ASUSROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RK 14" QHD 120Hz 16:10 Gaming Laptop (AMD Ryzen 9-6900HS, AMD Radeon RX 6800S, 16GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Windows 11)

I’m really happy with this ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14, easily the best laptop I’ve ever had. The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS and RTX 4080 deliver amazing performance, handling gaming, work, and multitasking effortlessly. The 32GB of RAM and 1TB SSD keep everything running fast and smooth, with no slowdowns.The display is clear and sharp, and the HDMI 2.1 and usb c ports allow me to connect external monitors with high refresh rates, which is great for gaming.The build quality feels premium, and it’s lightweight and portable, making it easy to carry around. The keyboard is comfortable to type on, and battery life is surprisingly good for a gaming laptop.Overall, I couldn’t be happier! If you’re looking for a powerful, well-built gaming laptop that can handle just about anything, this is a fantastic choice!

If a gaming laptop is what you are looking for then this is not for you - 100% mission abort!On paper the AMD config [CPU + GPU] should communicate well together to produce a smooth gaming experience. However, no matter how you adjust settings for GPU, fans or power etc. frame rate is pretty low, the CPU struggles to the point that is becomes unusable. Playing Fortnite the graphics card is unable to produce any fine detail and at times it cant produce colour correctly. I have an Nvidia 3070Ti that blows the Raedeon RX6800S out of the water. It has never let me down and produces excellent results every single time. The core temperatures reach between 85-90c very quickly and you can literally smell the insides cooking even when the fans are on full belt!Speaking of temperatures, the machine has no effective cooling not just for gaming but it seems to overheat even when performing basic windows tasks or when at idle. The keyboard becomes defunct due to the heat as it is too hot to touch and my fans sounded absolutely terrible. I am not just talking your typical fan noise but they made a creaky snapping like sound that could only be drowned out by the use of headphones. Another thing to consider is that the vents face on to the screen of the device due to the engineering of Asus hinges. I would be concerned long term about the screen life as even though I am sure his has been tested, I cant see that it is heat-proof. As the temperatures run hot 95% of the time I used it, I would have concerned for the heat reducing screen quality and life.The screen quality of the 120Hz config is really poor. Colour accuracy is rubbish and the sharpness, contrast and brightness lets the device down big time. I have a Google Pixel 8 and the screen quality is better on there than the laptop. When you are gaming the screen mode changes with filters that you can manually change but the temperature colours give a magenta and blue tint that is really over done. It ruins any colour accuracy and makes shadows too dark and contrasts too black when gaming. This can make movement in games diffcult to detect or make your reactions and responses delayed.The keyboard travel time is pretty good and the keyboard is extremely easy to adapt to. The only issue is the RGB backlight. It is extremely faint and is barely visible through the keys. Bare this in mind if backlighting is important to you. The track pad is very good and responsive.The laptop is very portable and light for a 'gaming' laptop. I really cant use this for gaming in any way shape or form. I had to return it as it is unable to function for gaming unless you just like to play solitaire. AAA games are going to struggle every single time! I am still to be convinced that a small form factor is able to produce the same qualities for gaming as a 15.6"+ can. Someone please prove me wrong as I would really like a great 14" gaming laptop. All I know is that this is not it!

Yes it has minor backlight bleed, yes the trackpad is slightly loose HOWEVER the laptop itself is amazing, built like a tank, weighs so light and much better IMO than th eLegion 7 build quality.The performance is top quality, on par with a 4070 however not £3000 so basically half the price.The battery is amazing easy getting 8 hours video playback and browsing.The speakers are very good for a windows laptop and using dolby atmos they sound great.The screen is really nice, colourful and is bright enough for a great experience. Mine has the usual top bezel light bleed due to the clamping force of the plastic frame however only notable on a completely black background,Playing Warzone 2.0 at 120FPS high quality at 1440p is amazing and DayZ on Extreme getting around 90-110 FPS.Yes its not the new gen chips however i cant justify the jump in price especially with how well this sexy laptop performs.Just buy it and ignore any haters :-)