ASUS ROG 17.3" Intel i7, GTX1080, 1TB+256GB Laptop

I'm using my wife's Amazon account to write this. This system replaces another Asus laptop (ROG series) I bought a few years ago. Let's get the basic Elephants in the room out first. Yes- It is heavy. But not as heavy as my last ROG laptop. Yes- It has loud fans. But only when under heavy load or OverClocked. Yes- It is expensive. But only if you're buying this as a video game playing laptop. I've been using Asus ROG laptops now for over 5 years and I use them for 2D and 3D Animation, Special Effects and 4K Video Editing. What I can tell you is that this laptop, which I'm writing this review on right now, is fantastic. I am amazed at how easily it handles 10bit 4K video using Premiere and After Effects. With 64 Gig of ram and a Geforce 1080, there's little wonder why. It handles heavy 3D fluid effects in Maya with ease. And it renders without trouble. I don't usually run this laptop overclocked. The easy to use Asus Gaming Center lets me switch off the overclocking with one button. As soon as I do this, any fan noise or heat issues disappear. I love that, if I do want a 4.4 Ghz processor, I can do that, but honestly, I want this to last a long time since I use it for my freelance work. My version is the (2) 512 Gig RAID (combined) with 64 Gig. I really love it. It's smooth and easy to work with. Windows 10 has not given me issues (knock on wood) I did purchase an external BluRay burner. I know most things are done without optical drive, which is why this doesn't have one.