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Asus ROG Zephyrus G16

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<div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3006830"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 is a gaming laptop with specs and features that both gamers and creatives alike can enjoy. It packs kaiju-level power in a form factor that&#x27;s both thin and light. But, as expected, these top-level features come at a top-level price.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>Sleek, lightweight design</strong></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The unit looks very sleek–like the earlier Zephyrus models, it almost looks like a normal high-end non-gaming laptop. It has a 35.4-centimeter height, a 24.6 cm width, and just 1.62 cm to 1.72 cm in thickness. For those more accustomed to inches that&#x27;s 13.94 inches x 9.69 in x 0.64 in to 0.68 in. Yes, it&#x27;s less than an inch thick and it&#x27;s a gaming laptop.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It also weighs just 1.85 kilograms or around 4.08 lbs. While That may not sound too light for someone accustomed to business laptops weighing under 1 kilo, consider that the 16-inch Macbook Pro weighs 2.16 kg or around 4.8 lbs. ASUS said it achieved this lightness through CNC machining–which means carving the chassis from a single block of aluminum, making it very strong minus the weight penalty. In contrast, my workhorse gaming laptop weighs around 2.45 kilograms. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1712480106030rog 1.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 packs kaiju power in a slim, light form factor. <em id="isPasted">AC Coloma, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The weight difference is remarkable for someone who is always out and about like me. It was light enough to carry while I worked on articles at a cafe in Escolta, as I waited out for my relatives to finish their food crawl in Binondo. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Like its predecessors, ROG Zephyrus has decorative lights up at the back, which you can toggle 5 ways (glitch, data stream, neo retro, resonance, 8 bit electro) to your liking. This year, they opted to keep the lighting at minimum, with a “futuristic slash” lighting space. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1712480316250rog 2.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The back of the laptop glows. <em id="isPasted">AC Coloma, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span><strong></strong></span></div><div><strong>Asus ROG Zephyrus G16</strong></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The keyboards are also perfect for people with tiny hands such as myself, which makes it easy to be reactive in games where timing is key. The ROG Zephyrus 16 cover case, however, is built of plastic. As such, it’s still quite susceptible to heat, like all standard gaming laptop units.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sleekness however comes with its own cons: like its predecessor, the ROG Zephyrus G16 does not have an ethernet cable, and only has two USB-A ports. If you prefer gaming with a wired mouse, have a USB dongle for your headphones, and want to throw in a USB-powered laptop surface cooler like me, it could be difficult to keep your setup minimal. </span></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1712480392532rog 3.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">It wouldn&#x27;t be a gaming laptop if it didn&#x27;t have RGB lights. <em id="isPasted">AC Coloma, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>Heavyweight specs</strong></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What&#x27;s light in weight is heavy in specs. Since the ROG Zephyrus G16 is one of ASUS&#x27; flagship gaming laptop units, one can expect it to run the heaviest games and even do more alongside that. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Our review unit came spec&#x27;d in with a Intel MTL-H Core U9 185H processor, complete with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card, 32 GB of RAM, and a whopping 2 TB SSD for storage. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ROG Zephyrus G16 is the first of the ROG line to have a 2.5k OLED panel, using the ROG Nebula display. Visuals were quite impressive even for the heaviest games in the market. In particular, it made me appreciate the graphics of Baldur&#x27;s Gate 3. It&#x27;s also paired with a 240Hz refresh rate for its display. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On ultra settings, paired with the graphics card, the game looked astounding and the graphics looked very crisp on the game&#x27;s best settings.  </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1712480542451rog 5.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Gaming with the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16. <em id="isPasted">AC Coloma, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Its thermal system features three fans and heat pipes, and air comes out from the back of the unit. But as mentioned a while ago, it still heats up pretty badly to the point where I have to turn off the backlights so I can play directly through the keyboards.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>Streaming and functionality</strong></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The unit&#x27;s camera deserves more praise than it currently has. It&#x27;s crisp - coming in 1080p, and works very tremendously even at night. Pretty sweet if you want your face reveal on stream to go well. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">And as expected due to having one of the most updated processors, streaming doesn&#x27;t skip frames or force crashes. I streamed Genshin Impact and Valorant non-stop on TikTok for a couple of hours and did not encounter any problems. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>Verdict</strong> </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ROG Zephyrus G16 is more than capable of handling your gaming and office needs. From editing, playing, to even quality videogame streaming with your camera on, it can do just about anything you need whether as a casual gamer or even a content creator. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It, however, doesn&#x27;t come cheap. While the unit may be light, its P249,995 price point isn&#x27;t. 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<p>It packs kaiju-level power in a form factor that's both thin and light. But, as expected, these top-level features come at a top-level price.</p>

It packs kaiju-level power in a form factor that's both thin and light. But, as expected, these top-level features come at a top-level price.

REVIEW: Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 packs kaiju power in a thin laptop

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REVIEW: Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 packs kaiju power in a thin laptop

AC Coloma,

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Published Apr 07, 2024 05:31 PM PHT

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