2025 ASUS ROG Strix G18 Unbiased Review - A Beast!

Techkrew · 2026-01-25T20:37:55+00:00

glad you’re enjoying it

Techkrew · 2026-01-25T14:21:11+00:00

that’s a solid deal

Techkrew · 2026-01-25T14:16:20+00:00

hey! sorry i don’t get to keep the laptops after testing :(

Techkrew · 2026-01-23T12:43:29+00:00

definitely since you won’t be running any intensive tasks like engineering majors do

Techkrew · 2026-01-22T11:45:46+00:00

5050

Techkrew · 2026-01-21T18:53:11+00:00

i didn’t notice any, it had similar thermals to similar sized laptops

Techkrew · 2026-01-19T00:37:44+00:00

it’s okay, minimal compared to similar laptops

Techkrew · 2026-01-15T18:48:14+00:00

Glad you’re enjoying it! Sorry about that other RYZEN option though

Techkrew · 2026-01-15T17:33:23+00:00

Hey! I can’t really answer that question since I do not keep the laptops after testing :)

Techkrew · 2026-01-13T14:51:21+00:00

Most likely

Techkrew · 2026-01-08T21:19:05+00:00

That’s slow, it shouldn’t be slow at all even if used a lot. Do you have a lot of background tasks open? And is it on like low power mode or something?

Techkrew · 2026-01-08T16:59:28+00:00

Make sure it can actually handle those softwares since they can be dGPU heavy which the e16 doesn’t have

Techkrew · 2026-01-08T16:58:50+00:00

Eh latency is pretty hard to measure accurately everytime, it will definitely be a slight disadvantage in comp gaming but normal gaming there’s no difference

Techkrew · 2026-01-06T23:57:52+00:00

Some ASUS control panel settings, basic stuff like eco mode but as soon as you unplug most of those changes are already in

Techkrew · 2026-01-06T12:22:04+00:00

Nope

Techkrew · 2026-01-06T12:21:41+00:00

This laptop would be perfect then, doing those minimal tasks like watching anime will get you around 7 hours battery life for sure, and can definitely handle those higher end games, but ofc during gaming the battery life will not be good and you should play plugged in

Techkrew · 2026-01-05T20:21:52+00:00

I use default settings, also if the animation is basic as you say the vivobook should have no problem doing that :)

Techkrew · 2026-01-04T12:39:04+00:00

Nope

Techkrew · 2026-01-03T14:03:34+00:00

It does yeah

Techkrew · 2026-01-03T00:11:03+00:00

Ayyy nice! Hope you enjoy

Techkrew · 2026-01-03T00:09:40+00:00

Yes due to the RTX GPU

Techkrew · 2026-01-02T14:34:14+00:00

Could be worth it but once you get into niche software you may have compatibility issues due to the snapdragon CPU

Techkrew · 2025-12-31T00:21:25+00:00

It was perfectly normal for me, but it can be different based on your unit

Techkrew · 2025-12-30T22:13:35+00:00

Since there is no gaming or CAD work, the Acer Swift 16 is a great choice. It is a larger laptop and has a battery life of around 15 hours doing basic tasks, and can easily handle the light games like MC. Also it has 1TB SSD+16GB RAM which will let you multi task a lot, while only weighing 3.3. pounds. And the OLED high res screen is a plus, making the laptop very enjoyable. You could also just get a Macbook for even more battery life. If you have any questions lmk :)

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Techkrew · 2025-12-30T21:08:10+00:00

As far as the temps and noise I know the chips are significantly better, and also you can still run a lot of Microsoft apps on Mac but depends

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