Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 Review (Core i9 and RTX 3060) - I am SO CONFUSED!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ค. 2024
- The review is finally done! This is my take on the ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16
Specs:
Intel Core i9 (11900H)
32GB RAM
1TB SSD
RTX 3060
16” WQHD Display
M16 Review Time Stamps
00:00 Intro
00:36 Specs
02:36 Physical Attributes
04:00 Like 1 Display
04:48 Like 2 Design
06:35 Like 3 Keyboard
07:58 Like 4 Trackpad/Deck
10:14 Like 5 Speakers
12:15 Like 6 Camera!!!!!!
13:15 Dislike 1
14:15 Dislike 2
15:45 Fans and Battery Life
18:58 Concerns
20:38 Performance
24:40 Recommendation
No gameplay this time but I will put it in a separate video as I’m trying to shorten my reviews for easy consumption.
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Holy shit you’re ramping up the quality! Love it bro keep it up
Thanks bro!
I like the details and the comedy mixed in... Keep the comedy- it's informative and entertaining.
Thanks!
I drop my screen to 60Hz, go to IGPU only, when working on the go using the battery. And I get great battery life... and the fans are silent in low power mode- I get easily 7 hours doing web apps and productivity. The keyboard, trackpad, speakers, webcam is a nice add. I don't game a lot... more creative work.
Man enjoy 165 hz 😭😭
@@Hakimshafin I am sure he does when plugged in. Higher refresh takes more battery is the issue.
Is igpu mode like optimus or something?
@@OVERLORD2404 yes turns off the nVidia discrete GPU to save battery.
Very solid review. Subscribed!
Would you recommend this one with the i9 32gb of ram 16gb soldered and the 3070?
Stepping up your video game and I am here for it, nice job!
Thanks man! I'm trying, Premier isn't easy...lol.
Would you recommend this for everything? And by everything I mean serious gaming, school laptop, video editing that kinda stuff
What do you think of m16 i7 11800h vs g15 ryzen 9 5900hs ? For gaming & 3D architect softwares?
This be the most real review I've ever seen anyone do with the M16 🙌
Any update with the heat? Or has iit been pretty good so far?
Bruh d tech stay blessed thank you for finally being the one to tell me what i wanna know.. All these other video makers gotta take notes
What do you think with the i7 1800h?
hows the rubberized coating holding up ?
Your evaluation is spot on I just bought that laptop and I agree 100% on everything you said everyday computing it’s bad boy but hardcore gaming it’s a over heat mess and the games sporadically shut down and get bad screen tear on mid to high settings. Keep reviewing laptops I’m subscribing to you.
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Great review ! And 100% agree that i9 11900 + 3060 for gaming is like giving fitness 2kg dumbells to Ronnie Coleman : the i9 is going to be like "dude ... Give me something real to work with !"
😂😂😂 That’s a good one and exactly the point I was making.
Maybe u can use egpu.
hows the screen doing to this day tho due to heat? i planned to get one for gaming, but if that screen starts to turn colors, ima have to bop heads at asus
What do you think about rog g513qm ryzen 9 5900hx rtx3060 between this device?
Great review, just wondering will the frame rate increase if I connect the M16 to a good quality monitor?
Depends on your game settings. There's only so much you can squeeze out of a 3060 so it doesn't matter what the max refresh rate of the monitor, it'll be the graphics card and your settings as biggest factors.
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Great review! I'm thinking of ordering the i7 - RTX 3050 TI variant because it is within my budget. I am a web developer and I do some light gaming, I am wondering, would coding on this laptop or using photo/video editors cause the fan noise to be too loud? I've always used silent Lenovo Thinkbooks so far.
I'm also afraid of the hot air blowing into the screen.
Appreciate any advice.
I don't believe coding would take as much resources as trying to game on this machine. I guess it depends on what you're coding and, oh, I have no experience in coding (except on a TRS80 way back when...lol). Fan noise can get up there though because that i9 is very powerful and get's hot when under a load. If ASUS is the manufacturer you're going with, I'd go with the G15, to be safe, as at least it has a chin in the area where the hot air blows. I did a review of that one also.
@@ProTechShawn Thank you!
Sir i have asus rog zephyrus m16 i9, but my problem is the anime matrix is not showing up on my armoury crate. Even i already update all.
I really appreciate you running the performance tests at native resolution. While I understand why the other reviewers are trying to make same to same comparisons for their massive bar charts, I'm not buying a high-res screen to run it at 1080. If this had a 3070 and better cooling to run the CPU & GPU at competitive power levels I probably would have one on my desk right now. I'm waiting for msi and gigabyte to bring their 16" panel laptops to market since this one is throttled for thermals and the Lenovo is out of stock everywhere.
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How to take screen shot in this laptop not from snipping tool becoz I cant find the screen shot from snipping tool pls someone tell me how to take screen shot on this thing
great review
Thanks for sharing. I agree with the review fir the most part. But wanted to comment on the comparison of these and the XPS because these two machines do not have the same Nvidia driver. The XPS has nvidia studio drivers in comparison with the Asus.
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Asus should have kept asus m15 hinge design with the keyboard pushed a little to the top and increase the size of the touchpad.
Will this lap top work for vr?
How about just watching Netflix how long does battery last ?
About the heat on the screen :
As i know its ips led screen and led screens can handle around 85 degrees of heat without any problems . I saw benchmarsk and tests which showd me around 55 degrees on heavy load on screen.
So it cant be harmful
Well, it might be true, but you need to think about a time the screen is going to be expose for that amount of heat. Maybe if you are not heavy using this laptop often , its not an issue, but if you are going to play on it everyday, the lifespan of the screen might be reduced.
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Decent review, new sub here.
would you prefer g14, g15, or m16? I need a laptop for longterm since I'm not getting a desktop any time soon☹ I want to game on it obviously but i also need more battery life (at least on silent mode). The only concern i have for these is the heat.
I’d choose the G14. It’s the cheapest and the performance and portability is just right for your needs. It’s the lower powered of the 3 because of the 3060, so battery life is great (for a gaming laptop) and temps shouldn’t be as high as the other two from my experience with each; but that’s depending on the games you play and your settings for those games. Once you start fiddling around with Armory Crate, you can squeeze extra battery life out of it.
Disclaimer: I always recommend what “I” would buy and not what you should buy. I like to stay neutral when it comes to people making major purchases with their hard earned cash.
@@ProTechShawn Thanks for the suggestion!! There were things I liked and disliked for each and I had a really hard time choosing betwene those, so it's still good to know what someone who has more experience with different laptops would choose.
Great review. I do find it strange that Asus paired the i9 with the 3060. I have ordered it with the 3070, which is available in the UK, so I would expect to get performance that's on par with the G15. I will take your advice on the extended warranty, for sure.
Wow you’re so lucky the 3070 variant is available to you. I’m in US so I’m stuck waiting
Can you share a link of the website where the m16 3070 version is available? Thanks.
What do you think of the M16 i7 11800h 3060 vs g15 r9 5900hs 3060? in my region they have exactly the same price and it suits my budget. Should i get the m16 ?
@@toshiisomura5758 wait so is the 3070 model going to come out in the US?
What do you think of the M16 i7 11800h 3060 vs g15 r9 5900hs 3060? in my region they have exactly the same price and it suits my budget. Should i get the m16 ?
M16 all day
If i need a laptop for heavy gaming and long term would it better buy this laptop and egpu since it has thunderbolt, or buy a bit expensive laptop with better gpu and no thunderbolt?
Since we're talking about "long term", I'd just get a desktop. The advantage of having an egpu is only going to last so long until you would need to upgrade the processor to keep up with the egpu. It may not matter to games that are gpu heavy, but there are some games that are cpu heavy. With a desktop you can upgrade pretty much everything inside. Additionally, the prices of GPU's, in the scalper market since there are scarce right now, are almost the cost of another laptop. So, to wrap it up, I personally have a main desktop for heavy gaming (Alienware Aurora R10) , and a smaller, cheaper, lower powered laptop (ASUS G14), to hold me over when I'm on the go. Sounds expensive, but the cost of both were $2800 which would be cheaper than buying the M16 ($1850), a egpu enclosure (~$300-$500), and a GPU (at least $800-1000 on the cheap end for an RTX 3060).
Oh, and the G15 is the better buy if you have to have a laptop.
@@ProTechShawn yeah i need to have laptop because i'm living in a boarding house in a room with full of my cats so desktop is not my option 😂
But i agreed with u about the processor, thanks for your advice man 🙏
Thanks fam, I ended up buying the G15 with a 3070ti but this was my other option.
Oh wow, you sure talk a lot and this is a pretty good and detailed review.
I did some research on M16 and have mixed feelings about it, which I mostly agree with you. M16 has a great screen, design, and quality everywhere. But, as a gaming laptop, the performance is not quite on point for the price. It's more for creators who still want to game sometimes.
Wish it was 3070 and 3080 but that i9...
Exactly why I bought it. As an engineer I wanted something I could mix music on for a few years and game on secondly. Been running 2 separate 970m/1060 laptops for last 2 years so I decided it was time and thought this was perfect for creating and gaming on some titles that I enjoy - not what everyone else is playing. I wanna play Kenshi without frame rate issues.
bro your commentary is fucking hilarious man 😂. Thanks for the detailed review
Ma man✌🏽take care bro
Thanks, you too!
Would the m16 or a maxed out xps 9510 perform better doing CAD work? Debating which one to buy
I’ve never worked with CAD before so I don’t know what kind of strain it would put on a system. The XPS would cost significantly more though…..but it does have an OLED option which I’d be willing to take the risk. Dell has a day return policy so why not take a chance and see?
@@ProTechShawn thanks m8
What do you think of the M16 i7 11800h 3060 vs g15 r9 5900hs 3060? in my region they have exactly the same price and it suits my budget. Should i get the m16 ?
@@Messi10billy i would go for the M16 just purely on how good it looks
Good video, but the Asus M16 will also come out with a gpu 3070 now how much will the price be and how will the review be with other laptops, I prefer with a cpu i7 and gpu 3070, I wanted to ask how was the construction of the Asus since it is supposedly made of alloy magnesium, it is the same as the Alienware, and the temperatures which were the maximum
Alienware has a slight edge on build in my opinion.
@@ProTechShawn Yes I agree, but it depends on the price Alienware is very expensive and they increased the price to laptops, I also like Alienware better
@@jduarte1506 If you can, wait a few months and get it from the Dell Outlet site and save at least $400.
@@ProTechShawn Thanks
I have this laptop and the fans are pretty loud and gets damn hot. Return it and build a desktop?
I’d always choose a build over a laptop if the costs are about the same and being portable is not important. More power and if built correctly, temps and fans are basically an after though. Cooler and quieter in comparison.
Great review
I’m stuck between this one 1499$ at Best Buy right now and Lenovo slim 7 1399$.
Thank you
I'd run from any laptop with any version of the RTX 3050. An RTX 3060 would be my minimum requirement.
I’m stuck between the same options. What did you get?
I didn't have a laptop before since like 2010....so a much much much needed upgrade lol. And for less than $1,400 after taxes, shipping, and a 3 year protection plan included, I figured I might as well get this. Would have been nicer if it was 16gb of ram with a open SO-DIMM slot instead of being 8gb on board + 8gb in the SO-DIMM slot to make up 16gb.....but w.e. We can't always get everything we want lol.
So rog 15.6 or 14?
What do you think of 3050ti variant of m16?
I’d rather have the G14. I’m sure the performance would be better with 6GB of VRAM instead of 4 which I believe the 3050ti has.
I got this for 1+ month and BSOD start bothering me. I found out other ROG users experience the same problem. Something wong with ASUS recent products.
I'm buying this laptop on Saturday.
How tf u get WiFi on this thing?! I have this thing and this is on windows 11! I need a Ethernet cable just to get WiFi!
This or blade 14 3070
overall, do you like it more than the G15?
I don’t. I like gaming with a mid to high frame rate and near max settings. This doesn’t do it for me.
What do you think of the M16 i7 11800h 3060 vs g15 r9 5900hs 3060? in my region they have exactly the same price and it suits my budget. Should i get the m16 ?
@@Messi10billy i think the g15 ryzen 9 should be more powerful than i7, plus the g15 has better battery life
@@paulklimenko8419 thanks. But is it better to use intel i7 for architecture work? I looked from a benchmark rating site, that the i7 11800h is better than the 5900hs
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lets hope Asus decides to make a G16
I got this laptop too but its a better version and I totally agreed on the keyboard part it's not bad but def not the best and the charging input is really like that I hate that it's in the middle bc when im gaming it affect me and even when im watching video and putting it on my lap it's not comfortable. As for the heating part ROG said it's confirmed that the heat will not damage the screen but I guess I'll just have to find out myself. If you're going for a hardcore gaming laptop this is def not the best option but if you are a creator but also play some light games sometimes then I recommend it. If you're going for a heavy creator only laptop then just buy mac.
I think asus rog zyfrus G14 is a heart of Rog series' laptops now....
Everyone just compaires any of the rog series aptops Also apple M1 compaired with that mini monster called *zyfrus G14*
The G15 has a max brightness of 300 nits as opposed to the m16 which has 500 nits of brightness
So what laptop do u use then??
Alienware M15R4, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD and a 3080 (mainly to drive that OLED screen and external monitors). I purchased it for “cheap” on the Dell Outlet site. Saved about $600.
I also have an Alienware Aurora R10 Ryzen Edition, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD and one 3070.
waiting for the alienware x series review...
It is because the TDP of GPU only max to 95W, compare to Legion 5P rtx3070, 145W
True as I have both but I’m not comparing the GPUs, I’m comparing them at the current price point, where the L5P is either the same price or only $100 more.
Which would you recommend the m16 with the 3050 ti or the g14 with the 2060. Looking at these for gaming and school use.
G14 all day. Cheaper. Lighter and more portable. Better graphics card. Longer battery life. Add your own webcam with the money saved and you’re good to go.
@@ProTechShawn Thanks for the help! I was having trouble with deciding seeing the better screen on the m16.
The screen is better but it won’t be able to perform how it should with a weak graphics card. Like a Lamborghini with a Chevy engine.
@@ProTechShawn Haha thank you for helping me decide!
No problem. If you pay more than $1250-1300, you paid too much. They are known to drop randomly from $1500 down to $1250. Even after you purchase you can hit up the store to return the price difference if they price match.
Do people actually care about the stickers? I always take them off and stick them to the bottom of the laptop every time I upgrade to a new laptop. Good job on the review and thanks for sharing your thoughts on this laptop
Comparing multiple benchmarks with different resolution is total nonsense
First thing to go, those damn stickers. They killed off really easily my Asus M16.
Man, I like your comparison style. but i don't care that much about the screen getting warm and the location of the power input
It doesn’t get warm. It gets just as hot as the body. I don’t trust it in the long term.
I prefer this laptop over Dell XPS fro productivity & for Video/photo creativity .
how about legion 7?
Haven’t had the Legion 7 yet. Tried to order and there is a 2 month wait…..I’ll pass for now. But if it performs better than the Legion 5 Pro, it would be superior.
In the last week I’ve had one of these, realized how much of a better deal the G15 GTX 3070 is, and am now writing this comment on my G15.
Agreed g15 is better for the price. 3070 much better then 3060. I returned m16 and got scar 15 qhd 165 hz 3070 ryzen 9 5900HX 32 gb ram 1 tb ssd $2199
Is the m16 with i7 11800h 3060 is better than g15 r9 5900hs 3060?
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G15 or M16?
G15
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„Every laptop has fans“… apple macbook air laughs in fanless
I have one. I wouldn’t consider that a “gaming laptop”.
Strange NotGaming laptop with a Gaming RTX Graphics Card...
3060 for a 1440p screen is too little.
Fully agree.
M16 obviously is not for pure gaming. It's more of a hybrid for visual work + gaming. Get the G15 if you are leaning more towards gaming, and get the M16 if you are leaning more towards working. For pure gaming get the Strix series, higher power limit on the GPU, better cooling, and more important better RGB for better FPS.
I do agree with you, I think they shouldn’t have labeled it as a ROG machine; but instead put it in one of their creator series laptop categories.
Easy fix peel the stickers off I did looks better they come right off
My god if you game a lot and care about frames DO NOT get this laptop. I’m a year and a half in and I had a huge issue with thermal throttling because the laptop rides the 86c limit. In game performance is pretty much a 2060 super (desktop, my friend has one) and that’s only for the first 30 mins because when the laptop hits high load longer the frames tank! To give an example I have been running rainbow six benchmarks for the past 2 hours out of frustration and after cleaning the fans. My very first test I got exactly 300 fps (low graphics) 5 test later I’m sitting at 231 with 4.4 ms gpu response time. On a cooling pad btw. On ultra 1080 you can expect below 200 in R6!!. It is 110% bullshit and I REALLY regret spending 1800+ on it. Please get something worth your money if your mostly a gamer.
Starting to think you only like to buy laptops with 500 nits 😂🤣
Love bright screens. I'll probably be in glasses in a couple of years...lol.
😂😂😂 Same here man! I want them to eventually come out with 1k nits on laptops by the time I need to upgrade or at least 500 on almost every gaming laptop. 🔥🔥🔥
WTF a Zephyrus with a webcam?!?!
I’m just as shocked as you. Lol.
i know gaming laptops usually sacrifice stuff to be affordable but damn...asus literally sarcificed the GPU in a gaming laptop
But there is a 3070 version too, right?
@@user-wd2ek3oj1h probably
There is a 3070 version
garbage!!! go get the 2021 hp omen 15 with the rtx 3070, way better value. asus has a lot of quality control issues.
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