This could be said to be the cutest gaming laptop ever designed, replacing the bulky and cumbersome style we have seen before. Looking at this ASUS Zephyrus G14, you can clearly see that it has a hint of Japanese “anime” style, with the front featuring “punched”… 1215 tiny holes and Mini LED lights inside that display images or text according to the user’s preferences.
The display occupies more than half of the front area of the G14, which means the images or text presented will be clearer and larger.
At the introduction earlier this year, users had to use a separate software to change the displayed content, and it was still unstable as it was in BETA. However, after today’s official experience, everything has changed and is much more stable.
The customization feature has been integrated into Armoury Crate, which ROG users are already familiar with. Here, you can choose from available animations, upload your own images, select display time, or switch to scrolling text.
The operation is smooth, but it can be a bit hard to see if you are using the laptop in a brightly lit environment. Therefore, if you want to bring the laptop to a cafe to show off to others, you should consider finding places with softer lighting.
Strong surrounding light can also diminish the laptop’s uniqueness, as it might be hard for anyone to see the Mini LED part.
Additionally, if you choose an image to display, it’s best to select a PNG file with minimal details; otherwise, you might find it hard to understand what the image is after staring at it for a while.
The doggo looks better. You can enlarge or reduce the image, and align it straight or diagonal.
And the result is quite good, except this cafe has too much sunlight coming in through the windows, making it a bit hard to see.
Looking at the keyboard inside, you wouldn’t think this is a gaming product, as it is quite square and has a single silver color.
Focusing on compactness, the G14’s display is only 14 inches at 60 Hz, just enough for gamers who often move around. This screen also lacks a camera, allowing for a very thin top bezel, but the bottom bezel is a bit thicker.
The familiar ErgoLift hinge helps open the screen to a wider angle and raises the device by 15mm for easier typing and better cooling from the bottom of the device.
Another point is that it seems the design of the Zephyrus G14’s casing has been reinforced, as the first version encountered some flimsy issues earlier this year. Therefore, users can feel more secure when purchasing the commercial version now.
The Zephyrus G14 has a maximum configuration option featuring AMD’s Ryzen 4800HS with a 7nm process, promising high performance while keeping thermal output to a minimum, NVIDIA RTX 2060 GPU, up to 32GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM, and SSD M2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 storage of up to 1TB.
The price for the basic configuration is 26.99 million VND, with Ryzen 5 4600HS and GTX 1650 card. Screenshot from the recent online launch event in Vietnam.
If you’re wondering how much the highest configuration costs, here it is: 44.99 million VND for Ryzen 9 4900HS along with RTX 2060 Max-Q.
A few quick benchmarks on this machine, test configuration: AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS, 16 GB RAM, GTX1660Ti GPU, running at max settings in games at a 2K resolution.
