Customers praise the ROG Zephyrus G14's performance, stunning OLED display, and excellent battery life. Many appreciate its premium build quality, impressive speakers, and lightweight, portable design. However, some users note that the laptop can get warm under heavy use and that the RAM is not upgradeable. Concerns were also raised regarding the fan noise and the GPU's limitations in fully utilizing the high-resolution display.
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Absolutely astonishing laptop. I had an m1 macbook air and while that was a great machine, I was missing being able to play games after getting some work done. This was the first 'macbook that can game' that really stood out to me, while actually being kinda affordable (I.E not the razerblades). Pros: -Screen-It's absolutely incredible. High refresh rate, amazing colors, could be brighter but it's bright enough. I also love watching movies at night with no visible black bars due to the pitch-black blacks. Viewing angles are ok, there’s a weird rainbow-effect when viewing at an angle -Build quality- I'd say this is 90 percent of the build of my air. The main issue I have is the hinge, it's not the best. The screen flexes ever so slightly when opening, and there is a quiet but noticeable creak/popping sound when opening. It's really no big deal, its a nit-pick, but the rock solid screen and uber-smooth hinge of my mac really made it a joy to use. Otherwise, it's a beautiful device, the cnc chassis feels super great. -The speakers-fantastic speakers, really they are way better than my air. Fantastic bass, but not much soundstage. Not sure about other macs, but I'd guess not as good. -Keyboard- oh how I love typing on this keyboard. 10/10, a big upgrade over my mac. And it has colors!! -Trackpad- not as good as my mac, but it's close and never have I wished I were using a mouse -I/O-fantastic I/O. I love the hdmi and the microSD. I can get footage off of my GoPro without a dongle now! -Fans/heat- It's a fan-less laptop when doing basic tasks like web-browsing and coding assignments for school. According to g-helper, the cpu is at 30c right now as I type this. Mind-blowingly cool and silent on silent mode with below settings. Even when gaming, it's faily quiet and cool on the wrist rest and keys, but hot above the keyboard on balanced mode, which is fantastic. I dunno why people say this laptop is a hot one, for me it’s not. Battery- It's pretty good!! I'd say almost exactly what i've been getting with my mac, which is a great surprise(about 10 hours of light use 50% brightness) Seriously, this is so amazing, my last gaming laptop I had was a GS65 from 2018 and that got like 3 hours. Cons- -Slightly creaky hinge -Some battery drain when not in use. -Soldered memory. This really really sucks. 16gb is perfectly fine for me now, but what about 2 years from now? This really should have come with 32gb, or had a 4060 option with 32gb. -Delay with airpods-ok this is not asus's fault. There is a fraction of a second delay when using my airpods. No biggy, but my mac didn't have this. For me, it’s the perfect laptop!! Well, if it had more ram, but I still love it. Heres the settings for g-helper I used, and some helpful tips as instructed from a very friendly redditor: Get G-helper, and make sure you used the armory crate uninstaller to completely uninstall that, alongside rog virtual pet etc Accross all modes(silent/balanced/turbo): In fans + power(right side of turbo), find CPU boost (the 2nd drop down menu with a rocket icon) and choose efficient aggressive. In the 'advanced' tab of this popup window, set undervolting at -10. You may look up on undervolting the g14 and may be able to push further than -10 but this is a safe starting value. For silent mode change the power limits to 80, 70 ,70 and check apply power limits. While on battery g helper will show the power draw. If you set gpu to optimised(rtx gpu off when its not plugged) and the screen mode to Auto(60hz while on battery/maxed when plugged), while browsing(light tasks) the usage should be under 10w, and you should experience better battery life.
Posted by Yaboy
First Impressions & Design Straight out of the box, the G14 impresses with its sleek CNC aluminum chassis that feels both sturdy and premium—much like what you'd expect from a MacBook Pro-esque design . At just about 3.3 pounds (review sources report 3.31 lbs), it’s impressively portable for a gaming laptop . Love that thin, light, and still packing serious firepower. --- Display & Audio The 2.8K OLED panel—120 Hz, vibrant colors, Dolby Vision support—makes everything pop, whether you're gaming or binge-watching . It’s sharp, bright (500 nits), and smooth. And the sound? The six-speaker Dol-by Atmos setup is punchy and unexpected for a laptop this size—better than most competitors . --- Keyboard & Trackpad Typing feels solid—clicky keys, roomy layout, plus bonus macro keys and per-key RGB lighting—great for gaming and productivity . The glass touchpad is smooth and precise, even if it’s no fancy haptic model. Still, for everyday use, it’s flawless . --- Performance This version uses an AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS with options for RTX 4060 or 4070 GPUs. Performance is solid—great for gaming and creative work . It handles most modern games smoothly at high play, even at 2.8K/medium settings (think 50–60 fps) . That said, the 70 W 4060 doesn’t scream top-tier power compared to heavier laptops—but that’s the tradeoff for portability . --- Battery Life This is the compromise. Expect roughly 11 hours of light usage (web browsing, Office work), but only about 2 hours when gaming—pretty typical for OLED gaming laptops . Review benchmarks confirm: around 3 hours 42 minutes under light office workloads, and under 2 hours gaming; video playback clocks in at nearly 8 hours . In short: best to stay near a charger when gaming. --- Downsides Soldered ram No second ssd slot Gets very hot. But after downloading ghelper, settings can be tweaked to get it to run games quietly and stay colder without loosing performance. Final Verdict Rating: 5/5 The 2024 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 nails portability, design, display, and audio. It’s a high-end gaming laptop that doesn’t feel like one—perfect for both serious play and everyday tasks. Its biggest limits are battery life under heavy use and lack of upgrade options, but for most users, that’s a fair trade for such a sleek and capable machine.
Posted by EvanS
Pros: - Beautiful screen and keyboard. Absolutely gorgeous laptop (I love the keyboard a lot). - The speakers are truly amazing. I don't use the computer speakers enough that this is a huge thing for me, but worth noting. - Runs everything I've tried smoothly and easily, haven't had any issues with performance at all so far (running everything on either balanced or performance mode; turbo mode makes it run at about 90 degrees C while gaming). - While it heats up when running games, it cools down pretty fast after the applications are closed. I haven't heard the fans hardly at all, it's nice and quiet. - Battery life was pretty good when I wasn't gaming. - Extremely quick startup time (competing with Chromebook for startup times). - I have had absolutely no problems with this computer itself in terms of running/downloading programs effectively and quickly. Cons: - Runs VERY HOT, I've only used this computer with a cooling mat and after playing two rounds of helldivers with nothing but Spotify and temp gauge open in the background, GPU and CPU were both sitting at 85 degrees C. I haven't had a temperature problem while doing anything other than gaming. I thought it might have been a product defect as this was an open box purchase, but based on the multitude of other reviews noting the temperature, I think this bad boy just doubles as an egg cooker. - Soldered RAM. This is not a concern for me because I don't need anything more than 16gb DDR5, but if you need something more, maybe a 32gb of at least DDR4 is better for you. I wish the computer didn't get so hot. That is really my only concern. It hasn't effected gameplay or anything else I've tried so far, but helldivers isn't a terribly difficult game to run, so such high temperatures for just that are definitely a concern. I love the look of this computer and I don't want to return it, but I haven't decided if the overheating is a dealbreaker for me or not. While I haven't personally tried the Lenovo Legion, I've seen no reviews claiming the same heat issues. Overall, I think that the ROG G14 is a great little laptop, and if you need a work computer that doubles as a little gaming PC occasionally, it's pretty much perfect. I would only recommend this to a friend that doesn't plan to game for extended periods of time, or use games that take a lot of umph to run.
Posted by TJJS