Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Review

[@mobiletechreview]

Note that there's also an NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti option.

[@1d3nn1ss]

How will this cope with me editing video and live streaming?? Will the Ryzen 9 4900HS and 16GB 3200mhz ram be motr than enough?

[@PhineasCPR]

DENNIS K The laptop should be more more than enough for editing and streaming.

[@michaelmadsen1222]

Have you tried the Asus Zephyrus M15?

[@chillywilly9589]

Do you know when your laptop was manufactured? April or May?

[@o_o231]

@@1d3nn1ss bro faaaaar more than enough

[@yashmistry6467]

It’s very rare for laptop reviewers addressing about 3D modelling and rendering while others only talk about video editing. Great review.

[@odinstorm17]

You should check out jarrod tech then.

[@xeone1920]

Glasses foo literally most of them do

[@shalin2898]

Thanks for mentioning the Engineering applications... very few people touch on it... Everyone only talks about video and photo editing...

[@luistrevino7800]

The fact that you mentioned it’s 3D rendering capabilities is what sold me on this laptop. That’s literally the main reason why I’m in need of a portable, powerful laptop and you’re the only one who’s touched on it. You’ve helped me out a lot, thank you!

[@Orexll]

This was such a good review, and I can't believe I haven't heard of this laptop! Thanks Lisa, please keep making videos!

[@sickduck6921]

Linus also has a good review were he compares it to THE GIGANTIC acer helios 700

[@rupertfarrow5100]

Yeah Lisa is a great reviewer.

[@nachot6592]

Haha WTH? How come? The reviews are EVERYWHERE

[@MrMalam1234]

Lol, welcome back to Internet, how was cave life?

[@smol_yote]

Rickroy check the desc. It’s back in stock! Many of them are $2200+ because high demand/low supply (capitalism) but it is finally back to $1500 for the high end model!

[@SirAustin]

This is my daily driver. Had it for a few months now. Still love it

[@yorgohoebeke]

Hi! How's the battery life and for the heat/cooling ?

[@smoothsoybean7029]

@@yorgohoebeke battery life is 6 hours minimum if your typing and watching or listening to music. Gaming is about an hour. Temps on its own is around 40-50 c for both you and cpu on idle 60c if ur outside in the summer. Gaming if you dont turn off AMD turbo boost thingy then your cpu will go about 106 c lmfaoo. If you turn it off it'll settle around 76 with the gpu at 76 too with irresponsible hours of gaming.

[@papaKiPariTohHumBhiHain]

Does it have a plastic body?

[@tasinaryan]

Do you have the Ryzen 9 processor or the Ryzen 7 processor? And is it running the RTX 2060 or the GTX 1660Ti?

[@shariarrahman7562]

Was hearing some weirdly conflicting stuff about this laptop. Wanted to see a review after patches were made. Boy am I glad you reviewed it now. PS: The little bit of info about dual channel ... awesome. Thanks Lisa. You're one of the best laptop reviewers

[@LeeBall]

I've had trouble getting my head around this too. Someone I know actually managed to get a 32GB model with 16GB soldered onboard and a further 16GB in the slot. I don't know if this means his is 32GB dual channel and what else he puts in would be single. It's confusing. It's a great laptop, and I love it.

[@dpatra7081]

I’ve heard some mixed things as well. I want to buy this laptop but I’m not sure anymore

[@dpatra7081]

Lee Ball where did you buy yours from? Some of the reviews on bestbuy leave me kind of skeptical

[@cameronbosch1213]

d patra Don’t listen to Gizmodo’s reviews; they had a defective model and refused to retest. As for Best Buy reviews, there will always be haters for something.

[@memememine1]

This laptop turned my non gamer friend into someone whos down to play every night. It's really an amazing computer.

[@jazzmanematthews8376]

That's what happen to me!! I have it and now I game all the time!

[@bananacat4998]

Me tooo

[@bobbydemondukes]

Lol 💩

[@AkiriKanan]

A rich friend

[@charlesdomain9196]

@@AkiriKanan but the laptop isn't that expensive for a thin and light high performance gaming laptop

[@AdithyaRamki]

Best video review of the Zephyrus G14 review on youtube. So good, I watched it TWICE after purchasing the laptop :)

[@Syrinx-Priest]

Just watched this review on my Zephyrus G14. Have had it since March, and everything in your review is spot on. Very nice gaming laptop, especially for the money. And if you want something powerful and smaller than 15", it doesn't really have any competition.

[@prabhatsngh250]

The backlighting has been fixed on G14 manufactured after May... people on reddit have posted it...

[@coleschubert9868]

I'm about to go into college for film editing and this laptop is near perfection. I needed a laptop that's portable, can handle editing, long battery life, and I don't want it too look like a gaming laptop.

[@rishab9082]

Commenting from my G14, its a portable beast capable of taking on any high spec twice the price laptop.

[@beafoxxylady]

Is it good for shooting games like cod and rainbow?

[@MrShroombot]

Watch Bob of All Trades video on how to go in and disable cpu turbo boost to drop those temps by 20+ degrees.

[@kopfschuss881]

I watch a lot of tech tubers. I always include your reviews when looking for something in the same group as the Linus' and Dave2d's etc. Keep up the good work!

[@kopfschuss881]

More thorough than the others i would say

[@johnnylasso2257]

kopfschuss881 absolutely. LTT is brogamer, D2D is everyman, Lisa is tech

[@nikkoa.3639]

I'd like to also suggest Just Josh

[@ThirteenRight]

So this is the review that convinced me this was the right laptop for me to purchase and I am so thankful I did. It's a rock star!!!

[@millertime6]

I always wonder about reviews but this one couldn’t be more accurate! She stays on point 👍🏽

[@JohanJB]

The dream of all gaming laptop people is a razer with amd processors. Great Build quality and great processors together would be a dream come true.

[@anmolsaxena_]

imagine the 13 inch blade stealth with a 4000u series processor or even a HS

[@fernandopayon5593]

Not mine, I honestly prefer this one

[@Nic-xq1bt]

I got mine coming in the mail on the 24th of February, my birthday!

[@Grisildor]

Picked one up on the 4th (1650 8GB model) and love it. Quieter than my Blade 15, runs cooler than the Blade or my wife's XPS 15, small, light, and already stuck in a 16GB sodimm and running 24GB RAM at 3200Ghz. Best Buy had it for $1000 over the weekend, which was perfect timing for us needing a new laptop.

[@ahmedbadubyan3836]

you have a new subscriber to this channel and a customer to Asus who's will buy this laptop in christmas, Thankx to you.

[@HerenowgoneTomorrw]

Great review, I have the g14 2060 version and I love it! Used my birthday discount before it went on sale and got it for $1300

[@nSpiraliArchitectb]

That's a great deal!

[@mobiletechreview]

Happy birthday to you (and me). I did the same!

[@HerenowgoneTomorrw]

MobileTechReview nice! Happy birthday Lisa! Your comment is a great gift :)

[@mobiletechreview]

@@HerenowgoneTomorrw If you're within your return window, you can get a price match for this week's sale price (on top of your birthday discount).

[@HerenowgoneTomorrw]

MobileTechReview wow thank you! I didn’t know that, I will contact my Best Buy for the extra discount!

[@darshanh9197]

Great review..!! Thanks for talking about the dual channel RAM situation..

[@classicalmusiccats3624]

Lisa - I always turn to you for tech reviews for all-around perspective. I bought one of these guys and it's absolutely phenomenal now that I've got the thermals under control.

[@tomrineair944]

I have to say kudos and this G14 is a steal... faster than my 9900k opening some apps... Love your videos and great work Thank You for doing these!!!

[@jsonlee01]

Lisa, you should start a game streaming channel. Lol. I was getting into the Battlefield gameplay footage!

[@miat789]

Yes yes yes I would definitely subscribe if

[@k1ng617]

Shocked to hear Asus wouldn't supply a review unit to KZbin's greatest tech reviewer Lisa :)

[@ecbrown6151]

Bought this about a month ago, the $1449 version with the RTX 2060 Q and Ryzen 9 4900HS. Wow wow wow. Love this thing truly. I use it for work and for gaming. It has exceeded my expectations. Gets a little hot, but a $25 cooling tray makes this very manageable. It has crushed anything I’ve thrown at it, highly recommended. Don’t take my word for it though the reviews are stellar across the board. I will say spec to cost wise the $1449 model is probably the sweet spot, bought this at Best Buy shockingly. Amazon currently has this same model listed for at least $200 more. Happy hunting!

[@evanskiunjuri8096]

This is Lisa from mobile tech review

[@PJ-sv4iw]

This is Evans from the KZbin comments section.

[@me-me3126]

@@fldrsilikaun _Hey Austin this is guys_

[@PauloEmilioLoch]

hey internet denizens, this is the comments section

[@farithrosh]

Hello this is windows tech support, please write your adress information sO i can help fix the virus

[@tim3172]

Sir, this is a Wendy's.

[@jacobharris5095]

You are awesome, thanks for being the only Momma in the tech review space. Rock on!

[@wooper4499]

I was going to buy this laptop and they were all sold out at the time! I opted for the GU502GV and while I do loooove it, it has really bad thermal issues due to the intel chip that they used. I really hope to see more AMD chips in gaming rigs, at least until intel fixes the glaring issues their chips have with thermals.

[@davsdf1]

Thanks so much for your personal efforts in order to make this review a reality. I'm supporting your channel because of all the fantastic work you do as a reviewer.

[@mapcomart6257]

You are my favorite reviewer - and unlike most, your voice isn’t annoying.

[@KISTATV]

This was the review i have been waiting for. Thank you Lisa I am gonna pull the trigger on this one now that you have reviewed it. I do more video editing than gaming.

[@catlovin]

I've been watching your reviews all year, looking for the right one, and I think this is it. Maybe a little nervous at how I'll adjust to not having touchscreen anymore, but battery life and portability around our place when I'm not gaming is important. Fingers crossed! Should arrive in a few days from Best Buy.

[@F4rnl4cher]

Do you play shooters or racing sims? Do you play quite a bit or just once in a while. I ask because the response times on the screen are terrible and you will see visible ghosting as the screen is around 30+ms...

[@catlovin]

@@F4rnl4cher sometimes I play Forza Horizon but no shooters. I ended up returning it due to the complete inability to see the keys--I'm a touch typist except with numbers and every time I needed to input numbers for MFA, I'd strike out--and due to ongoing black screen issues. When the frame rate changed, the laptop would display a black screen and nothing helped other than rebooting. Did reset the machine to factory settings. Did all the windows updates for firmware upgrades, not doing updates thru the manufacturer. No dice. What a shame! It ran super cool after I disabled boost, and I'm really hoping ASUS refreshes this line with webcam and touchscreen for 2021. I'll be ALL OVER that! Until then, I'm just going to keep using the old Razer Blade Pro.

[@Bigsky1886]

Best reviews and T-shirts on KZbin ! Kudos

[@apredator4gb]

I managed to grab one a few weeks after April release, and it replaced my Hades Canyon. Extremely happy with my upgrade.

[@ichiroazeez4907]

Been waiting for this laptop's review for ages from you!!! Finallyyy

[@elbowsout6301]

Great review as always Lisa. You had me laughing out loud in spots. I so want to buy this now. Might have to go treat myself.

[@keenesaulcrescini8687]

The BEST as always, Lisa! Your reviews are consistently the most thorough. Keep it up and stay safe, OK? Cheers!

[@tek2313]

This is the best laptop that you can buy for you daily use and you can use it for designing, programming, editing, and gaming which is awesome. Such a powerful machine.

[@S8_10]

You released this video the day mine was delivered. So far I love it minus the lack of ports. Coming from a msi gs63vr I miss my mini dp, and all the usb-a ports. Can't beat it's portability though..

[@joshthetrucker9589]

I have been looking at this laptop for some time now, and this review was extremely helpful! Thank you so much!

[@poetic.voyage]

I'm super excited to see what new AMD laptops come out after the exclusivity ends. I'd love a new Dell XPS 15 with this chip.

[@airgenti3319]

Beware of dell. I got the new 2020 XPS 13 with the touch screen (not the 2 in 1), 16gb ram, 1tb ssd and 10th gen i7 and oh my GOD the amount of issues I’ve had with this laptop barely a MONTH after buying it!!!!!!! It gets stuck on a blue screen and keeps rebooting and going back to that screen even after they’ve changed the entire motherboard and ssd. The screen freezes and flickers, it randomly switches off, the sound randomly disappears completely and doesn’t work even after a reboot, the Bluetooth stutters, the photos don’t open and etc. The customer service is no better. They’re still refusing to replace my laptop with a new one and keep insisting they’ll change other parts and it will miraculously work. I’m somehow hoping to get my money back so I can buy the zephyrus instead.

[@mariorios8783]

One of the best reviews on the G14

[@Belgarath777]

Excellent and spot on review. Absolutely love mine. One of the best and most satisfying electronic purchases I've made in a while.

[@mowcowbell]

Best Buy is running their early Black Friday special on the G14 Ryzen 9, 16gb ram, RTX2060, 1TB nvme, 1080p 120hz display for $1200.

[@mananananananan]

Wow! The details regarding display color gamut and RAM channels are very, very much appreciated. Thanks! EDIT: Instantly subscribed.

[@andrewc31394]

I love hearing everyone hate on the lack of a webcam, yet every other laptop that has a webcam the quality is absolute garbage (as well as the mic) and we all carry a phone with a camera that's WORLD'S better.

[@Suisyo]

Agreed. I've never used my webcam besides for the windows hello feature and that doesn't even work more than half the time anyway. For gaming laptops I don't think it's a huge selling point. But I'm sure some ppl use their laptops for work too and that's probably why they get upset. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@timsteuerwald2207]

I like having no Webcam. If I need one I connect my phone remotely.

[@piotrd.4850]

For Windows Hello ToF sensor would be safer and better option, not hurting bezels. If I need webcam I'll connect it, thank you.

[@DoctorNemmo]

The solution is putting better cameras, not getting rid of them.

[@xXlURMOMlXx]

A shitty camera is better than no camera

[@jaktak4650]

Thank you for explaining how RAM dual channel works in these Asus AMD based laptops. So 8Gb + 16Gb will work as 8+8 in dual channel and additional 8 is in single. Good to know.

[@apefu]

Really cool to know about the memory channels. Haven't heard that covered before.. I might just have to buy this now :|

[@2ears1mouth786]

this thing has been my dream laptop since it came out. kind of want to sell my desktop and Chromebook and just buy this thing. it's almost perfect.

[@linuxkidd]

There are no Home/End/PgUp/PgDown buttons -- I didn't hear this mentioned in the review, but feel it's critical ( and the reason I returned my G14 ) -- not even with Fn key combinations. none, period. This is a huge issue for anyone who wants to be productive or write code and is used to using those keys.

[@thedude61636]

Damn that should be criminal to remove those, I hated the fact that my yoga didn't have the menu button, found an app the replaces buttons so that fixed it for me, problem is that fn key combos can't be detected wish there was a way to detect and map them to anything

[@joecleary1395]

Lisa you are the best! Keep up the GREAT work. Always rely on this channel for the best tech info

[@peter_parkour]

Nice. I like it cause it doesn't scream "I'M A GAMER!" but still let's you have a personal touch

[@localcrackhead2904]

@TheGoat Atleast not as much as an alienware computer or most other "gaming" laptops. Its sleek, nothing about it screams at you.

[@destituteanddecadent9106]

This! Why do gaming laptop manufacturers play into the stereotype so much? Who do they think their market is, executives that can afford an entire laptop dedicated to gaming? No thank you, I need something that can look like a normal laptop for normal use in public please.

[@gregoryvandervoort1214]

@@destituteanddecadent9106 Like having a sleeper car for racing. A sleeper laptop

[@destituteanddecadent9106]

@@gregoryvandervoort1214 Exactly.

[@kyfeam]

when Lisa is impressed.. you know you got a winner here..

[@Shadow__133]

Just received mine, super happy with the build quality all around. Much superior to my Asus Rog GL502VS that had a dedicated gtx-1070. The mouse and keyboard are awesome, battery life and monitor quality are much better as well, gaming performance too. Above all, cheaper than what I paid back then and its portable. Impressive indeed. I switched boost off on silent/windows settings and it’s “cool” (~50-60°C) and totally silent, when gaming cpu reaches 85°C but it is keeping 4.3MHz stable, with gpu below 70°C. Still have to see how it pushes 4k and VR, but so far I found what I was looking in real portable gaming capable laptop.

[@Eddian18]

Probably the best laptop review I have seen. Subscribed!

[@hcash4301]

You explain so well and adress every aspect of the laptop, your video was so helpful😁

[@Tugennov]

This would be a great laptop for students if it had a webcam. Carrying around a USB webcam would be a pain for students as many would need it outside of their dorm rooms and homes. I wish they'd do a quick mid-cycle upgrade to add a webcam, even if they had to squeeze it in on the bottom (i.e., nose-cam) and had to raise the price a bit.

[@post-leftluddite]

I never used a Webcam once in college

[@darshanh9197]

They will not add webcam, because the ASUS ROG laptops are mainly for gamers and streamers.. they will use an better quality external camera for streaming..Asus also sells a webcam on their website, but I'd recommend, you can buy Logitech webcam for quite cheap..

[@sleepingbeauty2545]

@@post-leftluddite Just because you didn't used a webcam, doesn't mean others don't. There are people who do projects remotely.

[@Roupization]

why do you need a webcam as a student? I dont see in what situation you need a portable web cam to take to every class, and outside of the dorm.

[@sleepingbeauty2545]

@@Roupization Are you serious right now? Have you ever had a remote job? You can't be serious lol..

[@danielsalcedo30]

An extremely thorough and detailed review! Thanks!!

[@DeepteshLovesTECH]

OEMs please show some love to AMD 🙏 The CPUs have totally changed our expectations for a gaming laptop! Powerful yet slim and having long battery life!!

[@jitensi]

They are coming in droves shortly

[@menacetosociety9076]

sadly they are in short supply 😔

[@kamaljeetsingh]

I bought it with ryzen 7 and love it.

[@cmdrwallet8869]

Great review - thank you for the thorough details. This is my first gaming laptop after only having used my own custom builds for years. Your review is spot on, and I am running it through its paces for gaming and the Adobe Creative Suite. I didn't realize I wasn't getting the AniMe version, but in comparing the specs, that feature doesn't seem to justify the increased cost. Thanks again, this is a great machine so far and your review does it justice.

[@LelouchLamperouge235]

Slight negatives are PD being limited to 65W only, second usb-c is a 10Gbps dataport only. You cannot use usb-c alt mode with internal vega graphics because it is tied directly to the dedicated gpu. Its amazing that apparently usb-c PD will still allow you to do light work and charge the battery at the same time but if you want to connect to a usb-c monitor and get charge from it at the same time, you will be even more limited because you will have to use dedicated nvidia gpu.

[@somegeek7126]

Thank you for this great review ! This laptop is almost perfect, it just misses the thunderbolt 3 port. The next generation of these will probably replace my AW13.

[@congdao3444]

you didn't mention the bad reponse time /ghosting. Gonna wait for the second iteration of this laptop.

[@F4rnl4cher]

No one is saying this in any review because they don't want to get black listed from ASUS. I'm making it my mission to inform a lot of people who look to this as the best gaming system for their buck. But your system is worthless if you can't even display it correctly.

[@DCD22498]

@@F4rnl4cher I've been hearing the screen is a problem... What would you recommend as an alternative to this laptop? It can be bigger than a 14 inch

[@cameronbosch1213]

Alex Farnlacher Dave Lee did say there was ghosting, but it is still a good laptop.

[@CBZero]

your shirts never fail to amaze ma'am

[@cliftontibbits6644]

If your new to the computer world or looking for a review on a product you might be buying, LISA G.is your Tech,you can trust her review on the product your looking for,she has done the research on the product being reviewed for you,you can't go wrong with her, take care be safe and may your needs be met when needed....

[@christopher1995]

very well spoken and a great in depth review. It made me feel better about my purchase

[@Vvvrrrmmm]

Imagine if Razer had released an AMD Renoir option. Well done to ASUS and AMD

[@CodyTatman]

Your reviews are always super thorough and spot on. Been watching you for years. Great as always. You’re cool!

[@AnthonyTheGeek]

Brilliant review. Thorough, thoughtful, precise. Always appreciate all of your insights and this time it guided me all the way through checkout.

[@Tisijola]

The heat management is the biggest advantage IMO, I mean that open up possibilities for longer battery life. PC's like the XPS 15 &17 can strut some more professional power [Hopefully Dell offers AMD models of their 2020 lineup sometime when the exclusivity of these processors are over]. This really deserved the the 18' possibly more.

[@Civilian10827]

I must share my experience with Asus. I bought a Asus 15’ NSERIES Laptop with 2GB GT635M / 8GB RAM/ 1080P /Bluray player in 2012. A mini subwoffer i think with B&O internal speakers. Close to 750-820$ in India. I didn’t have many issues till now. I upgraded the SSD & RAM and it turned into a whole new machine. I used it as a workstation PC with monitor attached and it worked well. I had issues with the 3.5MM onboard jack breaking and couldn’t find the same locally or at their service centers. ASUS makes good laptops but the service is not good if you plan to keep the product more than few years. Still ASUS is one of my fav manufacturers, specially coming from Taiwan 🙊😅😍 I am here because i got tired of carrying it around due to its weight and am looking for a replacement after using it for 8 years (!)

[@iyeetsecurity922]

My 2021 model is showing up today. *My body is ready.*

[@Tech1Tv]

I just saw couple comments about this laptop on a video and i check out Lisa channel. Boom Lisa got a review already 😀

[@saikick77]

You always do a clear to the point review. Awesome channel!

[@scaramonga]

Great to finally see a laptop with no webcam, good stuff Asus.

[@JboneApocolypz]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video it was so informative and educational. Do your review I actually ended up getting one of these laptops so thank you again. Would you please tell me how to disable turbo mode? That would really help me out. Thanks :)

[@jeyendeoso]

Lisa, you say in the video at 15:33 that putting extra ram, the first 8gb will be treated as dual channel and the rest as single channel. Does that behaviour happen in older Ryzen laptops?

[@mobiletechreview]

I'd say it depends on how old the motherboard is. For the past few years, dual channel matches the smallest stick (or soldered component in this case). So 8 +8 will be dual channel here.

[@-johnny-deep-]

Wait - so despite the RAM you buy this with being soldered in, you can *still* upgrade it by adding *more* RAM?

[@post-leftluddite]

@@-johnny-deep- yes, you can add more ram, you can add a 32GB stick to max it out at 40GB

[@jeyendeoso]

@@mobiletechreview Nice, thanks so much for the reply!

[@BackdraftAirsoft]

I’ve watched at least 50x more of your videos than laptops I’ve bought haha

[@alexeveleigh6980]

Excellent review! Going to watch/like a few more, see in we can ensure that Asus sends you one next time ;)

[@giomjava]

just got this machine. it's a goddamn BEAST! Marvelous

[@NomanJohan]

Wow! What a laptop. Definitely getting it.

[@zwarga100]

Sold. Was looking for something small that could handle basic 4k video editing / rendering... And those civ 6 turn times 👌

[@niercyrian8573]

Best and most thorough review!

[@Suisyo]

Idk if you guys consider requests but I've been looking all over for a proper review for the Asus ROG Strix G17, if you ever get your hands on it and could do a video, I'd be sooo grateful! ❤️

[@jaktak4650]

Can you describe how does USB-C Power Delivery works? Can I use the 10-20W phone charger to charge that laptop overnight? What if I connect "low power" phone charger to USB-C and work or play on laptop, does it increase the battery lifetime?

[@Endless0067]

Thanks for the review, Lisa!! Enjoyed this!

[@vladimirputin583]

I wish she was my grandmother 😢.... She seems really kind

[@MJReviews]

Thank you Lisa , I got the 1440p screen on my channel

[@joeman01]

most detailed G14 review on the Tube.

[@danieledisanto3291]

Can't wait to catch one of these on the used market

[@makoli13]

This is the first video I have watched from you, i loved your presentation style and the info you provided. I have subscribed & I'm going to trawl the rest of your videos now 😊

[@jesus2621]

This is the review i was waiting for

[@ZamanAristoOrCleon]

Great review, very thorough and clear with your words. Thank you!

[@TheirBeans]

Subbed. What a great channel and review. Thank you for reviewing and expanding on things we actually wonder about, not just the flash and canned info ive seen everywhere else.

[@Jorensorilla]

No plans on buying this laptop but watched it anyway because Lisa

[@Leo-gd2jl]

Bought it on Bestbuy and mailed to China, motherboard burned (checked by ASUS official service site) for no reason, and it do not have a fixing warranty bcz it is an America machine. Then I sent it back to US. But G14 is an amazing machine, then I bought a new one in China. SO SAD