[Video Review] ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401 (2021) – improved cooling and better hardware
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401 in-depth review
The updated version of the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401 has some interesting new things under the hood like AMD Zen 3 CPUs and NVIDIA Ampere GPUs. So, powerful hardware that is fitted in a shell of a compact 14-incher - it may sound exciting for a lot of you. Actually, we have a review of the first iteration of this device and it has the same hardware formula - powerful AMD CPUs with up to 8 cores and good NVIDIA GPU video card options.The 2021 version of this device looks (almost) identical to the 2020 variant. As we said, the updates are hidden under the bonnet. In short, our device is eq[...]
Pros
- Optional AniMe Matrix light that can be turned off for better battery life
- Nice keyboard with decent travel and clicky feedback, good for both typing and gaming
- Has one of the most beefier mobile chips
- 8GB or 16GB of soldered memory and one additional RAM SODIMM slot supporting 3200 MHz memory in dual-channel and NVMe drive support
- One of its USB Type-C ports can be used to charge the laptop or to output a DisplayPort 1.4 signal
- PWM-free display TL140BDXP01-0 (TMX1400)
- Has a good contrast ratio and comfortable viewing angles TL140BDXP01-0 (TMX1400)
- High resolution (1440p), 100% sRGB coverage and great color accuracy, partially thanks to our Gaming and Web design profile TL140BDXP01-0 (TMX1400)
Cons
- Lacks an SD card reader and Thunderbolt support
- The laptop gets loud and warm when gaming
- Expensive
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401 - Specs
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 80W) #117 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 75W) #146 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 75W) #177 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q #158 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q #176 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop) #221 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 50W) #222 in Top GPUs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 8000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 40GB
- OS
- Windows 10 Home, Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11, DOS, No OS
- Battery
- 76Wh, 4-cell
- Body material
- Aluminum, Magnesium alloy
- Dimensions
- 324 x 222 x 17.9 ~ 19.9 mm (12.76" x 8.74" x 0.70")
- Weight
- 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Sleep and Charge
- HDMI
- 2.0b
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- Audio jack
- 3.5 mm combo
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- Backlit keyboard
- Speakers
- 2x 2.5W, Smart AMP technology
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Lock
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Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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