Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) vs RAZER Blade 14 - [IN-DEPTH COMPARISON / REVIEW]
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- čas přidán 22. 06. 2024
- In this video I'll be comparing the (in my opinion) BEST 14 inch gaming laptops around. The Razer Blade 14 and Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 are similar in size, but differ wildly in some areas. So let's see what each one's strengths and weaknesses are, and if there even is a winner!
This comparison is pretty in-depth, so I'll cover some things that most big CZcamsrs won't :)
Razer Blade 14 (RTX 3080Ti):
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Razer Blade 14 (RTX 4070):
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Zephyrus G14 RTX 4060:
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:24 Exterior / Build quality
1:24 Ports
1:46 Display
3:42 Keyboard
4:21 RGB / Lighting
5:32 Touchpad
6:17 Speakers / Sound
6:56 Performance / Specifications
8:03 Tuning software (AC / Synapse)
8:57 Charging cable / brick
10:07 SIKRIT ;))) - Věda a technologie
Razer Blade 14 Full review:
czcams.com/video/R4zMLHz3PGw/video.html
ROG Zephyrus G14 Full review:
czcams.com/video/8s7BP9rIC0I/video.html
Can you test the G14 in terms of video editing, especially scrubbing through the video timeline when there are effects attached to the clips? It would be nice to add a video on how this G14 performs productivity tasks as I have not seen any reviewers mentioned that.
I can easily scrub through 4k footage with gaussian blur and text over it without it dropping frames :)
Hey there, amazing review. Which one would you go with for the quietest possible gaming on battery?
Thank you very much :)
They can both get pretty loud, but their fan noise is "different".
The Blade has a "heavier" / lower pitch fan noise, while the G14 is "lighter" / higher.
I personally prefer the Blade's fan noise, but it's pretty personal.
HOWEVER:
The G14 has MUCH more control over it. You could set custom fan curves, and undervolt the CPU.
So for the quietest experience, absolutely go with the G14 :)
Think G14 was the clear winner. The 16:10 screen ratio is just better when it comes to productivity, and the OLED is supreme in every which way. Minor things like rgb lighting effects don’t matter, most of the time they’re off and as a party trick they both still turn on.
For almost all games, running at high instead of ultra will easily give you over 100fps. And these days and especially on a 14inch screen, you can barely tell the difference between both settings.
The G14 gunmetal look with rounded edges also looks and feels much more premium and polished, without leaving fingerprints. Sort of like the MacBook Pro cleanliness and class.
Also, great video 🙏🏼, definitely much more unique and straight forward to the point when it comes to reviews and comparisons compared with the hundreds of other copy paste style video formats aha.
Thank you very much :))
Yeah I think the G14 is a clear winner in every area, but i still think the Blade 14 feels more sturdy because of the higher grade and thicker aluminum, and the tighter display hinge (And the 16GB of VRAM in very specific applications).
Other than that, it's really awesome.
Just to note, the 2023 and 2024 Blade 14 models have 16:10 screens. Mine is a 2023 with a 240hz refresh rate and 500 nits of brightness. It's still an LCD screen, but it is absolutely gorgeous. It's not going to beat an OLED, but I've got nothing to complain about. They also have larger trackpads.
@lyteedge Forgot to mention the trackpad part, good one :)
I had a chance to play around with both, and all I can say is the screen wobbly on the G14 drrove me crazy! I returned it and end up picking up a used 2023 Blade 14 with 4070 for essentially 1600 out the door, tax included.
1600 for the Blade is INSANELY good value. I wish we had prices like that over here haha
Enjoy it :D
where did you get it for 1600?
Since you have and tried both, what would you choose or recommend for everyday use, everyday use like gaming, work, making calls, travelling, .. etc, specially with heavy workload
I'd go with the Zephyrus. It looks more professional, is lighter, has way better battery life, is quieter, and has better performance while on battery :)
@@crimsontechyt I wonder about Quality Control of both companies.
I know Razer's QC is notorious. I hear things about Asus too
@@eladbari Razer only had issues with batteries from 2020 up until 2021, but those have since been fixed. Asus is a mixed bag really
I also have had both but the 16" versions. Razer has the overall upper hand. ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 was the worst laptop experience ever
@@crimsontechyt Thank you for your response, I really like the new design better than the old one + the battery thing is so appealing, I currently own a razer blade 14 and the battery lasts around 2 hours only which is annoying, I really want something with a battery that lasts longer
Looking forward to getting my G14 tomorrow!!
Brother I see you on every comment section on ALL the videos I'm watching!
So are you pulling the trigger on the G14 2024?
@@simonepiontini loll I did end up getting it! It's been great so far!
@@TheOnlyNamees cierto que se calienta mucho con programas basicos bro?
En modo silecioso y rendimiento suenan los ventiladores??
Por ejemplo tengo una rog strix g16 que en modo rendimiento no suena los ventiladores
@@jhojanoful With basic programs in silent mode/at the right settings no, but yeah when you have more intensive programs open the fans get louder and the laptop gets hotter.
@@TheOnlyNametu lo tienes con lq 4060 o 4070?
Since when both usb c is usb 4.0 : ☠️
A tually the left side with the power adapter plug is usb 4.0....
Do the G14 fans get loud when performing normal tasks (web browsing, video playback?). Thats the only thing that is holding me back as ive seen mixed reviews on this
No. On my custom silent profile (fans kick in at 55-60 degrees, it's literally silent 99% of the time while doing normal things :)
can you review the zephyrus g16 2024, also nice review
Thank you :)
Im planning to!
will you try the Acer Swift X 2024? It seems like they are trying to get into the premier line of windows laptop
I'll try to get my hands on it, it seems like a good option :)
what is the max battery life you got with the computes at 100% bigness in there Lowes performance and on their highest performance
That Razer Blade 14 is from 2022... the newer models have better specs and also 16:10 display. Kind of an unfair comparison.
I stated that in the video. The point was how close a laptop from 2022 came to beating a laptop from 2024 in terms of performance :)
Did you test out the g14 in turbo mode? It should be getting a higher than the blade 14 in turbo mode.
I tried all performance profiles and GPU modes, and showed the best results for CB23 and TimeSpy. I got the highest scores from the G14 on Ultimate mode, with a Manual fan profile where i overclocked the CPU and GPU, with fans on full speed. Turbo was mainly the best with games
@@crimsontechyt What mode you feel was best for content creation like video editing?
@@eladbari Turbo would be the most consistent. On battery it's obv a tradeoff between noise/temps and battery life, so that's more subjective.
@@crimsontechyt I wanna know if your 4.5 hours of battery life for video editing - was done with that "Turbo mode" on? OR was it something different, like "Performance mode"? [btw, these are the same mode names in G-Helper?]
2022 Razer 14 3080ti is now £1500, 2024 G14 4070 is £2400. Razer beats it on performance and has 2x vram for the future. Easy choice.
Nice review! Apart from some questionable design choices (the ram), I think Asus knocked it out of the park. I'm really excited with how they improve on this design.
Yeah if they kept the 4080/4090 configs, and the upgradeable ram slots, this would probably be THE best laptop money can buy. But then again, it would prob be thicker too, so idk 🙃
And thanks :D
Wonder how much battery life for VIDEO EDITING work- you can squeeze out of the G14 when you:
1. Disable the LED stripe at the back
2. Lock refresh rate to the lower 60hz
3. Use G-Helper and uninstall Armoury Crate
4. Limit the CPU down by 5% like you said before - which saves 7W somehow
5. Add another suggestion here.... :)
I did that to achieve the results i gave in the full review :)
- I had the LEDs off
- 60Hz forced
- G-Helper with a custom power profile (with a -5 CPU undervolt), similar to silent
@@crimsontechyt Ohh..so that's what gave you 4.5 hours of video editing. AFTER all those tweaks.
Ok, important to know.
I have an HP Spectre 360 from a few years ago. Battery life is non existent. So, anyways, I guess, after 3-4 years- the battery won't hold a charge I guess. [or is it only my HP].
@2:46 - About -OLED.
What about burn-in for productivity Apps usage [of course no burn-in will occur in gaming cause the image moves all the time, yet on Photoshop/ Premiere - the UI is constantly there for hours!] And no one talks about this aspect. Manufacturers probably will want you to replace your laptop after 2 years, so they won't care about burn-in.
Burn in is a risk with gaming too, because some UI elements are always on screen (think HP, ammo, minimap outlines, etc.).
However I think this issue isnt as apparent anymore as it used to be. Modern OLED screens have VERY many tools to prevent burn in (pixel shift, brightness variation, adaptive refresh rate, etc.).
Since all OLEDs for consumer devices are made by Samsung, all OLED devices get these features as they are made.
Just look up the Nintendo Switch OLED burn in test from Wulff Den, and you'll see how much of a non issue this has become :)
Do you think the G14 display is better than the MacBook Pro M3?
That's a hard choice, but i think the G14 is slightly better. They have the same SDR brightness, and while the M3 gets brighter in HDR content, you just cant get perfect blacks like on an OLED. They're both amazing displays though, and you cant go wrong with either one imo.
Macbook pro uses miniled with >100% colors(not sure the right word but lets just say having higher than 100% is worse than having 1% less in term of accuracy)
While zephy uses oled with 99-100% colors
If you prefer accuracy. Zephy
Brightness and "punchyness" macbook pro ofc
Obviously outdoor use miniled reign supreme
You didnt ask but
Macbook pro uses higher quality aluminium , thicker ones as well
If youre getting zephy . Treat them like how you would treat your plastic laptops.
Macbokk would survive a drop but zephy might not
Theyre cheaping out on heatpipes as well. What a shame.
The Macbook's is more accurate yes, and it's an amazing display :)
My preference still goes to the G14 though, also because its response times are leagues better (the Macbook's display is very smeary with it's refresh rate unfortunately :( )
@@crimsontechyt thank you, that would help me a lot
How about noise during load?
The blade gets louder quicker, but gives off a lower pitched noise. With the G14 you can set custom fan profiles, so noise is more up to you
@3:02 - I still wonder if having an UBER OLED screen like that- will go against us when editing color for pictures + videos. We might see an insane image on this OLED, but when you will share it online and people watch it on their lower-tier screens - they will see a washed out image with little saturated colors, since our OLED screens showed us this super high contrast+colors out of the box, so in a way OLED may lie to us...
The screen is in vivid mode on default, but you can switch it to Standard to make it color accurate (which is perfect for photo/video editing)
@@crimsontechyt Superb. That's great to know, man!
And how did you find the glare? the G14 has some filter that makes it less bright, I understand..
It's pretty okay, def better than other glossy displays. If you're looking at direct sunlight, you'll see the natural panel color though (green)
@@crimsontechyt That's good insight, as maybe that green tint could be misleading when color correcting [which anyways should be done not in direct sunlight]
Can you please make a full tutorial about a video that you made 9 months ago' where you turned a office pc into 200$ gaming pc
I wanna see the process of that but you skipped that part it will be really helpful cause i have the same office pc but idk how to upgrade! if can you do a video with exact same pc and remove all parts from it even mother board it'll be extremely helpful if you read my longass comment thanks!
I've sold that pc since, but the process is the same across 99% of other computers, so i could do it again :)
Just need to find the parts for it though
@@crimsontechyt thank you so much" and you can use any parts for to show me but use that particular case from that video
What issues are you having with it? Maybe i could help you through here
@@crimsontechyt i never had experience with office PCs i wanna know how did you take everything out that's it!
Oh its pretty easy, you just screw loose EVERYTHING that you want to put in the new pc (GPU, CPU + Motherboard + RAM, PSU maybe, and the hard drive)
Dat hand vein
lol