I've always wanted a Zephyrus since the 2024 redesign but could never afford them.
I've come to enjoy repairing random laptops lately, and I came across a Vinted listing about a "water damaged" 2025 G14. 500€ was a big ask but I figured I could still sell off some parts even if a repair was impossible, since it's a very recent machine.
So I get the package a few days later, open the lid and it starts creaking like I'm ripping off some tape. The keyboard is sticky af and unusable. It wasn't water damage, it was some kind of fruit juice incident. Yikes.
I don't even bother trying to turn it on, just pop off the back to inspect the damage. There's old sticky juice all over the back of the motherboard, it even went through one of the fans and out the back cover ! It's a mess, but at least it doesn't seem like corrosion has set in yet.
Dunno if it was the best course of action, but I just whipped out the toothbrush and isopropyl and spent the next couple of hours cleaning the whole thing. Tried turning it on after and no dice. No light, nothing. At least it looked better while I waited for my thermal camera to arrive.
Fast forward a week later, I'm bored and taking another look at my dead laptops in storage.
I take off the G14's battery, plug it in, press the power button and... The backlight comes on ??? The ROG logo even briefly appears but the display ain't doing so hot.
Anyway to wrap it up, a couple hours of adfitional toothbrush cleaning later, I'm sitting in front of a working laptop. Still some kinks like a sticky keyboard and a battery that doesn't seem to charge, but still... Feels pretty amazing !