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Edited July 27, 2022
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Best Buy has a lower spec'd Zephyrus G14 on sale for $750 as part of the "Deal of the Day". The better deal IMO is the excellent open box option for $588. It's definitely not for a hardcore gamer but the build quality, processor, RAM, and dedicated graphics in a 3.64 pound chassis is hard to beat for this price.
Keep in mind there is no webcam on this generation G14 models. The speakers are pretty decent and battery life is good with 5800HS. I highly recommend turning off the "breathing" lights in Armory Crate when the laptop sleeps. I find it annoying and many reviewers agree.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus...Id=6466255
14" Full HD (1920 x 1080) @ 60Hz (300 nits)
Ryzen 7 5800HS (8 core, 16 thread)
512GB SSD (upgradeable)
16GB DDR4 RAM (8GB soldered + 8GB removable)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (4GB)
Backlit keyboard (No RGB - white only)
76Wh battery
1x USB-C (3.2 gen 2) with power delivery, DisplayPort and G-Sync
1x USB-C (3.2 gen 2)
2x USB-A (3.2 gen 1)
HDMI (can't find version listed)
WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Windows 11 Home
3.64 pounds
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It's not particularly good imo as a "general use" laptop because the fans kick in too often for a pleasant experience (personally), and the screen size to weight ratio is actually quite bad.
It's not particularly good at gaming either because it has a GTX 1650 with a smaller than usual screen (bigger screens are better imo for gaming) that has slow response times.
It's a laptop for those who don't mind compromising on general usage experience for some gaming capability (and vice-versa)
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I had assumed these would be in store only, but since delivery was mentioned earlier, I wanted to post my experience.
I had assumed these would be in store only, but since delivery was mentioned earlier, I wanted to post my experience.
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That means it will seriously underperform.
My Cinebench r23 multi core score was 12,436 on max performance mode and just around 10,000 on silent mode and only on battery power. I just added 16GB Memory to make it 24GB Total
Edit: Upgraded it to 40GB RAM Memory with a single 32GB stick dual-rank, now that memory prices have come down a bit.
Works great running my virtual machines with all that memory