Apple
MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025)
$999.00
ASUS
Based on 62 Reddit mentions
$949.00
Sentiment summary across the product areas Reddit users mention most.
Original Reddit posts and comments behind this analysis.
Wrong price in the comparison. The A16 can be purchased for $1700 at Best Buy. The M5 Pro is 9.7% faster at single core. That is not "absolutely shreds", particularly when you realize: This is the default M5 Pro for $2200. The Asus is $1700 in the U.S. from Best Buy. The A16 comes with 48GB of RAM T
...Xacius in r/snapdragon
April 8, 2026 7:08 PM
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ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Laptop has a much stronger GPU (RX 7700S ≈ RTX 4060 level) vs weaker RTX 5050 in Lenovo LOQ Gaming AI Laptop Better CPU (Ryzen 7 7735HS vs Ryzen 5) Better display (16" 165Hz, 100% sRGB vs 15.6" 144Hz) Same price, way more performance Longer lifespan for gaming / future titles Asu
...Visual-Row600 in r/laptops
April 20, 2026 7:19 PM
10
Yeah that video did show how much software optimizations are everything, even if a chip is faster in raw compute, it'll lose in a lot of real-world scenarios. But at the same time, you can get the A16 for $1699 on Best Buy's website, so it's a pretty insane deal for $500 cheaper than the M5 Pro ($22
...iMrParker in r/snapdragon
April 9, 2026 5:03 PM
10
ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition. Comes with a rzyen CPU and either a 7600s or 7700s. This is pretty much the last "modern" AMD laptop with AMD graphics. I have this model running bazzite and it works great. But it's almost impossible to find. I bought mine late October on eBay and the prices h
...commanderszym in r/linux_gaming
February 16, 2026 5:13 PM
7
Cool! It's not great on my asus tuf a16 laptop :/ I had a better experience on my old msi with a 1660. Asusctl wont turn on the backlighting on my keyboard, my mouse stutters on the desktop but works fine in games, I think the performance settings and fan curve editor are borked because I can't get
...Remarkable_Guard_979 in r/Bazzite
April 13, 2026 8:10 PM
4
Ugh, I should've gotten the Asus A16 right after it launched instead of waiting for the new Surface.
WearHeadphonesPlease in r/Surface
April 13, 2026 7:33 PM
4
Actually, that Lenovo is a total spec trap. While the 5050 has newer architecture, it’s paired with a Ryzen 5 220, which is a low-tier efficiency chip (only 2 performance cores) It’ll bottleneck the GPU The ASUS TUF A16 with the RX 7700S has roughly 20% better raw rasterization than the 5050 and it'
...Visual-Row600 in r/laptops
April 20, 2026 8:17 PM
4
Lenovo Legion 5 for best thermals & performance opt ka for RTX5060 na variant, or go for Asus TUF F16/A16 na RTX5060 variant.
Warm-Significance930 in r/CivilEngineers_PH
April 11, 2026 1:08 PM
4
X2 seems competitive at their price points. Asus A16 with X2EE should be competitive with M4 Pro but you get OLED and 48GB RAM for $1700. That’s honestly pretty good. The closest MBP would be 16inch M5 Pro with 48GB RAM. That costs $3100, nearly twice as much. The Mac is faster and likely has better
...thereallemmy in r/SnapdragonLaptops
April 15, 2026 3:30 AM
3
Ha jól emlékszem neki egy ASUS TUF Gaming A16, nekem egy LOQ 15ARP9. Habár én tavaly ilyenkor kb. 300k-ért vettem annyi volt az akkori budgetem amiből tudtam egyet. Nem egy erőgép, az enyém, de pl. a új Resident Evil résszel is simán megbírkozott, jó volt a laptopon játszani vele. Nekem elsősroban n
...doomhyena in r/GamingHungary
April 18, 2026 11:50 AM
3