ASUS ROG 15.6" FHD Gaming Laptop Computer, Intel Hexa-Core i7-9750H Up to 4.5GHz, 8GB DDR4, 512GB SSD

First off - I like the background color scheme of the laptop keys - my roommate thinks the color cycling is beautiful. The programmer in me likes something a little simpler so I stopped the color cycling and just stuck it on a single color, white.Virtualization. Runs Oracle's VirtualBox without any trouble - Windows 10 inside of Windows 10 works very well.Gaming. I'm not running 2020's top-tier games with this laptop, so my experience will vary from a lot of other gamer reviews. Running GTA 5 with high-quality graphics heats this laptop up significantly - but there's no thermal throttling going on that I'm aware of.Programming. Runs Visual Studio 2019 Community very quickly - I haven't had a chance to compile any bigger projects in it yet - but I imagine this processor will make these compile-times go fairly quickly.Thanks for reading my review,

The specifications of this laptop are off the charts for the price. I really wanted a fast laptop for work, with gaming capabilities as a bonus. It was hard to find a modern processor such as a 9th generation core i7 matched with a minimum of 8 GB ram and a competent graphics card. This laptop was the one I could find for a really affordable price. Most laptops that I found that were matched with fast working processors and competent graphics card had bad thermal issues, but this laptop’s cooling capabilities are insane. It also has a really strong screen hinge, although it seems unlike it. Its brushed aluminum feel and robust touch pad are also attractive. Its only cons would be the lack of sd card reader and thunderbolt 3 ports, and of course, a webcam. But honestly, most laptops have terrible webcam quality. I find it more prudent to purchase a quality webcam separately.Edit: it is true that the laptop’s keyboard is not functional at times. There has been many times for me the keyboard stopped working until one day it completely stopped. I sent it to ASUS and their customer service is EXTREMELY poor, but regardless, it’s fixed. This is largely because this is a new unit, so the hardware is not fully functional in many of the units, so gladly its not a software issue, rather a hardware. Given a warantee, I highly suggest getting it fixed ASAP if you’re an owner of this laptop already

This laptop can run most games at medium-high quality settings and still get 60 FPS consistently, for a gaming laptop it's a great value. The only issue I would say there is is the battery life but this laptop is pretty powerful which means it is using a decent amount of power so a regular battery just won't always be good enough. On the maximum power saving settings I would say the laptop is capable of 3 and 1/2 hours max away from an outlet without dying.

I've had this computer as a daily driver for a few years now. It has one major flaw, when it gets too hot, the keyboard stops working, and it needs to cool down before it'll work.When it's not malfunctioning, it's a great laptop. Beefy in specs and size, it doesn't feel like a cheap toy.

Purchased to replace an aging RoG laptop I'd purchased (Amazon, again) years ago. I repeated my process this time around for the sake of frugality - buying last year's model. I aim for a laptop categorized as a "gaming laptop" in order to save myself doing much homework about device specs. I just don't keep track of technology paths anymore, so this simplifies it.Spend the time right out of the box to get it fully up to date with security patches as soon as you have it online. It will take a while, but security is an obvious area that deserves priority.Works very well, and I've not had any complaints for performance for any of my daily usage. I'm running Visual Studio, I've got a monitor connected via HDMI for a second screen, and can run my 800 browser tabs all day long without noticing a performance hit.Totally worth the money. And if my previous RoG laptop is an indicator, this should serve me well for a few solid years.

Why the 5 stars?Ok, the speakers suck, plain a simple, they are terrible, to the point where you would do something great by just removing them all together. So, there's that.Now, the good: This is a monster CPU, seriously, monstrous. I bought it with 8GB RAM and bought 32GB for $70 at crucial, this thing is the most powerful machine I've had. Just because of this I'll give the 5 stars.I do not use the graphic card at all for gaming, I mostly do programming and that's it.Mine is running Ubuntu 18.04 and the thing is just plug and play, everything gets recognized by the system.Gorgeous. Thanks Asus.

I rarely write reviews but I'm writing this one to say that about 1 year into this purchase (2021) I accidentally spilled a vodka cranberry soda on the keyboard and it was literally pouring out of the usb ports. I got it running after a few days and decided to just run it into the ground before I buy a new one. It has been 2 YEARS since and it is still running fine! I am getting a bit slower performance on a few games that is causing me to upgrade, but if you are looking for an investment that will last you, especially for more chill gamers, then I highly recommend!

Really like this laptop- great screen and it flies. Asus have improved the keyboard markedly over the 2017 version - which had a weird font and red backlight, making it really hard to read. Just one word of warning - this model has no cam, so for Zoom etc you might find it a bit of a handicap. I think the omission of a cam is short-sighted in these COVID/work-from-home days but hey, I have another computer that does.