ASUS ROG Strix G15 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 300Hz IPS Type QHD Display, Radeon RX 6800M, AMD Ryzen R9-5900HX, 32GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 11 Home

Four out of Five stars. Minus one star for the godawful MediaTek MT7921 Wi-Fi card.This purchase was absolutely fueled by my need, as an IT Manager by trade and technology enthusiast, to replace my 3 year old laptop (as of time of this writing) which turned out to not be Windows 11 compatible. I didn't want to buy a laptop, but needs forced me to, which were..My needs were:* It absolutely needs to run Windows 11 without compromises* I don't want to have to deal with a RAM upgrade later down the line* I want a state-of-the-art current-gen CPU as of the time of the purchase* It needs to have a discrete GPU (dGPU) with some muscle for the occasional game/mining/openCL, etc* Supports two screen outputPretty much everything else in my use case - which was primarily for personal use, but also occasional work. The work side meant I would be setting up the laptop to dual-boot, which any modern computer can do, given enough storage space.Pros:* Very sturdy build, very pleasing to the eye. It isn't tacky like a great number of GaMiNG LaPToPZZzz are.* Heavier than a Thin-and-Light, but very acceptable compared to other heavier gaming laptops* Fan/Cooling design is very well thought out & designed. On Silent mode, can be on your lap and not burn a hole in your legs. For long gaming sessions, it can be a little noisy, but you won't hear the noise it makes when using headphones/headset. It keeps the GPU/CPU cool and performance very stable.* Backlit keyboard can go total RGB amongst its other capabilities and looks cool for personal use. When botting into work the Backlit keyboard can also be single color and be more "professional"* Storage seems fast and the 1TB on my model is good enough for now* There's a spare M.2 slot for an additional NVMe SSD when/if I need it later* nVidia RTX 3070 mobile chip is a beast, very much exceeded my expectations* The iGPU is no slouch, either - playing Control at half-res with enhancements on battery is very impressive at 30fps. Most current non-AAA games can run 60fps+ on the iGPU, it's that good.* Has a Gigabit Ethernet Port .. for when low latency gaming matters most* Has an HDMI Port .. though I would have preferred DisplayPort++ 1.4 instead* USB-C port is USB 3.2 Gen2, or 20Gbit, supports DisplayPort alternate mode, and USB Power Delivery 3.0 (100w, 20v/5A)* USB-C port works great with the Lenovo Advanced Dock Gen 2 (Thunderbolt 3) - drives two external 1080p/60 LCD monitors and the laptop display panel simultaneously, for a total of (and maximum of) 3 active displays* USB-A ports are USB 3.2 Gen 1, or 10Gbit* CPU performance is blissful - unbelievably fast when it needs to be, and undeniably cool and silent* Multiple performance profiles are available based on available power (DC, USB-C Power Delivery, Battery) and can easily be switched by pressing the 'fan' button on the keyboard. When I work, I prefer silent - the fan hardly comes on.* Overclocked CPU and dGPU by default, but the activation of it is based on which performance profile is active. The extent of the overclock depends on whether or not it's plugged into power or running on battery, and if the laptop can keep itself cool enough. In practice, this is very simple to use, just press a button (the fan button).* 32GB of RAM is more than I really need, but I don't want to have to deal with it later as time goes on, plus it's all under one warranty. I've heard rumors it can support 64GB (2x32GB) but I haven't seen proof and I'm not sure I'll ever need that much memory unless my use case changes.* Battery life was more impressive than I ever expected. I have the charge limiter set to 60% of capacity; that said I was shocked when, on Silent mode I got about 5 hours out of it with casual work and surfing. On Performance mode, while gaming on the iGPU, I got just past 2 hours. If I work out the numbers on a full battery, that's between 8-9 hours on Silent, and just under 4 hours while gaming on the iGPU on Performance. I haven't tested the dGPU on battery, my guess is runtime would be half that depending on how the RTX is set up for battery mode.* Asus' MyAsus app, which aims to be the place to keep your PC up to date, adjust its feature settings (battery charge limiter, data prioritization, etc), troubleshoot problems, and open support tickets - is beginning to remind me of Lenovo Vantage. Meaning MyAsus is becoming more useful as time goes on, and more professional. They've added features in the last two months I've owned I've owned the laptop to make it practical to use and visit from time to time.Neutral* Ray Tracing is still gimmicky, maybe by the time nVidia's 5000-series is out, it'll be great* Only 3 active displays at any one time. If using 2 monitors via USB-C and 1 monitor via HDMI, the laptop screen will turn off. Seems a shame, as I've seen significantly less capable and inexpensive GPUs drive anywhere from 4 to 6 simultaneous monitors at 1080p/60.* Asus' documentation on Armoury Crate is not that great - I had a hard time following it and understanding the benefits. I learned more through trial, error, and patience. It's nice that it is customizable, though I don't see any real difference between being plugged into DC and setting for 'Turbo' than going into 'Custom' and taking all the time it takes to tweak to the nth degree. I guess it's for people who want to quibble over what I perceive as small gains.* A built-in camera would have been nice, but I get by without it. I have a Logitech webcam attached to my dock, so lack of a built-in camera is not a big loss for me unless I go out; and even then my phone can handle Teams/Slack/WebEx/Zoom as a video source just fine. Asus also has an app that can pair your phone's camera to the laptop, though I haven't tried it.* UEFI doesn't have a lot of customization to it, for an "overclocked" laptop. There's nothing significant to tweak in Advanced mode, and literally nothing the average user or enthusiast would change in Easy mode. The most useful settings are set in the MyAsus App.Cons:* That MediaTek WiFi MT7921 chip. It is just awful. By awful, I mean its performance varies wildly based on what Wi-Fi Router it is connected to. It is not very compatible with Ubiquiti UniFi WAPs and loses connection every few minutes - I've had to resort to using my phone as a mobile hotspot (meaning my phone is a hotspot for my home wifi) just to get the laptop's connection to be stable. One Starbucks it may be fine, but another, it won't connect. I was at a hotel for a convention and some parts of the hotel it worked fine, and others, it won't connect - meanwhile my peers had no issues with their various hardware. It's so bad I've ordered an Intel AX210 to replace the MediaTek with.* Only 3 USB-A ports, 1 on the back, 2 on the left, none on the right* Only 1 USB-C port on the back - I would have liked to see 2+, the right side of the laptop is barren* No Media card reader, I work with IoT devices, so including one would have been helpful for me* Armoury Crate app requires the Windows user account to be set as Administrator. It will not work properly if the user is a Standard user. Not only is it not possible to change settings, but the App's OSD will repeatedly appear every 10 seconds or so on the screen as it tries to change settings from Default to whatever the last used profile is, in a never ending loop. Even approving the multiple UAC prompts for Armoury Crate upon every login, the app still doesn't work right. I don't view this as particularly secure or helpful. They need to invest more time on the security & functionality of the app so Admin accounts aren't necessary. Otherwise, if Admin, everything works.

Model: 300hz 1080p, Ryzen 5900HX, 32GB RAM (dual channel), Geforce 3070 8GB, 1TB SSDPros:- Very fast, plenty of RAM and 1TB storage (I received an Intel SSD)- I could not find any defects so far- high quality materials, good keyboard and touchpad, crisp display and good quality sound.- I ran memtest86, Cinebench R23, GeekBench, Crystal disk mark, Furmark everything worked smoothly and performance is where you expect it to be (however you must use turbo mode to get to the level of performance observed in online benchmarks)- Connecting my ViewSonic monitor using Cable Matters USB C to DisplayPort 1.4 Cable I was able to get 2560x1440 at 144hz with G-Sync enabled.- Fans are pretty quiet on all but the turbo modeCons:- Mediatek MT7921 WIFI is meh. I had to disable 802.11ax Wi-Fi because I had disconnections and low speed and I plan on upgrading it in the future to Intel soc.- Windows update keeps reverting radeon drivers to a year old version.I rolled back the driver via device manager to stop this behavior after trying a dozen other methods which did not work. I do not know if this is a permanent solution.- No MUX switch, meaning that there is a big fps penalty when playing on the laptop screen, whichAlso means that 300hz is an overkill and unnecessary.- I wanted to buy a second power supply but it is very expensive so I ended up buying a $30 USB-C PD charger as a backup. I wish they sold It at a discount with laptop purchases.- I had an issue where the screen flickered very briefly once every 15 minutes or so while gaming on the laptop using either the IGPU or the Geforce, however it was gone after updating all drivers.- Can only choose between 60hz and 300hz for the laptop’s display, maybe some more modes could allow for better response time performance, overshoot errors etc.- Ryzen 5000 Mobile does not support PCIe Gen 4, only Gen 3- Fans get loud on turbo mode but this is not a Macbook pro. I wouldn’t mind however if they made the laptop a little thicker to allow it to be quieter in turbo mode.Notes:- HDMI connects to the integrated graphics, USB-C connects to the discrete graphics (I don’t mind that but maybe some people will think this is a con)- I also purchased Anker PowerExpand 11-in-1 USB-C hub to allow connecting my TV to the Geforce card via HDMI at 4k@60hz, but I did not fully test it yet and I do not expect G-sync to work via the DP on the hub.

Great laptop. Runs games flawlessly at high FPS, quality build, great laptop. One big flaw though, the mediatek WiFi card is absolutely garbage. I couldn't use the laptop wirelessly unless I was right next to router, even then sometimes the 5G signal wouldn't work but the 2G would, other times Vice versa. I tried updating the drivers, and whole bunch of other stuff from forums but I couldn't get the WiFi to work more than 10ft away from the router. I purchased a USB WiFi Adapter and the WiFi works fine now but I shouldn't have to. The WiFi card is such a weird thing to cheap out on on a high end gaming laptop.

Hello there. This device is the beast in your hand. It has so many positive aspects that I can't think of the negative side. The design is magnificent. You can easily carry the device. Not heavy. RGB light quality is great. A product must also be perfect as software. Asus has two good software for this. MyASUS and Armory Crate. You control your computer. The biggest reason for me to choose this computer: Great success in cooling performance. Using liquid metal paste. Ryzen 9 5900HX, very powerful processor. Overclocking capability is great. You can do anything you want with this device. It is very enjoyable to render, play games and watch videos in your videos. There is a 3070 graphics card with the highest graphics power inside the device. Rog Boost (Max P) Another important reason for my preference: I love the sound quality of the device. I have used many devices, but I have not seen one that gives such sound performance. Asus has done a really good job. I did not encounter any light leaks or dead pixels in the product. Those who want to buy this device should buy it. I wish you a good day. If you want to hear something negative, Asus sticker does not come out of the box :) I bought a warranty extension from Asus.

Es lo que promete, muy buen desempeño. Es realmente rápido y responsivo. La actualización a Windows 11 es un poco tardada pero funciona a la perfección.El hardware es de primera, solo hay que asegurarse de instalar todos los drivers disponibles en las actualizaciones de Windows, pero para no batallar con los drivers de graficos, descarguen tanto el driver de NVIDIA como los Adrenalin de AMD, esto les evitará bastantes problemas.La pantalla, a pesar de ser de 300hz, no se compara con un panel de alta gama de 144hz. No es malo, pero es al parecer de un desempeño inferior, ya que en algunos juegos se alcanza a notar las sombras del movimiento.El sonido es bueno, pero dado que las bocinas apuntan hacia abajo, tiende a dar una percepción de bajo volumen y orientada a tonos graves. Es necesario subir un poco mas el volumen para que se aprecie bien.La calidad de sonido en los audifonos es increiblemente buena.La bateria, de nueva, me ha durado 6 Hrs durante el proceso de descarga de juegos de Steam (mas de 200Gb), tiene muy buen rendimiento para uso "regular".Touchpad y teclado muy responsivos, el touchpad es bastante grande, por lo que hay que tener cuidado al escribir en el teclado (levanten las muñecas para escribir).En general, es un equipo de buena calidad, los materiales se sienten muy bien, duraderos y elegante. Muy recomendable este modelo.

Works like a charm. Great screen and overall performance. Combination of AMD processor with GF video card works surprisingly well. Only downsize - when you game hard - mind the heat. You need a laptop to have good ventilation so it does not get hot.