NEW Asus G14 2024 Review (Ryzen 9 8945HS)

[@JustJoshTech]

More recent Asus drivers/firmware has significantly raised our Timespy score to 10,630. 🎉 Asus G14 2024 (4070): bestbuy.7tiv.net/1r3Z1m 👉 Asus G14 2024 (4060): bestbuy.7tiv.net/LXGRxY 👉 Our Favorite Laptops: www.justjosh.tech/best-tech/

[@AryA-pb9lf]

First I g

[@YayaTia_II]

waiting for the G16 review and hoping it releases in platinum white in other cvountries.

[@Undeadwolfy_]

Same. Specifically the Intel Core Ultra 9

[@obsidian_blue]

@@Undeadwolfy_ Why would you wait for the core ultra 9 rather than purchase with Ryzen 8945HS? Intel CPU is less performant for both single and muti core. It's also less power efficient and has far worse integrated graphics too

[@siddi37]

I totally agree. I have come to point where I'm considering an upgrade and I've specifically been interested in the Asus G14/G16 versus the HP Omen Transcend 14. Can't wait for the Omen Transcend to arrive in the studio. Amazing review and I want to ask if you would be doing a review of the 16 inch version of the Asus Zephyrus line for 2024? Unlike the G14, the G16 for this year's Intel's Meteor Lake processesors. I'm curious to how significant the difference is when it comes to things like how much power is being drawn for it. I understand performance would likely be more but I think many viewers would want to know if the performance difference and overall experience is worth sacrificing the portability and what seems to be a dream come true of the G14 for this year.

[@HDRPC]

Same

[@totallynotmyeggalt6216]

Love the dolly zoom at 13:08! Definitely wasn't expecting one (especially one that smooth) in a laptop review, but it looks neat!

[@elmalloc]

how did the nerd do it

[@paultam544]

UK price 4070 still £2,399.99 rubbish pricing

[@juan150]

Way overpriced

[@shoelacedonkey]

€ 2.399,00 same here. (Netherlands)

[@fuhh5063]

Wow.. Im surprised to see America finally profits us in money by having retail stores like besbuy having these computers on sale by hundreds of dollars.. but does that make up for the overall costs here in america? Most def not 😂

[@Reaper31292]

I'm much more interested in the 16 inch version. Any chance that's going to get a dedicated video in the near future?

[@alfredoaraujo9294]

Very interested in the 16inch.

[@akarna69]

It has a dedicated GPU.

[@alfredoaraujo9294]

@@akarna69 ?

[@ab85main73]

@@alfredoaraujo9294pause

[@jamesthomson13]

​@@akarna69Try again 😂

[@henryle5539]

After purchasing the 2024 G14, I agree with everything you said except for your evaluation of the speakers. I agree that nothing is better than the Macbook, but the 2024 G14 speakers are quite full, bassy, clear, and immersive. Even the review on Linus Tech Tips gave the Macbook and the new G14 an equal evaluation on speakers. These are the BEST speakers I listened to on any Windows PC laptop. Calling them "tinny" was a strange evaluation, as they don't seem tinny to me at all...

[@JustJoshTech]

Interesting. We actually held a 2 hour session to re listen to it side by side with the MacBook Pro 14..... and... we bought a new Mic to better reproduce laptop speakers audio for you guys. We previously were using a vocal mic to record the clips we showed you in the video. Sennheisser themselves suggested a different type of mic. Anyway, we agree the G14's speakers are great, but we still feel the MBP 14 has the edge :)

[@JustJoshTech]

But sound is a personal thing too!

[@TheOnlyName]

Glad you like them so much!

[@kavelab699]

@@JustJoshTech Notebookcheck always shows a frequency response measurement for the laptop speakers and the 2024 G14 is one of the best devices ever tested, with response virtually identical to the MBP 14 except for a little lack in treble (can be fixed with EQ). I think your review on this device is very well-made, and I like it, but I do not at all understand your evaluation on the speakers. All HP, Dell, Lenovo, and Acer Laptops have worse bass response compared to the G14/G16, except some old gaming monsters with Subwoofers.

[@JustJoshTech]

@kavelab699 I'm going to be honest with you. We tested the G14 side by side with the Macbook several times as we were also confused. We tried multiple different songs. Even had 2 other people come in to listen. The Macbook Pro repeatedly sounded better. And yes we played with settings. Also because we couldn't demonstrate this to you. We called Sennheisser themselves to try to get a more appropriate microphone for recording audio from speakers. We ordered 2 new ones in. Even they could not reproduce the difference we were hearing. We spent hours on this comparison btw. Hours. Morale of the story if the Macbook Pro 14 is a 10 out of 10. G14 is a 8.5. So close but not quite there

[@TheOnlyName]

Just got my 2024 G14, been using it for a day now - so happy I bought it!! I got a great deal too - I bought an excellent condition Open-Box one for a bit under $1.3k, and the laptop & charger themselves were untouched/like-new.

[@jhojanoful]

Que tal las temperaturas bro?

[@jonathanmagana5666]

How has it been holding up thinking about picking one up this week?

[@TheOnlyName]

@@jonathanmagana5666 It's been great! I likely would recommend the 32GB model if you do as much multitasking if I do though and you can afford it.

[@vncube1]

8:50 "I think it makes sense to top out at the 4070 this year" >4090 maintains the best performance out of the whole RTX 40 Mobile series right down to 80W >proceeds to demonstrate worse performance than last year's 4060 version Um... sure?

[@MarkoMood]

Haha true, it seems like so many reviewers are out of touch. The 4090 is exactly what you want in a small chassis where every watt and degree counts

[@Ven0mSRT]

​@@MarkoMood Are you have laptop with 4090?

[@JoshCravesTech]

This is the truth. And many reviewers always say that a 4080/4090 can’t be “cooled enough” in a small laptop, like you guys realize the die size makes the 4090 the coolest-running GPU out of all of them 😂

[@jace888au]

Any word on when your 2024 G14 4060/16GB vs 4070/32GB video will be out? I’m torn as the latter isn’t available yet in Australia and the former is on sale!

[@Sapient-x2l]

😁Waiting for the review for the G16, Omen, Legion 7i and Yoga Pro 9i before pulling the trigger.

[@UltrasonicNostalgia]

Dave2D's initial review on Yoga Pro 16" 9i meteorlake looks promising!

[@kronchao]

Exactly the same choice

[@bij_ay]

Haha i am waiting for pro 5i and helios neo 16 the i7 rtx 4060 version . I want to see is there any noticeable changes or not

[@haoli4164]

Is Yoga Slim Pro 9i different from Yoga Pro 9i? Here in Canada we don't seem to have the Yoga Pro 9i..

[@benji_builder]

Yoga Pro 9i is definitely the one I'm hoping pulls through as my laptop of choice - I saw the battery is like 50% better than last year which is a huge +.

[@amongousTitaniumBalls]

Hey Josh, your graphics score in time spy (9 121) is much lower than the ones obtained by another reviewer (EtaPrime) at 11 615, which beats last year's 4060 and Blade 14 scores in your graph. Perhaps you have run the benchmarks in balance mode?

[@JustJoshTech]

Asus ROG doesn't have a Balanced mode. We ran Performance. He ran Turbo. Turbo adds 15 watts (10 base and 5 boost) to get to the 90w. We found that out after. We thought those settings only affected CPU. As we already had graphics performance set to Ultimate. Anyway, we will be doing an updated video with the G14 4060. This model will be in that video, too, with updated scores. That being said.... the 4070 is underpowered compared to other 4070s out there, and Turbo mode is insanely loud, so most people will want to avoid it. I feel our conclusions hold true. I would have immediately reposted the video if I felt we were missleading

[@Bapplause]

@@JustJoshTech When will you drop the video reviewing the 2024 g14 4060 16gb ram model? Debating between that option or the older 2023 model with the 4060 and 32gb ram with a 165 hz screen.

[@JoshCravesTech]

Were the gaming benchmarks also in Performance mode and not Turbo? Could be scoring lower because Asus didn’t tune the Performance mode well this year. But overall it seems nice, but the 2023 model seems preferable for better performance

[@JoshCravesTech]

Ok yeah, just confirmed that all the benchmarks were run in Balanced. Just watched a review that got MUCH higher scores across the board in Turbo. I think this will cause some misconceptions in people’s heads (it already is on the G14 subreddit) that the new G14 performs terribly, when in reality Asus just tunes their Balanced (Performance) mode differently on every laptop, every year. Benchmarking Turbo to Turbo makes more sense to understand the true capabilities of a machine, especially since these are “benchmarks” after all. And then of course throw in some benchmarks in Balanced and Silent to balance things out and offer more perspective. Overall very thorough and excellent review though! I just think it should’ve been made more clear about the Balanced/Performance mode thing, and what that means for the benchmarks provided. Also I know it’s kind of Asus’s fault too for naming their Balanced mode “Performance”. Makes no sense, so can’t be too upset about it.

[@umric]

Yoo it’s the other Josh! Love your reviews man 👍🏽👍🏽

[@eladbari]

@@JoshCravesTech Man, you said in your 2023 G14 4090 review to stay clear of the Turbo mode, if I recall well. Also, it would be better to test this 2024 model with G-Helper. But, in any case, I wonder how the new benchmarks compare to your 2023 benchmarks? Maybe it's better to get the 2023 version and slap a 48GB RAM for a 64GB total RAM. Just, can't be sure how the performance + battery life will compare. Basically, the real importance [to me] - is performance in After Effects + Davinci. But, no one talks about it. Everyone talks only bout gaming and framerates. Irony is, the people who play games- also edit videos. Yet, no one talks about video editing performance... :\

[@Bluesky35102]

Oh hey you're here too haha

[@eladbari]

@@Bluesky35102 he should be here. One of the only reviewers that thoroughly tested the 2023 G14 and also talked about video editing performance for Davinci, Premiere, and After Effects.

[@ghostface0927]

I love everything about this laptop. Mostly the design. I never liked gaming laptop designs, the sharp edges and obsession with rgb lighting on the outside, they were clearly designed to stand out. The thickness and weight were also a secondary problem. I love the thinkness and weight of this and that you cant tell this is a gaming laptop unless you are a gamer. I also disabled the slash lighting and made a cover to hide it. The rog logo doesn't bug me because it very subtle

[@jackal3770]

I have made two purchases based off your in depth reviews. I am happy I made the purchases. This channel needs to grow.

[@JustJoshTech]

Thank you so much. Hearing this makes this all worth while

[@TheGrizz485]

Im just waiting for next years Asus G14 Strix Halo: Threadripper power (16-core Zen 5) meets 4070M+ graphics (40CU-RDNA 3.5) in 1.5kg. sound like the perfect Laptop.

[@simondj8572]

Me too, this refresh line is more of an scam than actual product.

[@samal90]

yup same here :) Not sure if they will have the G14 in a configuration like that. They usually have a dedicated GPU. Unless they do like a G14 Halo edition....with a free copy of Halo: Master chief edition :P

[@raminMTL]

Dios mio

[@hyperion8382]

I hope that future AMD Apu laptops will have the max ram speed (7500mt/s or even higher limit of the future Apu). Because the 780m in this year's g14 only has 6400mt/s while Intel meteor lake has around 7400mt/s. The 7840u in gpd win max 2 and Lenovo legion go has 7500mt/s ram, so I don't know why laptop oems don't provide that speed for their laptops.

[@dantan7881]

Hey Josh, would you say that this is a better laptop than last year's Zenbook Pro 14? They're very similar it seems and feels like the same laptop in a different chassis.

[@mariussm7797]

There not the same laptop. One has Intel, one AMD. One has G-Sync, one not. One is for "pro" market, one is for gaming.

[@guilhermepietro7178]

This G14 looks very comparable with the Zenbook Pro 14 w/ RTX 4070 from last year, which one would you recommend for around the same price??

[@titasdas8615]

At 7:51 when you are showing CPU temperature where do the Macbooks M3 max and M3 pro stand?

[@ankitprakash1818]

Actually this man is actually an apple fan boy😂

[@Ashinle]

Other than the battery this feels like a downgrade in almost every way from the 2023 version which seems to be the best G14.

[@eshnd-1]

if this is a downgrade then just get a lenovo legion on sale cuz ur probably just looking for power

[@PrometheusLux]

Thanks for the review. Please make one for the 2024 G16 Zephyrus. Especially noise and heat would be interesting.

[@JustJoshTech]

Will do

[@Ramtinss]

I'm looking for a good all-rounder laptop. My main usage is programming but also want play some games from time to time. The display size in not taht important because I often have access to external display. I'm debating this G14 2024 and Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 2024. My main concern with G14 is that OLED display degradation and burn in. Not sure what to pick, any suggestions?

[@BurnsRubber]

$400 for +16GB of memory is Apple level ripoff

[@alibozkuer5022]

So is the pretty much not upgraded internals. (How tf a 4070 can perform worse than a 4060? This is why people don't want to get laptops).

[@dgillies5420]

Turns out it doesnt matter how good a GPU use - it could be a 4090 - if the cooling & power delivery are limited to 100w to the GPU, it will behave like a 4060 ...

[@ayushmalpeddi2793]

Is the slash loud or is the lighting on the slash too loud for you guys? If its just the lighting, then turn it off. I would probably have it off most of the time unless its plugged in

[@dougnulton]

Love the redesign. Just from a usability standpoint, two huge things are finally making me consider this laptop: 1. Moving the ports back so that they aren’t so far down the side of the chassis. 2. Removing the Ergo-lift hinge. I know some people liked it but as someone who actually uses their laptop on their lap around the house when doing light work on sofas, etc, this is a huge comfort thing. Most screens don’t go back 180 degrees anyway so I am not really going to be missing anything there either.

[@244195]

I’ve been waiting on your review of this! Thank you!

[@NutellaB3R]

In Germany legion slim 5 14 with the 4060 is sometime going around for 1200. Recommend for everyone living in germany going for the legion.

[@martmeister]

In the US, it's going for $1050 at Best Buy currently. Definitely a great option!

[@vz6672]

Add tax in US

[@frederik6597]

Just ordered it 2 weeks ago in Germany, really looking forward!

[@mcslender2965]

The Timespy score for graphics is a bit low since I think you tested it in Performance Mode. Going Turbo mode should net you over 11000 graphics score and makes it faster than the g14 of last year

[@MKR3238]

yeah, iirc Turbo gives an additional 15watt TGP but I feel the 4070 is still not worth the additional money, its just not meaningfully faster than a 4060 here

[@abc_cba]

I just don't understand why do Laptop manufacturers limit the RAM to be soldered when we all know the RAMs can be used up on extensive usages?

[@liiou4445]

Space constraints

[@ContraVsGigi]

​@@liiou4445 They say it is about saving space, but it is more about money. See how much it costs to have more memory. You cannot spec it lower and buy some more memory yourself anymore.

[@mcslender2965]

Space constraint, also because LPDDR5 is faster than SODIMM-DDR5 and Asus went for the fastest possible RAM speed the Ryzen chip can support

[@MyronZhao]

LPDDR5 also uses less power than SODIMM, so you get a bit more juice for the battery life

[@andyH_England]

There are many sensible reasons. If you want slower & less efficient RAM, then buy a laptop with a modular RAM design. But the fastest RAM, fast with low latency, is now non-modular, like LPDDR5X soldered on Core Ultra chips. Most of us buy the RAM we need and are happy that we get the fastest that consumes less battery.

[@cutthat4643]

my new favorite review site, very honest real world reviews, thumbs up and subbed

[@JayRello1]

I’ve just been waiting on a detailed review of the HP Omen Transcend 14 vs Asus Rog Zephyrus G14 so I can decide which one I’m gonna get. Haven’t seen any full transcend 14 reviews yet.

[@HDRPC]

Same

[@elalemanpaisa]

This stupid discussion about soldered ram.. in 35 years I never ever neither in a desktop upgraded the RAM.. just buy what you need in the future and end of story. Soldered ram has massive upsides. Josh already mentioned one the other often overlooked: much more aggressive timing and speed as the lanes are muuuuuch shorter

[@vladsynytsyn3074]

4:05 Dedicated home/end/page up/down is super useful and just so much more comfortable to use when working a lot with text (programming, writing) than a secondary function on the arrows (which are by themselves not so comfortable due to size and placement). I've never had any issues of misspressing the enter or shift keys and it is just faster to press one key with one finger than the two-handed combo.

[@ocelot6101]

Amd has thrown the whole processor naming out the window with this one. Why is this called 8945 and not 8940 as it has nothing to do with the 7945.

[@axq3837]

I love dedicated "home, page up, page down, end" keys on the right-hand side of the keyboard. I hate the use of secondary functions as you need two-handed operations.

[@dukdukgoos]

Thank you for discussing the grainy "screen door" effect on many OLED touch screen panels! It's really important to me that the screen not be grainy. Gaming OLED laptops typicially don't have the touch screen so they don't suffer from the issue. I'm still looking for an OLED touch screen that doesn't have the issue, it's so frustrating! I like the new format but I think you should spend a bit more screen time going over the internal upgrade options.

[@JustJoshTech]

Thank you for the feedback

[@Menotyou-him]

really missleading performance numbers, you should specify that they weren't measured in the highest performance mode.

[@CoffeeTC]

With your Netflix battery test was that running with the Igpu or the NIvida gpu? I am very interested in how long you could push the laptop on battery in quite mode with the gpu disabled. it would be nice if this new g14 could become a bit of an ultra book an times an pull numbers like the specter an pavilion in light tasks.

[@Jacob-Pogicat]

I'm really looking forward to that new HP Omen 14 review. Coming from the HP Omen 15 from 2020 would be a great upgrade.

[@HDRPC]

OMEN Transcend 14 2024 is great.

[@alexa-bean]

if possible can you do a review for the asus zenbook duo 14 and would you say its better suited for work or for school

[@HDRPC]

You can buy it. It is great.

[@derTommy]

Nice video as always. Do you prefer the oled of the G14 over the Lenovo Yoga/Slim Pro 9i mini led panel?

[@badnai]

Will you also test the G16 modell? and will be there a omen transcend modell with 16 inch like the 14 inch modell (oled, light etc?)

[@JustJoshTech]

Yes we will review the G16 as well as the G14 with RTX 4060

[@badnai]

@@JustJoshTech do you also have the G16 with rtx 4080/4090? considering the amber chanber maybe the noise isnt so bad? but i dont know. Thank you!

[@Shadowwe1]

Hey Josh love your reviews but was the performance tested on performance mode? If so the gaming benchmarks are invalid since Turbo is significantly more permanent and utilizes the full potential of the 4070. Asus changed their tuning this year.

[@chillg4mer]

Josh what are your thoughts on the new Omen Transcend 14?

[@HDRPC]

His review is coming very soon.

[@HDRPC]

I will say. It is great.

[@mikaelceylan]

Isnt transceng gpu locked at 65watt?

[@alpacamale2909]

4:04 these are not special keys, it's just a 65% layout, which is better than a shortcut with a small key. When you like a laptop you even hype up lack of features, sometimes you don't even mention it. Like the macbookpro keyboard lacking Delete key.

[@dakotaconcepcion5398]

2014 G14 4060 is on sale for 1299 at Best Buy and the g14 4070 is 1750 at Best Buy right now which would be the better buy?

[@ianism3]

you gonna review the G16? your review of this is excellent, but I'm looking at the bigger one because I need a larger screen and it's got the new intel chip

[@JustJoshTech]

Yes I am

[@HDRPC]

If you don't want gaming so HP spectre x360 16 2024 is best.

[@2the431]

I do like the slash is is discrete but different it is nice to see something with a unique feature instead of trying to look like every other laptop

[@FatBuddha31415]

The g14 with the 32 ram and 8945 and 4070 is impossible to find. It is frequently replaced with the 7940hs with 16 gb ram instead. Does anyone have a link for the one advertised in the video? I’m stationed in Guam / overseas and best buy will not deliver.

[@dgillies5420]

Travel to japan (amazon) or taiwan?

[@charliecooke6393]

Hp spector x360 16 review please 🙏 really enjoyed the 14 inch review and was impressed but want to know if theyre are any issues with the 16 to watch out for.

[@HDRPC]

Watch Andrew Marc David

[@adityathadani7066]

I’m really contemplating between the 4060 version of this and the hp omen transcend 14. Waiting to see what Josh has to say

[@HDRPC]

Same

[@photonfinite8734]

Josh what will you choose over G 14 and yoga pro 9i and yoga pro 7?

[@yourfavouritebubbletea5683]

I just bought it and my BIOS updated today. I lost the default ROG wallpaper and can't find it any more. It's not in the computer. Can someone tell me how to find it?

[@ragingseas]

Eagerly waiting for your HP Omen Transcend 14 review! I’ve seen people are generally disappointed with HP products so I’ve always stayed away from them. However, this new Omen laptop looks amazing from the look to the balance of components used. Crossing my fingers that the Transcend 14 will be a better buy than the new G14. I have the 2022 G14 which has been a very capable laptop for me.

[@HDRPC]

Yes 100% agreed. Same

[@hoseinqadam]

Whats the use of the CPU? I see not worth in buying a laptop with an 8945hs over a 7940hs because the 7940 hs has a wider range of sku's that you can choose from.

[@UrdnotAkongo]

Maybe it's just me, but the voice audio has some sort of hollow echo to it, like there's a pipe right next to the mic you're speaking into

[@monhero9300]

i would rather pick g14 2024 4060 laptop gpu over 4070 because of limited tdp and same vram, 4070 wont offer much of a performance over 4060. so better going with 4060 for saving few bucks.

[@FOOOLYCOOOLY]

Could be RTX 4060 much hotter than 4070.

[@nff_1950]

the sad thing is the ram is soldered which kinda a pity, the 4060 version wouldve been ideal choice ngl.

[@legallyharmless]

Yea but the only problem is they don't give 32gb RAM in 4060. Same way they are forcing us to buy higher models of G16.

[@Mike-wc3jo]

I know these comments are old but did something change, I see these come with 4060 and 32 gig ram.

[@AdaDenali]

Thank you so much for answering the “does the right side USB-C port charge” question. (no it doesn’t). I will return to staring longingly at the Flow X-13

[@iz723]

I really wish they made a flow X14

[@oncrei]

I find it funny how they over compare these laptops with a macbook. Try getting a macbook with an nvidia, gaming on it and writting code to run on Cuda. Compare windows performance in both? Macbook with a windows virtual machine? Pricing?

[@JAMES79HOWLETT]

Would you guys get the 16 GB of ram version of this?

[@videofrat3115]

This laptop is the first time i considered changing from mac to windows since the last 6 years. But some small things i dont want to downgrade from my macbook pro: the charging from any side of the usbc ports, and the sound. If they get these little details fixed by the next generation and they get a competive cpu vs mac silicon i may actually change.

[@ri3469]

It's so interesting that battery performance is the similar as plugged in despite it being the same processor as last year. Is this possible only when it's like at the higher range of the battery percentage?

[@legallyharmless]

Gonna wait for G16 reviews, performance, benchmarks, battery test for intel core ultra 9. I am confused about this pricing as well. Asus official website and Bestbuy prices don't match. Plus the color options too. I am more inclined to g16 due to grey color too. Nobody likes the white eye stressing keyboard.

[@cartorius]

do you think the 4060 version would have less heat? the GA403UV-BS92-CB comes with 32 gigs with a 4060 btw.

[@judyodiakose6838]

What laptop would you recommend for both gaming and programming. I'm not worried about the budget but I am however worried about the weight tho. Please help

[@MrJloa]

Which would u recommend on windows for development? Need 14 or 14.5", 32-64gb ram, and 16 threads cpu coz im compiling a lot

[@anomuumit]

Nice to see that comparison to the last years 4060 model! Interested to see if there is any difference between this years models in the gpu department. By the way, could you try to fix your microphone placement or room treatment? You have a ton of echo in your voice that sounds like it might come from reflections of your table or room (not just in this video).

[@JustJoshTech]

We are yes. We have just got in huge sound dampening material to go above where i stand

[@jcarman]

I came here to say the same. This is driving me insane, and listening on actual speakers with a sub - makes it really uncomfortable to listen to... Please fix, maybe with a lapel mic? :)

[@JustJoshTech]

We are really working on this. I promise you. We even might try the Mic on camera for next one@@jcarman

[@jcarman]

@@JustJoshTech awesome, glad to hear it. I'll keep an ear out for it! Literally and figuratively!

[@alguem..]

what are yalls opinion on 14 inch vs 16 inch when it comes to coding and gaming? Portability comparing these two sizes isnt really an issue for me

[@realfromroblox]

16”. More room for thermals, goes past 4070.

[@uditbansal872]

I have had a Asus Rog Zephyrus G14 2021 model that had a WD SSD and Realtek Wifi Card. But this G14 2024 model has some SSD which appears to be local since the laptop hangs when it heats up. Also, the wifi card is also Mediatek. The SSD supports speeds of upto only 4900Mbps read and 3500Mbps write which is quiet low for a GEN 4.0 SSD. Also, the G14 2021 waked up from sleep in under 1 second but G14 2024 does not.

[@HDRPC]

Sir can you reply that in which condition new HP laptops goes to 48Hz? I have seen your HP spectre video but in dynamic refresh rate it says 60 or 120hz. So if we play Netflix video in power saving mode or 48Hz mode so we could get more battery life.

[@LiamMarcon]

Will be interesting to see how this laptop goes with some tweaking. Using G-Helper etc and with bios updates. My 2022 G14 shipped with a crap bios version (power usage was high) but was much better later.

[@ShubhamYadav-et2rz]

Hey how is. Your 2022 g14 battery life I have the same laptop i think i could do better Plus is ghelper really noticeably better than armoury crate?

[@ThePhantomMajor09]

Wait can you tell a few things. What is the max ssd we can upgrade this laptop to? What is gaming FPS like on 4070 model?

[@ContraVsGigi]

I can almost bet that the SSD size is actually limited by the space. You might not have room for a double-sided SSD, you have to check that before buying or it might not fit into your slot.

[@JoshCravesTech]

The current G14 can fit any double-sided SSD just fine. This one might only have room for a single-sided SSD because it’s thinner. But there are quite a few 4TB SSD’s like the Samsung 990 Pro that are single-sided. That’s what I have in my 2023 G14 at the moment. There’s a review from ETA Prime with more gaming benchmarks. And in Turbo mode so it’s more accurate of actual max performance possible.

[@ThePhantomMajor09]

Thanks mate. Subscribed to your channel as well.@@JoshCravesTech

[@CJTheTokay]

Hey Josh I think something is wrong with your laptop because eta prime got a time spy score of 11k with the exact same configuration.

[@JustJoshTech]

I don't know who that is, but I checked with Jarrods Tech, before posting the review, and we were in the same ball park

[@JoshCravesTech]

ETA Prime ran his benchmarks in Turbo mode whereas these are in Balanced (Performance) mode.

[@CJTheTokay]

@@JoshCravesTech ah ok 👍

[@JustJoshTech]

@joshcravey9728 Yes. We will include Turbo mode for graphics in our upcoming g14 4060 vs 4070 video. We did include it for CPU here just not GPU. But as an owner. You won't want to run this laptop in Turbo Mode in real use. It is insanely loud.

[@JoshCravesTech]

@@JustJoshTech totally get it, I still think the review holds a ton of merit! A lot of people (especially gamers) just like to run headphones and don’t care about fan noise so much. I don’t relate to that personally, but just something that I know people care about are those “max performance” benchmarks and scores. Your channel is awesome though and I’m super happy to see you be one of the first to upload this review!

[@Lo-KeyMuzik]

I was literally about to buy this as my HP omen broke and I'm getting a full refund. My HP omens 4070 performs better than the 4070 here though. I cant justficy paying £2400 for a laptop that performs worse

[@A4Louisdebou]

Do you plan to review the g16 too ? thanks for your video !

[@Joshgengland]

Do you know if Asus plans to release a non-DUO Zenbook Pro 14 for 2024?

[@smokehead5318]

Could You put Lenovo legion 5 slim 14 into comparison chart?

[@todoroki4418]

Awesome review. But Josh I dont see why anyone would get this new G14 over last years Zenbook 14 pro 4070, its worse in most aspects. No touch screen, no pen support, worse gpu performance, touch wheel, build quality? I guess it has gsync and a little better battery. Which laptop do you think is better Josh, even a comparison video would be awesome, thanks.

[@agni1962]

Josh can you give me a idea of how it performs while playing games in 4K? Considering the case of hooking it up to my TV ones in a while

[@JustJoshTech]

This is not a very powerful gaming laptop. More 4060 level. So I would only play games in 4k if they were less demanding ones

[@agni1962]

@@JustJoshTech thanks for the reply!

[@miniDrew4]

Looks really nice. Want to see the intel version though. They have that, right?

[@DylanTayag]

there's a very noticeable sound in the higher/mid frequency of your voice audio, try to EQ that out

[@JustJoshTech]

Do you know what frequency it is?

[@Grass_Jade]

Josh, what do you mean by high performance task? Would gaming count

[@chrism1051]

Can you also test battery life when screen display white content like web browsing and text editing. You'll see that those laptops with oled screens get much less battery life.

[@markrolfe5084]

Interesting to see how this compares to HP omen transcend 14 2024

[@HDRPC]

Same. I still think OMEN is better.

[@gurugamer8632]

Please tell us for 2024, which is the best laptop for computer science university students. 1. Microsoft Surface Pro 2. HP Spectre x360 14” 2 in 1 3. Lenovo X1 Carbon 14” Gen 12 4. Dell XPS 13”

[@HDRPC]

According to me best overall is HP spectre x360 14 2024.

[@HDRPC]

If you want gaming so Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 2024.

[@gurugamer8632]

@@HDRPC okay interesting, but it’s 13” screen compare to others. Also surface pro is half weight of Spectre.

[@SwayanshSupkar-o8k]

what is the base price of this laptop?

[@jeevandsouza2769]

Just keeping in mind the processor, which one is a better choice Ryzen 9 8945HS or intel Core Ultra 9 185H

[@Andorski]

Ryzen 9 for performance, Core Ultra 9 for better battery life.

[@dgillies5420]

Get the new version of this laptop with ryzen zen5 365 or 370hx, better at both battery life & faster!

[@christianperrella9856]

I'm planning to buy a new laptop. The main use is software development. What's better, Asus Zenbook 14 (2024) or Dell XPS 9440?

[@LezOLee]

The graininess of the other oleds is due to the touch membrane I believe

[@dukdukgoos]

Yep. Still looking for an OLED touchscreen with no grainy screen door effect

[@lukemarvin]

Maybe I'm on the sensitive side, but the mic feedback on some of your recent videos has been making it hard for me enjoy them. I hope you can sort it out soon!

[@JustJoshTech]

We are adding additional sound dampening on the roof of the studio this week

[@war_hammer144]

I have an AMD powered laptop and I have a ton of issues using it with external monitors. I think you should incorporate a test with external monitors

[@JustJoshTech]

Interesting. I'll try it separately first

[@raymondji1006]

Hey Josh, thanks for the review! Is there any chance you test thermals and fan noise on silent mode? As someone sensitive to noise I'm interested in running the laptop in silent mode almost 100% of the time.

[@JustJoshTech]

Here's my 2 cents on that as i'm also sensitive to fan noise. This laptop basically trades quiet operation for warmer temperatures that you feel and lower performance. You saw the RTX 4070 performs worse than last year's RTX 4060. The good news is... it's a pretty quiet laptop. It's quieter than my Yoga/Slim Pro 9i 14 inch and that has an RTX 4050

[@HDRPC]

​@@JustJoshTechyoga Pro 9i 2024 is much better.

[@cristianojr4246]

What can be the expected price here in South Asia?

[@Ashinle]

Usually near twice as high as in the US

[@Semi-Detached]

I have the 2023 version of the Blade 14, the main reason I chose it was the two upgradable RAM slots, which is pretty rare in a 14" chassis. It would have been nice to have OLED as an option, but overall I have been happy with it. If you are looking for something that is 14" and upgradable, there are options out there.

[@cameronbosch1213]

I agree. Unfortunately, that, the lack of anything higher than an RTX 4070 (which is stuck with just 8 GB of vRAM) and the price increase made me not consider the G14.

[@WarAlex16]

I agree. I bet Razer will release a 14 inch OLED next year (2025). That Razer 14 needs those type of upgradable parts in order to beat the 2024/2025 G14.

[@orange42]

Sounds like you need a little more echo damping on your room. Might be just coming off the table though...?

[@JustJoshTech]

It is. We are getting sound dampening installed above it. Hopefully this week

[@orange42]

@@JustJoshTech Awesome! It can be a real pain to find and cut down sometimes

[@nemesis7884]

more interested in the g16 and how good the low tdp 4090 will work

[@HDRPC]

Same

[@jtland4842]

That charging situation is very disappointing since Framework was able to get the same 180 watts though usb-c in the framework 16.

[@EugeneC219]

That’s weird in Malaysia this laptop cost RM8999(about US$1900) and we got the 32gb of ram in RTX4060

[@gyanprasad5537]

Where exactly in Malaysia l?

[@undeadgaming2102]

As a programmer i want to ask for the problem of Oled burn on oled screens.

[@undeadgaming2102]

also want to ask is it good or should i get the g16 2024?? or the lenovo 9pro?

[@JustJoshTech]

We have been running an Asus Zenbook 14 laptop OLED with its screen on for a week now to test burn in. We need more time to see if its a thing. There will be a video out in July on this

[@cutthat4643]

wtf single zone keyboard lighting?, at this price?, the G14 is not the cheap option anymore, 4070 that runs like a 4060??, you can get a brighter 2013 G14 with a 4060 for more than half the price

[@cameronbosch1213]

Just get a Blade 14. It's much better now.

[@saturnotaku]

I would seriously consider this, but OLED is a no-go for me as I work off an external monitor most of the time while the laptop's screen contains mostly static content over the course of an 8-hour work day.

[@JayRello1]

You can turn the screen off when using an external monitor can’t you? Or at the very least have some type of screen saver/animated video playing.

[@realfromroblox]

ASUS ships their OLED stuff with a lot of preventative measures for burn-in. They have a pixel shifter and a timed screensaver thing available.

[@saturnotaku]

@@JayRello1 No because I use the second screen for apps I need to have open but don't always have to pay attention to fully during a work day eg Outlook and Teams.

[@andyH_England]

Yes, that remains the biggest downside to OLEDs; burn-in. That is why Apple has not used OLEDs in its laptops. Instead, it developed its own dual-pane OLEDs, increasing the life of the panel >2X and negating burn-in, even having 2X the brightness!