Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (16-Inch, 2022)

Good-looking, lightweight design ; Capable mainstream gaming ability ; Solid display and responsive keyboard ; Fast, versatile processor

Often hot and loud ; Rivals are quicker ; No alternative display options

The Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 is slim, good looking and fast, with solid gaming and CPU performance. It’s often hot and loud, though, and you’ll certainly find more performance if you’re willing to use a thicker, heavier notebook instead.

Excellent performance in creative applications ; Improved battery life ; Incredibly quiet in silent mode

Gets surprisingly hot and loud when under load ; There are better alternatives for gaming ; Underwhelming speakers

Asus returns with another high-end 16-inch laptop aimed at creators that bears a striking resemblance to its predecessor. This model brings some improved hardware to the table but not much else.

Slimline, portable design ; High-end gaming performance ; Attractive display and speaker system ; Lots of customization features

Expensive ; Modest battery life ; 720p webcam

Superb performance ; Engaging 16-inch display ; Nice keyboard and touchpad ; Immersive audio ; Sleek, compact form factor

Expensive and varied availability ; Average 720p webcam ; Gets hot

Thanks to its sleek, off-black sheen and Asus’ signature dot matrix design, along with a dazzling 16-inch display and RTX 3070 Ti GPU, it’s difficult not to marvel at the Asus ROG Zephyrus M16.

beautiful design and improved build quality over previous gen ; awesome 165 Hz 16:10 QHD+ display, but beware of pontential QC quirks ; good inputs ; updated hardware and excellent performance for the class ; 90Wh battery, and fair battery life ;...

smudgy black finishing, especially on the interior deck ; awkwardly placed status LEDs and IO ; partially soldered RAM, with only 8 GB onboard on many variants ; very loud fans on Turbo ; hot air blown straight into the screen with this design

Supreme CPU performance ; Capable GPU ; Fast 2TB main storage ; Bright, colourful 16in display ; Thunderbolt 4 and USB C connectivity ; USB Type A ports

No professional-grade graphics option ; Slower professional 3D results than expected

compact build and beautiful design in this matte black version ; awesome 165 Hz 16:10 QHD+ display ; gets a camera and Thunderbolt 4 support ; good inputs, now with RGB ; powerful hardware and excellent performance for the class ; lower temperatures...

still some creaky noises in the chassis and awkwardly placed status LEDs and IO ; partially soldered RAM ; noisy fans on Turbo ; hot air blown straight into the screen with this design ; shorter battery life than on the G15

Fingerprint reader, Wi-Fi 6 support;Up to 48GB of RAM;Dual NVMe drive support;PWM-free display (QHD, 165Hz panel);Quick pixel response times (QHD, 165Hz panel);100% sRGB coverage + almost full DCI-P3 coverage and great color accuracy thanks to our...

The middle of the keyboard gets pretty warm during gaming;The keyboard has tiny arrow keys;No NumberPad

Seriously fast processor - and ditto graphics. Even if there is "only" one GeForce RTX 3070 card in the PC. Elegant enough to use at business meetings.

It is cheap in terms of performance, but still costs a lot of money. What could not have been acheived with an even better graphics card?

Whether the purpose is professional graphics or high-level gaming, the Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 handles the task in superior style. And it has even managed to wrap the power in a unit that is both compact and elegant – and which will instill equal respect...

Das ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 macht viel richtig. Es sieht großartig aus, hat aktuelle Top-Hardware unter der Haube, ein großartiges Display mit dünnen Rändern und IR-Camera mit Windows Hello und ein fantastisches großes Trackpad, das sogar überall klickt.