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expiredNarik_KvsK posted Nov 01, 2021 09:00 AM
expiredNarik_KvsK posted Nov 01, 2021 09:00 AM

ASUS ROG Zephyrus Gaming Laptop: Ryzen 9 5900HS, 1TB SSD, 15.6" 165Hz, RTX 3070

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$1,550

$1,850

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Best Buy has ASUS ROG Zephyrus 15.6" Gaming Laptop (GA503QR-211.ZG15; Eclipse Grey) for $1,549.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Narik_KvsK for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 8-Core 3.0GHz Processor (4th Generation)
  • 15.6" 2560x1440 QHD 165Hz 3ms IPS Display
  • 1TB PCIe Solid State Drive
  • 16GB DDR4 RAM (3200MHz)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 GPU
  • Wi-Fi 6 w/ Bluetooth
  • RGB Backlit Keyboard
  • Ports:
    • 1x HDMI 2.0b
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C support DisplayPort / power delivery / G-SYNC
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • 1x RJ45 LAN port
    • 1x card reader (microSD)
  • 4-Cell Lithium Ion Battery
  • 2x Smart AMP 2.5W Speakers
  • Built-In Fingerprint Reader
  • Windows 10 OS
  • Weight: 4.21 lbs
  • 1-Year Warranty (Parts + Labor)

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $300 lower (16.2% savings) than the list price of $1849.99. -StrawMan86
  • About this product:
    • 4.3 out of 5 stars rating at Best Buy
  • About this store:
    • Purchases made Oct. 18, 2021, through Jan. 2, 2022, have an extended return period through Jan. 16, 2022; view Best Buy return policy here.

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Written by Narik_KvsK
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Best Buy has ASUS ROG Zephyrus 15.6" Gaming Laptop (GA503QR-211.ZG15; Eclipse Grey) for $1,549.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Narik_KvsK for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 8-Core 3.0GHz Processor (4th Generation)
  • 15.6" 2560x1440 QHD 165Hz 3ms IPS Display
  • 1TB PCIe Solid State Drive
  • 16GB DDR4 RAM (3200MHz)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 GPU
  • Wi-Fi 6 w/ Bluetooth
  • RGB Backlit Keyboard
  • Ports:
    • 1x HDMI 2.0b
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C support DisplayPort / power delivery / G-SYNC
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • 1x RJ45 LAN port
    • 1x card reader (microSD)
  • 4-Cell Lithium Ion Battery
  • 2x Smart AMP 2.5W Speakers
  • Built-In Fingerprint Reader
  • Windows 10 OS
  • Weight: 4.21 lbs
  • 1-Year Warranty (Parts + Labor)

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $300 lower (16.2% savings) than the list price of $1849.99. -StrawMan86
  • About this product:
    • 4.3 out of 5 stars rating at Best Buy
  • About this store:
    • Purchases made Oct. 18, 2021, through Jan. 2, 2022, have an extended return period through Jan. 16, 2022; view Best Buy return policy here.

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Written by Narik_KvsK

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Model: ASUS - ROG Zephyrus 15.6" QHD Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 9 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 1TB SSD - Eclipse Grey - Eclipse Grey

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AndrewNC
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A couple of notes for those that are about to ask these questions:

for this laptop:
5900HS tdp 35w
RTX 3070 tdp 100w
privater
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I have this one on April, used a bit and returned, not satisfy with the performance. Asus did everything wrong to limit its full potential:

3070 is TDP limited to around 80-95w, mediocre performance, even lower than 100w RTX 3060.
Asus doesn't have Mux switch, so 10-15% performance degradation on internal display.
Memory is half soldered on motherboard and it's single rank, so another system wide performance degradation of 10-15%, and you can't change the memory to make it dual rank.
HDMI is 2.0, and there is no way to reroute HDMI 2.1 from it's Type-C port since it's wired to internal radeon gpu. So no support for most HDMI 2.1 120hz 4k tv.
Because the HDMI is wired to radeon, you also suffers same 10-15% performance degradation due to same situation of no Mux switch, all traffic goes to HDMI need to buffer through internal radeon gpu. only way to properly avoid is using Type-C convert to DP 1.4.

All in all it's just a low power laptop. with glorify CPU. GPU specs and upsale price but almost 30-50% less performance than properly design similar laptop. And asus in all it's way prevent the end user to utilize it's full potential, gimped cpu, gpu, memory, ports and no camera...In return, it does have a good battery life.

My general guide on 2021 Asus/Rog laptop: stay away! intentionally crippled bad apples.
TwinPrime
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This has the gimped CPU and GPU with reduced power levels. This is like putting a lawn mower engine in a tesla body....

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Nov 01, 2021 09:11 AM
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ryc22Nov 01, 2021 09:11 AM
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Decent deal.
Nov 01, 2021 10:30 AM
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AndrewNCNov 01, 2021 10:30 AM
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A couple of notes for those that are about to ask these questions:

for this laptop:
5900HS tdp 35w
RTX 3070 tdp 100w
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Pretty solid deal at this price point and probably one of the cheapest I have seen for this laptop.
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WiseHeart3455Nov 01, 2021 10:52 AM
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Hmm should I return the msi delta 15 advantage and spend the extra money on this?
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Wish the 16" was this price with 3070, it's same price but has the 3060. Frown
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Nov 01, 2021 12:21 PM
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gh0stxNov 01, 2021 12:21 PM
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Is this instore only?
Nov 01, 2021 12:31 PM
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tornadogNov 01, 2021 12:31 PM
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Quote from gh0stx :
is this instore only?
sold out for shipping

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Nov 01, 2021 12:46 PM
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gh0stxNov 01, 2021 12:46 PM
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Quote from tornadog :
sold out for shipping
Like legion all over again i guess. Good deal though
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Nov 01, 2021 01:16 PM
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rooxNov 01, 2021 01:16 PM
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Quote from WiseHeart3455 :
Hmm should I return the msi delta 15 advantage and spend the extra money on this?
i wouldn't. Its more expensive by a fair amount, and its a wash power wise as asus has kept the tdp of the cpu/gpu pretty low (only 85w+15w for the gpu) also its QHD, so even more of a performance hit. Loss of webcam, and heavier.

I guess if you like the asus brand more, or must have dlss, its a reasonable trade. but at a $250 premium, i'd pass.
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BeautifulWater1592Nov 01, 2021 03:28 PM
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I don't know how this works but this is a top of the line laptop in my opinion you could definitely find a laptop like the legion 5 pro on sale for less but this is a great deal if you don't want to wait till black friday

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus...Id=6448848
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Nov 01, 2021 03:37 PM
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ChinkDestroyerNov 01, 2021 03:37 PM
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Should I return my legion 5 pro for this? I wanted the g15 but not for 1800. The lenovo battery life is better than I expected at 8hrs, and this thing charged from 29% to 38% in 1 minute and some change, which blew me away... must be the 300w brick. Also wondering going from 500 nits to 300 nits... would I not be able to work outside on patio..

Also to get full effect of g15 would I have to connect to external monitor?

Was the legion 5 pro at 1400 a better deal than this is?
Nov 01, 2021 03:50 PM
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jman985Nov 01, 2021 03:50 PM
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I just saw this, pretty solid deal if you're looking for a gaming laptop.
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BoastfulMice8832Nov 01, 2021 03:52 PM
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Quote from jman985 :
I just saw this, pretty solid deal if you're looking for a gaming laptop.
For a thin and light gaming laptop yes
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Nov 01, 2021 03:56 PM
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rooxNov 01, 2021 03:56 PM
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Quote from the l5p is a much better product ChinkDestroyer :
Should I return my legion 5 pro for this? I wanted the g15 but not for 1800. The lenovo battery life is better than I expected at 8hrs, and this thing charged from 29% to 38% in 1 minute and some change, which blew me away... must be the 300w brick. Also wondering going from 500 nits to 300 nits... would I not be able to work outside on patio..

Also to get full effect of g15 would I have to connect to external monitor?

Was the legion 5 pro at 1400 a better deal than this is?


The l5P is more powerful... but its bigger and heavier. Your call.

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redgsrNov 01, 2021 03:58 PM
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This is a good deal. BB has the 14" version 3060 with QHD panel for 1349.99 (200 off) right now as well. I purchased that instead.

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