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Read MoreBest Buy's latest round of gaming laptop deals has just returned the Asus Zephyrus G14, one of our personal favorite best gaming laptops here at TechRadar, back down to the lowest prices we've ever seen this week.
Starting with the 'entry-level' Asus Zephyrus G14 for just $899.99 (was $1,099.99), you're currently looking at savings of up to $200 right now for one of the better 'small' gaming laptop deals around right now. You can also bag yourself a $150 saving on this stunning upgraded RTX 2060 / Ryzen 9 model for $1,199.99 (was $1,349).
On the basic model, you're looking at a machine with a Ryzen 7-4800HS processor, GTX 1650 graphics card, 8GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD - specs which are a little light on graphical power, but still have a ton of horsepower that's particularly handy for productivity tasks. For the price, you're also getting a much slicker aesthetic and overall more premium chassis than a cheaper equivalent, like this Dell G3 15 for $749.99 for example.
Full disclosure - Best Buy's putting these 2020 Asus Zephyrus G14 on sale to make way for the latest 2021 models right now. If you have the cash, then the 2021 model is likely to give you an edge in performance, but you'll of course be looking at a significant upcharge - $300 in this case. Also, these 2020 G14's will still cut the mustard when it comes to gaming and should last you a good few years down the line, especially the RTX 2060 model.
Outside the US? See the best gaming laptop deals in your region just below.
Asus Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop: $1,099 $899.99 at Best Buy
Save $200 - A combination of an AMD Ryzen 7 4800HSÂ processor, 8GB of RAM, 512GB SSD, and GTX 1650 graphics card make this entry-level Asus Zephyrus G14 a good pick if you're looking for something that's like an ultrabook that can handle a spot of gaming on the side. While not rocking the most powerful GPU on the market, this one's still capable of putting out respectable 1080p performance on many titles.
Asus Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop: $1,349 $1,199.99 at Best Buy
Save $150 - Alternatively, get yourself a great gaming laptop deal on this upgraded Zephyrus G14 this week at Best Buy. This one's rocking an RTX 2060 graphics card, AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD, making it easily one of the most powerful sub-15 inch gaming laptops on the market right now. This one's a great choice if you're looking for a lightweight gaming laptop capable of not just high-end gaming, but also intensive productivity applications.Â
Want to read more about this range of awesome laptops? See our main page on this week's best Asus Zephyrus G14 prices and deals. Also worth checking out is our guide to the best cheap gaming laptop deals, which has a ton of budget-friendly alternatives.
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Read MoreIt's no secret that Google has an interesting relationship with creating social media and messaging services – often with far less success than its search engines and, mobile operating systems. Add to the body of evidence the demise of Google Currents, introduced in 2019 as replacement for Google+ as part of the G Suite services, which the company has now announced is coming to an end. Instead, Google says enterprise customers should use Spaces, which it introduced in 2021 as part of Google Workspace, the replacement for G Suite for Enterprise. "Since launching Spaces, many customers have told us that they appreciate the tight integration with Google Workspace products, including Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and Meet, and the seamless collaboration experience," says Google. As such, starting in 2023, Currents will be found down and its services moved over to Spaces. Anyone impacted – which is surely a fairly small community – will be fully supported by Google in the transition, with Spaces offering many of the same tools as Currents but with tighter integration into other Google apps. "Upgrading Google Currents to Spaces removes a separate, siloed destination for users, and provides organizations with a modern, enterprise-grade experience that reflects how the world is working today," the company added. "Spaces provide a central place for teams to engage in topic-based discussions, share knowledge and ideas, move projects forward, and build communities and team culture." Responding to feedback is essential to succeed in the enterprise software space, where IT admins and end-users are the key consistency that must be heard. Creating frictions, or unnecessary faff, will likely spell the end of the product. With Workspace, Google has been challenging in a very crowded field. Seemingly all major companies offer some kind of SaaS tools for businesses, including Meta (formerly Facebook), which offers Workplace and runs its own business on it. The intense competition means that companies need to move fast and recognise when something isn't working, which Google appears to have done here. Here today, gone tomorrow
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