Jarrod, Please I want to ask, I want to get a PC for creator work and designs, Adobe aftereffects and blender, I am considering Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (2021) or G14 (2022), Which do you think is better?
@@wi1ley171 It's already fixed if you buy their recently manufactured products.They have removed something on the back of the GPU which caused the coil wine.
Honestly just looking at the prices of this current gen of laptops makes me tear up a little. I know they're the latest & greater versions, but why is it becoming normal that great mid-tier laptops costs above and beyond 🇨🇦$3K? Great video as always tho Jarrod!
With the prices of these new GPUs we need you Jarrod to do a budget laptops reviews and benchmarks. 😅😅 4050 Laptop and 4060 laptop benchmarks are needed
Agree. I'm on the hunt for a 4060 laptop, but almost no reviews.. :/ Perhaps I'm waiting for RDNA 4 laptops instead since prices are through the roof right now.
That’s because most reviewers don’t buy most laptops they review, and rely on manufacturers sending them laptops to review. Manufacturers then, of course, usually send the higher spec laptops to make their laptops look good in benchmarks...
2700$ extra for the RTX4090 version? That’s crazy. Great review and honestly great temperatures. There is no way a CPU could be healthy after years of going for 100 degrees Celsius. So it’s really nice to see a beast staying at 80 degrees Celsius. If Asus was able to make it, the others should be able to as well. My only concern is if the heat pipes are the same or not on the cheaper 4080Ti version.
What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use ~~~Best thermals and no heating 1. Data science graphics 2. Computer networking 3. Cloud computing ~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better ~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H ~Need large screen size I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
@@Samdevay I guess the Legion 5 would be an option. In my country, there was a Legion 5i Pro (the older, 2022 gen) with the i7 12700h and RTX 3060 for around 800€. So if you’re waiting and looking for deals, I guess you should find one for around 1500-1600, new, with the specs mentioned by yourself (the minimum ones).
Honestly the Strix G18 and G16 are basically two of the same laptop as the Scars minus the translucent finish and back RGB. There's not too many differentiator performance, software and finish wise. I don't think it's a bad experience getting the Strix over the Strix Scar since it's performance is gonna be identical to the bone. Unless the Scar has any better, I think the standard Strix is gonna be the better value.
@@perturbed_pineapple who need 1000 nit in a laptop ? blind people ? lol, even outdoor 500 nit is very bright. hell, i with my 300 nit laptop can see very well no problem.
Just discovered your channel and I can't speak more of how much I appreciate the Linux installation section. As a computer science student this is extremely helpful when considering running some AI/ML tasks with it!
The Lenovo Legion 7 from last year is still pretty good and probably at a discounted price. I would say pull the trigger if you can find last year's model at a good price. And ASUS doesn't have the best quality control. I bought one about 6 months ago and it was a headache. Screen flickering, wifi card disconnection issues and an overheating power adapter which caused throttling when played more than 45 minutes. And worst of all was their customer service, they were no help to me. And I discovered that there's many people with stories like mine or worse. ASUS is good on paper and the price is competitive but they don't have a strong reputation on their quality control so it's riskier to order from them than anyone else. Good luck if you buy from them.
@@SeemsLogical I have the exact opposite experience. For me Asus provided the best user experience and I just cannot go back to any other windows brand .
@@SeemsLogical I guess it really depends by region/country on customer service. Here in the Philippines, they really have an excellent customer service but I do agree about QC, it's about average.
@@sakamoto8354 It's a flip of the coin whether an ASUS laptop is a good quality or is defective. Personally I want better odds than a 50/50 chance for something so expensive. And I was understating ASUS' customer service quality. Unhelpful was putting it nicely. In my case they flatly told me it was not their responsibility to fix it and pointed me to head back to the retailer. The retailer (again) told me it was ASUS' responsibility but gave me a copy of their company warranty to show them, so after emailing the retailers warranty to them they reluctantly agreed to help me... And they proceeded to play phone tag with me telling me to call different departments several times. They did eventually tell me that they would see about fixing it at one of their tech centers but due to a high influx of warranty claims it would be a minimum of a month before I can expect a full repair. I then suggested to take it to a local repair shop to get it fixed sooner but said that would void the warranty. This was 3 weeks after purchase so I just said "fuck this" and went for a full refund. I got charged a restocking fee but got most of my money back... And spent it with Lenovo instead. and Lenovo has treated me really well. I hope your ASUS remains good because if it does start to fail you'll see first hand what I meant when I said ASUS was not helpful in my case.
I bought this laptop last week, but the 4080 version. Been super happy with it overall. Thanks so much for the informative and top-notch videos! All the best! You're awesome.
What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use ~~~Best thermals and no heating 1. Data science graphics 2. Computer networking 3. Cloud computing ~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better ~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H ~Need large screen size I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
This needs to be the norm. Everyone is going smaller 13/14 inch laptops. I've been dying for a larger screen. With how thin the designs are, you can easily have, like this, a 18/19 inch laptop and still be smaller than your older 17s. I would like to see this continue as the bezels get smaller.
The Best 18inch so far this year in my opinion. Hands down!! I could guarantee that It’d perform better than its competitors coz it has got the most RGB lighting. 🌈😂 Jokes Apart. Thank you for the content Jarrod!! Can’t wait for other ASUS laptops review!
What's best laptop under 1.5-1.8 lac for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use ~~~Best thermals and no heating 1. Data science graphics 2. Computer networking 3. Cloud computing ~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better ~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use ~~~Best thermals and no heating 1. Data science graphics 2. Computer networking 3. Cloud computing ~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better ~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H ~Need large screen size I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
They put long radiator at the back part, but sadly bottom vents are minimal, if they open the bottom vents near that area, at least some cooling pads could act as an "active" cooling fan for that long radiator.
Can I ask about the noise? How does the coil whine sound? Is this a high pitch whine sound or more like an electrical bzz mid -range sound? And how does the fan noise sound to you ears? Does it emit any unpleasant high pitch noises?
Jarrod can you do a video ranking the warranty services of all the major laptop brands? These machines are not cheap so it's important for some people to know what companies stand by their products and which companies try to cut ties as soon as they get your money. Most of us are too lazy/busy to look them all up ourselves.
Adding on to that: some third parties/stores also offer their own warranty programs for these things, like Best Buy, Microsoft selling laptops apparently, and I don’t know who else. Would be a nice addition to the video.
@@levygaming3133 NewEgg I think falls in with them too. When I had problems with my ASUS laptop they told me NewEgg was responsible when it was technically ASUS' jurisdiction. That whole experience is partly why I asked Jarrod to cover it as it's rarely spoken about.
Warranty or after sale service really vary between regions even with the same brand. How laws are enforced, and how the brand treat specific region, and how available are labor and components all make difference. It depends where you live.
Random note, in some regions you get 2tb+2tb in RAID 0, and in other regions (like the US), you only get 1tb+1tb in RAID 0. And apparently, in some regions you only get 1x 1tb without RAID.
Great laptop, Ive recently ordered mine with 4080. Really crave for it to come to test it in graphic applications, substance and UE5😅 Thanks for the cool in depth review.
@@love2k380 I'm not familiar with ryzen cpu's so i'm not sure if it's a good deal or not, but hearing 16 gb of ram, 3060, and half a terabyte of storage, i think that's a great deal being under 1000 dollars but u should ask someone who knows more than me
Yep! Since they seem the least insane priced high end and probably without this silly power throttling too. The 16" Tongfang is almost half the price of this one here and early notebookcheck figures suggest its much faster, probably bc of the water cooling dock
Hopefully not too much longer. Unfortunately, there were issues with the first set I got, so they all had to be sent back. Expecting to receive the replacements soon.
Great Review! I've been using my Scar 18 RTX 4090 for about a week now and here are my thoughts: Termals are great. Like Jarrod said, GPU is in the 60s and CPU are in between 70-83c range. Absolutely great. Almost no screen bleed on my unit. Coil Whine is veeery minimal when you start a game or heavy program but I cannot hear it once the fans kick in or the sound from the game/movie etc starts. So no problems with the coil whine. Fan noise is definitely not as bad as shown in the video on Performance/Turbo/Manual modes. The mic just makes it sound that way. My touchpad has none of the issues Jarrod mentioned so I guess it's a unit problem. Overall amazing laptop. Screen, performance, thermals, noise everything is just great.
Hi.can I ask you please Ive own strix g733zw 2022 and I have all the time some scratch noise or like static electric but it's not nearly noticable only when I go closer.ots coming from middle of laptop probably.i thought it's whine coil. It can be harmful for device or no.tha ks
Can I ask about the noise? How does the coil whine sound? Is this a high pitch whine sound or more like an electrical bzz mid -range sound? And how does the fan noise sound to you ears? Does it emit any unpleasant high pitch noises? I have sensitive hearing and those high pitch noises make my head ache. Thanks for the first hand info!
@@jabbahiggs7039 The Coil whine is either quiet 'high pitch' noise and by quiet I mean I have to put my ear close the the keyboard or the bzz noise but again I hav eto get close to it and once the fans or audio from the game starts it fades out. The fan noise is honestly not bad even on Turbo. It's not the high pitch noise but more like 'whoosh' kind of a sound. Just hearing the air going out without being loud or high. Very good for me personally and I as well am sensitive to both problems but both don't bother me.
Hi mate I got the scar 18 and i dont have the same results. My CPU is always aboce 90 degrees when i m playing Have you touch anything to have such good results ?
I really appreciate the specviewperf tests, it's part of what I need since I do development, and the performance of typical operations is more important than raw rendering because while I will spend hours rendering every second I spend on the program will be spent looking at the thing run
Hey I need new laptop i found one for sale. Lenovo Legion 5. RTX 3060, Ryzen 5-5600h, 16 GB Ram, 512 GB SSD. 165 hz, 130 TGP w, 300 nits for 995$ USD is it good price?
What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use ~~~Best thermals and no heating 1. Data science graphics 2. Computer networking 3. Cloud computing ~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better ~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H ~Need large screen size I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
What's best laptop under 1.5-1.8 lac for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use ~~~Best thermals and no heating 1. Data science graphics 2. Computer networking 3. Cloud computing ~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better ~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
The screen needs to be experienced first hand to appreciate it. Mine has zero backlight bleed. I finally got mine today with a 4090 and the 13980HX. Upgraded storage to a 8TB MP600 Pro NH and a 118GB P1600X Optane and Memory to a 96GB kit. Kitting it out with a Wisecoco 14 inch ultrawide portable monitor with a custom mount that puts it on the top of the integrated monitor. Also 2 Innoview 18 inch portable monitors that seem to be using the same panel only limited to 60hz, in the backpack to have a proper workstation wherever I can set up on a table.
A little warning to those thinking about getting the budget alternative strix g18: the version with almost the same specs as the base scar 18 model is $1000 more than the scar 18. So if you plan on spending around 4k for a laptop, go for the scar instead of the g18 if you plan on going all out in their spec.
4060 Vs 3060 should be interesting. There needs to be a obvious generational jump, and considering the 3070 Vs 4070 debacle, maybe at the lower end there is a gap. Prices are still up, but that's inflation and Nvidia being greedy. Great review.
Great review as always. I have the 16” version preordered. I’m excited about the mini led screen. Hopefully we can see a review on that soon and get your thoughts. I’d also love to see a video comparing the 4080 and 4090 to see if the price is worth it. Some games were around the 20 fps mark in this video and to me that’s worth the extra cost.
What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use ~~~Best thermals and no heating 1. Data science graphics 2. Computer networking 3. Cloud computing ~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better ~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H ~Need large screen size I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
Thanks for the high quality content and consistency Jarrod. As someone who still uses a sh1tty IdeaPad 320 for study and work (yeah I was broke when I bought it), I highly appreciate these videos. I need to buy a great laptop this year spending as little as possible (budget is 1000~1400USD). I was set to buy the 2022 Legion 7i, but the year has just started so I'll wait a little bit more. Much love!
I actually think you might be better off with the previous gen because it seems as if there is not much of a performance difference between 4060 and 3060 laptop graphic cards. And at the prices you mentioned, you can only realistically get such laptops
Who on this earth ASKED for such a thing as swappable plastic bits above the rear exhaust? Please reveal yourself so I can laugh at you, and then whoever it was at Asus who thought this was a worthwhile thing to engineer into a laptop sold for $5k ($8k AUD). Here's a thought, how about engineering a "high end" laptop that doesn't have a 250W hard power limit? They have to be sandbagging. They must be giving themselves room to "improve" for next year's models.
I got a chuckle out of there being an air intake by the WASD keys. Just a design coincidence I'm sure ;) I'm overdue for a laptop update, my old laptop if from the 10X0 era and its suffering from a badly bulged battery so I've quit using it - it's not worth repairing. Whether I get this one or a slightly more modest laptop I'd best start saving up my pennies - and dollars.
At this price so much plastic and wobble is unacceptable for me. It's not like they try to reduce weight, since it's already a heavy laptop so why not use some metal at least at the frames and maybe between the screen hinges and the base so that it doesn't wobble like jelo when typing?
Got mine also w the 4090, its perfect only complain i have is the coil whine which doesnt bother me as it is very silent but you can kinda hear while using in silent while scrowling trough apps/options
I've learned to not get excited about a new Asus Scar laptop. I tried to get one 1.5 years ago, and they were sold out immediately. Never restocked. It's hard to buy something when it's not available anywhere.
MSI still has a 17.3” 16:9. Don’t remember what it was though. Are you sure you don’t like 16:10 screens? I could see 3:2 being more divisive, but most of these 16:10 laptops are just mostly the same as the 16:9 models but with the screen expanded down 16:1 to replace the sizable chins they had. You get more vertical space for scrolling through text and stuff without narrowing the screen. Plus my personal favorite, it lets the screen be bigger when viewing 4:3 content like classic TV shows and some games.
Great review Jarrod! Will you be reviewing the new msi ge78 raider anytime soon? I plan to get a 4090 laptop even though it might be overkill for just playing games lol, I just want that assurance I can get the best portable performance I can get. With this influx of laptops, I just don’t know which one I should get. If you have any model or alternative suggestions, it’d be greatly appreciated!
This is by far the closest in 2023 so far, but lack of F key lighting just kills me. It's extra upsetting because this has good latencymon so would be great for my audio production work, but my DAW software makes heavy use of function keys and I work in a low light room. I don't understand why Asus have done this.
I am using the non-scar version for audio and it sucks so far for me. can't disable speedstep so low latency performance is all pops and clicks. Hoping i'm just missing something.
or just buy a gt77 which I did. Not gonna put lights on and change my entire workflow for a laptop. How about you stop being condescending instead.@@tfuu5144
Your reviews are much better than most but lack the same central aspect as most: What reasonably fast speeds and reasonably low dB noise value and noise sample are there? Your test mentions and samples CPU+GPU stress test as 38dB Silent (way too slow) or 50dB (way too loud). The huge gap shows that there must be much potential to tame noise at roughly 2/3 speed. However, we can only guess: is such near 38dB (good purchase) or 50dB (no purchase)? The wide range of RTX configuration of TDP demands related testing for every notebook! --robert jasiek
Asus needs to adress the patchy lighting on their keyboards. Their keyboards has a chronic problem; although it's scarce the paint of the keycaps chips off. And considering that they are using the same keyboard on all of their products they should pay attention to this.
My only problem with this model is the design language. Asus has a problem with providing chic and powerful devices every year. Their zephyrus S lineup serves to this niche but they are seem to prioritizing the Duo series. I love the overall package here; however I'd prefer to have a 165hz oled rather than a 240hz ips. Plus a metal body is more fitting for the fortune that they are asking for. I like retro style translucent designs but I'm not exactly a big fan of it.
I prefer the current design over what you describe. Enough that I chose this machine over the Blade 18. With my installed upgrades it's a 7K USD machine and I prefer plastic to metal and IPS over OLED. I want this machine to last and those choices ensure longevity.
Thank you for another excellent, in depth review! Question.... Which would you take between the Razer Blade 18 and the Scar 18, assuming both are using the RTX 4080?
Hey Jarrod, can you make a video explaining how to separate the Raid 0 into 2 separate Drives for the 2 SSDs? Also with the new Bios Undervolting is now available, so the results will be completely different If you can test them when you have the time!
I need a new laptop, mine is 9 years old and absolutely not made for gaming plus the screen has two vertical lines now 😓 but with those prices I think I'll take a laptop from last year when the sales are back 😅
How does the Scar 18 „performance” mode compare to Blade 18 „balanced” mode in terms of fan noise? Which one does have a lower, more pleasant noise profile? My current Asus Flow X13 is killing me, the high pitch fan noise is very unpleasant. 😵💫
Damn now that is what we wanna see. This is an actual beast. Well done ASuS. . All that (170-175 watt GPU) super performance and still cool in internals. %49 difference will be even more at 4k (Which by now default for me). I like to game with speakers of laptop so I would probably pick turbo mode for lower fan noice i guess of course as long as %1 lows are like in graphs and not like blade's. And thanks to God ASuS laptops with same specs always significantly cost less than MSi laptops in my country.
I have same laptop 32.0 GB ram edition. Tested ton of games, only had problems with Star Citizen which is poorly optimized, on max setting 4k resolution it could run only on 50+ fps... Rest games runs minimum on 120+ fps. I only have 2 problems, but I think it is most of from software. Sometimes it makes static noises on battery and GPU switching system is not really good. At the end it is superb laptop, the sound is awesome, it even have bases, screen is nice. Build quality is very nice. I think it is best option for people who travel a lot.
Never really commented on a vid before but thought I would give this a try since you write and produce great reviews Jarrod. I and others that have bought the new strix scar line have run into an issue with black screens when changing from the very wonderful hdr option the new 2023 line gives you. Wondered if you could recreate this issue with any of the strix scar 16's or 18's if you still have a review unit. They do quite well with the included nvidia driver that it comes with but once you upgrade the driver it will drop you into a black screen that you cannot get out of on the new drivers in certain instances while switching from sdr and hdr. The nebula screens that asus have are a treat and love the power of the 4080 that I purchased to make it worth it so not gonna give it up but looking for some solid info if someone else could vet this issue. Several others on the ROG forums have concluded its a software issue that is persistent across the brand with the nebula screens
Congrats on your purchase. I'm just curious if you were able to resolve this issue? Since you've had a chance to play around with this rig have you had any other issues or things that you've liked or disliked? I would like to hear all of the good and bad. Thanks!
I know they're pretty similar but can you do a review of the 16" model with mini LED and 4090? That's the one I ordered and I don't see many videos of it just the 18"
I won't make the mistake of buying anything laptop related from ASUS again. They'll have to make WAY more changes to their product line and ESPECIALLY their ATROCIOUS software/bloatware. The gamery look is also personally not for me, and the designs of other brands now look way cleaner than anything from ROG or even just ASUS. Even MSI looks better IMO.
I have it, it’s an amazing laptop. I don’t have any coil whine when gaming it, only very minimal when I first start it up in silent mode and when I put my ear on the laptop, it goes away after like 20 min. I also under volt mmby minus 80 through the bios though. Things a beast. Battery life is okay you i etched out like 3 hours from 80% probably could do a couple more things to improve it like turn off all the fancy lights exc..
@@yashj8238 No it’s only on start up sometimes on the laptop after shutdown for a couple minutes not even 20 more like 2-5 if even, sometimes it’s not even there at all I brows, game and do whatever and it’s not even there. Keep in mind I under volted and updated the bios. People talking about the coil whine are over exaggerating greatly, it’s basically non existent atleast for me. Also you can easily keep temps down while on max settings to prevent throttling on this thing. I have 6 dollar stand and my temps range from mid 60s high 70s low 80s peak on cpu, gpu always at 60-70 sometimes 50s with max settings on elden ring (ray tracing high), destiny 2 and apex. This laptop will throttle on performance mode and up if you don’t tweak the settings. Also figured out how to improve battery life to so you could probably get 5 hours which is all you need not plugged in imo. Finally the screen is freaking gorgeous turn on hdr.
I think I'm fine with my 2022 Legion 7 (the AMD model) for games, but interesting to see the improvements in performance... And of course, the higher price!
Shame about its HDMI and USB C ports being moved back to the left side again. Having ports in the back really streamlined my setup and nothing gets in the way on the left side. Deal breaker for those who liked to use external screen like me. Now I appreciate my Scar 17 SE even more.
lol. I've mentioned her a few times before, usually use 'partner' though, because girlfriend makes me feel like we're teenagers. She's worked behind the scenes on the channel for a few years now.
Great review 👌🏽. Waiting for your MSI version review to make my final purchase decision. Any plans to show the diff between the 4080 and 4090 within the same shell?
GPU Tests are a little pointless when the only other New model is the Blade 18 with an RTX 4080. Surely you should have either got in an 4080 Asus or added at 4090 Blade first
What's best laptop under 1.5-1.8 lac for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use ~~~Best thermals and no heating 1. Data science graphics 2. Computer networking 3. Cloud computing ~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better ~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
It's odd not to see laptops with vapor chambers. I wonder myself if it results ineffective, unneeded, or is just about a matter of maintain price as down as possible...
They said that the Vapour chamber wasn’t working during development and wouldn’t allow the CPU to clock up to 6ghz the liquid inside starts to boil and become completely ineffective so by using normal copper it gave very good results while maintaining the superb performance.
@@KREYO_ZA after gain some experience with vapor chamber laptops, Asus shouldn't expect to get faster frecuencies in cpu without a higher heatsink and more fans and more "room", perhaps with liquid cooling or thicker laptops (with thicker heatsinks). After all, vapor chamber helps to use the laptop complete heatsink faster and evenly, in place of use more the right part of the heatsink for CPU and the left part for gpu. But heat watts exhausted remains the same capacity (copper amount, fans and room), with disadvantage side effect of rise temperatures of the unused gpu while is working cpu or viceversa. So thin is a very bad idea if we seek "so powerful" too. I hope this turns a fact after a few years when warranties start executing with so thin & powerful laptops.
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Asus are pieces of cheap plastic, they last 2 years, yet I keep buying them because I don't know what else to buy....
Any chance you're going to do the M18 from Alienware?
Jarrod, Please I want to ask, I want to get a PC for creator work and designs, Adobe aftereffects and blender, I am considering Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (2021) or G14 (2022), Which do you think is better?
Plis review asus tuf a17 2023 ryzen 9 7940hs rtx 4070
I'm waiting for 4060 vs 3060 test
Most ROG Scar buyers in China are having issues with coil whine and it has been confimed that a poor inductor causing this.
So...are asus going to fix it or just keep ignoring and continuing selling their products??
@@wi1ley171 It's already fixed if you buy their recently manufactured products.They have removed something on the back of the GPU which caused the coil wine.
@etada8955 What is coil whine?
@@noscholartateelectricity moving through causing vibrations that emit a high frequency annoying sound
Honestly just looking at the prices of this current gen of laptops makes me tear up a little. I know they're the latest & greater versions, but why is it becoming normal that great mid-tier laptops costs above and beyond 🇨🇦$3K? Great video as always tho Jarrod!
@@love2k380 yes great laptop and great components there for the price, go for it
Right, plus inflation in Canada is crazy right now, as well as other places. It's gonna be a while before I can buy a top tier laptop 😥
Inflation finally caught up with you guys huh?
Check laptop prices for mid low spec 20 years ago, they were $5,000 USD without blinking. Capitalism works.
@@latinguitar2 h,
With the prices of these new GPUs we need you Jarrod to do a budget laptops reviews and benchmarks. 😅😅 4050 Laptop and 4060 laptop benchmarks are needed
Agreed, I'm honestly not interested in these 4080 and 4090 laptops at all. Surprised to see almost no full tdp 4050 or 4060 reviews.
Agree. I'm on the hunt for a 4060 laptop, but almost no reviews.. :/
Perhaps I'm waiting for RDNA 4 laptops instead since prices are through the roof right now.
That’s because most reviewers don’t buy most laptops they review, and rely on manufacturers sending them laptops to review. Manufacturers then, of course, usually send the higher spec laptops to make their laptops look good in benchmarks...
trust me you don't want to see them. The low end and midrange 40 series are just depressing...
He's already stated he's received a 4060 laptop but it had issues and could not be tested so it's delayed.
2700$ extra for the RTX4090 version? That’s crazy. Great review and honestly great temperatures. There is no way a CPU could be healthy after years of going for 100 degrees Celsius. So it’s really nice to see a beast staying at 80 degrees Celsius. If Asus was able to make it, the others should be able to as well. My only concern is if the heat pipes are the same or not on the cheaper 4080Ti version.
It's the same. Only thing that's changed are the 4070 and below options which don't have that liquid metal applied to the GPU according to Asus.
What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use
~~~Best thermals and no heating
1. Data science graphics
2. Computer networking
3. Cloud computing
~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better
~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H
~Need large screen size
I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
@@Samdevay I guess the Legion 5 would be an option. In my country, there was a Legion 5i Pro (the older, 2022 gen) with the i7 12700h and RTX 3060 for around 800€. So if you’re waiting and looking for deals, I guess you should find one for around 1500-1600, new, with the specs mentioned by yourself (the minimum ones).
@@dimitriasimov2140 thanks
@@SamdevayAsus rog zephyrus G16 is a good option as long as 16 inch screen is good
Honestly the Strix G18 and G16 are basically two of the same laptop as the Scars minus the translucent finish and back RGB. There's not too many differentiator performance, software and finish wise. I don't think it's a bad experience getting the Strix over the Strix Scar since it's performance is gonna be identical to the bone. Unless the Scar has any better, I think the standard Strix is gonna be the better value.
Strix G18 inside is almost the same as G16.
Scar for 4090 as Strix G18 does not have a 4090 option. Scar has 6 speakers vs 4 for G18. But yes otherwise G18 is cheaper and just as good
The scar 16 has a 1000Nit HDR 1000 MiniLED screen instead of the the 500Nit screen on the base G16.
@@perturbed_pineapple who need 1000 nit in a laptop ? blind people ? lol, even outdoor 500 nit is very bright. hell, i with my 300 nit laptop can see very well no problem.
@@majinboo6377 People who game but also do content creation on laptops that use HDR can really make use of an OLED or Mini-LED screen.
Just discovered your channel and I can't speak more of how much I appreciate the Linux installation section. As a computer science student this is extremely helpful when considering running some AI/ML tasks with it!
Last year, I wanted Lenovo Legion 7, this year, I want ASUS Scar 18. Can't wait to see what I'll want (and won't get) next year 🙃
There is no Advanced Optimus in that Strix
The Lenovo Legion 7 from last year is still pretty good and probably at a discounted price. I would say pull the trigger if you can find last year's model at a good price.
And ASUS doesn't have the best quality control. I bought one about 6 months ago and it was a headache. Screen flickering, wifi card disconnection issues and an overheating power adapter which caused throttling when played more than 45 minutes. And worst of all was their customer service, they were no help to me. And I discovered that there's many people with stories like mine or worse. ASUS is good on paper and the price is competitive but they don't have a strong reputation on their quality control so it's riskier to order from them than anyone else. Good luck if you buy from them.
@@SeemsLogical I have the exact opposite experience. For me Asus provided the best user experience and I just cannot go back to any other windows brand .
@@SeemsLogical I guess it really depends by region/country on customer service. Here in the Philippines, they really have an excellent customer service but I do agree about QC, it's about average.
@@sakamoto8354 It's a flip of the coin whether an ASUS laptop is a good quality or is defective. Personally I want better odds than a 50/50 chance for something so expensive.
And I was understating ASUS' customer service quality. Unhelpful was putting it nicely. In my case they flatly told me it was not their responsibility to fix it and pointed me to head back to the retailer. The retailer (again) told me it was ASUS' responsibility but gave me a copy of their company warranty to show them, so after emailing the retailers warranty to them they reluctantly agreed to help me... And they proceeded to play phone tag with me telling me to call different departments several times.
They did eventually tell me that they would see about fixing it at one of their tech centers but due to a high influx of warranty claims it would be a minimum of a month before I can expect a full repair. I then suggested to take it to a local repair shop to get it fixed sooner but said that would void the warranty. This was 3 weeks after purchase so I just said "fuck this" and went for a full refund. I got charged a restocking fee but got most of my money back... And spent it with Lenovo instead. and Lenovo has treated me really well.
I hope your ASUS remains good because if it does start to fail you'll see first hand what I meant when I said ASUS was not helpful in my case.
I bought this laptop last week, but the 4080 version. Been super happy with it overall. Thanks so much for the informative and top-notch videos! All the best! You're awesome.
You have no issue with coil whine?
I am looking at this laptop but have seen cpu temps reaching over 95 degrees in some game benchmarks. Have you experienced any thermal throttling?
This ASUS is hacker , And Big crime , and SUX , And there is hidden spy camera in screen .
hey are you facing any heating issues ?
What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use
~~~Best thermals and no heating
1. Data science graphics
2. Computer networking
3. Cloud computing
~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better
~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H
~Need large screen size
I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
This needs to be the norm. Everyone is going smaller 13/14 inch laptops. I've been dying for a larger screen. With how thin the designs are, you can easily have, like this, a 18/19 inch laptop and still be smaller than your older 17s. I would like to see this continue as the bezels get smaller.
Yes, this is the screen size I want, too.
The Best 18inch so far this year in my opinion. Hands down!!
I could guarantee that It’d perform better than its competitors coz it has got the most RGB lighting. 🌈😂
Jokes Apart. Thank you for the content Jarrod!! Can’t wait for other ASUS laptops review!
What's best laptop under 1.5-1.8 lac for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use
~~~Best thermals and no heating
1. Data science graphics
2. Computer networking
3. Cloud computing
~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better
~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H
I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use
~~~Best thermals and no heating
1. Data science graphics
2. Computer networking
3. Cloud computing
~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better
~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H
~Need large screen size
I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
They put long radiator at the back part, but sadly bottom vents are minimal, if they open the bottom vents near that area, at least some cooling pads could act as an "active" cooling fan for that long radiator.
I miss the nfc thing that was in the laptop and how it would do an animation when u put it in
Theres always two reasons to look forward to your videos... the content itself and which band is on your shirt this time :)
"F*ckin magnets! How do they work?"
Fun aside, I love to see easy release\easy connect magnetic parts on PC hardware.
I also really enjoyed using the Scar 18! Thanks for the review! Great job, as always!
Can I ask about the noise? How does the coil whine sound? Is this a high pitch whine sound or more like an electrical bzz mid -range sound?
And how does the fan noise sound to you ears? Does it emit any unpleasant high pitch noises?
Jarrod can you do a video ranking the warranty services of all the major laptop brands? These machines are not cheap so it's important for some people to know what companies stand by their products and which companies try to cut ties as soon as they get your money. Most of us are too lazy/busy to look them all up ourselves.
Adding on to that: some third parties/stores also offer their own warranty programs for these things, like Best Buy, Microsoft selling laptops apparently, and I don’t know who else. Would be a nice addition to the video.
@@levygaming3133 NewEgg I think falls in with them too. When I had problems with my ASUS laptop they told me NewEgg was responsible when it was technically ASUS' jurisdiction. That whole experience is partly why I asked Jarrod to cover it as it's rarely spoken about.
Warranty or after sale service really vary between regions even with the same brand. How laws are enforced, and how the brand treat specific region, and how available are labor and components all make difference. It depends where you live.
Random note, in some regions you get 2tb+2tb in RAID 0, and in other regions (like the US), you only get 1tb+1tb in RAID 0. And apparently, in some regions you only get 1x 1tb without RAID.
When is 4080 vs 4090 comparison coming out ?
Linux test is such a small and yet a very nice touch.... This and few other small details makes your reviews a head and shoulder above the rest....
this one cost ~5300$ in my country, officially price from asus, no matter how fast it is, it can never justify that 5300$ price tag
it is 5k6$ now
wow it is weird to spend this much money on a lapotop to have a this much screen shake. Nice review as always with a static tone level :D
Great laptop, Ive recently ordered mine with 4080. Really crave for it to come to test it in graphic applications, substance and UE5😅 Thanks for the cool in depth review.
Rich ppl 😅
Fuck it we ball
How's the laptop holding up so far?
i'm planning to get the non scar version as it's only 2500 for a freaking 4080 which is an amazing deal in my opinion
@@love2k380 I'm not familiar with ryzen cpu's so i'm not sure if it's a good deal or not, but hearing 16 gb of ram, 3060, and half a terabyte of storage, i think that's a great deal being under 1000 dollars but u should ask someone who knows more than me
Waiting patiently for those XMG and/or Eluktronics reviews.
Yep! Since they seem the least insane priced high end and probably without this silly power throttling too. The 16" Tongfang is almost half the price of this one here and early notebookcheck figures suggest its much faster, probably bc of the water cooling dock
Hopefully not too much longer. Unfortunately, there were issues with the first set I got, so they all had to be sent back. Expecting to receive the replacements soon.
Great Review! I've been using my Scar 18 RTX 4090 for about a week now and here are my thoughts:
Termals are great. Like Jarrod said, GPU is in the 60s and CPU are in between 70-83c range. Absolutely great.
Almost no screen bleed on my unit.
Coil Whine is veeery minimal when you start a game or heavy program but I cannot hear it once the fans kick in or the sound from the game/movie etc starts. So no problems with the coil whine.
Fan noise is definitely not as bad as shown in the video on Performance/Turbo/Manual modes. The mic just makes it sound that way.
My touchpad has none of the issues Jarrod mentioned so I guess it's a unit problem.
Overall amazing laptop. Screen, performance, thermals, noise everything is just great.
Hi.can I ask you please Ive own strix g733zw 2022 and I have all the time some scratch noise or like static electric but it's not nearly noticable only when I go closer.ots coming from middle of laptop probably.i thought it's whine coil. It can be harmful for device or no.tha ks
@Erik Talli It is exactly Coil Whine and no, it's not dangerous for the laptop so don't worry at all.
Can I ask about the noise? How does the coil whine sound? Is this a high pitch whine sound or more like an electrical bzz mid -range sound?
And how does the fan noise sound to you ears? Does it emit any unpleasant high pitch noises? I have sensitive hearing and those high pitch noises make my head ache.
Thanks for the first hand info!
@@jabbahiggs7039 The Coil whine is either quiet 'high pitch' noise and by quiet I mean I have to put my ear close the the keyboard or the bzz noise but again I hav eto get close to it and once the fans or audio from the game starts it fades out.
The fan noise is honestly not bad even on Turbo. It's not the high pitch noise but more like 'whoosh' kind of a sound. Just hearing the air going out without being loud or high. Very good for me personally and I as well am sensitive to both problems but both don't bother me.
Hi mate
I got the scar 18 and i dont have the same results. My CPU is always aboce 90 degrees when i m playing
Have you touch anything to have such good results ?
That screen wobble while typing is a deal breaker. That trackpad is pure rubbish
Thanks Jarrod, I'm ordering mine now! Great review as always🤘
Bro compare the 16 and 18 inch ROG SCAR laptop in terms of performance , display choice and Specially Noise levels
I really appreciate the specviewperf tests, it's part of what I need since I do development, and the performance of typical operations is more important than raw rendering because while I will spend hours rendering every second I spend on the program will be spent looking at the thing run
Hey I need new laptop i found one for sale.
Lenovo Legion 5. RTX 3060, Ryzen 5-5600h, 16 GB Ram, 512 GB SSD. 165 hz, 130 TGP w, 300 nits for 995$ USD is it good price?
What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use
~~~Best thermals and no heating
1. Data science graphics
2. Computer networking
3. Cloud computing
~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better
~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H
~Need large screen size
I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
Is the quality of these tests went up or I am dreaming?
Just wanted to say thanks for testing with the lid closed too, as that's a lot of people's use case and it's glossed over by a lot of reviewers.
I'll be doing it in all reviews going forward.
What's best laptop under 1.5-1.8 lac for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use
~~~Best thermals and no heating
1. Data science graphics
2. Computer networking
3. Cloud computing
~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better
~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H
I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
The screen needs to be experienced first hand to appreciate it.
Mine has zero backlight bleed.
I finally got mine today with a 4090 and the 13980HX.
Upgraded storage to a 8TB MP600 Pro NH and a 118GB P1600X Optane and Memory to a 96GB kit.
Kitting it out with a Wisecoco 14 inch ultrawide portable monitor with a custom mount that puts it on the top of the integrated monitor.
Also 2 Innoview 18 inch portable monitors that seem to be using the same panel only limited to 60hz, in the backpack to have a proper workstation wherever I can set up on a table.
A little warning to those thinking about getting the budget alternative strix g18: the version with almost the same specs as the base scar 18 model is $1000 more than the scar 18. So if you plan on spending around 4k for a laptop, go for the scar instead of the g18 if you plan on going all out in their spec.
4060 Vs 3060 should be interesting. There needs to be a obvious generational jump, and considering the 3070 Vs 4070 debacle, maybe at the lower end there is a gap.
Prices are still up, but that's inflation and Nvidia being greedy.
Great review.
4070 has been reviewed by others and it is a disappointment.
@@love2k380 Check the screen, is it 1080p 165hz, or 1440p 165hz?
There is a difference between panels. BUT only a 5600H. I'd go for 5800H.
@@love2k380 it's fine you get a nice gpu but soon will come the 4060
@@love2k380 Don't know bro, but 5600h has 6 cores, which is still decent. It's up to you!
Great review as always. I have the 16” version preordered. I’m excited about the mini led screen. Hopefully we can see a review on that soon and get your thoughts. I’d also love to see a video comparing the 4080 and 4090 to see if the price is worth it. Some games were around the 20 fps mark in this video and to me that’s worth the extra cost.
@@love2k380 good price
This ASUS is hacker , And Big crime , and SUX , And there is hidden spy camera in screen .
What's best laptop under 2500-2600 USD for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use
~~~Best thermals and no heating
1. Data science graphics
2. Computer networking
3. Cloud computing
~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better
~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H
~Need large screen size
I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
@@mohaboosproof?
Jarrod didn't make review of scar 16 so far)) a year practically ends))
Thanks for the high quality content and consistency Jarrod. As someone who still uses a sh1tty IdeaPad 320 for study and work (yeah I was broke when I bought it), I highly appreciate these videos. I need to buy a great laptop this year spending as little as possible (budget is 1000~1400USD). I was set to buy the 2022 Legion 7i, but the year has just started so I'll wait a little bit more. Much love!
I'm getting a laptop soon and I can't decide between the MSI GP 66/3070 or Lenovo Legion 5 pro/3060. Any suggestions?
I actually think you might be better off with the previous gen because it seems as if there is not much of a performance difference between 4060 and 3060 laptop graphic cards. And at the prices you mentioned, you can only realistically get such laptops
@Mankhraw Marbaniang The msi GP 66 does not have a mix switch so I would recommend the Lenovo
Jarrod did you see dragon range destroying 13th gen? Do you have any dragon range laptop with you right now?
Who on this earth ASKED for such a thing as swappable plastic bits above the rear exhaust? Please reveal yourself so I can laugh at you, and then whoever it was at Asus who thought this was a worthwhile thing to engineer into a laptop sold for $5k ($8k AUD).
Here's a thought, how about engineering a "high end" laptop that doesn't have a 250W hard power limit? They have to be sandbagging. They must be giving themselves room to "improve" for next year's models.
I got a chuckle out of there being an air intake by the WASD keys. Just a design coincidence I'm sure ;)
I'm overdue for a laptop update, my old laptop if from the 10X0 era and its suffering from a badly bulged battery so I've quit using it - it's not worth repairing. Whether I get this one or a slightly more modest laptop I'd best start saving up my pennies - and dollars.
At this price so much plastic and wobble is unacceptable for me. It's not like they try to reduce weight, since it's already a heavy laptop so why not use some metal at least at the frames and maybe between the screen hinges and the base so that it doesn't wobble like jelo when typing?
Did the coil whine get fixed or is it still there. I'm going to buy this laptop as I do game design and a freelancer artist.
I'm honestly interested in cheaper 4050 series laptops . At least I can buy 3060 laptops after launch of 4050 laptops
I think 3060 can last for 4-5 years later. It's the best deal that we can get so far
Got mine also w the 4090, its perfect only complain i have is the coil whine which doesnt bother me as it is very silent but you can kinda hear while using in silent while scrowling trough apps/options
I wish they had a 4k screen option
I've learned to not get excited about a new Asus Scar laptop. I tried to get one 1.5 years ago, and they were sold out immediately. Never restocked. It's hard to buy something when it's not available anywhere.
How is the 64c CPU idle is fine?
I bought that model with 4080. For me main issue is coil whine. It's so loud in my laptop. But it has unsurpassed performance.
How does the coil whine sound? Is this a high pitch whine sound or more like an electrical bzz mid -range sound?
Im having the same issue, is it dangerous?
@@brunosantana6089 Mine is still running and making noise. Nothing has changed.
@@brunosantana6089 Coil whine isn't dangerous to laptops but if you have sensitive ears, it may bother your ears instead.
Just found this golden channel but thank you man I appreciate 🌟 you're a hidden gem stone
hhhh he is the number 1 laptop review channel man
Glad you enjoy it!
COuld you please make a gaming video where you only compare games for "every" laptop!!
18:54 I don't think the laptop has been out long enough for its speaker drivers to be upstreamed into the Linux kernels, hence why they didn't work.
Every damn laptop is gonna be 16:10 now...?
Are there still 16:9 ones? I don't like "squarer" looking laptops nowadays.
MSI still has a 17.3” 16:9. Don’t remember what it was though.
Are you sure you don’t like 16:10 screens? I could see 3:2 being more divisive, but most of these 16:10 laptops are just mostly the same as the 16:9 models but with the screen expanded down 16:1 to replace the sizable chins they had. You get more vertical space for scrolling through text and stuff without narrowing the screen.
Plus my personal favorite, it lets the screen be bigger when viewing 4:3 content like classic TV shows and some games.
Great review Jarrod! Will you be reviewing the new msi ge78 raider anytime soon? I plan to get a 4090 laptop even though it might be overkill for just playing games lol, I just want that assurance I can get the best portable performance I can get. With this influx of laptops, I just don’t know which one I should get. If you have any model or alternative suggestions, it’d be greatly appreciated!
Waiting for Razer blade 16 miniled review 🙏
Same. Can’t wait to see if it lives up to the hype.
Coming soon. Working on it at the moment.
This is by far the closest in 2023 so far, but lack of F key lighting just kills me. It's extra upsetting because this has good latencymon so would be great for my audio production work, but my DAW software makes heavy use of function keys and I work in a low light room. I don't understand why Asus have done this.
I am using the non-scar version for audio and it sucks so far for me. can't disable speedstep so low latency performance is all pops and clicks. Hoping i'm just missing something.
Lol put a led panel to it and all. Or turn on the light man
or just buy a gt77 which I did. Not gonna put lights on and change my entire workflow for a laptop. How about you stop being condescending instead.@@tfuu5144
Hi jarrod, i want to upgrade 4800mhz ram to 5600mhz is it possible with this laptop?
Would really love if there was a review of the lower G series because of the extreme pricing on the scar series that make it less available to people
Your reviews are much better than most but lack the same central aspect as most: What reasonably fast speeds and reasonably low dB noise value and noise sample are there? Your test mentions and samples CPU+GPU stress test as 38dB Silent (way too slow) or 50dB (way too loud). The huge gap shows that there must be much potential to tame noise at roughly 2/3 speed. However, we can only guess: is such near 38dB (good purchase) or 50dB (no purchase)? The wide range of RTX configuration of TDP demands related testing for every notebook! --robert jasiek
Best laptop reviews on the planet! ❤ Will you do the scar 16 too? From what I can tell seeing other reviews im worried the thermals are worse there.
Asus needs to adress the patchy lighting on their keyboards.
Their keyboards has a chronic problem; although it's scarce the paint of the keycaps chips off.
And considering that they are using the same keyboard on all of their products they should pay attention to this.
Will they bring the mini led screen to the 18 this year ?!
Jarrod & large touchpads. A relationship of hate xD
I feel it's unjustified to ask $ 5200 for a laptop and put sh*t camera on it....but that's just me
And me
My only problem with this model is the design language.
Asus has a problem with providing chic and powerful devices every year. Their zephyrus S lineup serves to this niche but they are seem to prioritizing the Duo series.
I love the overall package here; however I'd prefer to have a 165hz oled rather than a 240hz ips.
Plus a metal body is more fitting for the fortune that they are asking for. I like retro style translucent designs but I'm not exactly a big fan of it.
I prefer the current design over what you describe.
Enough that I chose this machine over the Blade 18.
With my installed upgrades it's a 7K USD machine and I prefer plastic to metal and IPS over OLED.
I want this machine to last and those choices ensure longevity.
Didn't HP make and 18 inch laptop a while back think it was called the HP HDX or something like that.
Jarrod did you got the Asus Duo 16 in the house?
Not currently.
the good ol screen wobble…
Thank you for another excellent, in depth review!
Question.... Which would you take between the Razer Blade 18 and the Scar 18, assuming both are using the RTX 4080?
depending on your budget buddy
With Razer you get the Alienware treatment of paying extra just for the name.
That keyboard and monitor flex looks pretty substantial to me.
Why didn't they use OLED?
Looking for 4090+QHD OLED at 240hz..
I am afraid of Liquid Metal Is there any risk of Liquid Metal leakage?
Hey Jarrod, can you make a video explaining how to separate the Raid 0 into 2 separate Drives for the 2 SSDs?
Also with the new Bios Undervolting is now available, so the results will be completely different If you can test them when you have the time!
Portable they said.
To use on your lap they said.
Sheesh
Thanks for another very informative video. Great job as usual. I hope you can do a comparison between the Scar 17 SE and Scar 18 RTX 4080.
I need a new laptop, mine is 9 years old and absolutely not made for gaming plus the screen has two vertical lines now 😓 but with those prices I think I'll take a laptop from last year when the sales are back 😅
I appreciate this channel so much bruh thank you.
So whats the best 2023 laptops that have monitor ports on the back and not the side looking like trash?
Not sure yet, I haven't covered too many with ports on the back.
How does the Scar 18 „performance” mode compare to Blade 18 „balanced” mode in terms of fan noise? Which one does have a lower, more pleasant noise profile?
My current Asus Flow X13 is killing me, the high pitch fan noise is very unpleasant. 😵💫
finally they added a camera :). But the battery is crap
Damn now that is what we wanna see. This is an actual beast. Well done ASuS. . All that (170-175 watt GPU) super performance and still cool in internals. %49 difference will be even more at 4k (Which by now default for me). I like to game with speakers of laptop so I would probably pick turbo mode for lower fan noice i guess of course as long as %1 lows are like in graphs and not like blade's. And thanks to God ASuS laptops with same specs always significantly cost less than MSi laptops in my country.
Crazyyyt performance 🔥🔥🔥
Can you please make a video on a high tgp rtx 4050 , thinking to buy it , do you think the prices will go down??
I have same laptop 32.0 GB ram edition. Tested ton of games, only had problems with Star Citizen which is poorly optimized, on max setting 4k resolution it could run only on 50+ fps... Rest games runs minimum on 120+ fps. I only have 2 problems, but I think it is most of from software. Sometimes it makes static noises on battery and GPU switching system is not really good. At the end it is superb laptop, the sound is awesome, it even have bases, screen is nice. Build quality is very nice. I think it is best option for people who travel a lot.
your video was very well detailed , cant think of leaving from here without subscribe and like ,really amazing work.
Never really commented on a vid before but thought I would give this a try since you write and produce great reviews Jarrod. I and others that have bought the new strix scar line have run into an issue with black screens when changing from the very wonderful hdr option the new 2023 line gives you. Wondered if you could recreate this issue with any of the strix scar 16's or 18's if you still have a review unit. They do quite well with the included nvidia driver that it comes with but once you upgrade the driver it will drop you into a black screen that you cannot get out of on the new drivers in certain instances while switching from sdr and hdr. The nebula screens that asus have are a treat and love the power of the 4080 that I purchased to make it worth it so not gonna give it up but looking for some solid info if someone else could vet this issue. Several others on the ROG forums have concluded its a software issue that is persistent across the brand with the nebula screens
Congrats on your purchase. I'm just curious if you were able to resolve this issue? Since you've had a chance to play around with this rig have you had any other issues or things that you've liked or disliked? I would like to hear all of the good and bad. Thanks!
I know they're pretty similar but can you do a review of the 16" model with mini LED and 4090? That's the one I ordered and I don't see many videos of it just the 18"
I won't make the mistake of buying anything laptop related from ASUS again. They'll have to make WAY more changes to their product line and ESPECIALLY their ATROCIOUS software/bloatware. The gamery look is also personally not for me, and the designs of other brands now look way cleaner than anything from ROG or even just ASUS. Even MSI looks better IMO.
🎯
Will you be reviewing the SCAR 16 with the 4090? That's the one I'm really interested in
I have it, it’s an amazing laptop. I don’t have any coil whine when gaming it, only very minimal when I first start it up in silent mode and when I put my ear on the laptop, it goes away after like 20 min. I also under volt mmby minus 80 through the bios though. Things a beast. Battery life is okay you i etched out like 3 hours from 80% probably could do a couple more things to improve it like turn off all the fancy lights exc..
Is there coil whine when casual browsing and just idling laptop in general?
@@yashj8238 No it’s only on start up sometimes on the laptop after shutdown for a couple minutes not even 20 more like 2-5 if even, sometimes it’s not even there at all I brows, game and do whatever and it’s not even there. Keep in mind I under volted and updated the bios. People talking about the coil whine are over exaggerating greatly, it’s basically non existent atleast for me. Also you can easily keep temps down while on max settings to prevent throttling on this thing. I have 6 dollar stand and my temps range from mid 60s high 70s low 80s peak on cpu, gpu always at 60-70 sometimes 50s with max settings on elden ring (ray tracing high), destiny 2 and apex. This laptop will throttle on performance mode and up if you don’t tweak the settings. Also figured out how to improve battery life to so you could probably get 5 hours which is all you need not plugged in imo. Finally the screen is freaking gorgeous turn on hdr.
@@BrandurnPorchiga thx man. Will buy this bad boy soon
@@yashj8238 No prob let me know if you have any questions.
I think I'm fine with my 2022 Legion 7 (the AMD model) for games, but interesting to see the improvements in performance...
And of course, the higher price!
Did ye use linux, if yes which distro?
@@asmrnaturecat984 Yes. I used Arch. Love it!
Undervolt max is 30 mV. Did 80 mV really worked for you in the test? (80mV is stated in BIOS but can not be applied.)
Shame about its HDMI and USB C ports being moved back to the left side again.
Having ports in the back really streamlined my setup and nothing gets in the way on the left side.
Deal breaker for those who liked to use external screen like me.
Now I appreciate my Scar 17 SE even more.
It's understandable from the performance standpoint.
But asus needs to offer a high performance with good design.
Rog models are too gamery.
Most of the people had voted for rtx 4060 gaming laptop review in one of your community post but still that video is nowhere to come.
Because I don't have a 4060 to use currently.
I thought Jarrod is a Virgin Wizard, turns out he has a girlfriend
lol. I've mentioned her a few times before, usually use 'partner' though, because girlfriend makes me feel like we're teenagers. She's worked behind the scenes on the channel for a few years now.
Hi Jarrod, are you planning on doing a review for the Strix G16/Scar 16 as well? Great content!
Great review 👌🏽. Waiting for your MSI version review to make my final purchase decision. Any plans to show the diff between the 4080 and 4090 within the same shell?
need this!
GPU Tests are a little pointless when the only other New model is the Blade 18 with an RTX 4080. Surely you should have either got in an 4080 Asus or added at 4090 Blade first
Perhaps, but I didn't. I am currently working on 4090 Titan and Blade 16. There always has to be something that is first.
I really like the temperature to performance ratio this device offers. I wish it wasn't a rainbow unicorn. Still considering it tho.
It doesn't need to be a rainbow unicorn. You can set the RGB however you like, including off if that is what you prefer.
Just want to appreciate the efforts 🔥 never seen so much detailed review of laptop 🤟
What's best laptop under 1.5-1.8 lac for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use
~~~Best thermals and no heating
1. Data science graphics
2. Computer networking
3. Cloud computing
~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better
~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H
I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
If you want to see the Fn keys in a dark room, just bend down the screen to lighten them up 🙃
Gaming laptop hacks 😂
Why wouldn't they add dedicated forward, stop, reverse, play keys if they are going to add audio keys?
It's odd not to see laptops with vapor chambers.
I wonder myself if it results ineffective, unneeded, or is just about a matter of maintain price as down as possible...
They said that the Vapour chamber wasn’t working during development and wouldn’t allow the CPU to clock up to 6ghz the liquid inside starts to boil and become completely ineffective so by using normal copper it gave very good results while maintaining the superb performance.
@@KREYO_ZA after gain some experience with vapor chamber laptops, Asus shouldn't expect to get faster frecuencies in cpu without a higher heatsink and more fans and more "room", perhaps with liquid cooling or thicker laptops (with thicker heatsinks).
After all, vapor chamber helps to use the laptop complete heatsink faster and evenly, in place of use more the right part of the heatsink for CPU and the left part for gpu. But heat watts exhausted remains the same capacity (copper amount, fans and room), with disadvantage side effect of rise temperatures of the unused gpu while is working cpu or viceversa.
So thin is a very bad idea if we seek "so powerful" too.
I hope this turns a fact after a few years when warranties start executing with so thin & powerful laptops.