The shame of the laptop is that despite the presence of 28 pci-e 5.0 lanes in Zen4 7x45 (56 pci-e 4.0 or 112 pci-e 3.0 lanes), Asus gobbled up and did not solder a single USB40 port, despite the fact that it easily holds at least 10 same ports - the lines are free in bulk! Even the usb-c ports in the back are shameful 10Gbps instead of 20!
As a reminder, TB5 requires 2 pci-e 5.0 lanes, so if Asus had the wit, they could put 4 USB40 ports to get full pci-e 3.0 x16 on eGPU risers with link aggregation. AMD just thought about this and did it (unlike Intel), but everything turned out to be in vain - greedy manufacturers do not put 2-4 USB40 ports in their laptops with 7945HX to fully support TB5+/USB40 2.0!
Obvious shortcomings - indicators directly under the screen - shone vilely in the dark - it is necessary to seal it with electrical tape immediately. As well as the power button, which are not turned off (or could be by a key combination). The F1..F12 buttons are idiotically not highlighted (but the additional functions are highlighted). And narrowed in height as always. The numpad buttons are narrower in width, although there is enough space!
There are no ports on the right - and a mouse radio transmitter is usually inserted there so that the signal is better next to it for right-handers. You have to stick it on the left, and this is good only for left-handers.
We go further, despite the fact that it has 28 5.0 links and this is a 2023 model on the pre-top AMD process - 2.5Gbps RJ45, although with such power and so many lines, they could have delivered 5-10Gbps to fast access the home/office NAS over cable.
Autonomy is also a weak point - why such a large consumption at rest? However, no one will carry it further than the house in most cases. So this topic can be scored.
The screen, not only is 2.5K (and we need 4k@120Hz+) - under two key reviews it has an extremely shitty contrast by modern standards - about 1000:1 (+/- 100:1), while from a laptop with at such a price in 2023, at least 1500: 1 is expected, and preferably 2000: 1 with a matrix from LG. And of course, 16:9 is only suitable for games and movies (and for movies, 1500:1+ is mandatory, otherwise instead of black it's completely gray). For work, surfing and even YouTube, 16:10 is much more convenient.
Noise - it is elevated even at idle. There is no manual control of the coolers (and this is now almost a standard for this level). Legions, for example, already have it in 2023 (before that there was a separate third-party utility), MSI has had it for a long time. Throttle whine at idle. But this is a random sample. But noted.
Of the good noted the sound on the speakers. But this is traditional for Asus. This is his trademark. BUT, the case is half empty - the battery could be much larger (of course, this would affect the weight) or they could still improve the sound and put 4 more speakers in front - there is plenty of space, since they didn't put a big battery. Or 4 M.2 SSD for make RAID10 with SSD.
Coolers could have been made much larger in diameter - which would have affected greater silence.
As a result, some stupid model turned out. It seems to be with a claim to be universal, but with a bunch of shortcomings. And as a gaming one, it is ridiculous with a poor 4070, which does not draw new games in 2.5k, and games in fhd will automatically lead to a muddy picture, because. only 4k panels provide a sharp picture in fhd.
Has the whole world of laptop designers gone crazy? They do not understand what is needed from a universal or gaming laptop?
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