ROG Strix G16 (2025) Gaming Laptop, 16” FHD+ 16:10 165Hz/3ms Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5070 Laptop GPU, Intel® Core™ i9 Processor 14900HX, 32GB DDR5-5600, 1TB SSD, Wi-Fi 7, Win11 Home

I really wanted to like this laptop, but it didn’t work out for me.Pros:The performance is great — it handles games and heavy tasks without issues. The screen is smooth with a high refresh rate, and the design with RGB looks awesome. Cooling is also solid, it doesn’t overheat even when pushed hard.Cons:Unfortunately, the downsides were too big for me. The keyboard doesn’t have a numpad, which I didn’t realize at first and really miss. The Windows Hello face unlock is very inconsistent and fails a lot of the time. Out of the box, the system came with tons of preinstalled software (“bloatware”) that I had to remove, and even after cleaning it up, it never felt as stable as my old laptop. Also, the surface of the case is extremely smudge-prone — fingerprints are visible all the time, which makes it look messy.Overall:It’s a powerful gaming laptop, but not the best daily driver. If all you care about is performance, it’s solid. But if you value stability, clean software, and a more practical design, you might want to look at other options.

Cannot handle high graphics or video processing. Simple games like Star Trek Online or Minecraft lock up or crash.UPDATE (11/06/2025): It just keeps doing worse. It won't run the basics I need, like Microsoft Visual Studio or even Eclipse. It will also black screen (no blue screen anymore) and reboot without warning. And it's too bulky to be a good paperweight.