This is my initial impressions video of the 2021 version of the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (GA401QM-HZ022TS) sold in India.

The laptop had audio issues when running in its windows & silent mode on battery power, which were fixed in a driver update from ASUS. And the fingerprint sensor gets disabled sometimes and requires restarting the laptop to re-enable it.

Steps to recreate the audio issue:
Enable silent mode in armoury crate & disconnect the laptop from the charger.
Watch a YouTube video (preferable with talking heads) in the browser for more than 2.5 minutes and notice that the audio progressively goes out-of-sync with the video.
Some sort of lag compensation appears to be over-correcting and results in the audio playing ahead of the video.

Video that I used to test audio syncing issues:
@Hardwareunboxed : [ Ссылка ]

Except for the above issues, I'm impressed with this laptop for the awesome performance on offer in this rather compact form-factor.

Laptop Specs:
AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS 8-core CPU
NVIDIA RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (at Max-Q spec of 60 W)
16 GB DDR4 3200 MHz Samsung RAM
1 TB NVME SK-Hynix SSD
1080p, 144Hz, Freesync Display with 100 % sRGB color
76 Wh battery
Eclipse Gray Colour with AniMe matrix display lid
1080p 60fps webcam & 14-inch laptop sleeve included in the box

Purchased for ₹ 1,39,990

Please check out the following videos for more details about this laptop:

G14 gaming performance:
@JarrodsTech : [ Ссылка ]
@tested900 : [ Ссылка ]

G14 2021 full reviews:
@BobOfAllTrades : [ Ссылка ]
@GizmoSlipTech : [ Ссылка ]

Audio testing song credits:
@ChrisKogos : [ Ссылка ]

End song credits:
Dreams by Markvard [ Ссылка ]
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: [ Ссылка ]-
Music promoted by Audio Library [ Ссылка ]


Time stamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:21 Specs & Pricing
0:55 Mini-Unboxing
1:10 Issues Faced
4:26 Hardware QC testing
4:53 Initial Impressions
6:51 Laptop disassembly
7:34 Battery Life
8:11 Ports
9:24 Deep Learning Performance
11:11 Brand new competition
11:48 Other options from ASUS
12:09 Conclusion

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