ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14: 14" OLED 3K 120Hz, Ryzen 9 270, RTX 5060, 16GB LPDDR5X, 1TB SSD $1349.99

discombobulation

Sep 8, 2025 6:25 AM

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discombobulationSep 8, 2025 6:25 AM

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Didn't they get rid of the replaceable memory from this year onwards? 16GB may not be enough for a gaming laptop in a few years

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StrongSoda7932

Sep 8, 2025 6:33 AM

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StrongSoda7932Sep 8, 2025 6:33 AM

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Quote from discombobulation

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Didn't they get rid of the replaceable memory from this year onwards? 16GB may not be enough for a gaming laptop in a few years

It was also not replaceable last year, but I'd imagine even if it had 32gb, the 8gb VRAM will be out of shape sooner anyways.
Planned obsolescence sucks. Also, still no deals on 16 inch variant!!

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xtp

Sep 8, 2025 6:37 AM

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xtpSep 8, 2025 6:37 AM

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8gb vram. yea.. DOA brother. Manufactured E-waste.

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BorisZX6R

Sep 8, 2025 11:04 AM

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BorisZX6RSep 8, 2025 11:04 AM

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even at $1400 this doesn't seem like a good deal. imagine paying $1800 for it

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burticus

Sep 8, 2025 2:42 PM

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burticusSep 8, 2025 2:42 PM

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I could live with 32gb soldered, but 16gb? Not for $1400. Half that, maybe.

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burticus

Sep 8, 2025 2:46 PM

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burticusSep 8, 2025 2:46 PM

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Quote from xtp

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8gb vram. yea.. DOA brother. Manufactured E-waste.

LOL my 5+ year old Zenbook has a MX450 with a whopping 2GB. It still plays modern games (on lower settings) better than high end integrated. Sadly the ram is soldered and only 8GB. If I could upgrade the ram I would keep it for another 5 years. But I don't think Win 11 is going to play nicely with only 8, this one might be Win 10 forever (or linux, playing around with Bazzite)

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thecalip

Sep 8, 2025 3:19 PM

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thecalipSep 8, 2025 3:19 PM

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16GB RAM soldered is the issue.

Not sure why they think people willing to pay a premium price for a laptop will want a 16gb version.

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CTRL-ALT-DEALS

Sep 9, 2025 6:41 PM

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CTRL-ALT-DEALSSep 9, 2025 6:41 PM

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Quote from thecalip

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16GB RAM soldered is the issue. Not sure why they think people willing to pay a premium price for a laptop will want a 16gb version.

agreed. Premium prices should include premium specs - 32gb minimum.

CTRL-ALT-DEALS

Sep 9, 2025 11:50 PM

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CTRL-ALT-DEALSSep 9, 2025 11:50 PM

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I'm seeing this for $1350 now

SharpPocket8140

Sep 10, 2025 2:51 AM

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SharpPocket8140Sep 10, 2025 2:51 AM

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They can't serious about still selling a 16gb ram for more than 1000 in 2025, dGPU or not. It's so not about if 16gb is technically enough. Them soldering and bottlenecking an otherwise perfectly well designed laptop with this kind of pricing strategy is just dumb af

tecride

Sep 10, 2025 4:34 PM

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tecrideSep 10, 2025 4:34 PM

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yes also seeing at 1350 and regardless of the RAM being soldered which sucks, I am thinking about pulling trigger.

getting for college student that may want some light gaming from time to time but mostly plays League so I know this is overkill for that.

cant find anything else in this price range that matches

CTRL-ALT-DEALS

Sep 10, 2025 6:07 PM

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Quote from tecride

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yes also seeing at 1350 and regardless of the RAM being soldered which sucks, I am thinking about pulling trigger.

getting for college student that may want some light gaming from time to time but mostly plays League so I know this is overkill for that.

cant find anything else in this price range that matches

GIGABYTE AERO X16: 16" QHD+ 165Hz, Ryzen Al 7 350, RTX 5060, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD $1050. current FP deal.

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tecride

Sep 10, 2025 6:44 PM

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tecrideSep 10, 2025 6:44 PM

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Quote from MostBased

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GIGABYTE AERO X16: 16" QHD+ 165Hz, Ryzen Al 7 350, RTX 5060, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD $1050. current FP deal.

thanks I'm checking it out. Definitely an option

lisa_boston

Sep 11, 2025 5:37 PM

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lisa_bostonSep 11, 2025 5:37 PM

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Quote from burticus

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Quote from xtp

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8gb vram. yea.. DOA brother. Manufactured E-waste.
LOL my 5+ year old Zenbook has a MX450 with a whopping 2GB. It still plays modern games (on lower settings) better than high end integrated. Sadly the ram is soldered and only 8GB. If I could upgrade the ram I would keep it for another 5 years. But I don't think Win 11 is going to play nicely with only 8, this one might be Win 10 forever (or linux, playing around with Bazzite)

my 10+ year old ASUS still runs fast. But I gave it 16GB (2x8GB) and 1 TB SSD and clean OS.

StrongSoda7932

Sep 12, 2025 6:42 AM

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StrongSoda7932Sep 12, 2025 6:42 AM

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Open boxes are going for $900~$1000 as of today.

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