Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 review
Let's start off with a universal truth: When buying a gaming laptop, you have to make some compromises. One of the biggest is usually the trade off between portability and power, as while you can absolutely cram some high-end hardware into a slim frame, you'll inevitably have to accept some impact on gaming performance as a result.
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 is slim. Surprisingly, almost astonishingly slim given the hardware inside. Upon pulling it from its box, I looked it over with a quizzical expression, turning it over and over in my hands. It's beautifully well-built, with a milled aluminium chassis that gives it a non-showy aesthetic, superb tolerances, and a premium feel that exudes quality and thoughtful design. So much so in fact, that its thin and professional-looking frame was enough to give me pause.
Surely this can't have an RTX 4090 inside, can it?
Why yes, yes it does. Not only does this particular version of the skinny Asus manage to crowbar the most powerful Nvidia mobile GPU into that minimal frame—albeit with a limited 115W TGP—it also pairs it with the top version of Intel's new Meteor Lake CPUs, the Core Ultra 9 185H with 16 cores and a rated P-core Turbo Boost frequency of 5.1GHz. Not only that, but you get 32GB of LPDDR5X-7467 RAM, 2TB of storage, and an ROG Nebula 16-inch OLED display, all for the substantial price of $3,300/£4,000.
CPU: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
GPU: Nvidia RTX 4090
Memory: 32GB LPDDR5X 7467 RAM
Storage: 2TB NVMe SSD
Screen size: 16-inch ROG Nebula OLED
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Refresh rate: 240Hz
Peak luminance: 500 nits
Battery: 90Whr
Dimensions: 35.4 x 24.6 x 1.49 ~ 1.74 cm
Weight: 1.95kg (4.29 lbs)
Price: $3,300 | £4,000
Gulp. That's a huge spec for such a slim machine, and one that makes you stare in wonder. The little lappy compels you to pass it around the room for inspection to check your eyes are not deceiving you, as fitting those sort of specs into a system you can very easily balance in one hand or chuck in your backpack
