Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401 2020 Review

Asus announced the ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401 at CES 2020. With its impressive price to performance ratio and impressively built quality, it quickly became the best 14 Inch gaming laptop of 2020 with the highest-end model being powered by the 8 core AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS which outperforms intel’s i9 9980HK, and on the graphics end we have Nvidia RTX 2060 Max-Q Graphics which is a solid mid-range GPU for laptops. This is paired with an excellent 120Hz FHD display with an sRGB rating of 100% and a magnesium-aluminum chassis weighing in at only 1.6Kg or 3.5 lbs making it a solid laptop for content creation and a portable gaming solution.

The 2020 version of the ROG Zephyrus G14 has quite a few variants in terms of specs however features and components such as Ports, keyboards, Design, Battery, and Weight of the device will remain the same. The variation here can be of CPU, GPU, Display, RAM, and Storage.

Pros and Cons

PROS:
  • All 3 Display Variants are very color accurate
  • Supports USB Type-C charging
  • Good Battery Life
  • Excellent Built Quality
  • Upgradable RAM
CONS:
  • no SD Card Reader or RJ-45
  • No webcam
  • Only one M.2 Slot

Specifications

OS (Operating System)
  • Windows 10 Home (Free upgrade to Windows 11 when available)
Processor
  • AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS | AMD Ryzen 9 4900Hs | AMD Ryzen 5 4600Hs
GPU (Graphics Card)
  • Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650Ti | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660Ti Max-Q
Display
  • 14 Inch | FHD | 16:9 | 100% sRGB | 60Hz
  • 14 Inch | FHD | 16:9 | 100% sRGB | 120Hz
  • 14 Inch | QHD (2560 x 1440) | 16:9 | 100% sRGB | 60Hz
Memory
  • 8GB soldered | 8GB soldered + 8GB 3200MHz DDR4 (1x SODIMM)
  • Max Capacity : 24GB
Storage
  • 1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0) |  512GB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0)
I/O Ports
  • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack | 1x HDMI 2.0b | 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A | 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (Supports DisplayPort 1.4 and Charging)
Battery
  • 76 Watt-hours
Keyboard
  • Backlit | Chiclet Style
Network and Communication
  • Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 | Bluetooth 5
Weight
  • 1.6 Kg
Upgradability
  • 1x SO-DIMM Slots for RAM Expansion | 1x M.2 slot for SSD (Occupied)
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