The Greedy Upsell : 2024 ASUS Zephyrus G14 & G16

I'm disappointed.... - Lets get all the facts straight before you buy. Knowledge is power

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Jarrod's Tech video mentioned re: 4080 and 4090 power scaling (with time stamp).

Timeline:
0:00 intro
2:05 G14 Hardware Issues - the downgrade
7:20 Pricing Woes - the greedy upsell
16:30 the G16 - The greedy upsell... again
18:56 Buy something else (or a 2023 g14/16....)

#asus #g14 #zephyrus

[TechGuyBeau]

Jarrod’s Tech Review live. Super in depth review cover the good and the bad.


Check out his channel, subscribe, etc.

Glad to see my concerns weren’t wildly un-based 😅

@JarrodsTech 👑

[Gambit]

I like ASUS products but they tend to overprice so much of their lineup. People bought and liked the G14 because it was always priced reasonably for the build quality and specs it provided. Now, not anymore. They're vacating the $1, 200-$1, 500 range and handing it over to Lenovo. Dumb decision by the greedy decision makers at ASUS. Best Buy will definitely put these on sale in a few months or at the end of the year to clear out stock.

Thank you for trying to keep your integrity. Too many "reviewers" are really just shills and marketing arms for companies that give them free stuff or "review" units so they can get revenue from YouTube ads before other actual reviewers who use their own money to buy stuff they review.

[michaeldyer]

Some people care about battery life. But you're right... Pricing is gross.

[miscwork-qbpd]

They're targeting for "creators" who pay stupid amounts for a slightly thinner chassis. It's not just ASUS either, check the prices for the new HP x360 spectre. It's ridiculous

[zerocal]

My man, I had to say thanks for being one of the very and I mean very few Youtubers/creators who's fully honest about tech gear. Prices have got so ridiculous I only buy used now from good sellers on eBay. Keep doin your thing brotha! 🙏

[TechGuyBeau]

A reminder for the: it’s for “creators” defence

1. 16 gb…. No creator uses 16gb (aka forced upsell)

2. ROG = republic of GAMERS

This is simply a greedy upsell on an already insane price. With last years technology

[pauljones]

SPITTIN FAX. PREACH BEAU PREACH.

Enjoying the camera quality and audio quality improvements

[Alireza.Danaee]

The pricing in Germany is more ridiculous. G14 2024 with rtx 4060 and 16gb of ram costs 2199€. For 32gb of ram you should buy rtx 4070 version with 2599€. Then Legion slim 5 14 with 32gb of ram and rtx 4060 costs 1300€

[DN-dzcr]

friend of mine got the new hp omen transcend 14 really early and we compared it to my legion 7 with 4070.
this thing runs no joke soo good for that small formfactor and for the fact its just a 80W? 4070.

he have nearly the same fps +/- 5fps. and this things looks gorgeous as hell.
also the fan noise + heat does'nt sound bad or feel like a vulkan.

(also pricing is very fair in EU, you can get the highest spec version for like 2200€~ (with coupon codes etc))

[NichtderMuller]

„Gamer“ Companies scamming people- nothing new, but totally agree on the „being upset“ about the G14/G16 2024 (probably bought) Reviews. Just saw on Notebookcheck that they given the G14 4060 a 93% !! (Price arround 2500€)-> I got my Legion Pro 7 with a 4090 for that price (which only got 90% by them).

[mukeshangrish]

While I agree that ASUS is honestly looting us by setting those prices and restricting 32GB ram versions to exclusively be the pricier options, I don’t think your comparisons with other laptops made much sense. A laptop is not a PC that is going to sit at a place at all times and hence it’s not just the performance that exclusively matters. The speakers, the aesthetics, portability relative to other laptops (even if a 100 grams), etc.

[goldmastersimulations]

You can't spell ASUS without SUS!

[aaronlake]

Great video. I had a feeling these laptops were going to be a step back at a higher cost, that's why I purchased the 2023 G14 with the RTX 4060 on sale at BestBuy for $1, 099.99. I then purchased a 16gb stick of ram (32gb total) and a 2TB SSD for a total cost of $1, 279.99, disabled turbo boost in the registry, uninstalled Armoury Crate and installed G-Helper and this laptop is fantastic now especially for the price. Consumers shouldn't have to do this to make it right, but most people that purchase a laptop like this tinker anyway. I had the Lenovo Legion 5 14", but I couldn't get past the glossy reflective display and the overall brightness with no G-Sync and soldered ram, and not that great of a keyboard. Thanks again...keep up the good work!👍

[Slyizable]

I understand your dissapointment.
I'm so glad I've got my Legion Slim 7 in the right time. Now I've got a 4060, 40GB RAM and 2.5TB SSDs. No upgrade for a loong time. But I love G-Sync. Have that on my TV and never would get a notebook without. No more tearing is awesome.

[justinweinstein]

I agree for the most part. As someone who is going to college next year and is not a “gamery” person but also owned a 2020 g14. I thought I was going to have to settle with a MacBook 14 but this is everything I needed. There a reason why they are still selling last years model. Different target markets

[ThunderingVipers]

i bought the msi stealth 14 for like a 1000 usd couple of days ago (waiting for it to be delivered).. i was waiting for the new G14 as well but seeing the price i am glad i did not..

now just hoping the stealth 14 is a good investment

[shadowrevival]

Spitting Fax🔥🔥🔥, Asus done it again! Upselling laptop just because it is popular, only Apple has the privilege to do that and at least the Apple has good ecosystem & build quality to pay for the apple tax! I bet the built quality on the G14 is way worse than the legion slim 5 and Macbooks too.

[oldktz]

do you have a link to Jarrod's tech 4080 tdp difference video that you mentioned?

[pauljones]

Appreciate the passion you bring to the sector

[salilvaigankar]

Hey, after watching your video I do get your point on the price to performance ratio offered by Asus on this years system configuration but I'm really liking the G16 in terms of design and performance should be fine for my usuage, do you have any alternatives that you could suggest?