No (soldered) RAM Upgradable — 2 Laptops Compared

Decision table

No (soldered) RAM Upgradable: which one for what?

The 2 models on this page are scored only against each other, for the use you pick. Scores come from the spec sheets; no price and no advertising go in.

What will you use it for? Gaming Thin & Light Battery Life Content Creation

Leads for Gaming: ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025)75%

Leads for Thin & Light: Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (13.8)59%

Leads for Battery Life: ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025)57%

Leads for Content Creation: ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025)83%

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ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025)ASUS
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU · 32 GB
75% 45% 57% 83%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Discrete graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU
- 19 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- 19 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 73 Wh battery — top of the pool
- 19 months on the market — a successor may be near
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- Discrete graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU
- OLED panel
- 19 months on the market — a successor may be near
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (13.8)Microsoft
Snapdragon X Elite · 16 GB · 13.8 inch
45% 59% 57% 48%
Why it ranks here
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- 1.34 kg — among the lightest in the pool
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near