ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) 14" OLED 3K 120Hz Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS - 32GB LPDDR5X - GeForce RTX 4070 - 1TB SSD - Platinum White
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The ROG Zephyrus G14 has been redesigned with an all-new premium aluminum chassis for increased durability and elegance. At 0.63 inches thin and weighing in at just 3.31lbs, this gaming powerhouse combines portability with cutting-edge technology. Featuring Windows 11 and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, the Zephyrus G14 achieves unparalleled gaming performance. The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS processor further enhances productivity with 16 TOPS in AI Performance. The Zephyrus G14 features an OLED ROG Nebula Display. Enjoy rapid 0.2ms response times, vivid 3K resolution, and a smooth 120Hz refresh rate. Elevate your audio experience with new upgraded woofers, offering a 252% volume increase, 100Hz bass frequency, and Dolby Atmos support. For intense gaming sessions, the ROG Intelligent Cooling integrates liquid metal and aerodynamic 2nd Gen Arc Flow Fans to sustain peak performance.
Dimension
Product Height : 12.26 inches
Product Width :8.66 inches
Product Depth :0.63 inches
Product Weight :3.31 pounds
Features
Make everyday use easier with the Windows 11 Operating System Game, create, and maximize your productivity—Windows 11 is the one place for it all. With a fresh new feel and tools that make it easier to be efficient, Windows 11 has everything you need for whatever comes next.
Windows Copilot AI assistant has arrived Meet Copilot in Windows – your AI-powered assistant for quick answers, creative inspiration, and focused tasks. Boost productivity with fast answers, image generation, and more. Elevate your Windows 11 experience and unleash creativity!
OLED ROG Nebula Display and NVIDIA G-SYNC Uplevel your visual experience with the Zephyrus G14's OLED Display certified with ROG Nebula Display standards. Enjoy rapid 0.2ms response times, a vivid 3K resolution, and a smooth 120Hz refresh rate. With NVIDIA G-SYNC, eliminate visual tearing, minimize stuttering, and reduce input lag.
AI-powered AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS Processor Armed with 8 cores and 16 threads, the AMD Ryzen 8945HS processor powers your laptop with ease. With 16 TOPS in AI Performance, its integrated AI Accelerators are ready to enhance your experience.
Experience lifelike graphics with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Maximize your gaming and creativity with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, with a max TGP of 90W. Game-changing features like DLSS 3.5 and ray racing technology bring game graphics to life by simulating sunlight and creating a realistic environment for an immersive gaming experience.
Enjoy seamless multitasking with 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM Equipped with 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM, the Zephyrus G14 effortlessly handles multitasking demands whether you're gaming, creating, or simply browsing.
Store more and wait less with 1TB of PCIe 4.0 SSD Storage Save files rapidly and store more data and games. With massive storage, PCIe SSDs are great for major gaming applications, multiple servers, daily backups, and more.
Feel the luxury with the premium Aluminum CNC Chassis. The Zephyrus G14 sports a premium aluminum chassis meticulously crafted through CNC machining. Along with the customizable Slash lighting array, this laptop is the perfect blend of durability, elegance, and individuality.
3.31lbs light and 0.63 inches slim Embrace portability without compromising. The ROG Zephyrus G14’s ultra slim 0.63” profile and lightweight 3.31lbs 14-inch chassis redefines gaming on the go.
3 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate included Play Minecraft Legends and hundreds of other PC games with 3 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. *Terms apply.
Stay cool with ROG Intelligent Cooling Sustain peak performance with ROG Intelligent Cooling which features liquid metal to reduce CPU temperatures by up to 13 degrees, 2nd Gen Arc Flow Fans, and Tri-Fan Technology.
NVIDIA Advanced Optimus with MUX Switch With Advanced Optimus, the switch between iGPU and dGPU becomes automatic based on the task, optimizing battery life. A MUX Switch increases laptop gaming performance by 5-10% by routing frames directly from the dGPU to the display bypassing the iGPU.
Audio excellence with 6 speakers and Dolby Atmos Pump up the volume with newly improved woofers on the Zephyrus G14 offering 252% volume increase and 100Hz bass frequency. Dolby Atmos support, AI noise cancellation and a 3D mic array further enhance your audio experience.
Advanced Connectivity Stay connected with dual USB-C ports, HDMI 2.1, USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A ports, and a dedicated UHS-II MicroSD card reader.
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A nearly perfect blend of productivity and fun
The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) model is an amazing accomplishment for ASUS and is nearly perfect at what it's designed to be - a lightweight, highly portable powerhouse that can blast through productivity or games with ease. It's not the lightest laptop overall, nor the most powerful - and there are things that can be improved, as there always are - but it's a top notch blend that hits all of the right notes. Is it right for you? Read on to find out! Physically, this device checks nearly all the boxes to be a "covert" gaming machine. The aluminum chassis looks and feels premium and the laptop is shockingly light for how much power it packs. The lid opens and closes smoothly, though it is worth noting that it only opens to about 130 degrees or so, which is fine for me, but it doesn't open "all the way flat." The top features the "slash bar" lighting which can sync to music, show alerts or use a programmed pattern, but as I'm looking for a more covert gaming machine, I will mostly have it off. There's also an etched ROG seal in on the bottom of the top cover - I wish ASUS would have left these features off to acheive a full "office ready" vibe, but they're much better those most other laptops and should work in many staid environments. The screen is jaw droppingly gorgeous. It fills most of the lid so there are only small bezels on the left and right with a slightly bigger one at the top (which includes the 1080p camera which does NOT have a physical shutter but which DOES support Windows Hello) and bottom to lift the screen a bit higher. The OLED makes for super clear motion, fast responses and DEEP blacks - the picture overall is amazing and must be seen to be believed. Due to the high native resolution, most games (and Windows itself) will not be using the true native, but this is a capable panel (and bright/fast to boot). The trackpad is huge and uses precision drivers - it has a good feel to it and click actions are smooth. The keyboard is lovely to type on and I quickly achieved my typical speed and accuracy ratings - the backlight on this model is single zone RGB though I'm likely to keep it in white. The backlight is fine but not exceptional and does the job in a dark room though it can make the symbols on the number keys a bit hard to see and I'll likely turn it off if the room has enough light. There is no fingerprint sensor, but there are 4 additional programmable macro keys. The sound is quite good with viritual surround and multiple options. Fan noise is acceptable unless you're REALLY stressing the system and the system doesn't seem to get too hot though the upper part of the deck (sort of above the "F6" key) can get quite warm, this doesn't impact the keyboard usage itself. The bottom has quite a lot of ventilation and is reasonably easy to open, thought it does require 11 T6 star screws two of which are under removeable adhesive pads. On the inside, the only thing you can really do is upgrade the SSD (there's a single M.2 NVMe SSD slot in size 2280 that has the system drive - I replaced this with a 4TB version and used the built-in cloud recovery to re-image it and now I have lots of storage) and the WiFi card (a 6E card that is plenty fast is included). For ports, on the right side is a single USB 3.2 type A port and a single USB 3.2 type C port that supports display but not power. There's also a microSD card slot. On the left, there's another USB 3.2 type A port and a USB 4 (!!!) type C port is fully functional including power delivery up to 100W. The square power jack is next to that - the included adapter is 180W and not too heavy, but nice to know that you can use 100W USB-C in a pinch to charge / power the laptop (albeit not to the full level that the 180 adapter can). There's also a single, full sized HDMI 2.1 port and a headphone jack. As far as specs, this is the fully loaded version with the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS (with 780M graphics), an NVIDIA 4070 GPU (mobile version), 32 GB of DDR at 6400mts (not upgradeable). The included 2280 NVMe is 1TB and fast enough at up to 5 Gbps, but there are faster and/or larger replacement drives if you're interested. The laptop is FAST - it blazes through productivity tasks even on it's quiet/cool "Silent" setting and can play AAA games at great quality settings on Performance or Turbo modes (particularly with the support of DLSS 3/frame generation). I've included a picture of the insides AND a screenshot of a 3dMark time spy run - the only settings changed for the run were changing the performance mode to "Turbo" in Armory Crate. Battery life is excellent in productivity usage, I'm seeing "all day" type battery life in mixed use (if charged to 100%, I can get over 10 hours of mixed use), but I'll usually leave the laptop in the limited charge mode where it only uses 80% of the battery to improve overall battery life (and I can still get 7-8 hours which is more than I need). In gaming, the battery can be eaten up quickly, with the highest ends game settings able to use the full battery in under 2 hours, but that's true with nearly any gaming laptop. If you want, you can use the integrated graphics for older games and get better battery life while gaming with acceptable performance though that requires a bit of tweaking. Overall, this is a great laptop that can transition nearly seamlessly from work to play - it's not perfect, and I wish the lid was plain vs the slash lighting and ROG etching (and that the keyboard backlighting was a bit better) but it's the closest I've seen to perfect for that use case in the 20+ years I've been in IT (and longer than that gaming/building PCs). So if you want something that can work all day and play (near a plug, probably) all night, this is a great option! Give it a try today!
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Powerful with Beautiful Display but Can get Hot
Bottom Line: Even though this Asus G14 Zephyrus laptop is super light and thin it still performs as a great gaming and business laptop. The OLED display is really spectacular due to its rich color, contrast and details and this was evident as soon as I started up Forza Horizon 5. Any game with high quality graphics will really excel on this laptop. The only concern I have is that this laptop does get hot when pressed to the gaming limits – see my comments below. Here are things that you need to know about this laptop’s performance and upgradability -
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One laptop to rule them all
I’m a legal professional - so computers are my way of life. But I also edit photos and videos for both work and personal reasons. And I love to game. When looking into laptops I need something that handles it all (and Macs aren’t an option for me). I need something that is light, portable, and powerful enough to handle editing and gaming when the need arises. I also need a laptop with decent battery life - at least for typical computing tasks (I don’t expect to be able to game for long periods of time on any laptop battery). Also, the design and style of the laptop really matter to me. This laptop can only be described as the Windows equivalent of a Macbook. It’s expertly designed and feels great. While there are thinner laptops out there, or laptops with even better gaming chops, this is truly the best of all worlds. I cannot say enough good things about this laptop. IN THE BOX Quickly, the laptop comes in an understated box, with another box inside of it (which houses the laptop itself). Then there’s the charger with what appears to me to be a proprietary charging port (which delivers a lot more power). There’s also some documentation. DESIGN This computer is made of aluminum and is meticulously crafted. It’s smooth and has a premium feel and finish. Everything is just lined up perfectly. There’s little to no flex in the chassis, unlike some plastic cases. It weighs less than 4 pounds while maintaining a thickness of less than inch. Honestly, it’s remarkable how ASUS was able to fit all these components in the computer. The bezels on the screen are remarkable thin as well. It’s not borderless but pretty darn close. In other words, there’s no large distracting borders. ASUS continues to include an additional row of keys to the top of its keyboard for volume, mute, and a hot button to start up Armoury Crate. The keyboard feels great, it’s a little clicky but is muted in the sense that it won’t bother people around you like a large mechanical keyboard might. The touchpad is big and responsive. It’s one of the best I’ve used that recognizes taps with precision. And it goes from the bottom of the keyboard to the bottom of the laptop with little to no space in between. It’s one of the best touchpads I’ve ever used. FEATURES First and foremost, the screen. This has a 3K OLED screen with 120 hz refresh rate. While I don’t test laptops for a living, I would find it hard to believe if you told me you found a better screen. OLEDs for those that don’t know, offer deep blacks and high color contrast because individual pixels light up versus an entire backlight lighting up the screen. It truly is a beauty that is perfect for anything - gaming, video editing, surfing the web, whatever. I promise you, after you use this screen you will be hard pressed to go back to a non-OLED that’s less than 3K resolution. And the fact that the screen is 14 inches means the pixels are packed in creating a super sharp image. Just scrolling websites with a high refresh rate is a joy as the animation is inky smooth. The speakers in this laptop are also on another level (relatively speaking). I would never say that any built in speakers will trump any external speakers, but when comparing built in speakers in laptops, you can’t do any better. It has 6 built in speakers with dual side woofers and Dolby Atmos audio. It claims to have a 100hz bass frequency, but when just speaking in the general sense, the sound terrific. The bass is pretty amazing all things considered. When using the laptop in your lap you can feel the “subs.” And honestly, it’s super loud. In a quiet room, I don’t have the speakers over 14 percent. The sound gets a little hollow at higher volumes, but all in all it sounds great. It’s not surround sound obviously, which brings with it a certain level of immersion, but it was certainly not distracting and explosions playing shooter games sounded pretty darn good. It does claim to have intelligent cooling with “high efficiency” fans, and while the temperatures during normal computing didn’t get too high, when gaming or editing when the fans are pumping it does get a little hot. It feels warm while in my lap, but not uncomfortable. When gaming, it never felt too hot to touch. Bottom line is that I don’t see overheating as a major problem. It comes with the laptop GPU RTX 4070 and a Ryzen 9 processor, both are extremely powerful. The Ryzen processor supposedly has AI Accelerators, but this seems to me at least to be marketing (since AI is apparently all the rage). Maybe it made a difference, but I didn’t recognize any benefit the AI Accelerators provided. RGB lighting is another nice touch. As I said, I’m a professional that takes my laptop to court. So I don’t want it to be too flashy, but I do like some personality or at least something to separate it from the crowd. The keyboard has RGB lights that you can adjust relatively easy. Now you can’t change the colors of individual keys, they’re all the color, but you can adjust the effect from strobing, color cycle, static or breathing. The backlight on the keys are great, they’re easy to read, and the ability to change colors is nice because - to me - because it’s nice to mix things up. But the thing I love the most is the slash lighting. Now, it’s a little gimmicky because you can’t see it when you’re using it, but you can adjust the settings so that it lights up with the lid close and the computer is asleep. But the feature I like the most is syncing the lighting with music. GAMING PERFORMANCE Based on the spec sheets, you’d expect this laptop to handle virtually every game you can throw at it. And it does. I have been playing Cyberpunk on it at medium to high settings (DLSS really helps too) and was averaging over 60 FPS. For less demanding games (Fallout 4) it looks and performs phenomenally, getting me well over 100 FPS. Slower paced games, my go to for relaxing is Lego Builders Journey looks absolutely stunning. The inky blacks of the display along with ray tracing is just something you have to see to truly appreciate. I’ve played some Xbox GamePass games (like Starfield) and it looked exemplary. I was truly impressed. Now, it’s a little bit of a bummer gaming on a laptop that’s only 14 inches when I was used to 16 inches, as I said in the outset, I needed a more portable laptop. But frankly, I didn’t miss the larger screen as much as I thought I would. The inclusion of VRR is also a big plus. VRR can cause issues in OLED screens, but this screen provides a smooth and tear free experience. DAY TO DAY PERFORMANCE/VIDEO EDITING I’ve run into absolutely 0 issues with this laptop. Everything I’ve tried to do, albeit Word processing, PowerPoint, Outlook, Chrome, transferring files, etc. has worked flawlessly. I don’t have much to say about it other than it works as it should - at least so far. I haven’t done a lot of video editing on it yet, but it was rendering 2K video files in minutes. While I’ve run into performance issues with Adobe Cloud software on my other devices, I’ve had no such issues here. No crashing, no slow downs, nothing. CONS I have to mention a few quirks if you will. I don’t think these are make or break, but it’s something to consider. There is only one SSD slot. This is a little bit of a bummer as in my other laptops I’ve installed an extra SSD drive to store my raw data like games and videos. Games take up so much space nowadays, 1 TB doesn’t feel like a whole lot. And while you can upgrade the single slot SSD to a bigger drive, that involves a lot more hoops to jump through than just adding a second drive. But there is enough space for a double sided drive, so if you’re willing to spare the money, you could get a pretty large drive. The RAM is also soldered so it’s not user upgradeable either. The power output of the GPU is less than last year’s model, so some of the performance is a little restricted compared to other brands with similar specs. Real world performance, meaning, the gaming experience, I don’t think it matters much, but for those where specs/performance is the end all be all, that’s something to consider. Battery life is not great, even for day to day tasks. I’m getting about 4 hours of typical computer use not including gaming. This isn’t an issue for me, I don’t typically find myself using a laptop for longer than that without finding an outlet, but I realize it might matter to some people. For me, I kind of chalk it up to coming with the territory of using a gaming laptop. The webcam is 1080p, so it’s plenty serviceable, but I wish it came with a physical privacy slider. The microphone however, is pretty good and will work well - although I tend to use external microphones and cameras for web calls so this doesn’t matter much to me. CONCLUSION There are tons of gaming laptops out there to choose from, and while I won’t say this is the best of them all, when it comes to price, performance, design and features, this ASUS ROG14 should be on your list to check out. As an all around laptop, it’s great, and being able to game on such a portable package was just a pleasure. It’s nice to have a laptop that can do it all, and while it may not be the best at everything, it definitely excels at virtually everything.
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Sleek Compact Gaming Laptop - Excellent OLED
The 2024 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is a bit of a departure from the previous incarnations of the G14. The 2024 model makes improvements to the processor, display, memory, and storage while some things like the 4XXX series GPU’s remained the same. I have a 2023 model G14, so I was able to make a pretty direct comparison. My immediate impression is the this laptop certainly aims more at the Ultrabook crowd compared to prior years more gaming focused look. Specs Processor – AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS - CPU 8C/16T @ 4.0 GHz with boost to 5.2 GHz Graphics – NVidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU w/ 8GB GDDR6 @ 1355 MHz boosted to 1655 MHz Radeon 780M 12 core onboard the Processor @2800MHz Memory – 32GB LPDDR5X 6400 Quad Channel (17-15-17-34) Storage – 1TB PCI-e 4.0 NVME WD SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00-1102 Display - 14” 2880 x 1800p 16:10 (WQXGA+) OLED screen @120HZ, 0.2ms, 100% DCI-P3, G-Sync Camera – 1080p IR Webcam Network Adapter – 802.11AX (WiFi 6e) adapter / Bluetooth 5.3 Radio Ports – 1X USB 4 Type-C with DisplayPort and power delivery / 1X USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with DisplayPort / 2X USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A / 1X HDMI 2.1 / 3.5mm TRRS jacks for headsets / 1 MicroSD Reader Battery – 73Wh – 8-10 hours of web browsing and some light gaming OS – Windows 11 Home – a few preinstalled ASUS utilities Design This generation of the G14 changes out the old plastic body shell and brings in a machined aluminum 6063 chassis. My initial impression was this wasn’t far off in feel from a Surface or Macbook, and really feels like a very premium laptop. The machined aluminum chassis does not give off a “gamery” vibe, and about the only thing the gives it away is the slash lighting on the display shell and the RGB keyboard. The slash lighting can be configured in the Armoury Crate control panel. It has several presets to change the movement of the light, and even one to match the whatever media you are playing. Beyond that this very much looks and feels like an Ultrabook. The screen hinge is a different setup as it no longer props the base up as it opens, and the hinge opens about 135° compared to just beyond parallel for the old setup. The main body is very slim .63” thick and weighing just over 3.1lbs. This is .1” thinner and almost half a pound lighter than the previous incarnation. This is certainly reaching for the goal of being a portable powerhouse. The G14 comes with an AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, which is part of the new Zen 4 architecture and likely the last one before the Zen 5 architecture. The 8945HS sits at the top of AMD’s laptop processor list, but it is mainly a rehash of last year’s 7940HS which powers my 2023 G14. The only real update to the processor is improved AI performance out of the chip. The onboard graphics card is a Nvidia 4070 laptop GPU. The R9 processor is a multithreaded 8 core with a 4.0GHz base clock with a single core boost up to 5.2GHz. The 4070 supports ray tracing and DLSS 3.0, which will help the GPU keep up with the 3K panel resolution. The laptop can be connected to multiple external monitors through the HDMI 2.1 port and the other through the USB-C ports. Your monitor count is limited by the bandwidth each monitor needs. The G14 comes with a 32GB of LPDDR5 6400 RAM in two 16GB modules. These are soldered modules, so there is no upgrading the RAM. Storage comes in the form of a 1TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 NVME drive from Western Digital. There are no additional slots, so if you need more storage you would have to swap the drives and reinstall the OS and utilities. The display is a 14” 2880 x 1800p OLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate, which ASUS calls the Nebula Display. This is a 16:10 display, which I somewhat prefer since it provides a little more vertical real estate. At this resolution you come away with a 242.6 PPI density, which should provide super sharp details. This appears to be the only display offered on this year’s G14 – not that I have any complaints. The 0.2 ms response time is very fast among most displays out there, but right in line time with what OLED panels have to offer (many going even faster). The display is plenty bright with a peak 500nit brightness – more than enough to stay bright in a well-lit space. The display also supports Dolby Vision HDR, and it carries Pantone color validation along with a 100% DCI-P3 color gamut for a very accurate display color. The display can be driven seamlessly by the 4070 GPU or by the processor based 780M GPU thanks to the included MUX switch and Nvidia Advanced Optimus. The system automatically toggles between the GPUs depending on the process needs, and in my usage you don’t even realize the system has made the switch. The screen is excellent to watch movies and TV. I spun up a few 4K OLED demos on Youtube, Netflix 4K, and my 4K digital LOTR trilogy. The deep blacks of the OLED are just so hard to beat – it is a really excellent looking display. Games and Benchmarking I ran the G14 through the same series of benchmarks (3DMark Time Spy, GeekBench, PCMark, Cinebench R23, Dirt Rally Benchmark, and Shadow of War Benchmark) that I use to test my PC’s when I am trying out a new one or tweaking settings. I included a screenshot of my raw results table, which is with the standard G14 settings right out of the box. Overall, it performed CPU heavy tasks fairly similar to the 2023 G14. The aluminum chassis dissipates the heat better, and it sounds like the fan noise isn’t as pronounced. The downside to the superior heat transfer ability of an aluminum chassis is the surface of the laptop body feels noticeably warm after running some heavy benchmarks. The area of the chassis under the function key row up to the screen is the warmest spot, and where the waste heat is being channeled inside. The only thing I can say is ASUS did a good job keeping the rest of the keyboard and laptop surface from getting hotspots, since those are the areas where your hands would rest 99% of the time. I loaded up Halo Infinite through Gamepass and Mirror’s Edge in Steam. I already had a Gamepass subscription, so the included 3-month code just extends my subscription. With Halo Infinite 3K at the highest settings looked pretty sharp, but I also tried it out at 2K and 1080p to see how framerates were handled. The colors on the OLED panel were amazing. Input/response times were instantaneous with the display. I played the game on the high settings with Ray Tracing on low for 1080p, 2K and 3K. I could bump up to Ultra for 1080p and have reasonable FPS but 2K was just a bit to much, and 3K was beyond what the GPU could handle. 3K with high settings I was sitting steady around 60 FPS without any visual issues or screen tears. The game played great. Moving to 2K bumped me to 75 FPS and 1080p brought me up to 85-90 FPS. I could drop the settings to medium and hit 120 FPS at 1080p and around 110 FPS at 2K. 3K was in the upper 90’s with a few peaks that touch 100. Overall, the game looked and ran great. The laptop didn’t get overly warm, but the fan was definitely running on high. Mirror’s Edge is visually one of my favorite games – the super high contrast colors are an assault on the senses, but I still love it. The game, even though it’s pretty old, still runs great. However, it runs seems to run with FPS capped around 62 no matter the setting. Regardless, with the settings maxed out the game ran super stable without any dips or screen artifacting. The graphics settings maxed out at 3K with V-sync on topped out at 62 FPS and held that stable. The imagery on the OLED screen was terrific – the high contrast of an OLED on a game like this really makes the white walls and pop against the shadowy areas. Keyboard and Trackpad The keyboard is still a tenkeyless full RGB chiclet membrane design. The marketing talks about larger keys and improve travel length. I can attest to both of these claims. I liked typing on the 2023 G14 keyboard, but this one does feel like a little bit of refinement. The key material feels nice to the touch and the slightly deeper key travel is appreciated. The keys are very quiet, so you won’t wake anyone up while you hammer away at the keys. The RGB on the keys is nice and bright – this is all controllable in the Armoury Crate lighting controls. There is still the drawback of lighter RGB colors making it hard to discern the key against the white keycaps, which is inherent to almost every white keyboard RGB keyboard I have ever used. The keycaps still don’t have assignable colors for individual keys, which is something I would have liked to see. The trackpad is still pretty good. Its 5 x 3.1”, so it takes up a good amount of space. Multi-touch gestures work well and the sensitivity is just right. I typically switch trackpads off and use a mouse, but with a portable machine like this one I really haven’t felt the desire or necessity to do so. Upgradability The G14 is pretty limited on upgradability – even the 2023 model was pretty limited. With the soldered RAM the storage drive is the only thing you can mess with. You can only upgrade the internal storage drive with a bigger/faster one, and there isn’t space for any additional drives. I would say it’s probably worthwhile to upgrade the NVME drive – the WD SN560 is a middling drive and there are certainly faster options out there. I would ultimately upgrade to a 2TB if I felt I was running out of space. Final Thoughts The redesigned G14 with the R9 8945HS and Nvidia 4070 makes for a great entry in the premium compact laptop space. Its gaming ability is more than enough for its small stature, but it really shines with its portability. The screen is beautiful and the G14 has enough power to take advantage of it. The 32GB of RAM is plenty, even if it isn’t upgradeable. The 1TB NVME drive is decently fast, but I would expect to it fill up quickly with today's larger game files.
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Good laptop at a price
Great gaming laptop I’ve been using this for school and a bit of light gaming. Overall solid performance the 3rd fan does make a noise but it’s not too noticeable Light- very important form factor. The 4070 and 32GB is a steep price tag but it’s worth it as it’s light and packs huge power in a small form factor. Speakers are great it comes with Dolby atmos . Color editing and video editing solid 100 as it can handle everything you throw at it. Same with photoshop and any other demanding games. I’m putting 4 stars because it’s a high price tag to have all these features. Solid battery life performance. Averaging around 8 hours use.
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Best all-around 14 inches laptop in the market
Incredibly light laptop, very portable, it is the same size as my 13'3 Surface Laptop, but lighter than it. Best speakers of any Windows Laptop, and onboard audio is good enough to drive even more demanding headphones like Dan Clark Aeon X Closed (barely). Very good keyboard and amazing trackpad. Fan noise is very acceptable, doing office work (internet browsing, watching videos) the fan doesn't even run, when doing more intensive tasks and gaming it can get loud but not loud enough to bother. Also, due to the amazing speakers the fan noise is hardly a distraction in the end. I don't play a lot of games, but it does a pretty good job delivering "good enough" performance in any title. As a buyer you need to have the right expectations, this is not a super powerful gaming laptop, or a desktop replacement, this is an incredibly portable, light, that can run pretty much any game you throw at it 45+ fps just fine. If your primary use is gaming, there are better options, but this is something you can do anything you need very competently, including gaming, and still carry it around anywhere with you. There are just two areas for improvements, the storage (1tb is too small and it is not a fast NVMe) and keyboard backlight is average at best. If you swap the storage for a higher performance and spacious one, and don't mind the backlight this is the best 14 inches laptop in the market, period.
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Productivity & Play / Performance & Portability
The ASUS Zephyrus G14 hit a little different for me. I feel like it’s in a different league of laptops with respect to its competition. Let’s get things straight: The Zephyrus lineup of laptops were primarily made for gaming. But man, this laptop is different! It’s very, very thin at 0.63”, with all internals covered in its CNC aluminum chassis. It only weighs 3.3 pounds! The darn thing oozes premium all over. First glance at this laptop, you’ll think to yourself, “This is NOT made for gaming”. But it is! And that’s the crazy part. ASUS made a laptop that carries the strong traits of a gaming laptop, but kept its form factor to those of ultra portable productivity laptops. This configuration (GA403UI-G14.R94070) comes with an AMD Ryzen™ 9 8945HS Hawk Point Zen 4 processor (24MB Cache, up to 5.2 GHz, 8 cores, 16 Threads, Radeon 780M), an NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU with ROG Boost (1655MHz* at 90W [1605MHz Boost Clock+50MHz OC, 65W+25W Dynamic Boost]) @ 8GB GDDR6, 32GB LPDDR5X and a PCIe 4.0 1TB SSD. The 14” display is nothing short of amazing. ASUS put an OLED panel into this laptop and it is, by far, the best display I have ever seen on a laptop. If you’re versed in the OLED universe, you know these things can provide one of the best contrast ratios of any panel sold today. Color accuracy is superb: DCI-P3 @ 100%. Refresh rate? 120Hz. Of course, there is support for Dolby Vision HDR. Resolution @ 3K. No backlight bleed! Of course, OLEDs do come with the scare of image burn in. Fortunately, the Microsoft Windows screen saver feature kicks in after idling for 5 minutes and can move displayed pixels slightly to avoid consistently showing static images. This is the same screen saving tech used in OLED televisions to save from burn in. For the keyboard, you’ll find the typical Chiclet keys that are very reasonably sized and will feel natural when typing. The 1.7mm travel distance gives the keyboard that tactile feel it needs. It’s not a gaming keyboard for sure, but it is more than plenty for the traveling gamer who needs to get work done as well. Keys are rated for 20 million clicks. The trackpad is very large @ 5.75” diagonal, 16:10 aspect ratio. It’s huge! It has no corresponding buttons to keep the look very clean, as the only button will be the touchpad itself. A lot of the function keys are very useful, and ASUS decided to add a couple of ROG specific buttons for its control center as well as cycling through Aura profiles. The audio output is pretty dang amazing. It’s shockingly good coming out of this tiny laptop. The woofers can provide a low 100Hz frequency to provide pretty good lows!! Listening to music sounds full, and movies sound reasonably nice for a laptop. I will probably find myself using my headphones on this, but still, way to go ASUS for adding these nice woofers to an already amazing laptop. Inputs to the laptop are either on the left or right of the laptop and are the following: 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack (Left Side) 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL (Left Side) 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (Left and Right side) 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C support DisplayPort™ (Right Side) 1x Type C USB 4 support DisplayPort™ / power delivery (Left Side) 1x card reader (microSD) (UHS-II) (Right Side) Power (Left Side) I currently use one for the mouse (USB-A), one for a headset (USB-C) and another for an external drive (USB-C). This Zephyrus G14 comes with a 73Wh battery; if you’re on the move and need to maximize your battery life, switching to the “Silent” profile dims the screen brightness as well as reduces the CPU speed; if you’re not doing anything GPU intensive, it will make use of the on-board Radeon 780M to further reduce power usage. The laptop will feel a bit on the sluggish side and it’s normal; no need to drive up the power usage for light duty use. There’s no question that this laptop can perform. Here are a few games I ran with their respective FPS and temps using GeForce Experiences’ recommended settings for each game. The laptop was on wall power and set to Turbo settings. I think it’s worth mentioning that I was able to achieve the best results using these settings. Horizon Zero Dawn: 90fps, 80c Helldivers 2: 75fps, 80c Cyberpunk 2077: 70fps, 80c I love using 3DMark to get a feel for how well this PC performs: 3DMark: Overall 11487 (CPU 11085, GPU 11562) Included is a 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD, and the read/write speeds are what I expect from a SSD of this spec. The one included in my G14 is a Western Digital SN560. Similarly, the 32GB LPDDR5X RAM is installed in an 4x8GB configuration, soldered to the board, so you won’t be able to upgrade the RAM. Fortunately, the SSD is the standard m.2 and can be replaced. Overall, the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 for 2024 has impressed me because the folks at ASUS did a solid job of catering this laptop to a broader audience. It’s a gaming laptop, a productivity laptop and even a media laptop. It’s extremely portable at 14” and it’s lightweight at 3 pounds. I do a lot of traveling for work and this will be my daily driver for all the things this laptop can be.
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ASUS Comes Through With This Top Notch Laptop
Let's jump into it, this ROG laptop is a show stopper and "WOWS!" right off the bat! Simply stated the styling and sound system of the ASUS is top notch. This is the first laptop in over five years that has floored my expectations when it comes to sound and style. This is a gamer and audiophiles dream laptop. Normally I pop my headphones on so I can immerse myself in my movies or games but I am in awe of how amazing the sound is. The bass is nice and low and the trebles are evenly distributed. All of this was accomplished without even having to adjust or play with the sound settings (if you can believe that). If you're like me when it comes to unboxing your tech then you take into account how thoughtful or modern the experience is and this was top notch. The Zephyrus (not sure where the name comes from) comes in this matte black box with the ASUS ROG icon on the top in this shiny crisp, black ink. I liken this box to one of your luxury bag companies that comes neatly packaged. There is laptop, charging wire, and manuals in the box and then you turn it on. This stylish and compact laptop are simple to set up where you're ready to game in a handful of minutes. I'm a person who loves bells and whistles so as I'm turning it on I am observing everything and then I looked behind the screen on the case and was so giddy to see this diagonal silver line (slash) across the case in chrome silver. It is so crisp and a great accent to the grey milky case. What amazed me was that the slash has LED lights that light up and are responsive to your gaming. You can literally tailor the lights with Armoury Crate which is ROG's built-in software that helps you create the perfect gaming environment and to really take hold of your laptops features. The keys are responsive, nice and wide set, with a linear font that is easy to read and easy on the eyes. Some laptop makers get fussy and try to jazz up the font on the keys and that just takes away from the device. There is RGB backlit keys but I have turned them off because I love how contemporary the keys are with the case of the laptop (they really blend well). My top 3 features thus far have been cloud gaming, the audio system, and the sharp screen visuals. There is nearly no latency and it feels like I'm playing right on my console via a TV. My favorite game to stream and play with my team is Fortnite so it is vital that there are no delays in my loading time and that I have responsive controls. Night one this week I was up and going without any problems. In fact, I won my first round on the laptop which was validating. That leads me to the sound which I cannot boast enough. If you don't believe head on over the a Best Buy store and try the speakers out if you can. I absolutely love the audio system in this laptop. I popped on over to stream my favorite music and Bring Me the Horizon amped me up, then I tried some Karol G where the acoustics and dance beats also came through perfectly. Asus notes that there is AI technology throughout the device and that is clear from the audio and making it feel like I have surround sound in my immediate area. I have zero negative feedback for the sound because I just love it. Quick note, it isn't a loud laptop where the fans are blaring or too noisy so that was also an advantage. Finally, the screen and visuals are beautiful, the colors are perfect, there are no small dots apparent anywhere or static lines switching between scenes in my games. I also downloaded AppleTV and I was able to watch a soccer game (picture attached). Again, I was amazed when I was streaming it I felt like I was in the audience when my team scored a goal. I had to read the manual to realize that the screen has OLED technology which is why I love the picture. This is the perfect laptop for numerous reasons and I think this is why my house is an Asus house. I love my ROG Ally and this will join the ranks of one of the best laptops I have owned in a long time. I have been able to get business/work done, I haven't even begun to tap into the AI features where creating content is concerned, I can play all of my games, and watching tv on it looks great. I'm going to have to say that this is great for anyone in the family because of its versatility and awesomeness.
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Drove 2 hours to pick it up... Was it worth it?
Screen: Best I have seen in any laptop... Ever. Sound: Best I have ever heard in any laptop... Ever. Keyboard & Trackpad: Best I have used in any laptop... Ever. NVidia 4070: I play all my games on high everything, absolutely do problems. I also utilize the AI features of this specific card and it is fantastic. You will love gaming, coding, and everyday stuff with this laptop and with this card. RAM: It's 32 GB in a laptop. Stop pretending it is better to be able to install RAM. That's only the case if they don't give you enough. 32 GB is enough. It wasn't enough when they sold the G14 with lower amounts of RAM. Soldered RAM is faster and more efficient, especially in terms of power conservation... The RAM performance is fantastic. Lighting: The keyboard lighting is the best on the entire series of laptops. This is my third personally owned G14. I'm responsible for a lot of G14 sales because it's what I recommend to just about everyone. Slash lighting is cool, could have a few more options on how to utilize it, but there is already software for better options. QC: Any complaint I had with the g14 2023 model was addressed with this one. Fantastic build. Amazing look. Storage: 1TB storage is solid both in terms of size and performance. I will probably upgrade this in terms of performance, but I'm definitely not in a hurry because it is really good. Battery: I think it's great. Just take advantage of the power features. People that complain about "only 4 hours of usage" while having everything maxed out are insane. It's a battery. It's sufficient in size and the power options to get the most out of your battery are fantastic. Weight: This this is awesome to carry around. I love the power, performance, weight balance... So was it worth driving 2 hours, one way, to get it? Now that I have both seen and used it... I would have driven 8 hours, one way, to get it. Yes. Go get one. The second you can find it available, go get one. Did you buy one yet? Go get one.