Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) review
The Asus Zephyrus G14 that earned my pick as the best 14-inch gaming laptop is gone. But don't fret. The stalwart styling of the 2023 G14 may have given way to a newer design for 2024, but it's sleeker, shinier and now includes the very latest AMD Ryzen mobile processors. I dare say the new G14 looks, feels and performs better than ever.
The most immediately noticeable improvement with the new G14 is the all-aluminium chassis. Built from CNC-machined aluminium and covering the laptop head to toe, it's a big improvement in both look and feel over the previous model, which uses some plastic parts. The underside is now aluminium where it was once flexible plastic, which should strengthen it up some, though one downside of the all-metal chassis is how hot it gets to the touch while gaming.
The new G14 chassis also helps shed some thickness—the new model comes in at 1.59cm thick compared to 1.99cm on the previous model.
In terms of presentation, Asus has nailed it with the G14. I brought the laptop into the PC Gamer offices and the rest of the team agreed the new styling makes the G14 feel more a direct competitor to the likes of the Razer Blade 14. The all-metal body and slightly more subdued lighting system on the lid—a single strip of programmable white LEDs runs diagonally across it—make the G14 feel a much more premium device.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 (90W)
Memory: 32GB LPDDR5X
Storage: 1TB NVMe SSD
Screen size: 14-inch OLED
Resolution: 2880 x 1800
Refresh rate: 120Hz
Battery: 73Whr
Dimensions: 31.1 x 22.0 x 1.59 ~ 1.63 cm (12.24 x 8.66 x 0.63 ~ 0.64-inches)
Weight: 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs)
Price: $2,000 | £2,400
While as reviewers we're often provided with the highest spec model of any gaming laptop for review, which inevitably comes with a tragically high price tag to match, Asus has instead handed over a more modest gaming laptop here. It's in many ways the model I'd actually look to buy myself if I were in the market: a sensible pairing of an
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