You can also get other OLED creative devices like the Gigabyte Aero 15 OLED with an Intel Core i7-11800H, RTX 3070, 32GB of RAM, 1TB of storage, and a 15.6-inch 4K for £2,199 / $2,099, but this lacks many of the features that make the new ProArt Studiobook 16 so desirable. This places it in a similar bracket to the recently released MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021) with an M1 Pro SoC, though unless you're devoted the macOS, there's a strong argument that the Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED might be a better deal for creative professionals, especially as you're not getting the full M1 Max silicon unless you spend considerably more cash. As the official UK price for this variant is £1,999, we can also assume that the US price for the fully decked out model we tested will be around $2,499. US pricing for specific models has yet to be confirmed, but it's currently listed as starting from $1,999, which is likely for the lowest specifications that feature an AMD Ryzen 7-5800H, RTX 3060 GPU, 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. When it does appear, it'll set you back £2,499.

Our review model features an RTX 3070 graphics card, an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor, and 2TB SSD and 32GB of RAM, but won't be available until December 2021. Both pricing and availability are a little spotty, with release dates scattered depending on the specifications you're looking to buy.

Proart sketchbook