ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) have announced a whole slew of laptop gaming models at CES 2020! Alongside other products, one of them is the Zephyrus G14: the gaming notebook that brings unprecedented power to an ultraslim 14-inch form.

Small size, big impact

Packed into a much smaller footprint than 15-inch alternatives, the G14 easily slips into conventional laptop bags and backpacks. The system is only 17.9mm thin and weighs a total of 1.6kg without the custom LED matrix. This makes for a very light laptop that you can easily carry around without much hassle, without having to compromise on how much heat you’re packing.

AniMe Matrix™ LED personalization

The ROG splash across the lid comes to life with the AniMe Matrix display available on select models. An impressive 1,215 mini LEDs to give gamers a new medium to express their individuality. Also, each LED emits a white glow with 256 levels of brightness control.

Users can import animated GIFs and other graphics and build custom animations frame by frame. They also can type text messages with different fonts. Visualizations also react to music and other audio, creating a unique platform for DJs and other artists.

If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the official launch trailer above for these cool LEDs in action!

Immersive gaming visuals

The Zephyrus G14 comes with up to a GeForce RTX 2060 augmented by ROG Boost up to 1298MHz at 65W. This  GPU is based on the latest NVIDIA Turing architecture, which melds dedicated cores for programmable shading, real-time ray tracing and artificial intelligence. Therefore, this combination enables improved lighting, shadows and other in-game effects. It also offers a diverse array of compute resources for accelerating demanding workloads such as content creation, 3D modeling and deep learning.

Turing’s dedicated video encoder is largely responsible for the G14’s ability to game and stream simultaneously. Thus, this specialized hardware allows higher stream quality with minimal performance impact, and it’s compatible with Open Broadcaster Software (OBS), a popular capture tool among burgeoning creators and aspiring Twitch streamers.

High refresh or high resolution

Perhaps the most interesting feature of the G14 are the two premium panels that it offers. Seem like ROG understands that gaming laptops are also used for content creation because they addressed the problem quite simply: just give them both. The G14 offers a choice between two premium panels tailored for different needs. Therefore, users can select a faster Full HD display that goes up to 120Hz or opt for a higher WQHD resolution.

The G14 also has adaptive sync technology for smoother gameplay. It eliminates visual tearing, minimize stutter and input lag. On top of that, both displays are factory calibrated and PANTONE Validated to ensure creators get the color accuracy they crave. The IPS-type panels have wide viewing angles and cover 100% of the sRGB range and the screen has an expansive 85% screen-to-body ratio.

Nonstop speed

Last year, ROG collaborated with AMD to bring previous-gen AMD Ryzen™ Mobile Processors to the 15-inch Zephyrus G GA502. For the G14, ROG and AMD teamed up again to create an exclusive series tuned specifically for the smaller chassis.

The Zephyrus G14 uses a special CPU that generates less heat. The chips retain up to 8 cores and 16 threads, but are tuned to make thermals more manageable. Because of this, there’s still ample power for demanding applications or heavy multitasking.

With up to 32GB of fast DDR4-3200 RAM across dual channels, there’s headroom for bigger projects too. The NVMe SSD supplies ultra-fast storage with up to 1TB of capacity, meaning minimal load times for a huge library of games and apps.

Overall, among the various ROG products announced, the Zephyrus G14 will be the go to option if portability is your main concern.