ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP-RV021W AMD Ryzen™ 9 8940HX Laptop 40.6 cm (16") WUXGA 32 GB DDR5-SDRAM 1 TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) Windows 11 Home Black, Grey

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At £1,762.87 ex-VAT, the ASUS ROG Strix G16 is firmly in “serious performance” territory, so it only makes sense if you’ve actually got workloads that benefit from a high-end CPU/GPU combo—think CAD/3D, heavy content creation, engineering apps, or people who live in virtualisation and compile-heavy dev work. For that crowd, the Strix line is a sensible choice because it’s built to keep performance up rather than throttling itself into mediocrity. It’s also a good fit for teams who want one laptop that can do both workstation tasks and gaming/graphics work without constantly swapping gear.

That said, I wouldn’t buy it “just because it’s powerful.” The ROG Strix chassis tends to be a bit bulkier and more power-hungry than business-focused alternatives, so if your users are mostly Office, email, and light admin, you’ll pay a lot for performance you won’t touch. Also, with a Windows Home license, it’s not ideal if you’re trying to standardise devices across an enterprise environment that expects Pro/licensing flexibility. If you’re a UK reseller supporting mixed user types, I’d reserve this for power users with a clear use case—and steer everyone else toward a more cost-effective productivity/workstation model.