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Model: ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14” 120Hz Gaming Laptop QHD- AMD Ryzen 9 with 16GB Memory-NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060-1TB SSD - Platinum White
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Great little machine. Many of you already know the details, but as a fanboy of the ROG lineup from Asus, I can offer a few reminders:
- Soldered RAM, so it's 16gb forever.
- Lower GPU wattage than some other 4060 laptops, so newer games may need a reduction in resolution and/or detail.
- Excellent, sleek build quality - closer to a MacBook or Microsoft Surface than most gaming laptops (other than Razer). Only a little over 3 lbs. so this is a great traveling companion.
- Some of the best speakers ever put into a 14" laptop, no exaggeration.
- Asus switched to a new charger style for 2024, and they are not cheap! It does charge off USB-C of course, but not at full power.
- Great vibrant screen overall as you'd expect from an OLED, with 120hz and ~400 nits of brightness.
I own its big brother the g16, and it's a great daily driver for me.
This is tempting as hell. I'm actually lookjng at a MacBook for the first time in years because my 2022 G14 with the 6700s has an intermittent audio crackle that I cannot eliminate. I've spent hours trying to hunt it down but have had zero luck. It's not a deal breaker but it's just enough to make working in Ableton unpleasant. I love the laptop otherwise and if this doesn't have the same issue I think it's a great little machine.
Great little machine. Many of you already know the details, but as a fanboy of the ROG lineup from Asus, I can offer a few reminders:
- Soldered RAM, so it's 16gb forever.
- Lower GPU wattage than some other 4060 laptops, so newer games may need a reduction in resolution and/or detail.
- Excellent, sleek build quality - closer to a MacBook or Microsoft Surface than most gaming laptops (other than Razer). Only a little over 3 lbs. so this is a great traveling companion.
- Some of the best speakers ever put into a 14" laptop, no exaggeration.
- Asus switched to a new charger style for 2024, and they are not cheap! It does charge off USB-C of course, but not at full power.
- Great vibrant screen overall as you'd expect from an OLED, with 120hz and ~400 nits of brightness.
I own its big brother the g16, and it's a great daily driver for me.
Is there no upgradable slot like on prior versions?
This is tempting as hell. I'm actually lookjng at a MacBook for the first time in years because my 2022 G14 with the 6700s has an intermittent audio crackle that I cannot eliminate. I've spent hours trying to hunt it down but have had zero luck. It's not a deal breaker but it's just enough to make working in Ableton unpleasant. I love the laptop otherwise and if this doesn't have the same issue I think it's a great little machine.
Does the audio crackle only happens when unplugged
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Hi, It happens when I'm plugged in and after months of troubleshooting I think I actually narrowed it down to the famous fTPM related stutter issue after working on it all day today.
I finally found a legitimate work around for disabling the fTPM and the stutter disappeared for an extended period of time. It's virtually gone. So this issue is real and I'm not aware of a BIOS update that fixes it. I'm on 319. The problem w/ this solution is it's pretty hacky and I can't update windows while it's in effect. Really annoyed because I like these computers but I'm spending a lot of time tweaking it just to get it to work.
If this deal wasn't locked into 16gb I would roll the dice.
I have this laptop and would recommend to any interested...one of, if not the best I've had in quite some time.
Pros:
Eyebleeding-ly amazing OLED screen (vibrant colors and silky blacks)
Very good build quality
Keyboard feels nice (1 zone RGB lighting only though)
Loudest/clearest/bumping speakers I've heard in this form factor...like really really good.
CON:
ONLY think that irks me, it comes with a proprietary charger/port and you MUST use it to get full gaming performance out of the thing. You can definitely charge via USB-C but really only for productivity and non-gaming use. The laptop (at least mine) suffers from performance drops and stuttering during gaming when plugged in w/ a separate USB-C charger (yes I've tried different wattage chargers all the way up to 200w). Makes docked setup kind of difficult, but you will want to use this as-is anyway due to all the pros above. Might be a driver thing, not sure.
I have this laptop and would recommend to any interested...one of, if not the best I've had in quite some time.
Pros:
Eyebleeding-ly amazing OLED screen (vibrant colors and silky blacks)
Very good build quality
Keyboard feels nice (1 zone RGB lighting only though)
Loudest/clearest/bumping speakers I've heard in this form factor...like really really good.
CON:
ONLY think that irks me, it comes with a proprietary charger/port and you MUST use it to get full gaming performance out of the thing. You can definitely charge via USB-C but really only for productivity and non-gaming use. The laptop (at least mine) suffers from performance drops and stuttering during gaming when plugged in w/ a separate USB-C charger (yes I've tried different wattage chargers all the way up to 200w). Makes docked setup kind of difficult, but you will want to use this as-is anyway due to all the pros above. Might be a driver thing, not sure.
It's Asus's way to copy Apple and make you buy their expensive non-folding prong large charging brick. They do this for their other laptops like the Z13, X13 and I'm sure other ones. Just google and you'll see people running into the same issue with non Asus charging plugs.
I had the g14 in 2021 and i hated the hinge and how it made it sit on my lap (like in bed/cars/trains) Looks like they redesigned the hinge. Have they fixed the excessive idle power draw and heat issues from last gen?
Purchsed the 2023 version of this last year, almost exactly a year ago. It has been a very good machine. I'm sure this newer version is even better despite the drawback of soldered memory, the OLED screen has got to be great.
I get around 6.5 hours of battery, which isn't much compared to ARM-based Macs, but good for this type of computer. The only thing I hate about mine is how it's not possible to charge via USB-c like the 2024's are, it will continually charge then use the battery till it uses a bit and then re-charge, it doesn't have USB-c pass through. I can go with easily half the performance on a smaller charger, but the only alternative is using their large 240w barrel adapter.
The matte screen is such a nice change as is the upgradability. Still tiresome to take the large charger when just not doing any kind of gaming, etc. Asus general reliability has been iffy for people, but luckily I've never had issues with any of their products.
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- Soldered RAM, so it's 16gb forever.
- Lower GPU wattage than some other 4060 laptops, so newer games may need a reduction in resolution and/or detail.
- Excellent, sleek build quality - closer to a MacBook or Microsoft Surface than most gaming laptops (other than Razer). Only a little over 3 lbs. so this is a great traveling companion.
- Some of the best speakers ever put into a 14" laptop, no exaggeration.
- Asus switched to a new charger style for 2024, and they are not cheap! It does charge off USB-C of course, but not at full power.
- Great vibrant screen overall as you'd expect from an OLED, with 120hz and ~400 nits of brightness.
I own its big brother the g16, and it's a great daily driver for me.
- Soldered RAM, so it's 16gb forever.
- Lower GPU wattage than some other 4060 laptops, so newer games may need a reduction in resolution and/or detail.
- Excellent, sleek build quality - closer to a MacBook or Microsoft Surface than most gaming laptops (other than Razer). Only a little over 3 lbs. so this is a great traveling companion.
- Some of the best speakers ever put into a 14" laptop, no exaggeration.
- Asus switched to a new charger style for 2024, and they are not cheap! It does charge off USB-C of course, but not at full power.
- Great vibrant screen overall as you'd expect from an OLED, with 120hz and ~400 nits of brightness.
I own its big brother the g16, and it's a great daily driver for me.
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I finally found a legitimate work around for disabling the fTPM and the stutter disappeared for an extended period of time. It's virtually gone. So this issue is real and I'm not aware of a BIOS update that fixes it. I'm on 319. The problem w/ this solution is it's pretty hacky and I can't update windows while it's in effect. Really annoyed because I like these computers but I'm spending a lot of time tweaking it just to get it to work.
If this deal wasn't locked into 16gb I would roll the dice.
Pros:
Eyebleeding-ly amazing OLED screen (vibrant colors and silky blacks)
Very good build quality
Keyboard feels nice (1 zone RGB lighting only though)
Loudest/clearest/bumping speakers I've heard in this form factor...like really really good.
CON:
ONLY think that irks me, it comes with a proprietary charger/port and you MUST use it to get full gaming performance out of the thing. You can definitely charge via USB-C but really only for productivity and non-gaming use. The laptop (at least mine) suffers from performance drops and stuttering during gaming when plugged in w/ a separate USB-C charger (yes I've tried different wattage chargers all the way up to 200w). Makes docked setup kind of difficult, but you will want to use this as-is anyway due to all the pros above. Might be a driver thing, not sure.
Pros:
Eyebleeding-ly amazing OLED screen (vibrant colors and silky blacks)
Very good build quality
Keyboard feels nice (1 zone RGB lighting only though)
Loudest/clearest/bumping speakers I've heard in this form factor...like really really good.
CON:
ONLY think that irks me, it comes with a proprietary charger/port and you MUST use it to get full gaming performance out of the thing. You can definitely charge via USB-C but really only for productivity and non-gaming use. The laptop (at least mine) suffers from performance drops and stuttering during gaming when plugged in w/ a separate USB-C charger (yes I've tried different wattage chargers all the way up to 200w). Makes docked setup kind of difficult, but you will want to use this as-is anyway due to all the pros above. Might be a driver thing, not sure.
I get around 6.5 hours of battery, which isn't much compared to ARM-based Macs, but good for this type of computer. The only thing I hate about mine is how it's not possible to charge via USB-c like the 2024's are, it will continually charge then use the battery till it uses a bit and then re-charge, it doesn't have USB-c pass through. I can go with easily half the performance on a smaller charger, but the only alternative is using their large 240w barrel adapter.
The matte screen is such a nice change as is the upgradability. Still tiresome to take the large charger when just not doing any kind of gaming, etc. Asus general reliability has been iffy for people, but luckily I've never had issues with any of their products.
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