If I could only have one laptop for work and gaming, I’d get this one

May 22, 2026 Antonio G. Di Benedetto

A rear view of an Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2026) laptop on a desktop with purple light behind it in the background.
The ROG Zephyrus G14 has been one of our favorite laptops for years, but high prices slightly tarnish the luster of this new version. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge

I've loved the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 since it launched in 2020. I bought one for my wife after reading about how awesome it was on a little site called The Verge dot com.

Since then, the G14 has gotten some facelifts, chip bumps, an occasional special edition, a full redesign, and a 16-inch sibling - and it's remained great. Now, in 2026, Asus has new flagship models making the switch from AMD chips to Intel Panther Lake CPUs. And it now has something I have a soft spot for on any laptop: a full-size SD card slot.

The Zephyrus G14 already had me back in 2020, when it didn't even have a webcam, but now it feels like a laptop specifically fo …

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