ASUS ROG Flow X13 (2023) review: Beautiful 1.3kg Gaming Laptop

This review unit with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 is good for 1080P gaming.
Where to buy:
ASUS Singapore - invol.co/cljg9y6
Shopee SG - shope.ee/30B1w4Tukb
Lazada SG - c.lazada.sg/t/c.bsWAdX
Amazon USA - amzn.to/3oouW2a
Text review
www.parkablogs.com/content/as...
TIME STAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Bottom line
02:27 - Things included
03:31 - Design
07:38 - Touchpad
07:47 - Keyboard
09:02 - Display
11:59 - Performance
16:52 - Gaming
19:25 - Pen
21:17 - Drawing performance
22:57 - Conclusion

[@rhumbaventi]

This is a very good review! Thank you for your attention to detail for so many aspects of this laptop! Really helped in my decision to buy this. ASUS did good giving you a chance to review this.

[@manuelhidalgo6179]

The best review on this device so far. Now I know what I can do and what I can't. Thanks a million!

[@derpyazerty]

Always preferred ips over oled... for some reason I always notice rainbowing and the unnaturally contrasty colors aside from the pixelation because of the pixel arrangement. Hope more laptops use miniled moving forward.

[@workbynaja]

This is what I've been waiting for! XD

[@guybrush3000]

thank you so much for checking the pen accuracy. That can be a complete deal breaker for an artist

[@mybadbrochill02]

What do you think is the best 2 in one laptop for an artist

[@morten1]

Very good review! 👍 Seems like the perfect compact laptop now

[@samal90]

I might get this next year if they do a Strix Halo Edition. Having integrated 40CU APU in this baby will make things very interesting.

[@naturallybob]

Patiently waiting for this one here in the Philippines

[@todoroki4418]

Awesome review. Will you get the Zenbook 14 pro oled 4070 to review since it looks like the perfect mix between the x13 and g14 laptops.

[@teohontech7141]

I'll try to borrow one for review if there's a review unit. I've reviewed the Zenbook Pro 16X OLED from 2022 and that's one of the top 3 laptops from ASUS. So chances are this 14-inch model is gonna be a top 3 for 2023.

[@mrwoodcat]

can you charge it with the usb c on the left side ?

[@04070320]

great video!the battery life is insane. could you take more time talking about the 7945hs

[@teohontech7141]

The 7945HX (16 core) is gonna be noticeably more powerful than the 7940HS (8 core) in this laptop. But that will also drain more battery obviously.

[@neohades6922]

@@teohontech7141 is there a fingerprint scanner on the power button ?

[@silverpro8356]

Was it lagging when rendering video because it was not plugged into power ? wouldn't plugging it into power make it run better ?

[@junsupark2904]

11:42 how do you connect external display???

[@PauloMiguelLarracas]

You may be in battery mode that is why you experienced the sluggishness during Lightroom + Photoshop part.

[@fmulleady]

Very good perspective on portrait-based productivity. Nice review!

[@sekharfalnama2374]

can we draw on touch pad wit stylus like proart studiobook

[@mcmusic7173]

Is it possible to upgrade RAM memory?

[@christopherng5847]

Would be great if the pouch have space for power adapters.. so one bag can carry all

[@cdwizzerd]

i have one of these as my main machine. actually incredibly convenient, & i ended up picking it up(the 1080p version with the 1660) with the eGPU on sale. it does all the editing & webdev i need & plays any game with the eGPU. really awesome little machine. wouldn’t recommend it for gaming, or even at all without going the full mile for the eGPU honestly. the flow really excels when it can be a laptop desktop hybrid, but with no eGPU its just an expensive thin laptop imo.

[@jondonnelly4831]

I think this is no longer the case with the 2023 models, Surely the 4050 (the poverty spec version) is fine for gaming? without any eGPU Just use DLSS and turn down settings a bit. I mean the 4050 is a lot faster than a 1660.

[@TeddyRonin]

I like how you can move the screen all the way back cuz I love to use ps5 controller for gaming.

[@CockroachMunchingKrabbyPatty]

11:38 Any link to the stand you have under the x13? Looks really adjustable and hefty enough to handle the laptop.

[@teohontech7141]

It's from Lululook, see my text review here www.parkablogs.com/content/review-lululook-rotating-laptop-stand

[@JITISH1]

Curious to know if the 2022 spec of this is a good deal at 2499 euros? It comes with the 6850m xt egpu attachment as well. It's got the Ryzen 9 6900HS. Thanks for the replies

[@renanmarcondess]

No it is not. For less than that you can get a g14 with a 4070 which will outperform the 6850m, without having to have a big external gpu and it's almost as thin. As for the touch, maybe you could also get the x13 with a 4070 for that price too.

[@pritishparihar6752]

Does this laptop have fingerprint biometric sensor ?

[@NapoleonVelascoCarrillo]

Great review! I have the 2022 model and the only thing that annoys me is the weird behavior after putting it to sleep and waking it up. Sometimes it stays in "Tablet mode" or the keyboard becomes laggy, and the only thing I can do to bring it back to normal is to restart it. And if I bring the battery below 40% and connect the power adapter, the CPU will clock down to 600Mhz, and will back to full speed after it is above 40%. Do you have any of this problems with the newer version? Or has anyone solved this issues?

[@teohontech7141]

I did not experience that problem with this model

[@jondonnelly4831]

I'm looking at the 4050 version, I'm used to steamdeck so I'm sure the 4050 will be plenty powerful. I mostly play retro games anyway or NiNuKuni/Octopath/Vampire Survivors that kind of thing. Though I will probably get Starfield which is a locked 30fps on console. So should be ok.

[@jondonnelly4831]

I tried to order it in Ireland but orderd got cancelled and I was refunded. I was devistated, I thought I found my perfect partner. They won't see that model in Ireland I can only get the 4060 version which costs 260 pounds more. So I am now considering the Yoga Pro 9i 14 with 13905H and 4060 for same price as what the 4050 version was costing with student discount. It's 300-350g heaiver though and I don't know if i wanna carry that but it is slghlty lighter/cheaper/unibody (like mac) and bigger screen than the G14 which I can also get.. Basically the 4050 and igpu versions of flow are UNOBTAINIUM in Ireland (and US I'm told too).

[@FuzzyGuard]

Thanks for the review. I have a question: you say this laptop doesn't have fingerprint unlock but I knew it had one on the power button. Now, I'm not sure if this is something it had in previous years models and they removed it or it is still there. Could you please check? Thank you.

[@teohontech7141]

They removed it

[@FuzzyGuard]

@@teohontech7141 Ok, I see. Thanks for your reply!

[@pikachu3b366m]

Can you use other pens (like surface pro or apple's) on this laptop to have better drawing performance? Also would you recommend this laptop to someone who wants to get into digital art. Also could you please review the X16 and see if the display is good for drawing. I want a powerful laptop where I can play games and also do digital art. 🙏

[@kurosukeii]

heyy did you buy the laptop yet? I have the same requirements as you, i wanna game and do digital art too

[@keerthan7558]

wow i finally a good review , had to block a lot of those generic channels to find this xd.

[@martymcintosh5026]

would be my dream laptop if it had EMR tech

[@krkrbbr]

what is emr tech? is it error correctin memory etc

[@martymcintosh5026]

@@krkrbbr late reply, but if you ever used a Cintiq, its the same technology, the ideal drawing experience. Apple Pencil similar as well

[@krkrbbr]

@@martymcintosh5026 thanks

[@marioviva7451]

Making a comparison between this Laptop and the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio which one has the best pen? (in terms of note taking almostly)

[@teohontech7141]

Surface Pen writes slightly better

[@marioviva7451]

@@teohontech7141 Thank you for answering!

[@cohenlu9963]

ima get this when it has rgb for the keyboard

[@bwapak]

waiting for oneplus pad review :)

[@jeremypradipta1405]

hey thats a cool joystick, what brand is it?

[@teohontech7141]

Logitech Lift

[@riturajdas6112]

Point noticed: Have you straight up forgot to explain about the right side of the laptop? I own a 2021 version of it and I liked all the upgrades like the 165Hz refresh rate, cover for the XGm port, microSD card slot, IR camera and the bigger logo at the back along with rechargeable pen. The only thing I think I'll be missing is the fingerprint unlocking. Also I might feel slow charging on power bank as the power bank supports max. 100W 😅.

[@FuzzyGuard]

Are you sure that the 2023 model is missing the fingerprint unlocking? I think it still might have one. It's just that most people don't realise it's there since it's on the side and rather hard to notice. Did your 2021 model have one? Thanks

[@riturajdas6112]

@@FuzzyGuard Absolutely it does have and that's the reason I've told I'll miss it, look at the power button in the new one, it's illuminated, so definitely no sensor.

[@FuzzyGuard]

@@riturajdas6112 Ok, thanks for replying.. Yeah I think that the fingerprint sensor is way better than Windows Hello. That's a bad news that they removed it :(

[@riturajdas6112]

@@FuzzyGuard Also, I miss volume rockers in these as I previously owned an HP X360 which had and that's actually very helpful in tent or tablet mode.

[@raktimrabha]

Touch pad plam rejection?

[@firstgarden5430]

Honestly, this is all I want.

[@brunofernandez5412]

Do you think 32GB of RAM would make it faster when exporting images?

[@teohontech7141]

No

[@vzuzukin]

Is OLED available as option?

[@GitDatPC]

My XG Mobile RTX 4090 is only running a base clock of 1800 Mhz and drops to 1500 Mhz while gaming. It only pulls a max of 120 watts when it's supposed to be using 150 watts as well. Time for a BIOS fix on this new Flow X13 or something 😒

[@Griffindor21]

To achieve 32GB RAM, does it need a 16GB memory soldered onboard?

[@andyony2]

No, you have to buy the version with RTX 4070 and 32GB RAM already soldered. Its not upgradable, so with the 16GB RAM Version you would have to stickto 16GB

[@GitDatPC]

I can't use an external monitor unless the laptop is open. Is there any way around that? 🤔

[@danzjz3923]

Ok so go to settings and search for “lid” and set the laptop to “do nothing” when the lid is closed

[@danzjz3923]

You also don’t want to close these laptops for docking because they take air in through the keyboard.

[@arbazsiddique4241]

Any idea on the price with 4050?

[@GoodMan98rf]

1 Lakhs 20 thousand

[@bloopers2967]

How did you extend the display to tablet?

[@teohontech7141]

Use SuperDisplay app

[@bloopers2967]

@@teohontech7141 okay I'll try thank you

[@anozanb]

Can we upgrade RAM to 32Gb in this série by changing 2x8Gb RAM to 2x16Gb ?

[@GoodMan98rf]

Yep

[@perndoe]

Would you recommend this for doing arts

[@teohontech7141]

Depends on what kind of arts. The pen drawing performance is not as good compared to pen tablets or iPads

[@perndoe]

@@teohontech7141 How does it feels in comparison to the drawing experience that surface pro 9 provide, also I am keen on 2D a bit cartoony art style

[@teohontech7141]

@@perndoe Surface Pro's pen will have slightly better pen performance, and it's a tablet with form factor that's better for drawing.

[@perndoe]

@@teohontech7141 Thanks for the swift response. You deserve a subscribe for :D

[@bharadwaj1173]

what is battery life when not gaming or editing .

[@teohontech7141]

I was able to get 6+ hours battery life with display at maximum brightness, at 9 hours at 50% brightness. Battery life is decent for office type work.

[@keerthan7558]

13:43 isn't it sluggish because you've used it on battery power ?

[@teohontech7141]

It could be. But if it's sluggish because of battery power, then that's also no ideal.

[@keerthan7558]

@@teohontech7141 welp that's architecture issue, neither cpu nor gpu is efficient enough to perform well on battery

[@keerthan7558]

if not for x13's avg battery life i would have considered upgrading to the 2022 model as it is on sale in India for 83k. My IdeaPad 5 gives me 8-10hrs of solid battery backup no matter what i throw at it so i don't wanna downgrade much 😅.

[@sigitasgood2325]

Teknologi laptop belum bisa bersaing dengan teknologi smartphone yang sudah banyak mengeluarkan baterai badak dan fast charging. Harga terjangkau 😎

[@JITISH1]

Why couldn't do this in the X16 format. That R9 7940hs is an efficient beast.

[@teohontech7141]

They will probably update the X16

[@justicio_devdan]

Can this laptop be used for studying?

[@teohontech7141]

Yes

[@abdullahabdullrahman145]

When are they selling this?

[@teohontech7141]

It should be selling already

[@TeddyRonin]

I like laptops that are powerful but not over 14 inches in length.

[@denisneok7557]

Sadly they didn't improve pen performance :(

[@taigaramsey8061]

That would be nice but do keep in mind it's primarily a gaming machine.

[@escapefromreality3518]

2 734 $ for nvidia 4050 model in my country is just too much for a small laptop.... i can afford it, but i do not feel that i should...

[@4ernuy89]

What? 2400 for 4070 32 gb version in Eu.

[@yianovich]

​@@4ernuy89 depends, where I live it's also 2900 for 4070 and 2000/2200 for 4050 and 2500 for 4060 inflation is really fun🤦🏼‍♂️

[@johnnyrodriguez276]

$2499 at Best buy going stick to X13 FHD it's on sale from $1400 to $900

[@northernsupernova1]

needs RGB keyboard

[@adriano760]

What's the price

[@timothy790110]

about 4 grand

[@escapefromreality3518]

2 734 $ for nvidia 4050 model in my country!

[@adriano760]

@@escapefromreality3518 that's terrible

[@adriano760]

I thought it would be around 1500 dollars since the 2022 version is going for 1k on amazon

[@IbadGrammarX]

8k price holy sxx

[@falkenvir]

They bothered to make the laptop look professional but the bag is totally flashy

[@mahamudmunna5000]

40 50

[@HATCH5T]

Why didn't you do benchmarks 😂 tf says since we do not get to know much from benchmarks, we get to know prerty much everything about the laptop through benchmarks

[@teohontech7141]

You can find benchmark numbers from benchmark website. I only care about workflow. Nowadays most computers are powerful. If it lags, it would be an instant deal breaker because there are so many options out there.

[@Takeitlightly6]

Add some happiness and excitement to your voice….you can do better.