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This is not a small laptop, but it’s compact for a 16-inch powerhouse.
Overall, this is absolutely an expensive laptop, but I also don’t believe it’s unreasonably priced.
In the box you get the ASUS ProArt P16 (2024), and a proprietary 200W charger.
While the display does support stylus input, the ASUS Pen 2.0 is not included.
The ProArt P16 carries a 12-month standard warranty by default, although local or retailer warranties may differ.
You’ll pay a pretty penny for it, but the ProArt P16 is a highly capable Windows PC.
This is an expansive 16-inch screen with a 16:10 aspect ratio and a crispy 4K (2400p) resolution.
A more refined design also includes the subtle (technically new) ASUS ProArt logo.
Colors are vibrant and poppy, contrast is perfect, and absolutely everything looks wonderful and natural.
initiate the ASUS ProArt P16’s display through its paces and you get some impressive results.
It’s a nice set of features to have, but most people won’t have to use them.
On the left side you have the 200W proprietary charging port, an HDMI 2.1 port, a USB Type-C 4.0 port, a USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 2 port, and a 3.5mm audio jack.(Image credit: Windows Central | Zachary Boddy)
Turning to benchmarks, the ASUS ProArt P16 only slightly disappointed me in one area: the SSD.
Elsewhere, everything is as I expected.
Again, this comes down to thermals.
On the other side, you get a USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 port, a second USB Type-A port, and an SD card slot. It’s nice that you get one of each USB port on each side.(Image credit: Windows Central | Zachary Boddy)
Basically, everything can be easily uninstalled should you decide you don’t want it.
As an aside, yes, the ASUS ProArt P16 (2024) will become aCopilot+ PClater this year.
So, you do have that future-proofing, if you cared about those features.
This is genuinely a gorgeous display, but I honestly struggled to photograph it because no anti-glare + low brightness = lots of reflections.
First, the numbers.
When you gotta charge, you’ll have to use ASUS' 200W proprietary charger.
Finally, there’s theRazer Blade 16 (2024).
This is a very color accurate display even with the default color profile.
This is a stellar screen.
The ASUS ProArt P16 (2024) is one of those laptops, and it’s truly great.
Did I expect the SSD to be more competitive?
There’s a really impressive thermal system inside of this laptop, and you can open it up to replace or upgrade the SSD.
Yes, that too.
Is battery life still as inconsistent as ever for a laptop with an NVIDIA GPU stashed inside?
Is the ASUS ProArt P16 one of thebest Windows laptopsI’ve reviewed this year?
The SSD isn’t the most impressive here, which is a shame.(Image credit: Windows Central)
You bet it is.
The ProArt 16 is a very strong performer and can keep up intense workloads for hours without throttling.
This is simply a phenomenal laptop…
The ProArt P16 still performs very well in general productivity, however.(Image credit: Windows Central)
But not everyone should buy it.
In CPU-intensive tasks, the ProArt P16 squeezes more out of this chipset than other laptops we’ve tested.(Image credit: Windows Central)
Across the board, though, the AI 9 HX 370 is an impressive performer.(Image credit: Windows Central)
The ProArt P16’s RTX 4070 GPU also performs exactly where we’d expect it.(Image credit: Windows Central)
With tasks like encoding 4K video, though, the ProArt P16 punches above its weight.(Image credit: Windows Central)
The ASUS ProArt Creator Hub is a useful app to manage your device, although there is overlap with the myASUS app.
It was basically impossible to capture this without reflections, but this is the ASUS Dial & Control Panel for managing the DialPad.
AMD and NVIDIA haven’t historically been an efficient combo, but AMD has come a long ways and it shows here.
This is a very good keyboard and a very good touchpad, but the added functionality of the ASUS DialPad is a solid value addition.
It’s a small front-facing camera, but the quality is decent, it supports Windows Hello, and it’s flanked by three microphones.
The ASUS ROG Zephyrus line is pretty tempting when compared to the ProArt.
The ASUS ProArt P16 isn’t the best laptop for me, but it’s still an excellent device.
