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expiredDr.W posted Mar 25, 2024 05:06 AM
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Laptop: Ryzen 9 7940HS, 14" QHD+ 165Hz, RTX 4060, 512GB SSD

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Best Buy has ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Laptop (GA402XV-G14.R94060) on sale for $999.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Dr.Wajahat for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • 14" 2560 x 1600 WQXGA QHD+ IPS-level 165Hz 3ms G-Sync Display, Pantone Validated
  • AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 8-Core / 16-Thread Processor
  • 16GB DDR5 RAM
  • 512GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6 Graphics (125W)
  • Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax 2*2 + Bluetooth 5.3
  • Backlit Chiclet Keyboard 1-Zone RGB
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (support DisplayPort)
    • 1x Type C USB 4 (support DisplayPort / power delivery)
    • 1x microSD card reader
  • 76WHrs battery
  • ~3.64 lbs

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  • About this Deal:
    • This offer matches the previous +50 Frontpage Deal from earlier this month.
    • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars from over 860 Best Buy customer reviews.
    • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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Best Buy has ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Laptop (GA402XV-G14.R94060) on sale for $999.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Dr.Wajahat for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • 14" 2560 x 1600 WQXGA QHD+ IPS-level 165Hz 3ms G-Sync Display, Pantone Validated
  • AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 8-Core / 16-Thread Processor
  • 16GB DDR5 RAM
  • 512GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6 Graphics (125W)
  • Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax 2*2 + Bluetooth 5.3
  • Backlit Chiclet Keyboard 1-Zone RGB
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (support DisplayPort)
    • 1x Type C USB 4 (support DisplayPort / power delivery)
    • 1x microSD card reader
  • 76WHrs battery
  • ~3.64 lbs

Editor's Notes

Written by Corwin | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • This offer matches the previous +50 Frontpage Deal from earlier this month.
    • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars from over 860 Best Buy customer reviews.
    • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
No Longer Available:
  • Best Buy via eBay has ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Laptop (GA402XV-G14.R94060) on sale for $999.99 (price in cart). Shipping is free.

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Model: ASUS - ROG Zephyrus 14” QHD 165Hz Gaming Laptop – AMD Ryzen 9– 16GB DDR5 Memory – NVIDIA RTX 4060 8G GDDR6 – 512GB PCIe 4.0 SSD - Moonlight White

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sonicjet
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The 2022 has a bios update to USB4.


Edit: https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1049059/ I get that it is in beta, but yes, it does in fact have a BIOS update to support USB4.
sonicjet
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Differences:

- 4060 trades blows with the 6800s, in some games, esp at high frame rates, the 6800s is faster, in most games, the 4060 is faster by up to 15%, normally under 10%
- DLSS 3.0 is a big deal. Frame gen makes a big difference in high res single player games at very high settings.
- the 2023 is quieter and cooler by a small amount.
-165Hz display on this vs 120 on the 22.
- this one has 512GB storage, the 22 has 1Tb.
- the CPU is up to 20% faster than 22, I would bet you couldn't tell in normal use and few games will be CPU limited here.


Honestly, to most, I don't think this is worth it unless 4k gaming or RTX are critical to you

Edit: informs raw facts, someone who woke up on the wrong side of the bed is mad and downvotes it. lol
Mukashi
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I'm in the same boat. The 2023 model here will have better performance, probably around 10-20% for both cpu and gpu, at the expense of more power and noise. I thought the 2023 is suppose to have a higher res webcam as well, but the description says only 720p.

I'm leaning towards the $700 2022 model for now, it doesn't seem like the upgrades are worth $300 more.

Edit: as others have pointed out. This does have a 1080p webcam, but website description is wrong.

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Mar 26, 2024 05:36 PM
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I_like_feetMar 26, 2024 05:36 PM
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Quote from DealhunterPNW :
No, ASUS warranty support is terrible and you never want to have to deal with them. Get an open box model and forget the warrant exists or get a third party warranty like geek squad. Anything involving sending your laptop to ASUS for repairs will be a nightmare.
Dang that's terrible. If I bought from Best Buy on eBay can I get an extended warranty through geek squad?
Mar 26, 2024 05:59 PM
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UniqueSoda2365Mar 26, 2024 05:59 PM
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$843 open box excellent for me. Still gonna wait though.

Im thinking with the new chassis this year, these models will be heavily discounted in less than a year.

If I can get this model open box "good" for around 500 I cant pass it up.
Mar 26, 2024 06:03 PM
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mboleMar 26, 2024 06:03 PM
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Got the $843 excellent open box.
Mar 26, 2024 09:11 PM
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tiGGGMar 26, 2024 09:11 PM
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Quote from DealhunterPNW :
No, ASUS warranty support is terrible and you never want to have to deal with them. Get an open box model and forget the warrant exists or get a third party warranty like geek squad. Anything involving sending your laptop to ASUS for repairs will be a nightmare.
Doesn't Best Buy still honor 1 year warranty through them (geek squad) even if it's open box? Or did something change?
Mar 26, 2024 09:56 PM
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whowantscakeMar 26, 2024 09:56 PM
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I had to go through 3 open box excellent last month, but I finally got a keeper for $840.99. (First had a used, wrong power adapter and swapped SSD. 2nd one had a defective motherboard to fix sudden resets).

I suggest removing putting the latest AMD chipset drivers from AMD's site. I had trouble waking up from sleep until I did. A thread from a few sales ago also had a link to get newer drivers for the WiFi and Bluetooth card. They are not on Asus page for G14 downloads.
Mar 26, 2024 10:09 PM
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supersteveartMar 26, 2024 10:09 PM
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Quote from whowantscake :
I had to go through 3 open box excellent last month, but I finally got a keeper for $840.99. (First had a used, wrong power adapter and swapped SSD. 2nd one had a defective motherboard to fix sudden resets).

I suggest removing putting the latest AMD chipset drivers from AMD's site. I had trouble waking up from sleep until I did. A thread from a few sales ago also had a link to get newer drivers for the WiFi and Bluetooth card. They are not on Asus page for G14 downloads.
Wow lots of issues. How did it go with the BB return? I know they don't let you put in details on the problems, just wondering if there are problems with the returning.
Mar 26, 2024 10:14 PM
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Peerless_WarriorMar 26, 2024 10:14 PM
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Quote from Xcessive :
What kind of battery life are you seeing?
For "office" or typing documents over 10-12hrs, web browsing (varies on type of pages visited) ~8-10hrs w/ Edge, and videos 9+ local or ~7 streaming.

Right now I'm watching a movie and windows estimates 7hr (@65%).

60hz, no backlit, silent mode, and dGPU disabled on battery.

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Mar 26, 2024 11:13 PM
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casetronicMar 26, 2024 11:13 PM
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Quote from UniqueSoda2365 :
$843 open box excellent for me. Still gonna wait though.

Im thinking with the new chassis this year, these models will be heavily discounted in less than a year.

If I can get this model open box "good" for around 500 I cant pass it up.
This G14 (2023) won't dip much lower until the 2025 models are out, if there is any stock left by then. The '22 G14 with Ryzen 6800HS still goes for $700 on clearance just a few days ago.
Mar 26, 2024 11:33 PM
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reronMar 26, 2024 11:33 PM
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Quote from supersteveart :
Wow lots of issues. How did it go with the BB return? I know they don't let you put in details on the problems, just wondering if there are problems with the returning.
My experience with "Fair" Open Box at Best Buy 813 was great.

Box was destroyed. Only thing inside was the laptop and the charger. Told employee I'd like to test it out and she let me use the geek squad area.

1) Tested ports: I brought my own keyboard, 65w usb-c, 3.5mm headphones.
2) went to bios to validate memory, nvme, gpu, cpu, firmware
3) booted to and setup windows, tethered to iPhone hotspot to ensure WiFi worked, paired headphones to Bluetooth too (although Reddit says Linux users should swap out the WiFi/bt card for Intel)
4) run crystalmark, cpuinfo (portable)
5) incl power supply was correct 240w (20v 12A)
6) run deadpixel test
7) test all keyboard function keys

Also… didn't understand ghelper until I brought it home… but for Asus.. ghelper is a must. Tried manually uninstalling armorycrate/myAsus but ended up doing clean win11 install and ghelper.

Already swapped ssd for my own 2tb 850x

Runs amazing! Watch YT on not running turbo mode. The fans do get noisy. Def happy with $120 more than the 2022.

Good luck!
Last edited by reron March 26, 2024 at 04:37 PM.
Mar 27, 2024 12:02 AM
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JoeyDigitalMar 27, 2024 12:02 AM
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eBay deal is dead.
Mar 27, 2024 01:57 AM
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whowantscakeMar 27, 2024 01:57 AM
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Quote from supersteveart :
Wow lots of issues. How did it go with the BB return? I know they don't let you put in details on the problems, just wondering if there are problems with the returning.
Returns were easy. Getting the third one at the same price was the pain. I had been promised in a chat by a rep I'd get it. Reps in chat and phone could not do it. Again one promised it could be adjusted if I place the order and come back with the Case id they created. Next chat, rep could not apply an adjustment to an open box and said it had to be done in store. I complained on a Best Buy Facebook post to get a rep to contact me. They begrudgingly did it. I'm glad 3rd unit worked out since I was done playing the games

So ya, the 2 returns were no problem since I was well within the return windows. The 2nd one crashed within 20 seconds when they checked in store if it was back to the Windows setup state. Pisses me off the 2nd one was resold when it was clearly defective. I'll give the SSD in the first one a pass for being missed, but they should have noticed the power brick was scuffed up from wear all over. I would have kept it, but they wouldn't price adjust it. I just wanted the $60 power brick to be replaced since the SSD was 1 TB and not that much slower than the OEM 512 GB.
Mar 27, 2024 03:09 AM
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UniqueSoda2365Mar 27, 2024 03:09 AM
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Quote from casetronic :
This G14 (2023) won't dip much lower until the 2025 models are out, if there is any stock left by then. The '22 G14 with Ryzen 6800HS still goes for $700 on clearance just a few days ago.
If you wait for a super best buy sale im sure it probably will go that far. Last I remember the last gen model dropped to I think $700 new from BB, with open box bringing it down to around $500-550.

Within 6 months Im guessing.

Im not in a rush to get one, so if it doesnt I just wont upgrade.
Mar 27, 2024 02:02 PM
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dsdunbarMar 27, 2024 02:02 PM
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Quote from supersteveart :
Wow lots of issues. How did it go with the BB return? I know they don't let you put in details on the problems, just wondering if there are problems with the returning.
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Last edited by dsdunbar March 27, 2024 at 09:29 AM.
Mar 27, 2024 03:52 PM
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venkolMar 27, 2024 03:52 PM
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Quote from whowantscake :
Returns were easy. Getting the third one at the same price was the pain. I had been promised in a chat by a rep I'd get it. Reps in chat and phone could not do it. Again one promised it could be adjusted if I place the order and come back with the Case id they created. Next chat, rep could not apply an adjustment to an open box and said it had to be done in store. I complained on a Best Buy Facebook post to get a rep to contact me. They begrudgingly did it. I'm glad 3rd unit worked out since I was done playing the games

So ya, the 2 returns were no problem since I was well within the return windows. The 2nd one crashed within 20 seconds when they checked in store if it was back to the Windows setup state. Pisses me off the 2nd one was resold when it was clearly defective. I'll give the SSD in the first one a pass for being missed, but they should have noticed the power brick was scuffed up from wear all over. I would have kept it, but they wouldn't price adjust it. I just wanted the $60 power brick to be replaced since the SSD was 1 TB and not that much slower than the OEM 512 GB.
I mean getting a free capacity upgrade kind of cancels out having to buy a new power brick, I probably would have just kept it.

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Mar 27, 2024 04:28 PM
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dsdunbarMar 27, 2024 04:28 PM
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Quote from whowantscake :
I had to go through 3 open box excellent last month, but I finally got a keeper for $840.99. (First had a used, wrong power adapter and swapped SSD. 2nd one had a defective motherboard to fix sudden resets).

I suggest removing putting the latest AMD chipset drivers from AMD's site. I had trouble waking up from sleep until I did. A thread from a few sales ago also had a link to get newer drivers for the WiFi and Bluetooth card. They are not on Asus page for G14 downloads.
I mis quoted in my last reply, @whowantscake - do you happen to recall the thread that mentioned the updated driveers for the bluetooth and Wifi? I tried searching and havent had any luck. Any info (maybe the laptop model the thread was about, or about how long ago it was posted, would be helpful). TIA

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