ASUS ProArt StudioBook 16 with 4K OLED panel, RTX 3070 Ti GPU, and 2 TB storage now discounted by whopping 41% on Amazon

[Redaktion]

The ASUS ProArt StudioBook 16 with a 16:10 4K OLED panel, Core i7-12700H CPU, and an RTX 3070 Ti GPU is currently discounted by more than US$1,000 on Amazon. With the discount in place, the StudioBook 16 is worth the recommendation thanks in part to an excellent screen and awesome performance.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/ASUS-ProArt-StudioBook-16-with-4K-OLED-panel-RTX-3070-Ti-GPU-and-2-TB-storage-now-discounted-by-whopping-41-on-Amazon.727168.0.html

[NikoB]

A "pro" laptop that has the infamous OLED can't even be hardware calibrated with dE below 2?! So that Asus was forced to change OLED to miniLED (with worse resolution and contrast) in 2023, so that it could at least be calibrated below 2 in dE?

The question is - who needs such a laptop, among real professionals, even for free, for nothing? If it can work with accurate color reproduction only on an external monitor? But why do you need a laptop then?

[Mr Majestyk]

A "pro" laptop that has the infamous OLED can't even be hardware calibrated with dE below 2?! So that Asus was forced to change OLED to miniLED (with worse resolution and contrast) in 2023, so that it could at least be calibrated below 2 in dE?

The question is - who needs such a laptop, among real professionals, even for free, for nothing? If it can work with accurate color reproduction only on an external monitor? But why do you need a laptop then?

Why can't it be hardware calibrated? Is there a problem with the OLED panels they used in that laptop. You can calibrate OLED's with hardware in general although they tend to be pretty good out of the box for gamma and del E. As usual brightness from the factory is et way too high though.

[NikoB]

Show me at least 2-3 "Pro" level models where you managed to make hardware calibration with dE less than 1. Even 2 is unattainable for 95% of OLED laptops. =)

Asus is not stupid - they realized that OLED is a dead end for the "Pro" series. OLED is suitable only for amateurs and housewives. Pros choose only IPS, where it is elementary to achieve accurate calibration, and it is very stable in time, unlike burn-in OLED, with worse color resolution, flickering and glare. The color coating on IPS is in no way inferior to OLED a long time ago.