ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 16” 165Hz ROG Nebula HDR QHD 16:10 Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD, Windows 11, GX650RX-XS97

I've had this for about a month so I figured I'd make a review. I travel a lot for work and do animation as a hobby. I love the second screen. The ability to have a tutorial on the second screen while having a major application open is a huge bonus. This screen being touch sensitive is also i plus. This laptop is also very compact for the power it has, and is as portable as any other full size laptop. The only major complaint I have are the high pitched fans used to cool this laptop. If you're doing anything apart from video streaming and browsing, headphones are a must.Pros-High Quality primary screen.-Second screen (The convenience of the second screen is on par with a backup cam for a car.)-A large selection of ports-Portability (carrying this with me on work trips is leagues better than packing a desktop and screen.Cons-Price (If you don't need a portable machine, you can build a more powerful desktop for a fraction of the price-Keyboard can be awkward (The lower keyboard is extremely awkward when used on your lap or at the edge of a small desk)-Fans (While great at keeping the laptop cool, headphones are an absolute must when doing any intensive tasks)

Loving everything about it atm. Speakers on this thing is amazing it is loud, clear and crisp, my panel doesnt have any problems which I love. Took a little bit of time to get every drivers and apps updated but it is expected cause it is new. Camera is not the best but will work just fine for usual video calls. It does get hot between the keyboard and the bottom panel when I played dying light on this but no lag spikes or performance issue.

There are some concerning audio issues with this laptop, as static interferes with any sound or music playback. It appears to be a hardware problem, with the left side outputting at a significantly higher volume than the right, with a grainy and unpleasant sound quality. Despite being brand new, unfortunately, returning the laptop is not an option due to missing packaging materials, leaving the owner stuck with a defective product that has no quality control.Regrettably, ASUS, the manufacturer of this laptop, provides zero customer support, and if one manages to navigate the arduous process of returning the laptop, there's a high likelihood that it will come back in a worse condition, or the company may even accuse the customer of being responsible for a lost package.A recent update reveals that the laptop is now experiencing further issues, such as frequent crashes upon logging in, with the screen turning grey while the mouse remains visible. The software and hardware appear to be highly unstable, with the laptop allowing restarts or shutdowns without having essential drivers or even a video card installed. In addition, the system is painfully slow, with input lag and poor WiFi connectivity causing significant frustration.To compound the issues, the screen quality is abysmal, worse than even an outdated CRT monitor, with faint vertical lines creating a blurry grey effect across the entire display. It's clear that the owner has developed a strong dislike for both ASUS and this laptop.6/6/23 Now, a year later, the Bluetooth is starting to die in addition to the left speaker being dead on arrival. Asus is a terrible greedy company that will not work with you to fix their expensive garbage that shouldn't be sold in the first place.6/17/23 Now the laptop is freezing doing basic tasks such as right clicking folders in windows 11. The laptop goes to sleep randomly every few hours with no stress, no overheating. This laptop and asus sucks.

For the size, the thermals on this is excellent. Even on full blast, you won’t feel the heat due to how the temperature is disbursed towards the back of the laptop. Probably the chillest laptop with a 3080ti

First unit received was incorrect (my fault), second unit didnt boot up, third unit has no issues at all with daily hard use for the last month.

I would like to tell you about my experience of owning this laptop (RX650 model with 3080ti)I was upset by the fact that for such money, Asus did not bother to put a cover sleeve for protection in a backpack while carrying it somewhere else. The speakers are poorly tuned (I had to dig into Dolby Access and adjust it on my own + update Realtek drivers) and performance constantly jumps for the better, then for the worse from the bios version. And plastic lid takes away from premium feelingMini led panel often has a small white noise from the screen controller (but I'd think most of us will live with that). Also, you need to manually change screen mode to “one zone” in armory crate!But the big advantages of this laptop are a full-fledged desktop replacement, two screens (I work with 3D and it's very cool to have two screens), good performance \ temperature, slimmer than most other powerful laptops, awesome HDR screenIf you can use it to the full - buy it. I'm happy with mine!

So Far a great Labtop. Its No joke and built Nicely