A gaming with an RTX 3080 will generally come with a lot of weight and a high price to match its bulky exterior, but not with ASUS. The Taiwanese gaming laptop manufacturer’s ROG Zephyrus G15 is lightweight thanks to its magnesium alloy chassis, and its $340 price drop on Amazon means it is more affordable for those who want a portable gaming machine that can also double as a work laptop.
With the price cut, the gaming laptop is available for $1,759.99, which is still quite steep, but we want to remind you that it features an RTX 3080 with 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM and a 100W power limit. Typically, a gaming laptop with an RTX 3080 would set you back by north of $2,500, so in that regard, the ROG Zephyrus G15 is actually a steal. Its 15.6-inch 1440p, 165Hz display will properly take advantage of the powerful graphics processor, and since it is a near-color-accurate panel, it can also be helpful for creative professionals.
Alongside the laptop RTX 3080, this ASUS laptop features a Ryzen 9 5900HS, which is a CPU armed with eight cores, and 16 threads. You also get 16GB of DDR4 RAM and a 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD. There is a second and empty M.2 slot that can be used to add extra storage in the future but bear in mind that 8GB of RAM is soldered to the motherboard to maintain the slim profile of the gaming laptop. At the most, this machine can support up to 40GB RAM, which will still be overkill for a ton of users.
The trackpad is large in size for a Windows 10 notebook, and you get all the ports you could ever ask for from a product of this class. Since Ryzen CPUs are known for their power efficiency, the 90Whr battery underneath the hood means you will be able to take it with you and away from the charger for several hours and not be worried that it needs to be topped up again. In short, if you are looking for the absolute best in portable gaming laptops, this should be your pick.
