The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is technically a gaming laptop, but it's a spectacular laptop for anyone.
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS processor (8 cores, 16 threads at 4GHz (up to 5.2 GHz))
- Graphics: Nvidia RTX 4060 mobile (discrete), AMD Radeon 780M integrated graphics
- Memory: 16GB DDR5 at 6400MHz (non-replaceable)
- Storage: 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD
- Display: 14-inch, 2880 x 1800 at 120Hz OLED panel, 500 nits (rated), 410 nits (measured), 100% DCI-P3, 0.2ms response time, Nvidia G-Sync compatible, supports Dolby Vision HDR
- Battery life: 12 hours
We never thought we’d see the day a gaming laptop is the best Windows laptop most people should get, but here we are. The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is a spectacular PC with a gorgeous aesthetic, a bright 2K OLED display, one of the most powerful processors available, and a 12-hour battery life, all contained in a light, portable all-metal body.
With an MSRP of $1,600, the ROG Zephyrus G14 is a much better value than its competitors like the Dell XPS 14, Razer Blade 14, and the MacBook Pro 14. This laptop is just as luxurious, efficient, and straight-up fun to use as the rest.
The ROG Zephyrus G14 does make one compromise: graphics performance. Compared to most productivity laptops, the Zephyrus G14’s Nvidia RTX 4060 graphics card is fantastic—using 3D modeling programs like Blender or booting up games like Cyberpunk 2077 with ray tracing isn’t a problem. But if you need more than a 120Hz refresh rate or you’re looking for the beefiest graphics card you can get, you’ll have to look at an alternative.
If a discrete graphics card is more than you need, cheaper productivity laptops like the HP Pavilion Plus 16 or the LG Gram 17 might be a better choice. The ROG Zephyrus G14 is the laptop you want when you spend as much time writing history theses as you do playing grand strategy games. You won’t need to worry about poor performance or poor battery life, and the Zephyrus G14 does it at a much lower price than the alternatives.
Read our full Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) review.
Pros
Fantastic performance
Gorgeous OLED screen
12-hour battery life
Cons
Soldered on memory
Fewer graphics card configurations than previous years