Jarrod, just wanna say thanks for your website, I was able to save $902 on my Lenovo 7i 2023 with 4080 and 32gb of ram. I paid 2195 for it and the laptop came in yesterday, love it so far, much quieter than my desktop I7-5960x on rtx 2080ti running AIO cooler!

Hello! I'm thermal throttling, and I'm will be your best friend if you buy this device. I will be with you in every mood: silent, balance or performance. And i will try to kill CPU and GPU as soon as possible.😊

Jarrod i have a question i am trader and want a laptop with high power that i can connect 2 screens to without it breaking down. Its for travel. My budget is is like 3000€ what do you recommend ?

I love your in-depth reviews, unfortunately I can seem to find a docking station that fits my M16

So I got this laptop, but running it in Performance mode the CPU is stuck at 30 W usually, and GPU is fine at over 2 GHz. Is this normal? I got no cooling pad, it's just raised a bit for better airflow.

They lowkey sponsoring taiwan

Everywhere on youtube.

Asus sponsoring Asus review sounds like an ad. Gigabyte sponsoring Asus review figuratively says “hey, when you’re done watching this, you know you have other choices, right?”

Mad lads all around

A sus laptop brought to you by gigabyte

I am doing exactly the same (but with tuxedo), I hope it will be nice, still waiting for delivery

I think when the 5000 or 6000 series comes out I will buy the XMG Neo Water Series. I still have a 3060 Laptop. But that will be a real jump.

How's the keyboard on the XMG Neo 16?

@@deliciousspam_9647 you have two options. I have the membran keyboard which is pretty good in my opinion. The mechanical keboard might be better, but most of the time I use an external anyhow so it was too expensive for me.

It's a great laptop. Been using mine for about a month or so.

​@@ShawnShaman hows the battery

@@ShawnShaman how is the Fan Noise?

@@audiophile... battery is decent. To be honest, I use it plugged in most of the time as I want the power when editing or gaming.

@@fried857 under load, it can be very loud. Reminds me of PS4 when it would boot up. However, this is a sacrifice I'm okay with given the performance I'm getting.

Hello! I'm thermal throttling, and I'm will be your best friend if you buy this device. I will be with you in every mood: silent, balance or performance. And i will try to kill CPU and GPU as soon as possible.😊

@@aspeartrevis6306 hahaha you do have a point. Probably there’s better settings someone who knows better can show me

@@wheezenoises not at all, it is the best screen in the house rn

@@wheezenoises bleeding varies from unit to unit, you had a lemon. If you can, look at it before you buy

So you can still use a wired internet connection with this computer if you use a usbc adapter?

Thank you so much 🤗

Miniled can be uncomfortable for some people because of DC dimming, like oled. Just saying

@randy let's hope it won't bother me

​@@randy89555 but you can always switch to one zone

I think there is some mistake way way less people are sensitive to mini led. It’s amazing to those that normally are to ips led backlit. Anyway Intel is good this year or Ryzen is poor. Either one I just got a 7940hs today and battery is much worse than last years 6900hs which is ridiculous.

@@frostgodx which laptop did u get?

Very bad temps. Horrible..

thats a real deal breaker

Does the 4080 come with rgb keyboard lighting?

​@@eeshanb4580no

Mine has it and it’s 4070

How's the battery life then vs now?

@@rithulpoojary4327 Rarely use it on battery, just my use-case.

Bro, is not the M16 too big to move around ?, I’m undecided if I should go with this one or with the G14 2022 instead, I’m studying abroad and I need a desktop replace

@@juanandresmunoz2856 Well, this entirely depends on you. For me, the M16 is a '"sweet spot" for portability, power and screen size. If you really value true portability, go for the 14" screen.

@@juanandresmunoz2856 hundreds of hours for thousands of people each year deciding between m16 and g14. Both amazing but also consider weird things others don’t talk about like the 14” feeling skinny on your lap and like it’s falling between your legs if you use it on the go it’s a thing

the best buy model also doesnt come with animatrix light and it comes with a rgb keyboard apparently

There is a pinned comment on the video referenced in the email, but also refer to this tweet. Don't work with them, it is a scam. twitter.com/JarrodsTech/status/1651438999830134785

@@JarrodsTech ok sir thanks for information😇🙏🏻

The GPU seems to be fine, it’s the CPU that could be helped by a little underclock. Shouldn’t tank perf too much.

I'm pretty sure you can't undervolt the 13900h, which is unfortunate. You can undervolt the 13900hx though.

Glad you like them!

How’s the thermals, and how have you dealt with them

Luck😂 scar 16 isn't even reviewed by Jarrod

Please tell me where can I find the 4070 version with mini led in US? 🥲

I also bought a legion pro 7i (4090 model) and I'm still waiting for it to be delivered. It's sold out across the entire country (I live in China)

same here, just got the legion pro slim 7i, but not sure if I should return it and switch to the m16 or not

I just got my 4080 Lp7i two days ago and I'm really enjoying it. Previously, I've had bad experiences with cpu thermals on my last laptop (predator helios 300 with 8th gen intel and 1060) and the Lp7i has the best cooling and temps of all 40 series laptops. The throttling he describes makes me positive the Lp7i was the right choice. Plus the Vantage software is so feature rich. Everything about the laptop just feels so complete, thought out, and easy to use compared to anything I've had. And Lenovos extended warrantys are so cheap and cover everything. Only two downsides is the screen, which is by no means bad just not flagship level, and the keyboard could really benefit from a metal/firmer deck. My previous laptops had S and A tier Keyboards and this is a B, maybe B+. It has great travel and keystroke feel, but just needs something solid behind it for my heavy fingers. Though I tried all the laptops at microcenter (scar, strix, zephyrus, legion, and raider) and really wasn't impressed with any of the keyboards. All about the same.

Hello! I'm thermal throttling, and I'm will be your best friend if you buy this device. I will be with you in every mood: silent, balance or performance. And i will try to kill CPU and GPU as soon as possible.😊

@@RHYNOTACTICS I also have the same helios (but with 1050ti) and I'll be looking to upgrade later this year. My primary concerns are battery life and performance. Are you satisfied with the 7i's battery life?

Hello! I'm thermal throttling, and I'm will be your best friend if you buy this device. I will be with you in every mood: silent, balance or performance. And i will try to kill CPU and GPU as soon as possible.

@@aspeartrevis6306for which? The blade or the Asus?

@@natedagreat6704blade

prolly g15

I'm planning on it. Not sure when I'll receive one though.

@@JarrodsTech Looking forward to it 🙌🏻

how's the thermals? does it get uncomfortably hot/loud?

​@@aybaws Just finished an hour's session of Honkai Star Rail - HSR (pretty graphic intensive) at highest settings (i think?) so I can answer you on this, though its all very subjective hahahaha Didn't check the actual numbers, but its quite hot to the touch at the top part of the body (basically above the F1-F12 part), but its fine because most of the time the fingers are going to be rested on the keys itself or in between the keys, it doesn't feel hot, at most warm on the keys. For the fan noise its pretty much as loud as how Jarrod tested the M16 in this review, its a bit of a sharp kind of noise, something similar to 12.35-12.37 (47-48db) portion of the video, same kind of noise at all levels just at different loudness. It can get pretty darn loud at max fan speed (tried by maxing out in manual mode) but while i'm playing HSR under optimized mode performance mode it sounds like around 47db-48db (judging based on this review), pretty standard and acceptable kind of noise I think. For comparison, gaming on Monster Hunter Rise (the first game I tried) on Max Settings 1440p 120fps capped was nowhere as warm and loud compared to HSR, probably around 60-70% max as warm. I thought it would be quite heavy on the laptop (coming from 2060) but it just felt like no sweat at all. As for normal use out of gaming, (browsing, movie, spreadsheet etc) couldn't hear any fan noise 90% of the time, minimal at most if any, and also just slightly warm to touch at most if you touch the areas out of the keyboard. This is the part where i'm the most satisfied with the G16 because my old laptop has fan noise all the time , even just by turning it on. Just to mention, one thing that happened to me was the bottom right corner of the body (where we rest our palm to the right of the touchpad) felt very warm even on idle because I installed an old, probably low quality SSD on the second SSD slot, according to crystal disk info the temperature of the SSD went up to 70'C while the stock SSD was only around 50'C. This should be the problem of the particular SSD stick because i replaced with it with another spare one i had around and didn't have that issue anymore.

@@hikarisenshi4996 thank you for taking time to type that all out. Really appreciate it, because I'm in a situation where I'm debating to get this year or the previous year's model. Based on your response, I think I will get the 2023 model and I'll write a comparison later next month (if I still remember) when I get the laptop. If anyone reading this sees I haven't responded, please reply to this thread and bug me to do it. Thanks again.

@@aybaws Glad I could help, I was in a dilemma too because there isn't many reviews yet for the 2023 Zephyrus lineups, especially for the 16 inch ones. My concern was more on battery life, for the first 2023 releases it doesn't seem like there is any AMD for the Zephyrus, and I was quite skeptical for intel's battery life, as Jarrod always reminds us of it in his battery tests. But I ended up deciding to take the leap of faith for the 4000 series' frame gen and DLSS 3. Still waiting to see Jarrod's review on the Zephyrus G16 though, to see if its any different from my experience 😛

Yeah, it's pretty typical that they will be hot above the function keys.

​@@JarrodsTechHi! Do you think that the lenovo legion slim 7i 4070 run more cooler?

And it doesn’t have HDMI 2.1 according to Best Buy Specs for the 4070 version

What model ? 2023? How are its temperatures during gaming and work? Does it go above 80?

@@adriatics.3357 It gets loud due to being so compact. I would recommend the Strix with a 4080 if you mainly want it for gaming. It is usually heavily GPU bound but I also use it for work so it's nice to be so thin. However the Zephyrus is higher material quality than the Strix

@@adriatics.3357 78C I believe is the highest temp I noticed

@@OmegaPhattyAcid what gpu and cpu does yours have ? And is it 2023 model with 3 fans ?

@@adriatics.3357 6 P core "i9" and 4070. Yes 2023 3 fan

Too much > not enough

Unfortunately not, when we get a laptop into review we get one config and that's it. We rarely get to pick the specs, so we just have to work with what ever turns up.

@@JarrodsTech thanks a lot for your feedback. Have you heard anything about the 4080 version? I am following you for years and you are one of the best. Keep on going!

I do have a Neo 16 review planned as well as a 40 series comparison using them.

How's the build quality? Aside from the lid, is the keyboard deck metal too? And how sturdy is it?

@@uzoochogu copying from some of my other posts: I think build quality wise it's decent, it feels very solid, no loose pieces or gaps or anything, but the Blade is definitely still better. The Blade, like the MacBooks or Dell XPS just feels like a single, dense, solid unit. It's very reassuring. But going from the 14" Blade (which IMHO is the perfect form factor) to the new M16, the M16 is just on the edge of good portability to me because I can just use it on the plane and it's only about half a pound heavier than the 14" Blade. The new Blades are bigger all around, so that was another consideration I weighed. So for the same price as the Blade 4080, the Zephyrus M16 is better equipped in 2 very important areas, is otherwise thinner/lighter/slightly more portable than the new Blades, and still well built and fairly minimal in design.

@@uzoochogu the keyboard deck I'm not sure about. Supposedly the main chassis is magnesium alloy, very light and rigid. The top feels like plastic, but I've read that it's a coating to achieve that and that it was changed from the 2022 model which had a soft-touch coating. No flex, but if you push extremely hard you can get some. That would be consistent with either a thin and light metal like aluminum paneling or magnesium alloy paneling, or plastic. It feels different from the plastic bottom cover, so I'm guessing mag alloy.

@@RyneLanders Thanks!

Any regrets getting this over the blade 16?

I planning on it. I've been trying to get my hands on one without any luck so far.

It’s interesting for sure idk if I like that honestly. Though I guess don’t need to always run turbo mode

it seems a very minor upgrade going 3070 to 4080 imo

@@Cenot4ph Not really, but 4090 is what I am aiming for I've decided. 4080 still has DLSS3 and FG and I can't find a game benchmark where 4080 isn't significantly better. Timespy is 17K vs 10. That's huge.

@@teddym2808 yea but in real world scenarios upgrading now is not going to make much of a difference in terms of gameplay benefits

I love the Asus style, however Lenovo is working really great. Would be nice to upgrade though. How did you decide?

I believe only the 4090 comes with mini lid unfortunately. The 4080 might but most likely only the flagship m16 4090

@@dbean5174 thank you!