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ASUS ROG Zephyrus Laptop: i9-12900H, 16" 165Hz, RTX 3070 Ti, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD

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Best Buy via eBay has ASUS ROG Zephyrus 16" Laptop (GU603ZW-M16.I93070T) for $1399.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy has ASUS ROG Zephyrus 16" Laptop (GU603ZW-M16.I93070T) for $1399.99. Shipping is free, otherwise free curbside pickup is available where stock permits.

Thanks to community member Dr.Wajahat for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Intel Core i9-12900H Processor
  • 16" 2560x1600 165Hz 500 nits Display
  • 16GB DDR5 4800 Memory
  • 1TB PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Graphics
    • 2x USB 3.2 Type-A
    • 1x USB 3.2 Type-C
    • 1x Thunderbolt 4
    • 1x HDMI 2.0
  • RGB Backlit Keyboard
  • Windows 11 Home

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Best Buy via eBay has ASUS ROG Zephyrus 16" Laptop (GU603ZW-M16.I93070T) for $1399.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy has ASUS ROG Zephyrus 16" Laptop (GU603ZW-M16.I93070T) for $1399.99. Shipping is free, otherwise free curbside pickup is available where stock permits.

Thanks to community member Dr.Wajahat for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Intel Core i9-12900H Processor
  • 16" 2560x1600 165Hz 500 nits Display
  • 16GB DDR5 4800 Memory
  • 1TB PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Graphics
    • 2x USB 3.2 Type-A
    • 1x USB 3.2 Type-C
    • 1x Thunderbolt 4
    • 1x HDMI 2.0
  • RGB Backlit Keyboard
  • Windows 11 Home

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Model: ASUS - ROG Zephyrus 16" WQXGA 165Hz Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i9 - 16GB DDR5 Memory - NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti - 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD - Off Black

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HeraldofShadows
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Runs like a turbine in Turbo, reasonable to somewhat noisy fan noise (depends on what you consider reasonable) in Performance mode, dead silent to imperceptible in Silent or Windows mode. Temps were very manageable for me, though I will say that is probably because I lucked out in the QC lottery. 500 nits is plenty bright, I usually set to 60-75%. Battery life off the charger is alright, better than a lot of other gaming laptops equipped with Intel chips with 5-7 hrs depending on the applications currently in use, brightness set, and refresh rate down to 60 and you can opt for further modifications done via Throttlestop, despite all that Ryzen still is king of efficiency and battery life though at the cost of slightly reduced performance plugged in and in Premiere and other workflows that Intel leads in. Asus software (Armory Crate) can clash with Windows 11, but is an all around solid performer for a thin and light gaming laptop that also skews towards productivity. RAM is a slight downer, boasting one soldered 8 gig stick with another 8 gig running in quad channel. Storage at least is upgradeable, both slots that is configured to be one empty, one slotted with a Micron 3500, which benchmarks like a PCIe3 to early PCIe4 drive. You can replace it with another drive by cloning it. My laptop seems to have proper liquid metal application judging by the fact that by default, Throttlestop seems to report CPU temps within the reasonable thresholds for each fan profile before I modified further within Throttlestop.

The QC with this laptop is very YMMV. I seemed to have slightly lucked out. I have minor backlight bleed that is un-noticeable in person that a camera would absolutely make worse and mainly just IPS glow. That said, other people have it worse than I do and you can find those testimonies just searching on Google.

If I really wanted a gaming laptop, I definitely would have opted for something thicker and had more airflow. I DEFINITELY would have opted for a Ryzen system but sucks for me that my workflow requires Intel.

I knew what I was going to get going into buying this laptop (It also didnt help that I watched Jarrod, Matthew Moniz, and Dave2D talk about this laptop and thought, "This is exactly what I'm looking for"). I needed a thin and light laptop with a Intel chip, moderately decent life off the charger (I am perfectly fine with USB PD charging), and can game with decent framerates if I wanted to. For the most part, I got that. I also sprang for Geek Squad 3 year considering the stories I've heard about Zephyrus QC. Personally I'm happy, but I'm not blind to the fact that other people have had a different experience than me.

Advice: $1300 is a killer price for a thin and light gaming laptop with these specs. That said, if you can find it in-store, get it and abuse (read: okay, not really abuse but more so use it liberally) the replacement policy. You will never know if you lost the QC lottery in some regard whether it be temps, IPS bleed, or speakers popping (I don't have that at all so I can't tell you what it may sound like).

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kuripot
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Quote from TealLaborer912 :
Best buy open box only has 3 months warranty where new has 12? That would definitely shape whether or not i go that direction
This is useful info, thank you
Apr 7, 2023
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Titan5178
Apr 7, 2023
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Quote from TealLaborer912 :
Best buy open box only has 3 months warranty where new has 12? That would definitely shape whether or not i go that direction
I think you are confusing a Best Buy warranty with the manufacturer warranty. You still get a manufacturer 12 month warranty on open-box items.
Apr 8, 2023
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MFWIC
Apr 8, 2023
237 Posts
Looks like it is $1,549 now.
Apr 8, 2023
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Wolf1e
Apr 8, 2023
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Quote from PurpleMeal209 :
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/la...82ug0001us
Thanks..

now, have to decide between them, and this one:

https://www.newegg.com/storm-grey...6834646956

I don't even know anymore ~.~
Apr 8, 2023
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yuhhuhsure
Apr 8, 2023
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Quote from bsmith2020 :
I had three of these, returned them all, now some one will get them as open box items. All three died at 12 days and 15days. Some issues with thermals and gpu Gett loose. I guess best buy geek squad opens them up and redoes the thermal paste? Loved the machine, hated them up and dieting so quickly.
You bought 3 brand new and all 3 are defective? Yea.. I've never seen that high probability of failure from a high end manufacturer like Asus. Either you are really unlucky, it's your user error or you just plain bs.
Apr 8, 2023
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jackloranzo
Apr 8, 2023
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Quote from Wolf1e :
Thanks..

now, have to decide between them, and this one:

https://www.newegg.com/storm-grey...6834646956

I don't even know anymore ~.~
You and me both. My Newegg legion gets in today. Let know know how you end up choosing!
Apr 8, 2023
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TealLaborer912
Apr 8, 2023
364 Posts
Gotta admit, went in person yesterday to take a look and didn't really like the laptop. I wish I could quantify why. The build and aesthetic didn't appeal to me.

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Apr 8, 2023
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estacionsj
Apr 8, 2023
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Quote from jackloranzo :
Copped an open box one! Thanks OP!
how much was the open box
Apr 8, 2023
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rp72
Apr 8, 2023
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Got this deal at $1399 plus taxes from BestBuy and just after doing Windows updates the screen had a dead pixel line on the very next day
Apr 8, 2023
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Wolf1e
Apr 8, 2023
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Quote from jackloranzo :
You and me both. My Newegg legion gets in today. Let know know how you end up choosing!
Oooh... let me know how it goes with the Lenovo-- will go with the Legion 5 TBH.
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liunit92
Apr 9, 2023
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Quote from TealLaborer912 :
Gotta admit, went in person yesterday to take a look and didn't really like the laptop. I wish I could quantify why. The build and aesthetic didn't appeal to me.
was it plasticky?
Apr 9, 2023
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TealLaborer912
Apr 9, 2023
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Quote from liunit92 :
was it plasticky?
Honestly, yeah, a bit. And having used an ultralight for a while, I'm seeing how much I don't want to bump up too much in weight and would be willing to go smaller for weight reduction.
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RyzenPrime
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May 12, 2023
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boycott ASUS motherboard...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ-QVOKGVyM

your warranty will be void if you update your BIOS....
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This is back at best buy
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