The good heavily outweigh the bad when it comes to this laptop. I was hesitant at first since I have never had a 14" laptop before but I soon realized that it would not bother me at all. This small compact machine gives you the best of both worlds. It is relatively thin, light and easy to travel with. I use this thing as my daily driver where I am constantly going over webpages, answering emails and playing games when I find the time. I would highly recommend googling how to optimize battery performance before using this laptop as you can get a huge boost from 4-5 hours to 8-10. This is something I am hoping Asus fixes themselves eventually but at least there is a fix for it now. The Ryzen 9 processor has more than enough to handle all of your daily processes so that you only need to use the 2060 when you absolutely need it.
Good:
- Great battery life (after changing multiple settings)
- Solid build, feels very nice to hold, doesn't feel cheap at all
- Best trackpad ive used on a laptop, comparable to mac track pads.
- Charger cable isn't too bulky
- Keyboard feels great, very responsive
- I am able to do everything I want with this laptop
Bad:
- No built in webcam. Normally this wouldn't bother me in the slightest but given this is Covid times where I conduct multiple meetings over Zoom, I would prefer to have one built in rather than having to carry around an additional piece. Long term, this won't be an issue for me as I did not use my webcam often before Covid.
- The 120hz screen while it looks good, overall does not feel like a 120hz screen when playing in fast pace games. I did notice some ghosting, while it was tolerable and was able to still enjoy the game, this screen does not perform as well as you would expect. Since I mainly don't play fast paced games that often, this isn't too much of an issue for me.
| Standing screen display size | 14 Inches |
|---|---|
| Display Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Max screen resolution | 1920 x 1080 Pixels |
| Processor | 3 GHz none |
| RAM | 16 GB DDR4 |
| Memory Speed | 3200 MHz |
| Hard Drive | 1 TB SSD |
| Graphics coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
| Chipset brand | NVIDIA |
| Card description | Dedicated |
| Graphics Memory Size | 6 GB |
| Wireless Standard | Bluetooth, 802.11ax |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 4 |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 6 Hours |
| Brand | Asus |
| Series | ROG Zephyrus G14 |
| Item model number | GA401IV-DS91-CA |
| Hardware Platform | PC |
| Operating System | Windows 10 |
| Product Dimensions | 22.1 x 32.51 x 1.78 cm; 1.65 kg |
| Item dimensions L x W x H | 22.1 x 32.5 x 1.8 Centimetres |
| Colour | Black |
| Processor Brand | AMD |
| Number of Processors | 8 |
| Memory Type | DDR4 SDRAM |
| Flash memory size | 1 |
| Hard Disk Interface | Solid State |
| Optical Storage Device Type | No Optical Drive |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
