ASUS ROG Flow Z13 review: A detachable 2-in-1 gaming machine

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[@daviddadamo2290]

Bought the Flow X13 for my son for film school last year. He’s thrilled with it. For most school work 13”, 3 lb, thin & light, is perfect. It’s even fine for light gaming, but when he has to do heavily film editing or if he wants to play AAA games, plugging in the 3080 XG mobile makes it more powerful than the 5820 i7, GTX 1080 desktop he built for himself 4 years ago.

[@SebastianTalbierz]

Are you 100% positive its more powerful? I have a 980ti from 2015 and im only hesitant because not sure if a modern mobile gpu will beat a top line card from back then.

[@lamontd]

@@SebastianTalbierz It depends on your metric. The 3050 ti should only be a bit slower than the 980 ti. The CPU, would be the biggest reason the Flow x13 was faster than his desktop. The 5900HS is a lot faster than the i7-5820k he had in his desktop.

[@samuelkdu]

@@lamontd what part of 3080 xg mobile made your brain think 3050 ti

[@lamontd]

@@samuelkdu I was specifically referring to just the X13 independently. With the 3080 egpu it would be very much faster.

[@phamwoaw]

@@SebastianTalbierz 980ti beating a modern gpu??

[@FedericoFaure]

Need more 2 in 1 products in the market. Having a computers in form of a typing machine is very unpractical nowadays.

[@Local_commentor]

@@user-nh8qd6gy9x ok doctor Mike

[@flyingaviator8158]

We need lenovo to make a x1 fold for gaming that would be the ultimate device

[@clare2439]

agreed!

[@AllieOk]

It they manage in the future to do something as tight as this but with the extra gpu performance inside the pc, it will be a true tech wonder

[@d.ashley879]

A beautiful piece of technology that is merely exist for very select group of people or the most dedicated enthusiast.

[@MrOlurantiosoko]

The device is lovely in its entirety. My concern will be the gpu and subsequent strength to power high end software applications 2 to 3 years into the market when newer laptops with gpu upgrades are available. The x mobile controller should be upgradable as well to make the flow z13 more relevant years into its production.

[@MarkDell]

I'm really tempted to get rid of my X13 for this Boi. It looks so slick

[@ValentinoNicko]

The fact that it only ship with intel hurt the potential, especially because ryzen win the battery life contest (again) this year. Battery life is really important for tablet / mobile scenario.

[@David-ty5jk]

So which tablet is best for long battery compatible with gaming and also a laptop

[@About42Cats]

@@David-ty5jkI’m STILL looking for an answer 😭

[@SeXiBLaCKMaMi]

@@About42CatsLet me know when you find it.

[@liltorro4466]

This is a very niche laptop, however I love the fact that Asus ROG is pushing the boundaries and making new products that most companies aren’t doing. I bought the Z13 for a few reasons: I wanted to write notes on OneNote and download pdfs on a tablet for college. But, I also wanted a gaming laptop to play games when I’m not at home. I have a powerful pc at home (RTX 3080 Strix and Ryzen 9 5900X) so I didn’t feel the need to buy a powerful gaming laptop. Also, I really like custom mechanical keyboards, so the fact I’m able to detach the keyboard, plug in my custom keyboards, and still play games with modest graphics on 120hz was a no brainer for me. I hope the next iteration has a Ryzen cpu (better battery life), a 1440p display and a stylus included would be nice lol

[@hz_aimer]

Hey quick question how did u use onenote on the tablet mode? Did u have a separate stylus, if so what kind is compatitble?

[@JimIBobIJones]

I considered getting one for similar reasons - have a desktop at home, but travel a lot so the prospect of being able to replace my (very aged) gaming laptop, "Productivity" laptop and tablet with one portable device seemed pretty appealing. Having once been a surface pro user, the concept of a "gaming surface pro" was very appealing. However, handling it in the flesh, the disappointing performance to price ratio and its bulk put me off. Gaming performance is terrible for the price - for its price here in the UK, you can easily get "normal" gaming laptop with a 3070 at RRP or even a 3080 on sale. Worse, performance holds up very poorly against even very old hardware: its significantly less capable than my old Zephyrus 501 with a 1070, which is almost 5 years old at this point. Even low spec games need their settings turned all the way down and run at 720p and many new releases barely run at 30fps ultralow/720p All of that could be tolerated if the portability side of it made up for the performance, which it doesn't really. It is VERY bulky for a surface style tablet and the weight makes it uncomfortable to use in the hand as a tablet. The battery life, even on the integrated graphics, is pretty terrible so it is a very poor tablet replacement. For me, it just ends up being less capable than a real gaming laptop without actually being more portable and being much more expensive for the specs.

[@JimIBobIJones]

@@hz_aimer Pretty sure the screen uses n-trig technology, so any n-trig based pen (e.g. the surface pens, asus pens etc.) will work - but worth taking it to a surface pro store and testing it out just to be sure.

[@HeronTang]

they now made it and even more than you thought, 2.5k 165hz, and with the pen

[@Estudios-Procreate]

When ryzen

[@MarkDell]

Z13 @5:32

[@Reaper_01]

I came looking for this 😂

[@ajmartinez1906]

Nice Review, I would like to know if this device can be used for traditional laptop use?

[@quinnthompson]

Another one of those: I'm really glad it exists, but it makes sense for very few people.

[@jaughnekow]

How I wish I could buy this device now 🤩🤩🤩

[@r.d.9399]

This is the beginning of the end for tablets and laptops. The hybrid detachable 2 in 1 is the future with screen sharing capability for all screens of all types (phones, hdtvs, tablets, 2 in 1 and pc).

[@jesserosenbaum]

Excellent point around the dock’s graphics card not being upgradable.

[@RandomUser-tj3mg]

They can't do anything about it. Nvidia doesn't sell laptop GPUs seperately

[@ffz5190]

I have a question about the name of the pen compatible with the device + can I buy an additional keyboard? And what is the name of the keyboard compatible with the device?

[@mapangarapvlogs5745]

Sir have you tried connecting it to external monitor without the XG MOBILE?

[@galiplecter]

Awesome review for awesome device from ROG

[@lordrizzimo]

Arent gaming laptops supposed to be plugged in while gaming to get more power from their gpus? Not sure if the case is the same with z13 but have you tried runnin forza while its plugged in?

[@qhkqchk2920]

i own it for a month it and it is the best laptop/tablet I have ever owned. Very mobile and powerful device it’s quite unreal you can game on such a form factor

[@pranaykumar8738]

You have z13? Which country you from?

[@silverpro8356]

Upload videos of it or it didnt happen lol.

[@pranaykumar8738]

Sir can you please share the availability dates and in which countries will it get released. Will I release in India?

[@hontam7118]

The X13 is a tough enough sell. This Z13 is really getting into niche territory.

[@PACadence43]

I hear you, but I think 13 in device keyboards are basically worthless. At least with this you get the cooling and you can pick your mobile keyboard.

[@beau-urns]

I’d only 32gb memory I’d jump on this. It’s 2022, this is a flagship item, we will be paying a lot and using for several years. Needs 32 option.

[@-eternal]

Can you use the thunderbolt 4 port to plug in your own egpu?

[@greenprotag]

The design looks great and the power is there. However, the proprietary nature of the doc is a HUGE let down. I think it's still better to have 2 seperate devices or to have a universal USB-C GPU doc where the GPU is upgradable and it will potentially work with other laptops/ thunderbolt devices.

[@ianmaxwell579]

I’ve been holding off buying a console, pc, or laptop cause I figured by the time I moved out there would be a powerful enough laptop/ tablet that I’d be able to do anything with (is that unrealistic or are these options I should legit consider)

[@shadowaussien7743]

also has a egpu option so if you have a 3090 in egpu add it because it would make it the best choice

[@BuildLancer]

Im considering getting this for my mom, because she wants a tablet to play Age of Empires on one and draw with one after seeing my Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra. I told her she should get a laptop but she really wants a tablet.

[@mikhailkalashnik0v]

Does the xbox controller work wirelessly wo the dongle?

[@chrisby23]

What controller are you using?

[@PK-hr8rn]

Now all we need is developers to start supporting touch controls

[@Estudios-Procreate]

Impracticaly cool. Need no more to buy it. Do you know any better today ?

[@secretagentkay5670]

I’m a new architect student and am looking for a laptop that I could take anywhere and would run architectural softwares smoothly while being able to take notes with it. Is this right for me? Or should I go with the surface pro?

[@khailils446]

Surface pro is kind of a rip off when it comes to specs for the price.

[@Novabrek]

The dock is also compatible with the Ally too.

[@timothymcgregor2255]

I had a sony tablet with a proprietary external GPU just before windows 8 came out. When I upgraded to windows 8 I found the external graphics card was no longer supported. I can see that happening with this as well if it lasts that long.

[@ubacow7109]

vaio made some amazing machines, a shame they arent owned by sony any more and dont make cool products anymore as a result .

[@kingofarabistan2008]

Anyone know why in the U.S. around Christmas/New Years 2022-2023 the model offered by ASUS is only an Intel I7 CPU? I tried looking on Amazon, Best Buy , B& H but no I9 model only I7s?

[@ingoschunke3107]

is it possible to connect a tv with thunderbolt to hdmi?

[@ADEONCHANNEL]

Awosome and nice information

[@basselashraf4688]

really cool device

[@jouzef2]

Please can I have the name of the silver stand for the laptop showed in your video?

[@jouzef2]

In 3:40 minutes

[@joelconolly5574]

Honestly I'd like to see a 17 inch version too. Would've been overkill, but cool.

[@limjohnson7388]

that going to ruin it as a gaming tablet

[@Jittrippin2050]

Brush just buy a laptop

[@F14Mavrick]

I would love to see battery life with using nVidia geforce now. We all know that, unless you are plugged in, you will not get hours of gaming on this. But how does this do when you have a decent internet connection and use nVidia Geforce now or even stadia. What are we expecting to get out of the battery.

[@--Tamjid--]

how to turn on the light on back panel?

[@octane55]

I work offshore and decided to stop taking my laptop due to space and travelling weight. So for the past 3 years Ive just taken my Samsung Tablet S7 with me. Which is ideal for films/neflix but not for gaming. So would this be a good option? It would only be games like football/motorsport manager. Nothing gfx heavy

[@mdwthree]

It would definitely work for you

[@Doc25034103]

It can play anything on the market just not ultra settings some AAA games may need to be run on low - I work offshore too and want a tablet / office / gaming machine :-)

[@User-xfjcty]

I’m considering it I need it for gaming (the sims4) and digital art

[@vaynardw1]

Would be nice if we get the same product without the frills and more reasonable price

[@jt.8144]

Wanted a Surface 9 Pro. Saw this. Bought this. HAPPY. OH SO VERY HAPPY.

[@tomblewomble3369]

Why would you play anything at max settings on this?

[@andrewaugustine1494]

How does this stack up against the rog ally?

[@ahboaz]

No reference to the benchmark tests that showed this device fails to deliver?

[@SourceCodeDhotxMystic]

already seen this device clicked on the vod because of the controller 😍

[@icarusfountain]

Right? I gotta know where I can get that

[@ceesparxxx]

I was going to grab this, but when I saw the Galaxy Book Pro 360 15.6 in from last year for $600 off, I couldn't help myself lol. Some deals are just too good to pass up. But I was strongly considering this tho before I saw that deal lol. Considering I don't game or edit videos, I figured for the price, it couldn't be beat. Not many great laptops these days that you can grab for under $1,000.

[@giotorres9848]

i payed 800 plus tax for the galaxy book pro 360 it was at 1000 from 1500 and they had a open box for 800 anazing laptop

[@Anastasios912]

Be easy on it, my screen cracked within two weeks of purchase.. Cracked while in a sleeve inside my laptop backpack (wasn't full). I thought what they said about the screen being fragile wasn't true... I was wrong. Should be getting a full refund so it's all good.

[@TDRacer]

Is it a laptop or ipad???

[@BeardsBaconTech]

Can this computer run most games well enough even if they’re not perfect would you recommend a different computer for the same price or is this computer still worth getting?

[@DNYLNY]

I just got this and it runs every AAA game, but in low. Medium works but you'll notice stuttering. For what it is, it's great and you have the option of purchasing an egpu to increase graphical fidelity.

[@soulsimplistic]

The tech is going in the right direction, but this seems a lil too accessory dependent to be practical.

[@AdmiralBison]

You don't need the XG mobile and just use it like a Surface Pro. I know because I've got a Z Flow 13 for a 3 weeks now.

[@sethvisalang5373]

me waiting for eternity since this always out of stocks

[@Okkebeltman]

I had this one but sent it back since it didnt work with my egpu unfortunately. It was quite cool

[@diasabdrakhmanov5301]

What was cost for it?

[@Okkebeltman]

@@diasabdrakhmanov5301 1900 euro, for i7 version

[@diasabdrakhmanov5301]

@@OkkebeltmanWhy does everyone say it costs $1800? But in Germany, the i7 version also costs 1,900 euros.

[@Okkebeltman]

@@diasabdrakhmanov5301 I dont know the specifics of pricing policies between europe and USA but I assume the tax in the USA on importing is lower then in Europe, so the price can be lower over there

[@Mark-go7qm]

@@Okkebeltman does it have the variant with i3 ?

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Nice & Thanks :)

[@francobarbagallo8915]

If the styling was elegant and discrete like a surface pro 8 but with this specs it would be perfect so it can be a do it all machine Business, work And then fun at home With this look I can’t bring that to see clients Also sisnce they have a port in the tablet that offers direct full speed connection to the mother board they should offer desktops GPU with Thai connectors too for full performance when docking

[@sanifsan]

If you have to carry all that stuff around it would defeat the purpose it’s meant to have two separate stations for work (mobile) play (stationary)

[@brainwashedburgerworshipper]

This is like a fancy way of playing especially with hooking up a external GPU.

[@milwakemaia6808]

Without Docstation,its not play games good?

[@ainsleystewart4844]

it's the impractically cool for me...I love it though

[@pascalbirle9760]

well i hope there will be a second generation

[@ricardonogueira6473]

The egpu connection is humongous, and the screen black level looks grayish.

[@gavinsmith3775]

Is this a bargain now that John Lewis are selling it for £1199? I can't find another i9 machine for close to that price.

[@maazansari9201]

How much is it?

[@sikwithin]

The design is sick, but the value isn't there when it comes to performance. That is, unless you're looking for something ultra portable.

[@Rothuskey]

Epic😊

[@allansh828]

1440P OLED would make this perfect

[@user-sv6ry1nm8t]

It's $900 now and I'm going to buy it😂 I always wanted it and I'm get the attachment for it

[@harshparihar933]

Why compare with laptop compare with ipad pro 1tb+apple keyboard+apple pencil

[@shmand]

Can it play WOW?

[@dexterspeights3484]

Asus should design an AMD version of ROG Flow Z13!

[@RyanNamata]

Has anyone played Warzone 1 or 2 with it? Any feedback?

[@ruff1draft]

On this tablet is there Android

[@Pylow]

I wish Asus make laptop like this under 1500$

[@ruff1draft]

I want to edit photography on this tablet

[@1chiTheKiller]

You should expect bad framerates when you're running the newest Forza at 1200p and Ultra settings. Lower the settings and change resolution to maybe 800p and you'll see far better performance. I've had a previous ASUS 2 in 1 tablet for a few years now and I love it, but I've always been disappointed by its performance (since it uses integrated graphics). I wanted something along these lines when I was looking for the one I have now. Maybe I could sell what I've got and upgrade to this. This would be amazing. Exactly the type of device I've been wanting. Not as powerful as my gaming laptop, but with the ability to use DLSS in some games, playing at 720p-800p with some decent antialiasing and it'll still look great for gaming on the go. I wish I had a better job so I could just afford this bad boy. I'd love to get this thing.

[@jasoncabristante5996]

at leaset it cheaper than a mac book pro or a high spec surface pro device

[@redbox360]

After a year, with new game like d4, it freeze couple time. May be gpu driver

[@Ilikedahrice]

The i9 3050ti is on sale on Best buy for 1299 usd. Best purchase ever

[@Sunny-sx1ur]

Fr?

[@93SupaFly]

the specs really doesnt make sense. for the one with 3080 egpu model which is GZ301Z-ELC214W, why the hell the 2k screen is 60hz? asus should sell it for the 120hz FHD panel version.

[@EseJandro]

"The z13 **FLOW** " lol

[@usieljasso5091]

How come videos like these never state the battery life? They always say shorter or longer than (insert here) but they never just say the battery life that they tested. It’s so annoying

[@alirezaabbasifard3387]

❤

[@dexterspeights3484]

Z13 Tablet is an unpolished diamond with low battery life because of powerful CPU + GPU combo > Asus should have used AMD APU instead of Intel chip + removable battery design for tablet for max portability by the end-user.

[@SCORP1ONF1RE]

I want a game pyramid with half a controller sticking out of one side of it, and half of a controller sticking out of the other side of it. So I can set it on my lap or on my stomach/chest and game in bed. Now that's practical 🤑

[@austinballard3746]

I would buy it if it had 32gb of ram

[@kingdoge7105]

This isn't worth it, trust me. It is really cool, but you have the think about the major downsides that completely ruin this. The heat that this thing puts out is probably enough to cook burgers, and it doesn't have a big enough fan to keep the internals cooled down enough and enough heat will kill the pc. Regular gaming laptops get super hot with powerful fans, imagine how hot this nugget would get.

[@JordanDeeb28]

This is think is a poor first draft of what I hope to see in the future, tablets that are basically gaming laptops in their own right.

[@SPECIFICREGION]

When all Companies makes things Not only this. They just want to Rip people off with sky high prices. Not many people will buy because of it . If the price was low then more people would buy.

[@sggsquadpresents]

ok decent enough

[@electricmiragemedia]

2 in 1s are just not great laptops, in my opinion

[@latuya8388]

it's cool but way......... too expensive 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@TheBadFred]

It's for affluent gadget geeks. Nothing for productivity use on the go.

[@brucelee6534]

dude stop saying laptop your complaints are not valid ......all that power in a tablet

[@perfectsplit5515]

MY ASUS ROG X 2 IN 1 GAMING LAPTOP WILL NEVER GO TO TABLET MODE, NO MATTER WHAT! IT IS BRAND SPANKING NEW AND ALREADY BROKEN! NONE OF THEIR TECH SUPPORT PEOPLE CAN FIX THE FUCKING PROBLEM!!!

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

Why use a proprietary dock when Thunderbolt can already do the same thing? The power would be the only advantage I could see, so this is a cool idea, but not worth it.

[@kristiyanstoychev7759]

Portable - a heavy device with 2 cables, docks and a keyboard sticking from it. Nah

[@jaredleenaidu]

I've seen the device has huge security flaws & GPU is not even close to Alienware, doesn't even have advanced nano sim or LTE, plus the Ryzen processor conflicts with games and software, DELL XPS, Razor and Surface Pro even Macbook can do allot more than this device, Asus will one day get there but its definitely not this 🤞