ASUS ROG Strix G18 Gaming Laptop – 18″ QHD 240Hz Display, Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 Pro, with with External CD/DVD Drive

Everything Needed Plus More!
I got this laptop almost a month ago now, and it does everything I wanted and then some; however, there are a few downsides I’ve discovered since owning it, but I think a couple of them is just Windows 11 being buggy.First, it gets really, really hot. Absurdly hot. I installed Core Temp to keep an eye on the CPU temperatures, and it gets up to 90C+ while idle! With the temperatures going up that high, I hope it will still last a while. I didn’t want a laptop that would only last as long as the warranty.Second, and I think this one is Windows 11, the screen has weird artifacts if you don’t shut down for a few days. I’m a user that only puts my computers to sleep instead of shutting down; it doesn’t hurt it, but it does use a small amount of electricity to keep it running. With this laptop, the screen flickers after a few days of this if anything moved/updated, and I’ve even had an issue where part of the screen was being duplicated.Third, it gets REALLY slow when it’s not plugged in. Absurdly slow. I understand that when it’s not plugged in, it’s using the CPU as the GPU as well, but there’s a HUGE difference in performance when it’s plugged in vs on battery.Fourth, is the battery. If you’re searching the web (not streaming anything), you won’t have issues with the battery life, and it’ll probably last you around 3 hours on one full charge; however, if you’re like me and using the laptop for working or streaming something, it will barely last an hour to hour and a half. Maybe I can find an extended battery or something down the road, but for now, the battery life isn’t so great.I know I’ve only mentioned the negatives I’ve found, but I did give it a 5 star review. These can be overlooked with the positives I’ve experienced vs my tower PC.

Expected More
It took a while to put things in order and configure some things. Battery isn’t as announced but with some configurations it can get better (not even close to the 12hrs they say). Anyways its my first laptop and I am in a remote location so I dont have the best internet connection, maybe with better connection its easier to configure and all.Besides that, the games ive tried run well while connected and it seems fast enough. Will update when I can try it betterUpdate: so i used the laptop for a while, and, with good internet connection, it really gets better.I’ve played Red Dead Redemption 2 and it’s really good.. DLSS i thinkg works great..and counter strike… Im playing around 150/160 fps… but it really dont feel like a 144hz monitor (in RDR2 it does) I’ve changed the refresh rate to 60hz and it feels the same.. and it should’t… Ive gammed in 144hz before and this doesnt feel like it. Anyways, i plan on playing counter strike at home with my 144hz monitor, i guess it will look better there… so i guess its not gonna be a problem… maybe a laptop its not good for fast fps shooters, so its alright… im gonna see in a few months, with a keyboard and another monitor if its good.

Very Solid
Bought this for productivity first and gaming second. Works wonderful and very fast. I really like the built in tools for PC health.

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