HP Laptop 17 Business Laptop Silver 2025
ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 Platinum White 2025
What Buyers Say
HP Laptop 17 Business Laptop Silver 2025
The laptop receives generally positive reviews for its speed, large screen, and SSD, especially as an upgrade from older models. However, there are significant complaints about misadvertised features: several users noted the absence of a touchscreen and backlit keyboard that were promised. Gaming performance is good but requires manual configuration of the NVIDIA graphics card to avoid crashes.
Pros
- Fast boot and SSD performance
- Large screen
- Great for gaming with NVIDIA tuning
- Durable build
- Easy setup
Cons
- Missing advertised touchscreen
- Missing advertised backlit keyboard
- Game crashes without manual NVIDIA config
- No DVD drive
ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 Platinum White 2025
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
Scores
Specifications
| HP Laptop 17 Business Laptop | ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | AMD Ryzen 9 270★ |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 6 | 8★ |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz | 4.0 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | AMD Radeon Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060★ |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | discrete | discrete |
| VRAM | — | 8 GB★ |
| VRAM Type | — | GDDR7 |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 32 GB★ | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB★ | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD | NVMe SSD★ |
| Display | ||
| Size | 17.3" | 14" |
| Resolution | 1600 px | 2880 px★ |
| Panel | IPS | OLED★ |
| Refresh Rate | — | 120 Hz★ |
| Brightness | — | 500 nits★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 1 | 2★ |
| USB Ports | 2 | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | — | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4b | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 7★ |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 2.08 kg | 1.50 kg★ |
| Battery | 41 Wh | 73 Wh★ |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
Pros & Cons
HP Laptop 17 Business Laptop Silver 2025
- Strong social proof (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong ram (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong storage (67th percentile)
- Below average portability (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average screen (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average reliability (33rd 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
Scores 77 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 28 specs.