What you likely aren't familiar with is a laptop system that gets so hot it genuinely becomes uncomfortable to use, because that is the point the Zephyrus M16 can get to. But fans are a common enemy of audibly sensitive gamers, so you're probably used to this. I have heard louder laptops, but it is by far not a device you would describe as reserved or subtle. This isn't just when playing games either, as the bulky hardware does seem to take its toll at all times and will suck the life out of this device, even when under low-stress.Īssuming you are gaming a lot however, and are plugged into the mains and don't have to worry about battery life, it's worth being aware that the Zephyrus M16 isn't a particularly quiet machine. On one hand, there's the battery life, which just haemorrhages away, to the point that it feels almost impossible to use this laptop without keeping a charging cable handy. Running all of the latest hardware at its limits is costly in a plethora of ways. But, here's where that aforementioned "impressive" new hardware comes into the equation, as the GeForce RTX 4090, the 13th Gen Intel i9-13900H CPU, and the 16GB of DDR5 RAM all come together to create a system that successfully achieves high frame rates while running games at their most demanding graphical settings. Now in the past, I would usually point out here that these kinds of specifications often counteract one another, as hardware either prioritised striking visuals over frame rate and performance, or vice-versa. And the really impressive part is that this display also works up to 240 frames-per-second, with a response time of a blisteringly quick 3ms. This QHD Mini-LED display clocks in at 1100 peak nits brightness, all while having a 100% DCI-P3 coverage over 1024 dimming zones, and HDR 1000 certification using ASUS' Nebular HDR Engine, which essentially means in effect that this is a very, very, very vibrant and clear display. No, it's actually the display, which is arguably the best I've ever seen on a laptop. To this end, I've been testing out one of the most anticipated 2023 models, the ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16, and let me just quash any doubts right off the bat by saying this is a very, very impressive laptop.īut, here's the thing, what makes this laptop so great isn't just the more powerful hardware that gives everything a little more oomph (although it is very impressive and I'll touch on why in a moment). To this end, ASUS is already eyeing 2023 variants of its gaming laptop line up, devices that come with the latest batch of hardware, including RTX 40 Series GPUs and 13th Gen Intel CPUs. Following their recent announcements, many at CES 2023, the latest batch of hardware is starting to do the rounds and even actually release.
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