ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 Platinum White 2025
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025
What Buyers Say
ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 Platinum White 2025
The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is praised for its powerful performance, long battery life, and stunning OLED display, making it ideal for gaming, design work, and media consumption. Users highlight its lightweight design and fast charging, but note the lack of a touchscreen, occasional auto-restart issues, and loud fan noise under heavy load. The GPU can be overwhelmed by the high-resolution display, and some experienced BitLocker crashes. Overall, it's a compact, premium laptop best suited for those who prioritize portability and performance over touch input.
Pros
- Powerful performance
- Long battery life
- Stunning OLED display
- Lightweight and portable
- Fast charging
Cons
- No touchscreen
- Occasional auto-restart
- Loud fan noise under load
- GPU overwhelmed by 3K display
- BitLocker crashes
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025
Users are very satisfied with this Surface Laptop, praising its build quality, smooth trackpad, excellent screen brightness, and long battery life. One reviewer noted a printer connectivity issue, but overall sentiment is highly positive.
Pros
- Excellent screen brightness
- Smooth trackpad
- Great battery life
- Solid build quality
- Magnetic charging port
Cons
- Printer connectivity issue
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 270★ | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | No data | |
| Cores | 8 | 12★ |
| Frequency | 4.0 GHz★ | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB★ | 6 MB |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060★ | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | discrete | integrated★ |
| VRAM | 8 GB★ | — |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 | Shared |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 16 GB | 64 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB | 1 TB★ |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD | NVMe SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 14" | 15" |
| Resolution | 2880 px★ | 2496 px |
| Panel | OLED★ | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits | 600 nits★ |
| Color Gamut | — | sRGB |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2 | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2★ | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | USB4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.50 kg★ | 1.66 kg |
| Battery | 73 Wh★ | 66 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
Pros & Cons
ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 Platinum White 2025
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong screen (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong gpu (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong port selection (84th percentile)84th %ile
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025
- Strong cpu (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong ram (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong screen (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Below average gpu (28th percentile)
Pricing
Verdict
Scores 77 overall, wins 5 of 8 usage categories and 12 of 29 specs.
