50 PCWorld MAY 2020REVIEWS ASUS ROG ZEPHYRUS G14
complain about the tiny cursor keys, but at
least they’re in the traditional inverted-T style.
The trackpad has slight metallic feel to it butworks well and supports
Microsoft’s Precision driver.
If we had to complain
about the keyboard, we’d
say the backlighting is pretty
mediocre. We’ve come to
expect RGB in gaming
laptops. Likely for power and
space reasons, Asus sticks
with boring white that’s
neither particularly bright
nor even.
Since we’re talking about
the keyboard deck, the
picture at right shows you two
small grilles to the right and
left of the trackpad. Those cutouts allow
sound from the modest speaker drivers to
project straight up and at you, rather than
firing out the side or into the
desk surface. The sound is fair
overall and gets decently
loud, which is about as good
as it gets for most laptops.BUILD QUALITY
Laptop build quality is usually
in the eye of the beholder, but
we’d rate the ROG Zephyrus
G14’s as generally pretty
good. The lid and keyboard
deck are magnesium, while
the bottom appears to be
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 with Ryzen 9 4900HS. plastic. Overall it feels solidThe Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 with Ryzen 9 4900HS features seven
heat pipes to keep the CPU and GPU cool.