Dropping a whopping $550 in price at Best Buy, the 2023 version of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is on sale for $1,049 . Originally priced at $1,599, this is a big saving on what is a potent little 14-inch gaming laptop.
Stacking some powerful components in the moonlight-white chassis, the Zephyrus G14 uses an AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 8-core processor, Nvidia RTX 4060 laptop graphics card, and 16GB of 4800 MHz DDR5 memory. The only real negative is the included 512GB SSD, which is far too small for a modern gaming laptop. Although it is fairly easy to upgrade to a larger and faster SSD, not everyone relishes the opportunity to open up their brand-new laptop to replace parts.
The screen on the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, although small, packs a high resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a refresh rate of 165Hz for buttery smooth framerates. The screen is also pretty bright, thanks to a 500-nit peak brightness. With the graphics provided by an RTX 4060 GPU, this laptop can also use features such as DLSS 3 for improved framerates, and ray tracing if your game supports it.
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 ( RTX 4060) Gaming Laptop: now $1,049 at Best Buy (was $1,599)
This powerful little gaming laptop incorporates a 14-inch screen with a 165Hz refresh rate for smooth gaming, powered by an RTX 4060 laptop GPU. The processor is an AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS with 16GB of DDR5 4800 MHz memory and a 512GB SSD for storage - all packed into a moonlight white chassis.
For connectivity, the small size of the Zephyrus G14 doesn't compromise on ports. Included on the chassis for connecting to another monitor or TV is a 1x HDMI 2.0 port, plus four USB ports for hooking up your favorite peripherals and devices with 2x USB-A 3.2 ports and 2x USB-C 3.2 ports.
For battery life, it has an advertised life of up to 10 hours on a full charge. But as with any gaming laptop, the best way to use this device is with mains power. Playing games on higher settings on a gaming laptop will very quickly drain the laptop otherwise.
If RGB is a must, then you're also in luck, as the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 has a backlit keyboard with customizable RGB lighting so that you can match it up with your favorite colors and peripherals for that full gamified setup.
