Apple
MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025)
$925.65
ASUS
Based on 81 Reddit mentions
$2399.99
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I do occasional video editing, a lot of adobe lightroom, and I did most of my computer science degree on one. I also have an Asus ROG G14 gaming laptop with a 3060 in it, which is more capable than the macbook, but for day to day stuff it feels like junk to use in comparison.
etheran123 in r/greentext
November 30, 2025 10:46 PM
183
Very unlikely, this is an Asus ROG zephyrus g14, not great for work and rough battery life - pretty much the most gaming performance possible built into the smallest frame possible, lots of overheating issues too. Unless this guy is an exec that got to pick their own laptop from wherever lol
RoflcopterV22 in r/mildlyinfuriating
November 8, 2025 5:45 PM
14
You can only get up to a 5080 in a 14” chassis and the Asus Zephyrus G14 with it loses to the 14” M5 Max in several of the GPU benchmarks that NotebookCheck did. They seem to be very very similar in performance outside of straight gaming where obviously PC in general has a big advantage for several
...shoneysbreakfast in r/hardware
March 16, 2026 5:53 AM
13
You're best of ignoring most content here. They are casuals that have no clue on what matters for a music producer. The ASUS is in general pretty much F tier as far as your usecase is concerned: https://www.reddit.com/r/ZephyrusG14/comments/o7b5cm/dpc_latency_issues_very_bad_as_a_music_producer/ https://www
...Blunt552 in r/laptops
February 21, 2026 8:13 PM
2