ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403 (2024)

Fazit - Alleskönner für jeden Bedarf

Kleiner, dünner, hochauflösender und insgesamt moderner: Mit dem ROG Zephyrus G14 beschreitet ASUS im Modelljahr 2024 andere Wege und baut die Serie zu einem echten Allrounder um, der in allen Lebenslagen glänzen soll. Im Gegenzug gibt es geringere Powerlimits für die Hauptkomponente. Wie sich die neue Generation schlägt, das erfährt man in diesem Hardwareluxx-Artikel. Wir haben eine knapp 3.300 Euro teure Testkonfiguration des 14-Zöllers ausführlich auf den Prüfstand gestellt.

At the end of the day, or our test gauntlet as the case may be, we have to hand it to ASUS for this latest iteration of the ROG Zephyrus G14 for 2024. This might not be the most powerful gaming laptop with a GeForce RTX 4070 on board, but it weighs in at only 3.3 lbs, is much thinner and lighter than many, and sports a inky-gorgeous 3K OLED display. There are few machines on the market that can claim this blend of portability and creature comfort, while also maintaining some level of gaming chops. The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403 is kind of a tweener product, but it strikes a cord with us as a unique offering in the market with a high level of build quality and a balanced approach on performance. Though we did have a few issues with the machine's display occasionally glitching while coming out of hibernation mode, ASUS seems to have cleaned that mostly up with a recent BIOS update, and it's likely a non-issue moving forward. The other shortcoming of the ROG Zephyrus G14 is battery life. Since this laptop can double as a portable productivity and content creation workhorse, some users might appreciate a bit more longevity when not gaming. Though again, this isn't necessarily a showstopper issue with the machine's ability to power its 3K OLED display and Ryzen 8000 platform for almost 5 hours in an always-on light duty workload scenario. Beyond these caveats, we really enjoyed our time with this gaming cross-breed of laptop. Especially if you're like us and are regularly involved with content creation on the go, this machine offers a highly portable, sleek and thin solution that'll get the job done and then kick back after hours for a few gaming grunts too. You'll want to go with as much RAM as you can afford (Get the 32GB version. You'll thank us later.), since like many machines in its size range, its system memory is soldered down. Regardless, beyond that consideration, if you're looking for a smaller format gaming laptop with a killer display, solid gaming chops and pristine build quality, the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403 is one to consider for sure.