder lake is not nearly efficient to apple or amd.Everyone knows that. Balanced mode?😂😂
Cant afford either anyway
@@xaganthesupreme3378 not gonna lie, but you sound like you have a butthurt
@@green_block Huh? That's simply not true.
Liking Zack's new durability test, the "let the kids draw" durability is really helpful in determining the drawing ease on devices.
Zack?
Who's zack?
@@ngzhaoxian8676 i don't fully understand his comment, but he's referencing Zack from Jerryrig everything who has a habit of testing durability by drawing on phones with a knife
@@MadeByIsmael pretty sure we know who's Jack, but we don't see any relevancy with the video
@@lowerfive6318 clearly since they asked who zack was.... They didn't know who the original comment was referring too 🤦♂️
Asus upping the ante with so many options in the thin & light laptops, super interested to see how it stacks with msi stealth.
Yeah but still only one fkin ram slot interchangeable... That's 100% for planned obsolescence
Yh I wanna see the msi gs77 too but I think how my top 3 laptop UA-camrs are talking about asus looks like they winning. Also man I hope the stealth is pushing like 120watts for gpu but I doubt it
I'll tell you how it stacks with an MSi thin gaming laptop, it won't disintegrate into a useless turd after 6 months. If you never owned an MSi product before, don't start now, save your money and save yourself the headache.
@Don’t read my profile picture again, you need to *SHUT UP*
@@usernameww Don't feed the troll, ignore him. That's why he's continuing.
I just want the M16 screen on the G15 - give me that AMD cost savings, efficiency and lower fan noise, but I do want that 16:10 screen.
Thank you Dave for including much info about fan noise. It's something that is far too often overlooked in reviews by others.
And here I sit with a Dell XPS 9700.. and think to myself.. I've modded it, I've repasted it.. undervolted it. And it's still only pushing out 10500pts in Cinebench R23 at 75W. That's 16% better than stock. But literally A year later - We get chips that perform like 60% better easily. I'm lost for words.
if all u do is chase numbers on cinebench then yeah you deserve the regret u must be felling. also its just that intel added more cores so ofcourse the multicore performance gonna skyrocket, the single core is just standard 20% performance increase .
Enjoy what you have until you can afford to enjoy something better. That's how life should be lived anyway.
I’ve undervolted my 9510, but how are you pushing 75 watts? Is that something you did in throttlestop or is it something that dell allows on the bigger system?
@@TheSpikyCantelope you can definitely do that in throttlestop. boost wattage and duration, then your limit is going to be VRM and temps
If it makes you feel any better, your XPS 17 has the best speakers on any windows laptop :-D
I have the G14, in white. But gotta say, the M16 in black looks dope.
It kinda feels like they cycle between refreshing the g14 and g15. Last year the g15 saw big improvements, this year the g14 got all the love. It just feels weirder since they already make the m16 which is literally just a better g15 chassis with an intel processor (better/worse depending on workload). Given the similar chassis, I’d have loved to see the 16:10 display at least as an upgrade.
The cynic in me says they knew these new AMD processors and nvidia ti graphics cards are good enough to sell with the old design, so are just saving it for an easy upgrade next year
Feel like a favor to Intel!
I mean if you or anyone else me including had to choose out of G14 G15 and M16 from this year to conrast what we had as an option from last year, i'd go with M16.
man it's so much better, screen is super cool, performance too. the only thing i am wondering is if you can downclock it and undervolit to match efficiency of amd's cpu so you can get more battery life out of it.
G15 this year is ful of shit, why would anyone pick sth in between, i'd rather go with G14 or M16, less performance more battery life or more performance and lesser battery life, but but both give you amazing panels even tho it comes with a cost of the refresh rate, so what i am trying to say is there is no clear winner thanks to asus not making a perfect laptop with perfect specs...
@@green_block will you stop copy pasting this message intel fanboy bot?
@@green_block ye. i am wondering what would be if M16 got the vapor chamber as well. I dont understand how can g14 have such high temps on vapor chamber and such low performance compared to intel. like this chip from intel is still on 10nm and better from 6nm chip like how and with all the perks added to g14 is inasne to me.
i get the efficiency, but not why there is a vapor chamber... other than that, this year's chips are really really bad from amds side
Imagine the g15 next year though…. Nvidia 40 series chip and AMD 7000 series chip.. built on whole new 5nm chips. I hope they add 16:10 screen to g15 then and it will be the king again. But for now I’m really happy with my 2020 g15, I got it at a really nice price and the performance is just amazing.
After reading a ton of reviews on laptops and watching several of your videos, I've found there is no perfect gaming laptop. There's always a "give and take" with each gaming model.
So I think in the end, find something that bothers you the most and you can scratch that model off the list.
Hey man I’ll pay ya 5 bucks if you can help me find a thin, good looking design laptop which preforms very well. Budget is 1,700-2,500$
@@louismiththegod8744 do it yourself pig
@@louismiththegod8744 hp pavilion 15 with the 3050
@@pushemdownthefrickhole8809 1700 for a 3050 do you take people for crooks?
i like the idea of giving ur children the permission to test your kits with their imaginations and colors i hope laptops also go through endurance 🤷♀🤷♀💕💕
Yeah, why would you give your kids boundaries? Please draw on the wall, you are an artist! Sad world...
@@DrNoBrazil Please don't reproduce.
@@jonathanbaird I have the same wish for you.
@@jonathanbaird LMAO
Time for beating
3:52 "300 Nits"
What a shame, that is my biggest deal-breaker of the G15 right there. 500 Nits SDR brightness should be the bare minimum at this price with the upgrade option to HDR (OLED/miniLED).
Yeah that is too low for any screen let alone for a laptop that is a device you can take with you out of the house in daylight etc.
The thing is, that's still better than most laptops. Look at Lenovo or Dell and most are still coming with 220 or 250 nits.
I have 2021 VivoBook Pro 14 that has - 550 Nits HDR/ 3K QHD+/ 90Hz/ DCI-P3/ OLED display for only $599 USD.
They should be able to put a similarly good HDR panel on a "Premium" gaming laptop that easily costs x3 TIMES more than my old ASUS.
@MysticalKO it's a video from the UA-cam channel kurzgezar
@@blue4059 Ooooh, I can't find a price like that anywhere. Do you have a link?
Bought g15 2021 edition end of December and this is the best laptop I have ever owned. Yea Asus did add more features for 2022 but 2021 model still is ridiculously amazing
How's the brightness when you're outside?
@@lesliee.4525 not bad I mean it’s no Legion with 500nits but at 300 I’m able to see everything clearly.
Who is Dave handing the laptops to down there?
@@BrunoJaureguiMusic good call
to his kid
Dave M16 is passing the laptops down to Dave G16
To your mom
@@feto123feto123 filth of humanity
The battery in the AMD lasts literally 50% longer? That's... kind of the end of the competition. It's a laptop. That extra 2 hours on the desktop, browsing etc, is everything.
Agreed
Where is your evidence?
@@noneofyourbusiness6100 in the video bozzo
this guy is asking evidence for every cmmnt , dont reply
@@noneofyourbusiness6100 “Where is your evidence?”
Respect to you for not putting affiliate links in a review, I know not many people notice it but your honesty and authenticity is appreciated ^^
But if someone wants to buy the product?
@@HuyNguyen-ll9gz they can look it up themselves like a normal person? Affiliate links are the difference between actual reviews and glorified salesmen, I’m not talking down on anyone, that’s just reality
I love your work Dave! Thank you for the approachability and unique takes. I can play these videos for my family without much additional explanation! THANK YOU!
Laptop Computer Revolution - MouseLike Touchpad ua-cam.com/video/0EVoiZWATRE/v-deo.html
I got this laptop this month and I’m not disappointed one bit. It’s an amazing gaming laptop.
I have had the new M16 for a month and I am glad you have reviewed it. Now I feel like I chose the right device. I always have trusted your reviews. You do an excellent job.
Can you stream games on it?
@@aadharshkrishnaa it sure. Believe it or not I never install games on my laptops or desktop. I do 3D animation and it works great using blender and iClone etc..
@@CheyenneRobinson15 That is great to know tbh because I too want to use it for animation but I am a noob so I prolly won't be using it very intensively for that
You can clearly see Dave's excitement and joy on his face while talking about the new M16
Asus is doing great these days, the M16 is very tempting - though I would like to see a little bit higher quality materials to be used for my own personal taste.
like titanium? :o
@@kingsmod8777 like aluminum alloy in the Zephyrus series
I've watched a few reviews and it's not clear, is the m16 all plastic or does it have a metal body like g14/15?
For the prices they charge, they look like plastic junk you get on a $500 laptop. Even the G15 screen looks like crap. Also one DIMM and no soldered memory?
@@futureprogress it’s a magnesium alloy body with the m16 having a rubber coating on the wrist rest and keyboard deck of the laptop
That full screen of the M16 is just awsomeee
This was literally a video I was waiting for!!!! A 2022 update to the G15....:))))
Your reviews are my favorite out of any others on UA-cam. I feel like you give a fair honest review with little bias and have been super helpful to me in my search for a new laptop. Thank you and keep up the good work sir!
The g15 with a 16:10 and vapor chamber would have been almost perfect. Really not a fan of the white. I really think the 6900HS is more versitile than intels chips, Igpu is great if you want to game on say 65 watts total in igpu mode.
Igpu is supposedly 1060 performance which is nuts
Now I want to see a low spec thin and light igpu gaming laptop.
@@user-pq4by2rq9y yes that would be amazing n
Yes, super dissapointed we didn't get an AMD version of the M16 (a G16?) this year. Fingers crossed for next year 🤞
@@TimBass we need that and a full SD card slot
I ordered the M16 with the 3070ti, it'll be here in a couple days. It'll be the most powerful laptop by far at the local coffee shop.
2022 Alderlake edition?
I just got this laptop a week ago, after using it for everything from work to games, I just want people buying this for games to watch out for thermal throttling. After some software tweaks it is better now, but definitely know that its not just you.
got the m16 last year and the screen is worth every single penny!!! the performance is outstanding for architectural software. i could load 80 fully decked models in sketchup and not have a single lag!!
How is the reliability of the system in general? I've never had an asus laptopsoidk how they are in terms of that, but this M16 looks sweet
The 2022 M16 is my first ever gaming laptop and I got to say I love it. It’s fast and plays all games at max settings. For the fan noise just put on headphones and boom no noise but it might annoy people around you.
Did you get thr one from Best Buy? That's where I got mine.
@@ChiTownBossFJB yup got it from best buy
@@IvanH.CreativeProductions bestbuy too and good laptop
Which one did you get ? There’s a huge price dif between ones I see
Bought my M16 half a year ago, really happy with it! But damn, now I want the 2022 model after seeing that performance upgrade!!
The white color ❤️the kid coloring on it was the dopest thing 😂
I got my 2022 m16 a few days ago. My main usecase is music production. The laptop replaces a i7 9700f desktop, and I'm getting 30-40% more CPU performance in Ableton Live with the 12th gen i9. When running on integrated graphics (music production is not graphically demanding), the laptop stays pretty quiet and cool. No complaints. When gaming, it def gets hot and loud, but I use headphones and don't notice. It's an amazing laptop with a great screen and a solid keyboard. Def recommend!
Such an awesome review and I've been waiting for this one! Really wanted last year's G15 but couldn't afford it at first and then they sold out 😭 fingers crossed and toes that I can snag one of these bad boys later this year when I have the money finally saved. It'll be my first gaming PC ever and I can't wait to try out NiER Automata and FFXV!
Goodluck ✌️☺️ me too hoping for buy g15 or maybe lowest specs on m16 since I'm a student anyway :)
Yh bro invest in it I got my self a gs66 n love it it has its problems but finally able to game wit friends wit graet fps and quality
you can play those games with 4 year old gaming laptop, source: my laptop 4 years ago
@@6squall9 do they run well?
@@isaacvargas5958 well enough to be enjoyable for me, of course if you are into super duper high framerates then invest more
G15 and office work, nice power and excellent battery life, weight acceptable. Way to go ASUS
I have been waiting on this video for weeks now. By far the best channel to get more info and valuable opinions. And somehow always ahead of the game, appreciate the hard work!
big balls throwing your grav straight into the dva no lie
Imagine going back into 2017 and saying you could have the cpu power of a 18 core iMac Pro and the gpu power of a 1080 ti in a laptop that weights 4.5 lbs. you would be laughed off the stage lol.
Ngl I'm not into PC/laptop
But this guy is living and reviewing techs on a cozy bunker
Laptops getting so much better, excited for what they'll have when i refresh after 4 years lol.
Bro the Zarya tracking is lit!
So, after watching several videos for a long time period, I can safely say that for university students who plan to game, we can just buy a 1500$ if there's the budget, and it can last for years. Fair reminder though that if you're studying, obviously gaming should be a secondary priority at best, but it's good to know you have something that can handle stuff thrown at it.
For example, I know a guy that doesn't game, but has a powerful laptop. A week ago, he wanted to edit a video for a friend, so his laptop could handle it fairly enough.
Do you think the M16 is the best choice for university students?
Cheers senior'
@@InsaneGamer393 g14
Lol?
1:20 omg that "unfortunate" scribble on the G15 was fantastic, I would have leave it. so cuuuuute
Thanks for the review. I am so excited to see all these new gen laptops that are really an upgrade. Just curious that ASUS didn't remove the bottom chin from the G15, as they did with the G14. Extra screen space is always good.
I want to make a less than subtle compliment. You are my favourite tech reviewer, even though I am a Mac guy and never was a gamer. It’s educational and cool. Thank you. Your objectivity is awesome.
The M16 feels like a direct competitor to the Razer Blade 15/17 for creatives that are looking for the extra graphical performance in the thin & light laptop category. I think at the high end all models come with 3080ti with 16GB of vram and 32GB of ram. Of course the Blade 15 gets a lot less wattage compared to the M16 and Blade 17 so that's something to consider too on top of the price.
Must be lucky to have different favourites laptop every year. Been rocking the same favourite laptop for the past 5 year.
Been a while since you did a "what's in my bag" or an EDC episode
would love to know your current mouse, watch, phone case if you use any
2021 G15 is absolutely a chef's kiss. I got one around this time last year (GA503Q) and it's been a real treat to use. It's astounding to see how much better this year's models are. I'm tempted to upgrade to the 2022 model, but I really can't justify it this year LOL. I did find that the best way to mitigate the higher temps is the use a podium pad or some other kind of laptop riser. I use one on my desk and it keeps CPU temps below 90C as opposed to about 94C flat on the desk. It also helps with ergonomics when using mouse+keyboard (at least for me).
I got the 2021 G15 too. I was worried this year's model would have 16:10 and much better performance, but really the performance gains are marginal. I'm happy with my purchase still.
Would be a different story if I'd bought the M16 though lol.
i hope the screen doesnt turn yellow from the exhaust for a long time
Might be favor of intel i a would love an amd m16
Wow ! Best quick review for M16 2022 & G15 2022 all around the world.
thanks Dave 👍❤️
The throttle issue happens time to time on my last year G15 too. Guess it's smth with the fans that isn't optimized as it should. But luckily it happens rarely and pretty quick, so it's just a slight annoyans when it happens at least.
I have the 2021 G14 with the Ryzen 9 5900hs and the RTX 3060. This is my 6th gaming laptop and my 3rd Asus. It's definitely the best one yet and I've loved every second of owning it.
G15 has become "apple" of gaming laptops.. Love it!
They really took customer feedback into account this year :)
Which makes them the non-apple by listening, actually! :)
@@natty1 it's a Paradox.
@@Arguments_only no
got an m16 last year on christmas, super happy with it but it does definitely run loud on turbo mode but never gets that hot
Seriously love your reviews! But this one surprised me to be honest. I waited all last year to get an M16 with a decent GPU, but the 3070 version never came to the US. As soon as this 3070 Ti model was available I snatched it. Now I've been using the Razer 14 and I have loved it but I wanted that bigger screen for what I do. The screen on the M16 is incredible no doubt, but overall the fan noise is so bad I couldn't take it. I had to return it. Anything I did on it that needed the slightest performance boost required the fans to be cranked and they are horribly loud.
Excellent screen, but build quality for the price left something to be desired, battery life is not great, and just too loud. So I was shocked you recommended it as I didn't feel the performance outweighed the fan noise.
My guess is that fan noise bothers you a lot less when you don't have to live with it and reviewers don't have to live with the devices.
I think you are right
According to what you are saying everything that require a boost will initiated the load fans. Did you try with the IGPU only mode enabled? I see other comments saying the IGPU makes a big difference on the fan noise subject. TY!
@@mariozamora9684 that's probably true I flipped the mux switch so I was running dedicated only
@@rambonusius I mean yeah if you’re running the gpu on at all times it’s gonna have the gpu fans running at all times, but if you’re using the Intel graphics chip the gpu fans are turned off completely
YES the one I've been waiting for, the glorious M16
I really like the G15 for it's better price to performance and battery life. However, I LOVE the screen on the M16 and will pick it over the G15 every time until Asus updates the G15 to the same 16:10 display.
Please do a laptop recommendation video for deep learning engineers
Asus just needs to include a full SD card slot and I'm sold
DUDE. Literally 2 hours ago, I was doing the exact same thing. I'm looking for a new laptop and since it's release I was fixated on the new G14, but then idk why but I wanted Nvdia so changed my mind again to the M16... I hope they lower the price on the M16 this year... Amazing timing on the video Dave!!!! I needed this!
The m16 last year only went on sale during Black Friday, Christmas, and New Years. So I think you’ll have to either get the 2021 version at a discounted price or wait a long time
I'll still choose the 2022 G14 with the upgraded 1400p screen.
0:04 you know what is great the aquarium behind you
Honestly, I wish that the fans were easily removable on the G series. Although I haven’t watched the full video yet, it’s been like that on my 2020 G14 and it’s still here in 2022. You can’t always get what you want, but it’d be great if they could be removed without needing to remove the heatsink on the laptop to clean the fans.
Absolute madman on that grav. Straight into the Diva. You're crazy
😳 So excited for this review! EDIT: Dave got me contemplating selling my 2021 G15 for the 2022 M16 😭
Do it 🚀
That index finger pointing keeps getting to me.
Great review as always! I'm actually surprised that the 3dB increase in noise is extremely noticeable in the comparison. I guess no M16 for me 🤷🏻♂️
Logarithmic, not linear increase
Keep in mind it’s only noticeable when gaming so if you have headphones on while gaming like any regular gamer you won’t hear the fans at all anyways
I am using the i9-12900 m16 and I am loving it.
In all fairness the price also went up on both of them, but the M16 managed to go up in heat and fan noise too. It’s a great performer at home, but the G15 is the more ideal thin and light and it’s slightly cheaper when you compare both 3070ti models.
You didn't watch the full video did you? M16 was running cooler 5:53
@@allenwalker9928 It ran cooler because the fans were spinning quite a bit faster. 59 dB is very loud.
@@allenwalker9928 Much louder fans + bigger chassis. That's why it is "cooler".
Else everything about 12th gen Intel processors screams inefficient and HOT
@@abhidahiya4007 inneffecient? it performs better at higher wattages
I don't know how people care about a few dB of fan noise. If yout gaming on a laptop with Max settings it's gonna be pretty loud on any laptop period. I'd rather have more power. I'm loving my 2022 M16. I returned my 2021 G16 for it.
i would not mind the fan.... as long as it has a good performance
Only HDMI 2.0b instead to 2.1 is a limitation in M16.
For me personally, the M16 screen aspect ratio is the thing. I really appreciate this extra height in my tasks, because almost any software and all websites just loooove to eat the vertical space on the screen with their toolbars, headers, tabs, buttons, menus and so on. And since I don't really like how windows taskbar feels on the left side of the screen, I'm really, like, paranoically aware of anything which require yet another strip of the screen vertical space. So, welcomed addition, the new (old) 16:10 aspect ratio in laptops!
I'm hoping I get my hands on the Duo 16 soon, because their online order process is a bit iffy (but my transaction went through and was later cancelled once it's at 'analyzing clearsale')
Bought the M16 (2022) with 12700H/RTX3060 for 1650usd. You cant beat this kind of performance for this price.. beats easily the average 9th to 10th gen Desktop setup...
But as D2D says.. its crazy loud on Turbo..
1650? fhd or qhd?
@@adamtaleb5500 1920x1200px... its not the QHD... still has the 500nits 100% srgb 165hz...
Still a good screen do..
@@MarkoNara idk man ive been hearing fhd is going to be out dated soon, im still thinking if the qhd is worth the price or not. Did you like the m16 you got? Any issues?
@@adamtaleb5500 to be honest i bought this laptop for the CPU-GPU combo, and not for the screen.
I live in a really warm country, where 30-45 degrees celsius days are the norm, so I went for the i7 with 3060 version, so the cooling system would not get overwhelmed in the summer... (In the case of the I9+3070ti that would surely be the case)
the screen just happend to be FHD with the lower i7 option that i bought.
I think that only the tech enthusiast pay attention to screen resolutions.. FHD on a 16" screen looks pretty good and not pixelated at all... and still 500nits and 165hz with 99% aRGB and it helps with battery life too. i dont think it will be a problem to resell this item in 4 o 5 years...
@@MarkoNara true, ill be going for the m16 as well then. Thanks for taking the time brother.
I remember when Dave moved into this new studio he was talking about no tables and wanting to use a rolling cart. Oh how the turntables have flipped 😆
Thanks for the great reviews! I've been really dependent on them while researching a new gaming laptop for school. The fan noise clips were also really helpful, its always something I'm worried about when considering laptops.
Hi Dave, great review, thanks! You mentioned that if the goal is gaming exclusively, these machines are not the best value/price. May I ask what models you feel would be the best choice in 2022? I was set on the 2022 G14, then the 2022 M16. Now I just don’t know.
He mentioned that the G14 is better if you're just gaming. They have the same performance for gaming, but the G14 is cheaper.
Really? From what I have seen, the AMD Radeon graphics in the G14 is not even close to a 3070 TI.
@@Ducott Go for the m16 if you want a big screen, if you want to carry your laptop around go for the g14.
@@enkvadrat_ I actually don’t plan on taking this machine anywhere. I’ll keep it at home and usually use it plugged in at all times. This will be my first gaming laptop, again I was all set to go with the M16 until he pointed out how loud it gets. Maybe this is an, unknown to me, reality of gaming laptops. I don’t plan on using it for any CPU intensive work, but I wouldn’t mind it having at least above decent GPU performance. I’ve seen the benchmarks for the G14 and they look to me to be OK at best for a 2022 machine. Both machines hit all of my check boxes in most regards, high refresh rate screen, good brightness, and the aspect ratio is good for both as well. I really want to use whatever I get with my LG OLED TV so that I can play PC games on my 55 inch.
@@Ducott For high end gaming Nvidia is the way to go. If you won't use the laptop on the battery mode that often then you might as well go for the intel chip for that extra CPU juice and more FPS. 44db is actually quite good for a gaming laptop in balanced mode and is not that loud. If you really need a more quiet laptop then you could also go for Razer Blade. But it has worse performance due to lower tdp and is more expensive.
im switching back to intel laptop, thunderbolt is a god send for laptops, almost a must.... I love my AMD 5900HS, but i need thunderbolt i really miss it
Still blows my mind how we aren’t seeing 90+ hz Oled panels as a standard option on almost every laptop. I can’t justify buying anything without an oled screen at this point. Backlight bleed ruins even the best screen.
thats the difference between the gaming section and other section, they still need to sell other products too you know haha
Hi, great content! I didn't saw the affiliate link at the description
It's a bummer that the G15 isn't instead the G16 and comes with a 16::10 display. That's a deal breaker for me.
Just looking for that laptop for everyday use that has a great screen, no performance issues and good battery life.
One question, who is under the table handling the laptops? 🤔🤔
Thanks for the video on the M16 - it certainly made me choose btw so many laptops! Just bought mine, half gamer / half home admin usage!
Hey dave god bless you
That part where you used the scribbles to show the durability was so wholesome, you have an adorable daughter! :)
Finally gaming laptops that you're not embarrassed to be seen in public with.
You are the only person i trust when it comes to tech reviews 💖 thanks for this!
Check Lisa channel. She's the best laptop reviewer. (Mobiletechreview). Much more in depth. Dave is my second favorite though
Yeah I’ll take the lower fan noise and better battery life of the G15 (and no fingerprints). Also the iGPU performance on the G15 should be significantly better than that of the M16 this year
Have an Rog Gaming notebook thats about 7 years old and still chugging along. They sold me on reliability. Time to upgrade.
Do you review any affordable laptops. $600 to $900?
Check out JustJosh, he often covers budget laptops.
Love your content, and your new hairstyle or lack of comb. Either way huge fan!
Huge performance jump! I expect huge price tag as well.
Great comparison 💻
How did you guys watch the whole video in just 2 minutes?
Really excited for this video because I want to buy a gaming laptop soon and was aiming for the Legion 5 after watching your tier video that time!
For me, having the 2021 M16 for gaming and other workload as 3D Design and Video Editing is the best choice. Yes, the fans do cranck up pretty hard when you push the device to its max, but for the day to day use, ASUS ROG app has a "silent mode" that does wonders and delivers great perfomance and the laptop stays completely silent all the time. If you really need the performance boost that this year M16 has, go for it, but if you dont really care that much, definitely go for the 2021 model (I would assume that in the coming months, that model is gonna get a juicy discount, so be in the lookout for that).
Just got one at about a 20-22% discount
16:10 is the gold standard fro displays!! 💯
Intel's Alder Lake was a HUGE success. Their chips are simply the best right now.
Just ordered this laptop few days ago. Excited to test it out and edit 1080p zoom webinar content with it lol!