ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 Platinum White 2025
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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
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The MSI Thin Gaming Laptop receives mixed feedback from users. While the RAM can be upgraded up to 64 GB, the battery life is disappointingly short at only 3 hours. There is also a lack of clarity regarding warranty options and display coatings for eye strain.
Pros
- Upgradable RAM up to 64 GB
Cons
- Short battery life of only 3 hours
- Unclear warranty options
- No anti-glare coating mentioned
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA403WW-G14.R95080 | MSI Thin 15 B13VE-3023US | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370★ | Intel Core i5 13420H |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 12★ | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz | 2.1 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB★ | 12 MB |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★ | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | discrete | discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 6 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 32 GB★ | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X★ | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 2 TB★ | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD | NVMe SSD★ |
| Display | ||
| Size | 14" | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 2880 px★ | 1920 px |
| Panel | OLED★ | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz★ |
| Brightness | 500 nits★ | — |
| Color Gamut | 100 percent | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2★ | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 | 3★ |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | — |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7★ | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3★ |
| Ethernet | 1 x HDMI 2.1 | Gigabit Ethernet |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.57 kg★ | 1.86 kg |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
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
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- Strong storage (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong gpu (79th percentile)
- Strong port selection (72nd percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average social proof (30th percentile)
Pricing
MSI Thin 15 B13VE-3023US Gray 2023 offers 1.6x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 29 specs.
