Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Starlight 2026
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 Platinum White 2025
Buy the MacBook Air M5 if you need a silent, featherweight laptop for school, office work, or travel, and you don't care about gaming or GPU-heavy tasks.
Buy the G14 if you want desktop-class gaming or heavy creative work in a 14-inch laptop, and you don't mind fan noise when it's under load.
Belangrijke verschillen
- GPU performance is not even close: the G14's RTX 5080 scores 35,666 vs the Air M5's 8,452, a 4.2x gap. If you game or render, the ASUS wins by a mile.
- Display: the G14 has a 2880px OLED panel at 120Hz, while the Air M5 has a 2560px IPS at 60Hz. The ASUS screen is sharper, smoother, and has better contrast.
- Portability and noise: the Air M5 scores 98 for compactness vs the G14's 86, and owners consistently mention fan noise on the ASUS during gaming. The Air is dead silent.
- RAM and storage: the G14 ships with 32GB RAM and 2TB NVMe SSD, while the Air M5 has 24GB RAM and 2TB SSD. More memory helps with heavy multitasking and creative apps.
- Battery and tuning: G14 owners say battery life is great only after tweaking with G-Helper and removing Armoury Crate bloat. The Air M5 just works out of the box with no tuning required.
Wat kopers zeggen
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Starlight 2026
Nog geen klantfeedback
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 Platinum White 2025
De ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 2025 wordt breed geprezen om zijn uitzonderlijke bouwkwaliteit, verbluffende OLED-scherm en indrukwekkende prestaties van de RTX 5080 en geïntegreerde 890M GPU. Gebruikers benadrukken uitstekende batterijduur na afstelling met G-Helper, krachtige luidsprekers en een lichtgewicht ontwerp. Het grootste nadeel is het ventilatorgeluid tijdens het gamen, maar over het algemeen wordt het beschouwd als de beste ultradraagbare gamelaptop die beschikbaar is.
Pluspunten
- Uitstekende bouwkwaliteit
- Verbluffend OLED-scherm
- Indrukwekkende gameprestaties
- Uitstekende batterijduur na afstelling
- Krachtige luidsprekers
Minpunten
- Ventilatorgeluid tijdens het gamen
- Trackpad zou beter kunnen
- Vereist afstelling voor optimale batterij
- Armoury Crate software-bloat
Scores
Specificaties
| Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370★ |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 10 | 12★ |
| Frequency | — | 2.0 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | — | 24 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★ |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | integrated★ | discrete |
| VRAM | — | 16 GB★ |
| VRAM Type | System Shared | GDDR7 |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 24 GB | 32 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Storage 1 | 2 TB★ | 2 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD★ | SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 13.6" | 14" |
| Resolution | 2560 px | 2880 px★ |
| Panel | IPS | OLED★ |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz★ |
| Brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | — | 100 percent |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2 | 2 |
| USB Ports | 0 | 2★ |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | — | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | — | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.24 kg★ | 1.57 kg |
| Battery | 54 Wh★ | — |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
Voor- & Nadelen
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Starlight 2026
- Strong reliability (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong storage (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong portability (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong social proof (90th percentile)90th %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
Oordeel
Scores 88 overall, wins 4 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 30 specs.