We’re currently using last year’s model (2021) powered by a Ryzen 9 5900 HS with GeForce RTX 3060. Check out our review here.
Taken from Engadget … Now, with its latest edition, ASUS is fixing the G14’s major flaw: It’s finally adding a webcam. Together with AMD’s latest Ryzen 6000 chips and Radeon GPUs, the 2022 G14 sounds like a dream machine on paper. But, thanks to significantly higher configuration prices, it’s no longer a value-oriented machine. And that’s a shame.
Aside from the pricing change, though, the new Zephyrus G14 builds on everything we loved about the original. The sturdy magnesium alloy case returns, and select models feature more of ASUS’s “AniMe Matrix” LEDs, which can display images and text on the back of the screen. You can choose between 14-inch 144Hz 1080p and 120Hz 1440p screens, which offer 400 and 500 nits of brightness, respectively. That’s a huge leap from last year’s 300-nit screen, and it makes the displays much better suited for Dolby Vision HDR (another helpful addition).
Pros
- Speedy Ryzen 6000 CPU
- Fast and efficient Radeon 6000S GPU
- Excellent Dolby Vision display
- Comfortable keyboard
- Luxuriously large touchpad
- Tons of ports
- Solid build quality
Cons
- More expensive than before
- Ray tracing still hit or miss without upscaling
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The Zephyrus G14 is still an incredibly compelling 14-inch notebook, especially if you’re aiming for one of the cheaper models. It’s powerful, slim and it finally has a webcam. But it’s also lost much of what made the 2020 model so special. I suppose that’s progress, though. ASUS kicked off a trend, but now it’s racing to keep up with the competition.
Read the rest of the review at Engadget
Check out our review of last year’s model (2021) here.
