HP Pavilion 15.6" TPN-Q245 Silver 2024
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 Platinum White 2025
What Buyers Say
HP Pavilion 15.6" TPN-Q245 Silver 2024
The HP laptop receives mixed reviews. Some users praise its speed, touchscreen, and value for the price, while many others report serious issues like short battery life (2.5-3 hours), forced Microsoft account setup, and hardware failures including fried SSDs and missing advertised features like a backlit keyboard. Several verified buyers experienced crashes, preinstalled OS under another name, and poor seller support, leading to disappointment.
Pros
- Fast performance
- Good value for price
- Touchscreen functionality
- Lightweight design
- Illuminated keyboard
Cons
- Short battery life (2.5-3 hours)
- Forced Microsoft account setup
- Hardware failures (fried SSD)
- Missing advertised features (backlit keyboard)
- Frequent crashes and freezing
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
| HP Pavilion 15.6" TPN-Q245 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Intel Core i7 1355U | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370★ |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 10 | 12★ |
| Frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2.0 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 24 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★ |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | integrated★ | discrete |
| VRAM | 32 GB★ | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared | GDDR7 |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 | LPDDR5X★ |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB | 2 TB★ |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD★ | SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 15.6" | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 px | 2880 px★ |
| Panel | IPS | OLED★ |
| Refresh Rate | — | 120 Hz★ |
| Brightness | 250 nits | 500 nits★ |
| Color Gamut | — | 100 percent |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 1 | 2★ |
| USB Ports | 2 | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | — | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 7★ |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | — | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.75 kg | 1.57 kg★ |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
Pros & Cons
HP Pavilion 15.6" TPN-Q245 Silver 2024
- Strong ram (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong social proof (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong storage (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average screen (33rd percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
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
Pricing
HP Pavilion 15.6" TPN-Q245 Silver 2024
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 Platinum White 2025
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 29 specs.
