Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max Silver 2024
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 Platinum White 2025
What Buyers Say
Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max Silver 2024
The MacBook Pro with M4 Max is widely praised for its exceptional performance, build quality, and display. Users highlight its speed for demanding tasks like video editing and photo processing, though one reviewer finds the camera notch unattractive. Overall, it is considered a top-tier professional laptop, especially when purchased at a discount.
Pros
- Exceptional performance
- Great build quality
- Amazing display
- Fast for demanding tasks
- Good value at discount
Cons
- Ugly camera notch
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 Platinum White 2025
The 2025 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is widely praised for its exceptional build quality, stunning OLED display, and impressive performance from the RTX 5080 and integrated 890M GPU. Users highlight excellent battery life when tuned with G-Helper, powerful speakers, and a lightweight design. The main drawback is fan noise during gaming, but overall it's considered the best ultraportable gaming laptop available.
Pros
- Excellent build quality
- Stunning OLED display
- Impressive gaming performance
- Great battery life with tuning
- Powerful speakers
Cons
- Fan noise during gaming
- Trackpad could be better
- Requires tuning for optimal battery
- Armoury Crate software bloat
Scores
Specifications
| Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Apple M4 Max★ | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 16★ | 12 |
| Frequency | — | 2.0 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | — | 24 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★ |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | integrated★ | discrete |
| VRAM | — | 16 GB★ |
| VRAM Type | System Shared | GDDR7 |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 128 GB★ | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Storage 1 | 2 TB★ | 2 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD★ | SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 16.2" | 14" |
| Resolution | 3456 px★ | 2880 px |
| Panel | Mini-LED | OLED★ |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1600 nits★ | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | — | 100 percent |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 3★ | 2 |
| USB Ports | — | 2★ |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 7★ |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3★ | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | — | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 2.20 kg | 1.57 kg★ |
| Battery | 100 Wh★ | — |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
Pros & Cons
Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max Silver 2024
- Strong ram (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong screen (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong reliability (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong storage (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average portability (11th percentile)11th %ile
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 Platinum White 2025
- Strong user sentiment (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong social proof (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong screen (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong gpu (94th percentile)94th %ile
Verdict
Scores 88 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 9 of 30 specs.