ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 Platinum White 2025
HP 15 15.6" 15-fd0118ca Jet Black 2025
What Buyers Say
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
HP 15 15.6" 15-fd0118ca Jet Black 2025
The HP laptop receives mixed reviews. Some users praise its value for money, ease of setup, and decent performance for basic tasks, while others are frustrated by the slow speed, poor battery life, and non-upgradable soldered SSD. The 4GB RAM is widely criticized as insufficient, and a few buyers encountered defective units with WiFi issues out of the box.
Pros
- Good value for money
- Easy to set up
- Lightweight and portable
- Decent speed for basic tasks
- Well packed during shipping
Cons
- Insufficient 4GB RAM
- Slow performance and lag
- Poor battery life (4 hours vs 12 claimed)
- Non-upgradable soldered SSD
- WiFi issues out of the box
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP 15 15.6" 15-fd0118ca | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370★ | Intel Processor N100 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 12★ | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz | 3.4 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB★ | 6 MB |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★ | Intel UHD Graphics |
| GPU Benchmark Score | No data | |
| Type | discrete | — |
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | — |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 | — |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 32 GB★ | 4 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X★ | — |
| Storage 1 | 2 TB★ | 128 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD | SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 14" | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 2880 px★ | — |
| Panel | OLED★ | — |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits★ | — |
| Color Gamut | 100 percent | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2★ | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | — |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 | HDMI 1.4b |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7★ | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4★ |
| Ethernet | 1 x HDMI 2.1 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.57 kg★ | 2.29 kg |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 |
Pros & Cons
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
HP 15 15.6" 15-fd0118ca Jet Black 2025
- Strong social proof (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Below average ram (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average user sentiment (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average cpu (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average storage (8th percentile)8th %ile
Verdict
Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 29 specs.