ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 Platinum White 2025
Apple MacBook Air 13.3" M1 Space Gray 2020
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
Apple MacBook Air 13.3" M1 Space Gray 2020
The MacBook Air M1 is widely praised for its excellent value, performance, and battery life, especially as a refurbished purchase. Most users are thrilled with the transition from Windows and find it perfect for school or daily use. A few minor issues like a green smudge on the screen or scuffed accessories were noted, but overall satisfaction remains high.
Pros
- Great value for money
- Excellent battery life
- Smooth performance for school
- Original charger included
- Good cosmetic condition
Cons
- Green smudge on screen
- Scuffed charger and cable
- Battery health lower than expected
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Apple MacBook Air 13.3" M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370★ | Apple M1 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 12★ | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz★ | — |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB★ | — |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★ | Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | discrete | integrated★ |
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | — |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 | — |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 32 GB★ | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X★ | LPDDR4X |
| Storage 1 | 2 TB★ | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD | SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 14" | 13.3" |
| Resolution | 2880 px★ | 2560 px |
| Panel | OLED★ | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz★ | — |
| Brightness | 500 nits★ | — |
| Color Gamut | 100 percent | P3 wide color |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2 | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7★ | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth | — |
| Ethernet | 1 x HDMI 2.1 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.57 kg | 1.27 kg★ |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS |
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
Apple MacBook Air 13.3" M1 Space Gray 2020
- Strong reliability (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong portability (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong social proof (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong screen (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Below average ram (14th percentile)14th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Scores 88 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 29 specs.