Asus TUF Gaming A14 (14-Inch, 2024)

Compact design with a nice balance of gaming power. Good battery life when not gaming. Vivid G-Sync display. Relatively light for a gaming laptop.

Speakers aren’t great. Understated design may not be for everyone.

Lightweight, durable chassis ; Bright, vivid display ; Solid performance ; Good battery life ; Comfortable keyboard ; Twin M.2 SSD slots

Humdrum design ; Weak audio

Asus' TUF Gaming A14 sacrifices flash for frugal frame-rate pushing. It's a plain, but still compelling, compact gaming laptop.

Industry-leading battery life ; Solid gaming performance ; Exceptionally light ; Sturdy and durable

Sluggish trackpad

The Asus TUF Gaming A14 is the perfect gaming laptop for travelers, featuring excellent battery life, a light chassis, bright display, and military grade durability.

Light and durable build ; Nice keyboard ; performance ; Excellent battery life

Average speakers ; Average web camera ; No RGB

I'll keep the verdict simple. If you're looking for a compact, lightweight, and powerful laptop that you can game on, the Asus TUF Gaming A14 is very tough not to recommend. It's got a nice display, the battery life is excellent, you can play AAA games...

Powerful Performance: Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and RTX 4060 handle gaming and multitasking effortlessly. ; Gorgeous Display: 2.5K, 165Hz screen provides stunning visuals with smooth motion. ; Ample Storage & RAM: 32GB RAM and 2TB SSD give plenty of memory and...

No RGB Lighting: Lacks the customizable RGB found in many gaming laptops. ; Windows Hello Drama: Facial recognition is very wonky here.

2x M.2 slots ; Great overall performance ; Compact and light ; Zen 5 CPU option ; High CPU clocks and power limits during heavy stress (4.35 GHz / 3.23 GHz P and E-core clock + 72W) ; The RTX 4060 can maintain ~ 100W during gaming ; MUX switch + NVIDIA...

Soldered RAM ; Pricey ; High CPU temperature in medium and long loads

Durable, premium, thin and light design ; AMD Ryzen AI + RTX 4060 horsepower ; Impressive QHD+ display ; Keyboard and touchpad feel great to use ; Surprising battery life

16GB RAM maximum? Come on now. ; Limited port array for gaming

The Asus TUF Gaming A14 is easily the best 14-inch gaming laptop you can buy, and a solid mid-ranger that makes strategic compromises in all the right places to reduce cost without making it feel any less premium. Throw in the huge CPU bump in power...

ASUS have delivered an excellent, compact gaming laptop that won't break the bank. The TUF A14 has a more classic laptop look and feel, but has the gaming chops to perform at a high level even on battery. The OLED display is excellent and there's...

Low-key design that still feels solid ; Strong performance in benchmarks and in games

Limited 4-hour battery when not gaming ; Screen could be brighter ; RAM isn't upgradable and feels low at 16 GB max

Asus TUF Gaming A14 It's a subtle but surprisingly powerful gaming laptop that won't break the bank at $1,500. It's only held back by its short battery life and limited RAM.