My current ASUS ZenBook Pro 15.6” laptop and desktop PC still work reasonable well but they cannot be upgraded to Windows 11 Pro. Sad but true (I only purchased them back in 2019).
Picking out a new desktop PC is easy because I simply tell Alan at Mega Computers what I want but for the laptop, it is much harder to get everything I want (and at a reasonable price).
I wanted to get another ASUS ZenBook Pro 15.6” laptop, the current specs were fine, nothing killer, but the reviews of the current model were not all that glowing. I decided to look at other ASUS models (and yes, I prefer ASUS laptops because I have never had any issues with them!).
After a bunch of searches and several days contemplating it, I decided to go with a monster laptop: ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 15.6″ Gaming Laptop. Its a little more than I wanted to pay but I did get beast of a machine!!
Here are the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 15.6″ specs:
– 15.6″ 2560×1440
– AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
– 32GB RAM DDR5
– 1TB SSD
– NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
– HDMI, USB-C, USB 3.1 ports & LAN port
– Wireless Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax)
– Windows 11 Pro
As I said earlier, ordering a desktop PC is really easy. Last week, I sent an email to Alan at Mega Computers with the following specs:
– Intel Core i9-12900K 16-Core 5.2GHz
– ASUS Prime Z690-A motherboard
– ADATA XPG Lancer 64GB of DDR5 RAM
– Kingston Fury Rengeade M.2 PCIe 4.0 500GB SSD
– Kingston Fury Rengeade M.2 PCIe 4.0 2TB SSD
– LG WH16NS40 16x Blu-Ray Writer & 16x DVD Writer SATA
– Cougar MX330-G Glass Window Gaming Mid Tower Case
– No video card
– Windows 11 Pro
I’m not a gamer, so I don’t need a fancy video card. I can use the onboard graphics that comes with the ASUS motherboard.
I don’t need new monitors because a year ago I replaced my 2 Samsung SA450 monitors with 2 new ASUS ProArt 27″ PA278QV monitors. They each have a resolution of 2560×1440 and the view/display are just gorgeous!!
And I don’t need a new keyboard either. Last winter I bought a new Redragon K551 MITRA Backlit Mechanical Keyboard with Blue Switches. It is old school style ‘clicky’ keyboard. I love it.
Now comes the pain of installing everything on both the desktop PC and the laptop. That’s the part I’m not looking forward to. 🙁 So, many applications/programs to install (on 2 machines). Plus now I have to learn where things were moved to under Windows 11 (vs Windows 10).
Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.
