Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 | RTX 4060 | Ryzen 9 8945HS | 14-inch | 120 Hz | 1800p | 1 TB SSD | 16 GB DDR5 | $1,599.99$1,099.99 at Best Buy (save $500)
If you're wondering what an RTX 4060 gaming laptop is doing above the $1,000 line, let me allay any fears—this is one of our all-time favorite ultra-portable machines. While the RTX 4060 is a bit underpowered for that 1800p screen, with the help of DLSS it should do just fine. Speaking of screens, this is equipped with a fabulous OLED panel, and wrapped up in a chassis that's nothing short of gorgeous.
Price check: Newegg $1,299.99
Gaming laptop deals are a little thin on the ground right now, after the big stock clearing in the sales over the winter period in anticipation of the refreshed models coming this year. But even with a new version on the way, thisAsus ROG Zephyrus G14 for $1,100 is the 14-inch gaming laptop I'd buy right now.
For starters, it'll be a while before the RTX 50-series refresh version hits the shelves, and when it does, it'll likely be a lot more expensive than this. Particularly as Nvidia has yet to announce any RTX 5060 GPUs, mobile or otherwise. That means any budget GPU options for the new lappys are likely a while away yet, so you'll be stuck with more expensive models to choose from for the next few months, at least.
And it's not like this little terror is underequipped. While the RTX 4060 inside is a 90 W version, with the help of DLSS 3 (and the improvements coming with DLSS 4) it'll still chuck out plenty of pixels all over that gorgeous 120 Hz OLED display.
Yep, that's a proper OLED in the panel slot, and it's one of the best we've seen so far. In fact, the Asus G14 is our top pick for the best 14-inch gaming laptop overall, and that's a hotly contested category. Our Jacob was in raptures in his Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 review, and that's a man that's tested almost every gaming laptop you can think of.
A large part of that decision is the chassis design. Asus really leads the way here, with an
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