Acer Aspire Go 15.6" AG15-42P-R917 Silver 2023

Acer Aspire Go 15.6" AG15-42P-R917 Silver 2023

Acer
42 Overall Score
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 Platinum White 2025

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 Platinum White 2025

ASUS
77 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Acer Aspire Go 15.6" AG15-42P-R917 Silver 2023

No customer feedback yet

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 Platinum White 2025

78 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is praised for its powerful performance, long battery life, and stunning OLED display, making it ideal for gaming, design work, and media consumption. Users highlight its lightweight design and fast charging, but note the lack of a touchscreen, occasional auto-restart issues, and loud fan noise under heavy load. The GPU can be overwhelmed by the high-resolution display, and some experienced BitLocker crashes. Overall, it's a compact, premium laptop best suited for those who prioritize portability and performance over touch input.

Pros
  • Powerful performance
  • Long battery life
  • Stunning OLED display
  • Lightweight and portable
  • Fast charging
Cons
  • No touchscreen
  • Occasional auto-restart
  • Loud fan noise under load
  • GPU overwhelmed by 3K display
  • BitLocker crashes
👍 Performance 4
🤔 Battery life 3
👍 Display quality 4
👍 Build design 3
👎 Fan noise 2
👎 Heat management 3

Scores

Gaming
Acer
12
ASUS
91
Entertainment
Acer
37
ASUS
83
Compact
Acer
43
ASUS
80
Creator
Acer
21
ASUS
80
Student
Acer
42
ASUS
80
Business
Acer
38
ASUS
79
Developer
Acer
42
ASUS
76
Ai Llm
Acer
21
ASUS
47

Specifications

Acer Aspire Go 15.6" AG15-42P-R917ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403UM-G14.R9HX4
Processor
CPU*AMD Ryzen 7 7730UAMD Ryzen 9 270★
CPU Multi-Core Score
17,943
29,106
Cores88
Frequency2.0 GHz4.0 GHz★
L3 Cache16 MB16 MB
Graphics
GPU*AMD Radeon GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060★
GPU Benchmark Score
2,255
20,712
Type—discrete
VRAM—8 GB★
VRAM Type—GDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM16 GB16 GB
RAM GenerationDDR4LPDDR5X★
Storage 11 TB★1 TB
Storage 1 TypeSSDNVMe SSD★
Display
Size15.6"14"
Resolution1920 px2880 px★
Panel—OLED★
Refresh Rate—120 Hz★
Brightness—500 nits★
Connectivity
USB-C Ports12★
USB Ports3★2
Thunderbolt—Thunderbolt 4
HDMIHDMI 2.1HDMI 2.1
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7★
Bluetooth—Bluetooth 5.4★
Ethernet1 x HDMI 2.1—
Physical
Weight1.78 kg1.50 kg★
Battery—73 Wh★
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

Acer Aspire Go 15.6" AG15-42P-R917 Silver 2023

  • Strong social proof (76th percentile)
  • Strong storage (67th percentile)
  • Below average reliability (10th percentile)10th %ile
  • Below average screen (21st percentile)

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 Platinum White 2025

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong screen (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong gpu (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong port selection (84th percentile)84th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403UM-G14.R9HX4

Scores 77 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 29 specs.

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment