Customer Ratings & Reviews

Hello there, it’s Marcniel, here to give some insights on the ASUS ROG Flow Z13 Touch-Screen Gaming Laptop. After four weeks of use, the ROG Flow Z13 has truly exceeded my expectations. Its unique form factor as a 13.4-inch tablet-style laptop with a detachable keyboard is not only functional but also incredibly fun to use. The build quality is superb, and while it might be slightly heavier than a Microsoft Surface, it remains portable enough to be my go-to device for work and play when traveling. The laptop boasts an impressive 64GB of LPDDR5X RAM at 8000 MHz, which is more than enough to handle multitasking and ensure that your applications run seamlessly. Coupled with a 1TB SSD, you’ll enjoy lightning-fast boot times and quick access to your files and games. The storage capacity is ample enough, but for those who need even more space, the MicroSD slot offers a convenient solution for additional storage. The startup experience on the ROG Flow Z13 is nothing short of spectacular. The flashy logo and sound effects make you feel like you’re stepping into a Cyberpunk game, setting the tone for an exciting user experience. Setting up the device is straightforward, typical of any Windows-based computer, and I appreciate the flexibility to adjust the Video Memory allocation to suit my needs. Currently, I’ve allocated 16GB of memory from the 64GB RAM, and I highly recommend opting for the 64GB version over the 32GB for just $100 more. It’s a worthwhile investment for enhanced performance. When it comes to device warranties, ASUS offers the standard 12-month manufacturer’s warranty. However, the 64GB version is exclusively available from two retailers, as per ASUS’s website. One of these retailers is Best Buy. If you purchase the device from Best Buy, you have the option to sign up for their Best Buy Protection. This extended coverage extends the warranty to up to 24 months, in addition to the default 12-month manufacturer’s warranty. It’s essential to note that the ASUS Premium Care extended warranty package does not apply to units purchased from Best Buy, as stated in the ASUS Premium Care Terms and Conditions. Therefore, if you prefer an extended warranty, you might want to consider opting for the Best Buy Protection instead. The 13.4-inch IPS Touch Screen panel with a 180Hz refresh rate is a standout feature. While I rarely use the touchscreen, having it available is a nice touch, especially for those who prefer touch input. However, I do wish ASUS had opted for an OLED or Mini-LED panel to enhance the visual experience further. Battery life is a crucial factor for portable devices, and the ROG Flow Z13 delivers with a 70-watt-hour capacity. It’s sufficient for travel, and I recommend turning off the RGB lighting to conserve battery when on the go. Gaming on battery will drain it faster, but for casual use, it’s quite impressive. The 200-watt charger, while powerful, could benefit from being USB Type-C and more compact to reduce bag weight. The left side of the device offers two USB Type-C ports that support DisplayPort and Power Delivery, enabling data transfer speeds up to 40 gigabits per second, along with an HDMI port. On the right side, you’ll find a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port and a 3.5mm audio jack. This diverse range of ports ensures seamless connectivity for all your peripherals. The front-facing speakers deliver decent sound quality. It features a 5-megapixel infrared camera and built-in 3-microphone arrays, making it suitable for Windows Hello login and video calls. The 13-megapixel rear camera is a nice addition, although I personally don’t use it. The chiclet-style keyboard features 1-zone RGB backlighting, providing an average typing experience. However, I’ve noticed that my oily fingers tend to leave smudges on the keys, necessitating regular cleaning. In conclusion, the ASUS ROG Flow Z13 is an exceptional portable gaming laptop that combines power, versatility, and a unique design. Its impressive specifications, coupled with its sleek form factor, make it an excellent choice for those seeking a device that can handle both work and gaming with ease. While the price tag might be a consideration, the performance and features are reasonable for the investment. If portability and casual gaming are your priorities, the ROG Flow Z13 is definitely worth a look. https://youtu.be/SXII96LBtOU

Impressive build quality and gaming performance. I appreciate the amount of RAM and ability to quickly and easily upgrade the M.2 SSD. I love the flexibility of this being a laptop and then being a tablet.

I absolutely adore this thing, and couldn’t recommend it enough to anyone looking for a powerful, portable, and creative-friendly machine. It’s also great for gaming on the go. On battery, this thing performs better than essentially all laptops on the market at this point. Meaning, you can get great performance with great battery life (a combo people don’t expect from laptops). Pros: - Performance/Watt is absolutely insane on this thing! On battery, at all power levels, you can out perform every laptop on the market while also achieving a longer battery life. For example, you can lower your TDP to 15watts and still game at Low-Medium settings w/ 60 FPS and ~4.6 hours of battery life (70WH battery / 15 w/h = 4.6 hours of use). - Portability. This thing is tiny, and it packs a punch. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?! Lol. - Microsoft Pen Protocol support. The pen support is great! I’m a 3D character artist for games, and I’m comfortably able to use this in every part of my workflow (painting, sculpting, etc). This thing is perfect for creative workflows, especially if you’re looking to work on the go. - Great Screen. - Great Battery life… if you know what you’re doing. Use the TDP BAT menu (you can find it on GitHub). For browsing, I recommend 7 watts. Gaming (low settings), 15 Watts. Gaming (medium-high settings), 18-25 watts. - Decent Camera - Perfect amount of IO - Easy to Upgrade Cons: - There aren’t any cases for this thing! Why?! - It only has one M.2 (2230) slot. - MPP hover detection could use some work (not the fault of this laptop, Microsoft needs to update the MPP drivers). - Poor Battery life - If you don’t know what you’re doing. If you’re not willing to mess with the system’s TDP (super easy to do, btw), you will not get very good battery life. - No HDMI in. - Not a deal breaker, but this would have been a cool feature. - Kickstand gets a little annoying if you’re working on your lap.

This device is for a very few people, and I think I am one of them. For the price to performance it is terrible, but the form factor is really nice. You can get the CPU on the laptop/tablet to work at just 15w to up to 90w (80w default, use G-Helper instead and uninstall all ASUS/ROG software). In the 15w CPU TDP mode it uses a max of 17w total and is having amazing battery life. I do not feel the need to bring my charger if I am out of the house. About 6 to 8 hours from a combination of Discord, Google, and watching videos. When set to 90w and undervolting -5 on both the CPU and GPU (currently no overclock since that is a waste on mobile devices imo), I am getting performance better than a lot of desktop processors. By default this CPU gets up to 5.1 GHz, with the changes I made I am getting 5.325 GHz on the first 8 cores. The rest are 5.15 or so, further tuning is needed but this passes OCCT CPU stability tests.

First time using a laptop with this ram size (64gb). Pros: Coming from a MacBook Pro with m3 pro, I like how as snappy this tablet is. The device is also significantly faster than my surface pro 11 with a snapdragon processor. I like that I’m able to flexibly allocate the memory to system memory or video memory. The memory also has a very wide bandwidth, similar to that in m4 pro in MacBook. It handles tasks relatively easily and never feels like I’d need more RAM. The device is silent for light tasks like writing, web browsing etc. The fan never turns on except when the system is overloaded. Cons: the camera on this device is very low quality. Although it is a 1080p camera, it has a narrow FOV and struggles under lowlights. The image is grainy even under good lighting conditions. Given that this is a thick tablet by modern standards, there is enough room to put a larger and quality sensor and a good lens. Since I use this tablet for meeting, I had to buy a camera. The camera on my surface pro 11 is very good under low light scenarios and has a wide filed of view. Also, Microsoft did a clever job placing the camera sensor in such a way that when you slant the tablet, the camera is still looking at you, showing you correctly. Asus on the other hand placed the camera sensor just like the ones on other regular tablets. So, you have to place the tablet really upright to be able to place yourself in the camera frame. Again coming from a MacBook Pro with m3 pro, I miss the all day battery life of my apple laptop. This laptop lasts only around 3-4 hours with silent, energy saving mode is enabled. I also made sure to turn on the variable refresh mode for the screen. Gladly I bought a Gan charger much smaller than the original charging brick, which I’m planning to take with me everywhere I go. That was not something I did with my MacBook. The trackpad is not very good. I hope Asus used a haptic trackpad like the one on surface pro. Conclusion: if you take into consideration the windows software and hardware ecosystem, this is one the best devices you can get in this form factor. We’ll see how powerful Qualcomm’s next generation chip for windows will be. But I don’t expect it to be as powerful as the one in this laptop. Also, given the ram shortage, we mightn’t see larger ram models. So, I’m overall satisfied with my purchase. The large ram in this device will help me survive the ram apocalypse.

After being disappointed by a Surface Pro laptop that I bought, I wanted to get a laptop that could do similar things with a bit of power behind it. This laptop is one of two products I saw on the market that met my needs, the other of which was also made by ASUS. I find myself frequenly thinking about how great this laptop is, as it truly is everything I wantedThe touchscreen and pen support makes this device great for creative work in harder to run applications like blender renders, and the battery supports high power loads too. For less intensive work, such as drawing, writing or using photo editing software, this laptop will ace the task with long battery life to boot. For when you need to relax, this laptop can play anything you give it, but you might want to bring the charger. It also has a camera on the front and back, which though low resolution, can still be helpful for scanning documents or other things- but you won't be taking photos with this guy, not with the size and weight. The kickstand is sturdy too and everything feels highly quality. The only issue I've faced is poor out of the box audio tuning, but you can make it sound way better using the Dolby Atmos included app, just search up the audio problems to find a reddit post with the information to make it sound great. Overall, I love this device, and if you can stomach the price and want something high-end, consider giving this a try. Also, it has a cool intro.

This device is awesome. It replaced my Steam deck and iPad Pro and has gotten more use that I imagined. As gaming laptop, the performance is as expected. Most games run issue free(Even at 2600x1600). I get 60-70 fps on max settings playing bf6. Raytracing is an option I’d recommend not using with this machine. I use it to play rainbow six siege on a 3440x1440 UW winter and am able to maintain 60 gps on ultra settings. It definitely fits my use case well and would recommend it to anyone who prefers a tablet style pc. Battery when gaming is not great. Use a charger if you plan on it. For productivity , I have zero complaints. It’s a very fast machine. Pros- Excellent performance Display is amazing Build quality is solid Trackpad is great Cons - Battery life while gaming is poor. 1-2 hours max. Speakers are average. Dolby atmos helps a lot but my phone has better speakers. Quite expensive for the level performance.

I bought two Lenovo Legion PCs (one AMD 7000 series and one Intel i9) a few months ago mainly for running Adobe design software. Later, I picked up the ASUS ROG Flow Z13 primarily for travel, and honestly—it ended up being my favorite out of all three. The first thing I noticed is how fast it boots into Windows. It feels quicker and more responsive than both of my Legion machines. Whether I’m gaming or working, everything just runs smoothly. I mainly use Adobe software for photo editing, design, and some video editing, and the Z13 handles all of it without any issues. Compared to the Legion laptops, this device is much smaller, lighter, and easier to carry in a backpack. That portability makes a huge difference for work on the go. Despite its compact size, performance doesn’t feel compromised at all. In fact, I’ve even had some Steam games that struggled on my AMD 7000 PC run perfectly fine on the Z13—which was a pleasant surprise. I got the 64GB RAM version on sale, and overall, I’m very happy with the purchase. The futuristic design is also a nice bonus—it definitely stands out. Minor drawbacks: I wish it had more internal storage (1TB fills up quickly for my use), and the power button is a bit small and not the easiest to press. Also, if ASUS ever releases a 16-inch version without significantly increasing the price, that would easily become my go-to machine. Overall, this is a powerful, portable, and reliable device that exceeded my expectations. *The driver size is 6 x 2.75"

Versatility is the word. The ROG Flow Z13 is hands down the best digital companion I've ever owned. It's an all-in-one machine that seamlessly adapts to everything I throw at it — from heavy multitasking and data work to gaming and creative projects. What surprised me most was the build quality of the smaller details. The trackpad is responsive and accurate, the keyboard has a satisfying feel that you wouldn't expect from a device this compact, and the included pen adds a whole extra layer of functionality for sketching, annotating documents, and navigating the touchscreen. It genuinely feels like three devices in one — a laptop, a tablet, and a creative workstation. The performance is impressive too. I've pushed it with demanding workloads and it delivers consistently. The display is gorgeous, and the detachable form factor means I can go from a full desk setup to a handheld tablet in seconds. If you're someone who needs one device that can truly do it all — work, play, and create — without carrying multiple gadgets around, the Flow Z13 is it. Best tech purchase I've made in a long time.

I'm quite pleased with the 2025 Z13. The build quality and performance is incredibly impressive given the size. If you can get past the sticker shock, understanding this is a niche/luxury item, I would recommend it to anyone. Sure, you can get more performance per dollar elsewhere, but that's not the point of this device. Also, checkout rrtronics creations website for a modified G8+ controller that will turn this into a giant handheld. It's next level :)

Great machine! Grabbed it at a low price due to it being open-box, and I have absolutely no regrets. I wanted this to be a replacement for a desktop, but I have been finding myself playing games on it more and more.

I absolutely adore this machine to the absolute fullest. I have used gaming laptop before however this “tablet” has brought me new experiences. I don’t want to debate but ive been using this more as a laptop for more productivity work. The fact that you can play triple A games with the most efficiency on an iGPU is insane. I used this more than my 4090 rig and im far impressed. This may not be for everyone however it fits my suite and gladly recommend it for those who dare!

Amazing device for gaming, between the performance and the beautiful VRR screen you can't complain I honestly have been playing in Performance mode, not even Turbo. Excellent build quality. Unfortunately, I updated ASUS Armory Crate when I got it, and that broke the RGB. This is a known bug that I can apparently fix by removing all ASUS software and installing and older version... Thanks for breaking my new device ASUS. After the RGB is fixed I will probably install SteamOS as something is very wrong when steam takes 3 minutes to launch after boot, despite it supposed to be launching in full screen mode at login.

Amazing tablet I really love it. I enjoy that I can do my art project and play my games. I also connected an extended GPU I also set it up as a desktop and there’s no problem

i primarily wanted to get this tablet for using the adobe suite such as premiere pro adobe illustrator etc, and this device does not dissapoint, ive had some freezes here and there but after some updates that has all gone away, id highly recommend this product if you want to do some editing for on the go etc... you will not be dissapointed

In the first week of using this awesome device everything was good, since then windows pushed updates practically nullifying all performance. battery life is ok however I have my concerns as 10-12 hours was only achievable using a Linux distro but even then it struggled to maintain that as there is not many Linux tools to cap the chip at a lower power level performance, was good but then windows broke everything as well as what seems to be faulty gpu drivers on the device, there seem to be no fix as of 6-25-25 but I will continue to monitor. USB 4 ports, they work but seem to have lots of issues running my external SSD which led to lots of disruptions in my workflow as well as file corruptions and actual profit loss however upon getting a better cable and changing a few settings this problem was fixed. Fan noise, it's not as bad as people say as in most cases it makes more sense to leave it in silent mode and run it like that to save power any ways, performance mode definitely ramps up the fans but to an acceptable level. turbo on the other had seems to be useless as it only gives you about 10%better performance, while also sounding like a jet engine. big issues in manual mode, as you can't allocate power to the cpu or igpu directly, it would be nice to keep it at like 4-6 cores and send more of the power to the igpu for on-the-go gaming, as well as more fan curve options. storage, be sure to get a thermal pad for the SSD as this device does not come with one and the 2230 drives hate getting hot and the will die quickly if not cooled RGB, turn it off to save power the rear window light is compliantly just a status symbol when I'm never the one looking at it. Idea for Asus here< make the rear lights act as a battery bar when charging instead of flashing so I know when its fully charged and its charge level roughly. Keyboard, the keyboard is good but flexes a bit< solve this by lining it flat, however not really an issue. Display is great, wish it were MLED like the flow x16 but that is ok. Ram, definitely get the 64GB over the 32GB version the ram is worth it, but asus where is my 20GB vram option in the bios? come on man... overall, this is not a user-friendly device, it is not ready to go out of the box and requires a lot of work via drivers and fixing windows. I how that the improvements to windows via the asus ally X Xbox will help this device as well. for instance, not using 11-12GB of ram on boot. as well as better battery life, just look at linux on this thing running something like arch linux could net 16+ hours of battery life. I'm hoping for better linux drivers soon cause overall windblows has ruined this device for me. but with updates it will get better.

I'm really impressed with its performance for its form factor. I wanted something smaller than a laptop but bigger that a handheld like the Rog Ally. I just wish it had more USB ports I wouldve rather that instead of a card reader.

This is a desktop class power house in tablet form. It plays every game I throw at it and rips throw photoshop/lightroom and premiere projects. Excellent Metal build quality to boot!

This is most powerful tablet for this year, period. The 64G version is the sweet spot for anyone who want future proof and powerhouse but don't want to overspend for the 128G model.

The ROG Flow Z13 with the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 365 chip is one of the most interesting mobile computing device of 2025. I have had a great experience with a laptop powered by AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 chip from last year, but this Z13 model surpasses its performance. Simply put, the ROG Flow Z13 offers a desktop with dedicated GPU experience, all from an integrated chip. This notion alone makes it a compelling choice for mobile gaming enthusiasts. The ROG Flow line up separates itself from a typical gaming laptop by way of its design and functionality. The Flow Z13 is a convertible device by being both a true windows 11 tablet and a laptop with detachable keyboard. The device uses a back stand to support itself and it is a very well thought out back stand in terms of design and durability. The device has multiple connectivity options. Wifi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 are there so local wireless streaming to VR headsets such as Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro should be more reliable when using Wifi 7 router. I’ve been using various devices to play PC games: desktop PC, handheld gaming device, and gaming laptop. I’m now gravitating toward using the Flow Z13 to play games more than on my other devices. I like the fact that the keyboard is detachable, it makes couch gaming with a game pad roomier. I’ve seen people using a modified gamepad to make the Z13 the largest gaming handheld on the market, but my preference is using a dedicated gamepad. I’ve been playing AAA games (Helldivers 2, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Starfield) in max settings with Ray Tracing and have been getting great results. I did not use frame generations when playing these games, which is quite out of this world to think how capable an integrated chip can perform these days. Please see the FPS reports in the picture. This is the kind of performance that I would’ve been getting out of a desktop setup with an RTX 4060 GPU. I set graphics memory manually to 16 GB and have been pleased with the results thus far. I am also happy to see that the device gives me consistent performance, which is attributable to the excellent heat management system. There was no throttling even during long gaming sessions. The heat is dissipated through the upper part of the device, which makes the device feel cool when placing it on the lap. With this kind of performance, I am confident that the Flow Z13 will become my main portable gaming machine for a few years to come. I like it so much that I wouldn’t care to get the AMD Z2 Extreme chip gaming handhelds coming up in a few months. The Z13 fits in my sling bag and lets me game anywhere with a keyboard and mouse, or a gamepad. A third-party accessory lets you mount the Z13 on a gamepad, turning it into a powerful handheld PC. The convertible device has multiple connectivity options from USB-C, regular USB port, HDMI port, as well as a micro-SD card slot and a headphone jack. There are also front and back cameras. Interestingly, the device uses proprietary port to charge, and the charger is thankfully about the same size and weight as that of a midsize gaming laptop. The device can be charged through USB-C Power Delivery protocol, in which case it will lower the TDP of the device thus barring the use of the turbo mode. Even in the Performance mode the device is already powerful enough to run AAA games. Battery life is about average modern gaming laptop. With Asus smart charging feature enabled and 70% screen brightness, I get over 5 hours of battery life for business tasks and movies. For heavy gaming, battery life drops to under 2 hours, similar to most modern gaming laptops. With ‘the best power efficiency’ feature being turned on by Windows, expect more than 6 hours of battery life. The screen quality is great. It is not OLED but I have no complaints as to the quality, brightness, and resolution. It is a bit glossy to my liking despite it being a Gorilla Glass 5 screen, so I put on an anti-glare matte screen guard and it worked really well. It’s a pleasure watching movie on the device. It is also a touch screen device that supports Windows pen. I’ve been using third party Windows pen and it works really well to take handwritten notes. This is what separates the device from normal gaming laptop as Windows pen support benefits creative artists. Audio quality is a tiny bit above average at best. It’s not bad but it’s not that great. I’ve heard much better sound from other Dolby Atmos laptops. The important thing for me is that when playing high intensity multiplayer games, audio works well and sounds good enough to win the game. The keyboard attachment works well and offers performance comparable to other premium convertible devices. Typing and gaming are both responsive. The touchpad demonstrates accuracy, and the keyboard includes RGB lighting that can be adjusted through the Armory Crate app. Out of different variants of the ROG Flow Z13, this 64 GB model hits the sweet spot. The RAM is not upgradeable so choosing the model with the right amount the first time is very important. It is worth mentioning that the graphics processing unit shares memory with the RAM, however, user can allocate the amount of video memory on their own. I set mine to 16 GB of video memory so there’s 48 GB of RAM left available for the system. This setting works well for Ray Tracing games. Since this device is my primary mobile gaming device, I have upgraded the memory to 2 TB capacity even before setting it up for the first time. The upgrading process is relatively easy since Asus provides the option to completely restore the computer to factory setting, right from the cloud, which can be accessed through the BIOS menu. On my final note, the device is thicker than other Windows convertible devices and it may be as thick as a medium size gaming laptop. However, even when we factor in the weight of the power brick, the whole package is actually still lighter than carrying a 14-inch gaming laptop. Also, the versatility of it being a gaming laptop, a Windows tablet and the ability to convert it into a handheld gaming device all in the same device, makes it a unique mobile gaming device on the market today. Most importantly, this is a very powerful device that can do serious computing tasks such as video editing, running AI functions related tasks, or intense AAA gaming. Pros: 64 GB of RAM Awesome performance Convertible design Excellent heat management system Can transform into a handheld gaming device with the right accessories Upgradeable storage and SD Card slot Back camera Third-party accessories support Cons: 1 TB of storage Thick Not so compact power brick with proprietary port Cannot upgrade RAM