Customer Ratings & Reviews

TLDR - The 2025 version of the ROG Z13 Flow is a whole new experience for me. Heavy for a tablet, but light vs the average gaming laptop. Great screen, crazy performance, ok folding keyboard, easily upgraded SSD (quick 2230 SSD, reads around 7GB/s and writes 6GB/s max, very fast for a 2230 sized drive). GPU - This *tablet* has an iGPU that rivals $250-300 desktop GPUs, which is multiple times faster than any other current iGPU. (I’m not much of an AI user, so I set the dedicated VRAM in the AMD GPU settings to 16GB and leave it) It runs a 3DMark Time Spy with a 10866 score, 10870 graphics score, but this slightly over inflates the relative performance of the 8060s GPU, BUT it still does work very well. Medium settings with FSR on, Doom The Dark Ages runs at over 60fps at 1200p. The extremely well optimized Forza Horizon 5 runs at 128fps (no AA/no FSR) at 2560x1600 with high settings! *Those were tested at full max TDP in manual mode* (Even at Quiet mode, it pulls a ~4500 Time spy, and at a custom 50w manual mode, it still pulls an 8600 in 3DMark timespy) CPU - The horribly named “AMD Ryzen Al Max+ 395” CPU partition is near the TOP of mobile CPU performance, and this is a TABLET! At max TDP setting, the Cinebench R23 score with a 10 minute loop, was a touch over 30k with a 30,672! A single run without looping it ran a whopping 32,706! It’s the fastest CPU I’ve ever used, but it's an APU in a tablet! (It also pulls a 2878 single and 18196 multi core on Geekbench 6) Display - The 180hz 2560x1600 13.4” panel is super crisp and very responsive. Brightness is good, not great, but it's well suited to this device. Build quality/case - The tablet itself is crazy solid. It has a good amount of ports for a tablet, plus a speedy microSD slot. The fans can get quite loud, but you can tune them yourself through Armoury Crate. (which is way better software than it has been in the past) The keyboard is one of the only slightly sore parts in my opinion of the Z13 Flow. It’s decent for a folding/magnetic keyboard, has solid RGB, but for a device of this class, I feel like they could have made it a bit more rigid. The little RGB window on the back is a neat little addition, but doesn’t do a whole lot. The hinge for the stand is incredibly robust, and I love how easy it is to extend and use at a whole host of different angles. Battery - The battery life on this Z13 is extremely solid, I’m not able to really test it well, but I’m seeing somewhere in the neighborhood of 6-8 hours of light use at 80% brightness. If you’re able to game at the “Quiet” preset you’ll see a max of a couple hours of use at 70-80% brightness. Stellar considering the size and weight of the device. The ROG Flow Z13 is a stellar beast of a 2 in 1, with few caveats. Overall if you’d like to game on something slightly even more portable than a 14” gaming laptop, while actually being able to run current generation AAA games at reasonable settings, the Z13 is worth a look. (as a side note, if you’re into running LLMs locally, even this 64GB version of the Z13 is going to allow for up to 48GB of ram dedicated through the AMD Adrenaline dashboard, allowing for some legit performance, but I’m not as well versed in this)

Asus’s ROG Z13 2025 is a showcase of some amazing technology. Overall, it’s an impressive machine, sliding into a form factor that is reminiscent of a Surface Pro. It packs the new AMD Ryzen AI Max 395+, which is a very impressive chip. With a 40 CU 8060S GPU embedded along with a 16 core 32 thread CPU complex, this chip slices and dices its way through practically anything. With efficient power management, it can throttle back and also have decent battery life. Is this machine worth its price tag though? Out of the box, the Z13 includes a power brick and the keyboard case. While not exactly a case, for a tablet PC form factor, the keyboard does offer protection for the screen. The 200w power brick is fairly large, and uses a proprietary connector. While I wish there was a simple USB-C brick instead of the proprietary connector, the USB-C ports do support 100W PD (which is more than enough for this chip). Before diving into the device, a moment for the keyboard: It’s excellent. The texture on the outer surface has that alcantara/suede feeling, and the inside deck seems like faux leather. It doesn’t pick up markings from my hands too easily, which is a really good sign. The keyboard keys do pick up some oils from my fingers, but I haven’t had a laptop not do that ever. The keys themselves are backlit - a single zone of RGB which can be app controlled (dynamic lighting in Windows is also supported). The keys feel excellent, and they’re full sized. You get half height F-keys but otherwise this keyboard is top notch. The trackpad is physically as large as possible, and has a nice smooth feeling to it and handles gestures perfectly. It has a satisfying click to it and does palm rejection well enough I don’t think about it. Typing wise, I was able to hit near my max at 70wpm after only an hour or so of use. This is an excellent implementation of a keyboard. On to the device. Physically it’s fairly thick for a tablet. It does however make up for its thickness by including a deluge of ports. On the left side of the device you get dual USB-C ports with power delivery support, a full sized HDMI port, 200w power adapter port, and micro SD card slot. On the left is a power button, volume rocker, and app button (launches ScreenXpert which helps manage power) and a USB-A port. The top of the tablet is a dedicated airflow section while the bottom includes the pogo pin and magnets for the keyboard. Along back is the full length kickstand. The back of the device sports some gamery design with an acrylic window exposing a bit of the board with some backlighting to make it look cool. I’m not a huge fan, but it’s not like it’s in your face, and you can turn off the light as well. Under the kickstand is a little door for swapping out the 2230 m.2. Don’t worry I did, and it was pretty easy to accomplish. LLMs run very well where you can use directml. Unfortunately a lot of AI apps have native code paths for Nvidia, so AI here is still growing. That said, even models that run CPU only were quite quick. The Zen 5 cores do make a difference here, and being plugged in and letting the CPU have 90w makes a difference. The integrated 64GB of RAM means the GPU can be assigned a lot more vram than many cards found in laptops. The extreme memory bandwidth of this configuration ensures fast gaming performance, but also good ML performance. The hardware itself is next level. Rest assured that the AI Max 395+ will be a force to be reckoned with for years to come. You get no one, but two full Zen 5 core complexes - sporting 8 zen cores each. That’s 16 cores, with 32 threads of pure horsepower. While the single threaded performance from this CPU only rivals Zen 4 chips, the fact that with a <90w power limit, you can power all the cores and 40 CU GPU. In Cinebench r23, on battery, I could get 25k on battery, 29k plugged in, and on manual (90W power limit) with fans pushing 33k. This is faster than a 12 core desktop Zen 4 part; and all on the turbo setting plugged in, which is basically very low fan speeds, nearly silent. Turning to the GPU, the 8060S is quite a powerful GPU. With 2560 shader units divided into 40 compute units, the 8060S rivals the performance of dedicated GPUs like the RTX 3070 and 4060 mobile. Do you want to play AAA games at medium/high settings at 1080p or the native res? You certainly can. That said, the GPU is more than competent for the games I play on a regular basis at the panel’s native resolution. Counter Strike 2 was a fluid experience on very high settings at native res. Black Myth Wukong was 67 FPS on high settings with ray tracing off (on was unplayable). Low ray tracing in Cyberpunk 2077 with high settings otherwise was a very playable 37 FPS. Games like Shadow of the Tomb Raider played quite well even with ray tracing on. Overall this laptop can game, even on battery. Battery life gaming is abysmal. Don’t expect to get much more than an hour or so depending on your settings. Battery life on normal tasks is between 4-8h depending on the heaviness of the task. Overall I was happy with it given the size and form factor of the device. Speaking of form factor: Surface Pro rules apply. Yeah, you can’t really use this like your normal laptop… on your lap. The kickstand makes it ideal on a table, but of course it takes more space than a laptop. The detaching of the keyboard does make it great for watching movies or videos on a plane or other. At the end of the day, it’s best to use a table for this tablet. Upgradability is limited on this machine. With 64GB of ram, I doubt that’s much of an issue for most. The 1TB SSD is a bit limiting these days, but the SSD is accessible via a slot under the kick stand. Upgrading this is fairly trivial and the bios even has a cloud image recovery option to get Windows reinstalled quickly. The screen is fairly bright and a nice 2560x1600 resolution. This screen is IPS technology, which boasts some nice colors, but black levels are just ok. Also, the corners of the screen had a bit of IPS glow. The magnets near the bottom of the screen when the keyboard was in the up right position seemed to exacerbate this. Overall you won’t notice this unless the screen is all black, but it’s an interesting design choice when OLED displays are available that would work on this device, save battery life, and offer a better visual experience - especially at the price of this device. At least the display sports 180Hz and Freesync premium, which is a welcome featureset. Overall the display is nice, but not outstanding. In conclusion, the ROG Z13 2025 brings one of the most interesting chips from AMD in a long time. You get 16 Zen 5 cores, 40 RDNA 3.5 GPU compute units, 1TB nvme and 64GB of ram. This package can basically provide a mobile workstation in a tablet. The AI capabilities, GPU capabilities, and CPU capabilities are unheard of in a form factory like this. If your needs are met by a surface pro, but you need serious compute and GPU performance, this machine is for you. Highly recommended!

I like the concept of detachable 2 in 1 laptops. I remember drooling over the Microsoft Surface when it first released. That being said, I seldom have a need to detach the keyboard. Sadly, that holds true for this device too. The ROG Flow is well manufactured and extremely powerful. It was able to handle everything I threw at it. From online gaming to photo and video editing, this device was able to handle all of it with ease. I did have some issues after the initial setup. I tried playing an online game, and none of my textures rendered correctly. I had to manually update my video driver in order to get things to display properly. I also had some issues with key repeats. Manually going into Windows' keyboard settings and adjusting the repeat rate largely fixed that problem (though it's still somewhat present). I did remove the keyboard and played a few games with a controller in Steam's Big Picture mode. I can see this as being convenient if you're playing in an area with limited space (like a small table in a cafe or maybe on an airplane tray). That being said, I think this is a very niche use case. I could also see this capability as being useful if you plan on docking your Flow and using it as a desktop. You could detach the keyboard, plug the tablet into a dock with a keyboard and mouse, use the screen as a secondary monitor (assuming that you've connected a larger monitor to your dock), and have a nice productivity setup. Battery life is "meh." It lasts a couple hours with light activity. It's nothing remarkable, but it's not awful either. As a whole, the device is rather heavy. It's very cool that they were able to squeeze all of this into a tablet form factor, but it's a rather clunky tablet form factor. I will say that the port selection is excellent. My only complaint is that I wouldn't have minded a USB type-C port on the right hand side. All in all, I think this is an excellent device.

Big Power in a Compact Package The 2025 ASUS ROG Flow Z13 shatters expectations for what a 2-in-1 gaming laptop can deliver. Fueled by the cutting-edge AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 CPU, 64GB of ultra-fast quad-channel unified memory, and integrated AMD Radeon 8060S graphics, it’s built to handle AAA games, intensive creative tasks, and AI workloads, all in a chassis smaller than most textbooks. Unboxing & First Impressions Opening the box reveals the Z13 and its detachable keyboard, snugly wrapped in protective film. On the back, a discreet tab on the righthand side unfolds the built-in kickstand—a simple, well-executed feature that underscores ASUS’s clever design choices. From the moment you hold it, the Z13 exudes premium quality. Crafted from CNC-milled aluminum, it feels as refined as it looks. One standout detail is the semi-transparent rear panel revealing the internal components, enhanced by customizable RGB lighting that adds a distinct gamer vibe. Thermal Design & Build Quality Cooling is handled by generously sized exhaust vents on the top of the laptop, allowing it to maintain lower temps under pressure, whether during high-frame-rate gaming or heavy AI workloads. Keyboard & Input Experience The included chiclet keyboard features single-zone RGB lighting and responsive key travel. It magnetically attaches to the tablet and can lie flat or tilt upward for ergonomic typing. The spacious glass trackpad in the center is satisfyingly smooth, offering excellent tactile feedback and precision. Display Quality The 13.4" 2.5K Touchscreen IPS panel is Pantone Validated and refreshes at 180Hz, delivering superb color accuracy and buttery-smooth motion. With brightness exceeding 500 nits, it remains vivid and legible even in bright lighting conditions. In the middle of the display, you will find the 5MP IR Camera for Windows Hello login and a 13MP Camera on the rear of the laptop for taking photos and scanning documents. Portable Gaming Redefined Gaming on the ROG Flow Z13 is amazing. It’s ability to run modern AAA titles like Cyberpunk 2077 or the latest Call of Duty at high or ultra settings without being tethered to a bulky rig is incredible. Whether docked or on the go, this machine delivers desktop-grade performance in a sleek, travel-friendly form factor. Final Verdict: The Flow Z13 isn’t just a portable gaming machine; it’s a high-performance playground for gamers, creators, and power users alike. A truly next-gen 2-in-1 that proves size is no barrier to domination.

I had a gaming handheld, but wanted more performance. I looked at gaming notebooks, and they will give you more bang for your buck, but I much prefer tablets for portability. I read reviews, went back and forth about waiting for Xbox Ally X, or doing something else. I decided to go with the Flow Z13 and I went with the 64GB model. I assigned 16GB of the iGPU and the rest to the CPU. It's more than enough memory for either part of the APU. Asus hit it out of the park with the design. It's a magnesium alloy (so it will scratch), the window on the back is neat, the keyboard is solid for its form factor, and the display is great despite it not being OLED. Asus included a 500nit, 180Hz VRR display with AMD FreeSync. I was initially worried about it being an LED panel since I'm so used to OLED and mini LED. Light bleed around the edges (when showing black) is about as minimal as you can get with a standard LED display. VRR kicks in around 45fps and above. The fast refresh rate in combination with VRR makes 60fps feel a lot faster than it is. Asus does the same thing with the Ally handheld and it always boosted the life of the handheld. There are two USB4 type C ports capable of 100W of charging and 4K 120Hz output, one USB3 type A port, a microSD card slot, magnetic pogo pins for the keyboard, and Asus's proprietary charging port (which is the only way to get 200W charging). For a tablet, there's plenty of ports. The built-in kickstand is solid and lets you position the tablet at almost any angle. The Windows Hello front camera is fine, nothing great. It's serviceable for virtual meetings and works ok with face unlocking. I have to hold my tablet at arm's length to unlock with my face. The keyboard and trackpad are actually fine for what they are. You can lay the keyboard flat or prop it up at an angle. Asus really made this like a suped up Surface Pro, which is great. There is some bounce with the keyboard, it's only a single zone for RGB, the trackpad is physical and not haptic, and the keyboard backlight could use more brightness. I would put it about one step away from being on par with the Surface Pro 11 type cover. The power button is a little difficult to push, but it feels like it was designed that way to not accidentally turn the tablet on. The volume up and down buttons are fine, they don't change their function based on tablet rotation. There's also a handy quick action button that brings up a small Armoury Crate menu letting you change some settings. Battery life is just OK. I can usually squeeze 6-8 hours in silent mode just consuming media or surfing the net. Gaming, even in silent mode, drops the battery life to 1-3 hours depending on the title. Go into a higher operating mode and the battery life further drops. I was able to play Doom: The Dark Ages in silent mode for 90 minutes before reaching 20% battery. It's not the best, but it works. As for performance, the integrated graphics are between mobile 4060 and 4070Ti while the CPU is between 13th and 14th gen Intel desktop chips. It's really great to see what AMD could put in a single SoC. Gaming performance on battery (silent mode) is solid. I've been getting around 50-60fps in most titles. Anything at 45fps and over feels smooth with VRR enabled. Any game with FSR3 is going to look and perform well. The only negative is that most games support Nvidia's DLSS and not AMD's FSR. That list is growing, especially as console games are ported to PC, since the PS5 and Xbox Series are running AMD's APU and using FSR to reach their 4K resolutions. Either way, this can handle 1440p high frame rate, high settings gaming without issues. Plug it in and you'll be able to play games at the native resolution, high settings, and maybe some ray tracing. Fan noise is somewhat of an issue. It's not a problem too much in silent mode (they still kick on while gaming), but they do get loud when at higher wattages and plugged in. I don't have a problem with it, I use earbuds. The speakers are not going to be loud enough to cover up the fans. They're terrible and worse than the ones on the Ally and Ally X. Overall, this is a solid tablet. You do pay a price for the form factor. A gaming notebook at this price would come with a weaker CPU but more powerful dedicated graphics. If you're someone who wants a tablet instead of a notebook, you're not going to find a more powerful one that can handle any modern AAA game with headroom, even on silent mode.

Pretty disappointing - it ran great for a while, but now freezes during normal activities with strange visual glitches. I may just have a lemon though as other people seem to be happy with it.

To me this laptop breaks new ground in gaming laptops. It’s a 2 in 1, with 13.4-inch 180Hz IPS 2.5K (2560 x 1600, WQXGA) 16:10 aspect ratio touchscreen and weighs in at a svelte 2.65 lbs. Add in its new AMDAI Max+ 395 3GHz (boost to 5.1) 16 core processor (32 threads) with NPU up to 50TOPS, 64Gb of LPDDR5X 8000(!) MHz memory, 1TB Micron PCIe NVMe M.2 4.0 (2230 size) SSD and the tech specs look great. But wait there is more 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack, 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (data speed up to 10Gbps), 2x Type-C USB 4 (data speed up to 40Gbps) with DisplayPort and power delivery and 1x card reader (microSD) (UHS-II) all wrapped in a black somewhat soft touch case with detachable backlit keyboard (with RGB and Copilot key). That is a lot to like, but how does this all work in the real world? I am a big fan of this size laptop. It fits airline seat trays perfectly and under seats as well. Being able to detach the keyboard to use as a “real” table it nice. However, having a detachable keyboard does present challenges – it does not support the laptop, so using on your lap with keyboard is a tad challenging at times. It also requires more space than a hinged laptop as kickstands take up more space when used. Speaking of using on your lap the fans vent out if the top of the laptop, which is nice, but it still got a tad warm on the legs. Even when in the red during updates and some gaming it still was very quiet. You can adjust pretty much every processing aspect using the Asus/ROG MyAsus, Armoury Crate, Aura Creator and AMD software. Power button is recessed making it harder to accidentally turn off. 70WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion battery with 9ft power cord with inline brick is nice but dis-appointing that it uses proprietary attachment into laptop. I would have preferred another USB-C power connection instead of having to lug around this power brick. However, I did try my 145Watt USB-C power charger and while I got a slow charging warning it did charge 50% in an hour – so maybe al is not lost. The keyboard key functions were hard for me to see if it is not backlit, but I liked the size and feel. I decided to use color related to CPU temperature. Green is within range, yellow is warm with red indicating CPU is “hot”. The black case also made it hard for me to see the side connections (granted old eyes). It also seems to attract fingerprints which are easily wiped away. Touchscreen is very reactive with minimal reflection and supports a stylus. And while it is IPS the colors really pop. The 16:9 aspect ratio is nice. Speakers are 2x 2W dual force with Smart Amp Technology and sound tinny to me. It does support Dolby Atmos and is HDR headphones certified. Wifi 7 (802.11be) worked great with my wifi 7 system. Before I did any testing, I used Asus Armory Crate software to allocate 16GB of memory (had 4GB) to AMD Radeon 8060S 800MHz integrated graphics, still leaving 48GB for system use. It easily handled any multitasking (streaming/surfing/work processing) I threw at it including 2021 Adobe Photoshop and Premier (video) Elements editing. I looped a movie with Bluetooth (using cordless headphones) and wi-fi on and ran for 5 hrs and still indicated 35% (3 hrs) left. As far as gaming it didn’t score well in my 3DMARK Speed Way high end test. It did much better in Steel Nomad Light (lighter gaming), Storage Benchmark and CPU tests. But that’s all theory. I installed Asseto Corsa and Automobilista 2 and using my wheel and pedal setup and they both ran flawlessly using 4K TV as monitor with no lag or jittering – but it was plugged into power. I installed Minecraft and had my grandson go at it, unplugged/balanced. At 3 hrs there was still 50% battery indicated. Micro-sd slot. I really like it when these are included. They allow for a storage upgrade that is easily carried with you and can be swapped very quickly. No Thunderbolt port as it seems Thunderbolt is licensed by Intel. No ethernet connection. 1-year warranty. So many things to like about this laptop with surprising gaming performance given onboard GPU. If you are looking for a portable gaming laptop with a touchscreen - this is the one and would recommend giving it a look.

If you follow the tech influencer sphere at all, odds are you’ve seen the ASUS ROG Flow Z13 pop up in several sponsored pieces. Much like their previous shakeup of a burgeoning PC segment with the Ally, ASUS has set its sights on the ultraportable market with what’s arguably the first gaming tablet that could be used as full-blown desktop replacement, packing the most advanced AMD Ryzen APU available today into a package smaller than most laptops. These are lofty claims, and the marketing hype bordered on insufferable…but what ASUS delivered with the ROG Flow Z13 is nothing short of incredible. This machine makes no compromises. - Unboxing and Setup I was not expecting this flagship device to arrive in a box within a box, but ASUS’ premium ambitions shine brightly here. Eloquent packaging with a separate compartment for the 200W power brick present beautifully, and removing the Flow Z13 from its box starts with a surprisingly reasonable amount of heft - this isn’t a light tablet, but it’s certainly within reason for how thick it is. Powering on the Flow Z13 after a brief charge, the familiar Windows 11 setup sequence completes with only a handful of ASUS-specific additions to the out of the box experience. Automatic updates begin nearly immediately - including a BIOS update via Windows Update, which I am still not convinced is a great idea but went off without a hitch. After about 15 minutes and two reboots, the Flow was ready to go. - Performance & Thermals There aren’t enough superlatives to describe how insane this APU’s performance is. This Ryzen AI MAX 395+ system-on-a-chip is a 16-core, 32-thread Zen 5 CPU with 64GB of the fastest memory it supports and an enormous graphics core that can leverage it fully. The amount of memory available to the graphics core is defaulted to 4GB, leaving 60GB for the system, but this is easily adjusted in the Armoury Crate app to allocate as much as 48GB for the GPU (local-machine LLM & AI enthusiasts, I know you’re out there, so have some keywords like Stable Diffusion, Mistral24B, GML-4, GPT4ALL, and Phi-3, and see the previous sentence for the thing you’re looking for). I configured my Flow as 48/16 to have plenty of system RAM and VRAM for demanding games. I was expecting a strong performance. What I experienced was mindblowing. Left to its default power setting, the Flow Z13 outperforms pretty much every AMD desktop CPU short of the 9950X. Graphically, the RDNA 3.5 core with 40 compute units out-benches most $300-400 desktop graphics cards from a generation ago. I loaded up Forza Motorsport as my de-facto benchmark, set everything to Ultra (even ray tracing!) at the Z13’s native 2560x1600, FSR set to Quality, and expected a slideshow. What I got was 45FPS, on battery. Dropping to High settings, the game held a rock solid 60. I can’t overstate just how powerful this all-in-one is...the power on tap here is true desktop class performance in the form factor of a thick magazine. The power draw for the APU can be adjusted from 28 to 80 watts, with further tweaking for up to 93 watts of short-term boost available. ASUS provides predefined power modes of “Silent,” “Performance,” and “Turbo” in the Armoury Crate software to switch between approximately 30, 50, and 70W power modes respectively, with Performance and Turbo performing so similarly I never touched the Turbo setting. The Z13 uses a vapor chamber design with a rear intake, top exhaust configuration that keeps all the heat behind the screen. Unlike gaming laptops, this means the keyboard surface never heats up. The fans are efficient and quiet, and at full power with full fan speed I never saw the APU exceed 85C in torture testing - most of the time it’s running around 75C when gaming in the Performance profile with default fan settings. At full bore the fans are never overly noisy, and they don’t make nearly as high pitched whirring noise as some laptops are wont to do. - Battery, Screen, Sound Battery life is perhaps the only area of the Flow Z13 where I could argue a compromise was made - though I’d be splitting hairs. Switching the machine to Silent and running half screen brightness, I get about 7 hours of battery life with casual usage, which is on the low side for a tablet but enough for a day’s outing or a cross-country plane ride. Don’t expect to be gaming for very long on battery, of course. The Forza Motorsport benchmark I mentioned above drained 15% of the battery in 10 minutes, and you’d be lucky to get an hour out of it on battery alone. Additionally, 100W of USB-C power delivery isn’t enough to keep the tablet charged when gaming on Performance or Turbo profiles - you’ll see about 3-4 hours there. Keep the included power brick handy for extended gaming sessions or desktop-style usage. The 180Hz IPS LCD panel (no OLED here, which is a bit of a bummer but hardly a detractor) is a great-looking display. Supporting variable refresh rates for reduced lag and stutter, and sporting a deep color gamut, the screen looks great from any angle with no color washout that I can see. Response time is great with very little ghosting in fast-paced games. At 500 nits, the screen could be a bit brighter but short of using the Z13 outdoors I feel it does the job well. The Z13’s speakers are adequate for what they are - side-firing, small drivers that pump out decent volume albeit with flat sound. They don’t sound tinny or overly distorted with bass; they simply sound a bit hollow. They’ll do the job, but as with most gaming laptops, bring some headphones for fragging on the go. - Design & Build Quality The all-metal chassis, tempered glass screen, and soft fabric keyboard case all have an exceptionally nice feel to them. The tablet’s rear kickstand is pure metal with a very firm, easy to operate set of hinges that have a wide range of adjustability. A tab on one side makes opening the hinge easy. The array of ports on offer shames some high-end laptops. Two 40Gbps USB-C ports supporting DisplayPort and Power Delivery charging are accompanied by a full-size HDMI 2.1 port, a microSDXC slot, combination 3.5mm headphone jack, and a USB-A 3.2 Gen2 port for up to 10Gbps throughput, plus a dedicated port for the 200W power brick (as this exceeds USB-C power delivery specification). For once, I have all the connectivity I need out of the box and don’t feel compelled to carry a USB hub with me. The included detachable keyboard is quite solid. The chiclet style keys are lovely to type on - sensitive with short throws, tactile, well-sized and well-spaced, and in the entire time writing and editing this review with it I didn’t encounter a single missed keystroke or double-entry, which often befalls cheaper tablet keyboards. Magnetic attachment (oriented only one way) and the option to choose flat or angled keyboard are both excellent premium touches. My only complaint is the same as all modern Windows keyboards: the Copilot key adds absolutely no value and instead takes a much-needed additional Ctrl key away (this is a Microsoft mandatory requirement, not ASUS’ decision - I can’t blame the OEM for this one). One last thing to note about the design is the upgradeability, or lack thereof. The Ryzen AI MAX 395+, being a system-on-a-chip design, integrates all the core components of the system in a single package on the mainboard that can’t be upgraded. The only component that can be changed is the SSD - which is mercifully in a physical M.2 slot that’s easily accessible in a compartment under the hinge. The only downside is that it’s a size 2230 slot which means that - for now - 2TB is the maximum storage capacity available for upgrading the disk. Rumors suggest 4TB 2230 disks are on the horizon but nothing is as of yet confirmed coming to retail. - Bottom Line Let’s put it simply: the wow factor of the ASUS ROG Flow Z13 matches the hype. Putting the Ryzen AI MAX 395+ into something this portable was bound to be something special, but as a complete package this may be one of the best products of the year. I genuinely struggle to find criticism with the Flow Z13 that isn’t nitpicking it for the lengths that ASUS went to to minimize them. Even the price - as sky high as it may be against comparably powerful gaming laptops - is something I can’t fault because there’s simply no competition and no point of reference here…no PC tablet is this powerful, no PC laptop is this portable, and no PC desktop is this efficient. In time there may be competing options in this segment, but if you want the absolute best performance in the smallest possible form factor, this is it, and ASUS nailed it. If you’re one of those who dare, the ROG Z13 Flow comes highly recommended!

What’s in the box: ASUS ROG Flow Z13 13.4" 2.5K 180Hz Touch-Screen tablet Detachable keyboard Power supply and cord Specs: CPU - AMD Ryzen 3.64 GHz GPU - AMD Radeon 8060S 4GB RAM - 64GB Storage 1 TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD The laptop arrived mostly charged, so I set it up right away. Setup was simple using the standard Windows 11 setup procedure. I installed a few of my favorite apps as well as some benchmarking software. Without any tweaks, it’s PassMark scores were really good, especially the CPU Mark, 2D Graphics Mark and the Disk Mark. (see screenshot). The Novabench overall score was 3902, very respectable. I then put it to what seems like a minor test, but it’s a big deal to me. I installed the drivers for my ancient (networked) color laser printer. It worked! This is a big deal to me since my previous (different brand) Windows tablet simply would not load the drivers for my printer. This small form factor laptop carries a real punch. I used it for work for a couple of days. The camera and mic array performed well on Teams meetings, and it handled all of my usual productivity software. It sailed through my formula heavy spreadsheets with ease. It flies through Internet browsing. But gaming is where it really shines. I loaded up a couple of my favorite games from one of the well-known game servers and proceeded to get so engrossed in the game play that I lost track of time. It was great! There was no noticeable latency or lagginess and that bright, crystal clear display made it even better. Pros: • It’s got 64 GB RAM • AMD Radeon 8060S GPU • It’s fast! • Bright responsive touch screen • Respectable number and variety of ports • Works well with or without the detachable keyboard • Game play was smooth • Cool ROG lightshow on the keyboard and LEDs on the back of the tablet. • Good battery life Cons: It’s heavy for a tablet • It gets hot • You have to have something solid to sit it on when using the keyboard. You need to use the built in kickstand on the tablet part to keep the screen at a comfortable viewing angle. Using the keyboard while just having it in my lap didn’t work very well. It’s too floppy. Overall, this laptop excels. It handles work and gaming with ease. It’s a bit heavy for a tablet, but still very portable. The display is fantastic, and I really like the bright, responsive touchscreen. I find myself using it more and more without the detachable keyboard. It really is a high performance laptop that can be used as a tablet. If you are looking for a small form factor powerhouse laptop, check this one out.

The ROG Flow Z13 (2025) is a fast, compact, and powerful gaming PC and tablet! Design The back has a window in the form of a slash that lets you see some of the internals of the computer. There are patterns to the ventilation holes too. The stand is very easy to open with a tab that protrudes slightly from the side, at the bottom right corner when you're looking at the screen. If you open the stand far enough, there is a cover that can be removed with a star/torx screwdriver to access the M.2 2230 SSD, in case you would like to upgrade it. I included a picture to show how accessible it is. It's actually labeled "M.2" on it. The speakers sound good, better than I expected for a small device. It has Dolby audio. I was impressed as I used it to watch some movies. The positional audio worked better than I expected. One advantage to having all the electronics behind the display, or vertical, is the vents for the air flow and cooling are on the back and top. So it can sit on a soft surface, like a pillow, and you don't need to worry about overheating. There are more ports than I expected for a tablet device. There are not just more either, but there are some really good ones. I'll talk more about the ports later. At just under 3 pounds, I think it's a little on the heavy side for a tablet, but for a powerful gaming PC with a 13.4" display, I think the size and weight are amazing! The keyboard and touchpad piece snap on very securely and easily to the bottom. You can charge it with a USB C power cord but it comes with a power cord that uses a 200 watt power brick, for full power charging and usage. The power brick has it's own connector too - so you don't need to use one of the USB C ports to charge. The right side also has a power button, volume rocker, and a "Command Center" button that opens "ScreenXpert". ScreenXpert is quick way to see the battery life of connected Bluetooth devices and it has shortcuts to some other utilities. You can also create screen layouts of applications called "Task Groups". Select one, from that very accessible menu, to open the applications you assigned, snapped to sides, corners, etc as you laid them out. It wasn't able to size and position some applications, so it just loads those full screen, but it's a cool way to open a bunch of programs at once time and the size/position seems to work for most programs. Ports Many small laptops and tablets will only give you a few USB C ports. I was excited to find that the Flow Z13 offers more, and in general, very good ports. If you're looking for something small but with enough connectivity options, you may have a hard time finding a better device! Here's what the Flow Z13 has. 2 - USB 4 Type C (40 Gbps), also supports Power Delivery 3.0, and DisplayPort 1 - USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A (10 Gbps) 1 - HDMI 2.1 1 - 1/8 Stereo headphone/mic 1 - MicroSD Card Slot 1 - Proprietary power connector for the included A/C power adapter (valuable because it's high power and it leaves all the other ports available for use while it's plugged in) - WiFi 7 support (ok, not really a port, but connectivity) I have one other USB 4 device so it's great to have another device that supports that fully, not that I have anything that will push 40 Gbps through right now, but it's nice to see new technologies being supported. And, though it charges more slowly, it's very nice that I can charge this over USB C also, not just with the included 200 watt adapter. It seems to charge very well with a 100 watt USB C connection. Info I saw somewhere said that it needs at least 45 watts to charge, though as I mentioned, I was able to charge it using a 30 watt charger, just very slowly. If you don't use the included charger you'll get messages about it not being high enough wattage to charge in some situations. AMD Ryzen AI Max+ CPU/GPU/NPU The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 confused me, intrigued me, and then blew me away. I'm very impressed! It's the first time I'm aware of that that a powerful CPU, GPU, and NPU were all combined in one processor. I'm not sure but it may even be just the best CPU/GPU combo too. The first thing that impressed me is that other CPUs I have seen that include and NPU seem to have lower core counts than similar CPUs without a NPU. It's like they sacrifice CPU cores to come up with some AI cores. Well. not with this one. Here we have 16 physical cores that give us a total of 32 logical processors for the CPU. Then the GPU has 40 cores, and it sure performed well in games I tried. In addition to that it has a 50 TOPS NPU - which is higher than at least most, maybe all, of the integrated NPUs I have heard of. Then I thought it's probably low on cache, but nope, doesn't look low to me. There's 1.2 MB of L1 cache, 16 MB of L2, and 64 MB of L3. Those are very good numbers compared to many others I have seen. Then there's the RAM. It's available with up to 128 GB of RAM. My version has 64 GB, and I'm totally thrilled with it! Part of what I like about the GPU implementation is how the memory sharing with the CPU works. Every integrated GPU in the past, that I'm aware of, used shared video memory with the CPU and it's automatically allocated and changes as needed. While that's convenient, this let's you dedicate the amount of RAM you want to the GPU instead. Anytime you change it, you need to reboot for the change to take effect. You can select options from 0.5 GB to 48 GB. The options available are .5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, or 48 GB. While this doesn't let you pick anything, I think the options are excellent! The fixed allocation with the reboot is apparently done to improve graphics performance, and I think it's a great move. I can allocate a large 32 GB of RAM to graphics and still have an excellent 32 GB for running Windows. Or I can go with the minimum .5 GB of RAM allocated to graphics and have almost all the memory available for running a bunch of virtual machines, for instance. It really provides excellent versatility and very good performance. It's easy to change the amount RAM allocated to graphics from in either the Asus Armoury Crate or the AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition. One odd thing I noticed is that the graphics subsystems seems to confuse some measurement tools, like to see how many frames per second your getting in a game for instance. There were some times with some tools where the results I saw didn't seem correct or it actually didn't give any reading for the fps count. Not a big deal for me but I was interested to see what I was getting. Gaming There was so much I wanted to test, setup, and do with this that I didn't get to play as many games as I wanted, but I've played some great games of EA FC 25 and Star Wars Battlefront II, as well as playing a bunch of other games here and there. It runs everything I try with the highest settings on and it worked well at 4k, using an external display. It seems to do up to 144 Hz at 4k on an external display. I was impressed when I realized one of the settings in FC 25 is actually for hair strand detail, and it handles it - just crazy to me. At 4k with all settings on in FC 25, if the entire screen would move quickly or a bar would slide across the screen, like a white bar slides across at the end or in a break in the game, it got strange for a second, but for playing the actual game, it was no problem and the detail of the players and the field is amazing. You can always play with settings if you want higher framerates. Different tools reported different framerates, one over 100 fps average and the other 59 fps. It felt great playing it, and I was blown away by the detail. I never saw the blades of grass with the white line on before which you can with all detail enabled at certain camera angles. It was noticeably better at 2560x1600 on the built-in display of course, due to lower resolution. Again, that's with everything turned up. Battlefront II was perfect. I didn't notice anything wrong and it was just fast, smooth, and great looking. I played a number of other games that all ran great. This is totally an excellent gaming machine and I can't wait to game more on it! NPU and a Copilot+ PC As I mentioned, the Neural Processing Unit in the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is rated at 50 TOPS, a performance metric for for AI. My understanding is that a Copilot+ PC needs to be at least 40 TOPS and most, if not all that I have see, are from 40 to 45 TOPS. So I think it's impressive that the NPU is rated at 50 TOPS - though I didn't have a great way to measure. Still, it sounds like it should be a fast one. It's good to see there are more tools being made available that use the NPU or are only available on a Copilot+ PC. "Studio effects", available in the "Quick Settings" menu at the bottom right by the clock, is the first enhancement that I'm aware of. That's still there with options to blur your background, center you in the frame, or make it look like you're looking at the camera - all could be helpful for video calls and should work with any application that uses a camera. In addition to that, new Copilot options are showing up in different built-in Windows tools like Notepad and Paint to help with writing and image selection or editing. I especially like options available in paint for object selection, removal, and more. If you pay, there is image generation built into Paint that you can use too. I had fun playing with CoCreator in Paint. It lets you draw something very rough and it makes it into a nicer picture. There was no fee to use this but I had to download a 1.29 GB "Image Generation Extension" from the Microsoft Store (it offered to download it automatically) to use it. I played with it a little. It made my very bad tree look pretty cool but didn't seem to like a whole scene with a house, tree, a few clouds, and a sun. Anyway, I'm excited that they're starting to implement more tools to add reason to get a Copilot PC.

This is a superb device. Not perfect but perfect for the needs of the right user. For me the CPU processing power allows applications to open smoothly and work snappier. The 64GB of RAM allows me to allocate 32GB to the iGPU (8060S) for native LLM work and 2K gaming. It's compact and light but dense at the same time. The port selection is great but the port placement for the power adapter could have been better and the speaker placement could be higher. Also the inclusion of an OLED panel would've increased it's value especially at this price point. Overall no major complaints and I would buy this again. For you if you can get past the sticker shock of its price, it will serve you well.

This is an incredible piece of technology that seamlessly blends multiple roles: work, gaming, note-taking, digital art, and everyday computing. From the moment I unboxed it, I knew the ASUS ROG Flow Z13 was something special. The premium packaging—high-quality printing on thick, sturdy cardboard—sets it apart from standard gaming laptops or tablets. This is a portable gaming powerhouse refined enough for a boardroom. As someone who travels frequently for business, I’ve long dreamed of a single device that can do it all, including serious gaming on the go. The Z13 delivers, and it’s phenomenal at nearly everything. I’ve used it daily for two weeks and remain genuinely amazed. I’m not diving into benchmarks here—just sharing my experience as someone who’s always wanted a truly portable gaming computer. Initially, I mistook the screen for an OLED, but it’s a high-quality IPS LCD that gets plenty bright and looks fantastic. Out of the box, the desktop was set to 200% zoom, which felt too large. Scaling it down to 150% made everything crisp and perfect. For context, I own a Surface Pro with a Qualcomm processor, and I’ve included comparison photos to highlight how impressively thin the Z13 is. I’ve nearly filled the 1TB drive with games and am having an absolute blast. Racing games are my go-to—Wreckfest, Forza, WRC Rally, Dirt Rally, Assetto Corsa, BeamNG.drive, and GTA V—and every one runs like a dream. I’m genuinely shocked at how well the integrated GPU performs. Powered by the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and a whopping 64GB of RAM, this tablet delivers legitimate, high-performance gaming. My main PC is a water-cooled 4090/i9 rig, yet the Z13 achieves remarkably similar frame rates. It’s buttery smooth with minimal stutters or lag (even my 4090 isn’t perfect in that regard). The fans stay quiet during normal use but ramp up in turbo mode for max FPS. They’re noticeable but not jet-engine loud like some gaming PCs. There’s no hum or coil whine—just fans doing their job. The device runs warm during regular use and heats up when pushed hard during gaming, but it never feels uncomfortably hot. Like other Surface Pro-style tablets, it’s not truly “lappable” due to the magnetic keyboard/cover design. The speakers, however, are just okay—somewhat tinny despite checking the Dolby app settings. Given the device’s overall excellence, I’ll let that slide. The front camera is solid, with an IR scanner for Windows Hello, and there’s a rear camera too. I doubt anyone’s using this at concerts, but the rear camera works well for document scanning or occasional photos. The Z13 handles everything I throw at it—LM Studio, max-quality gaming, even handwriting and drawing. I paired it with a Surface Pen, which works flawlessly, matching the performance of my Surface Pro. I added a pen tether to the keyboard, and it feels right at home. The screen’s anti-glare coating is excellent, keeping reflections at bay. I’m seriously considering making the Z13 my primary device for home, travel, and work. It might even replace my iPad, though time will tell. One standout feature is the sleek window on the back, accented with LEDs—a classy, modern touch that avoids the typical “gamer” aesthetic. It feels like a glimpse into the future of mobile gaming. AMD and ASUS have created something truly special here. My only critiques, aside from the speakers, are minor. The power brick is proprietary, and while the Z13 supports USB-C charging, it complains about insufficient power unless you use the included 200W brick. This is puzzling since USB-C PD standards support up to 240W, which should suffice. It’s not a dealbreaker, but it’s a slight inconvenience. Overall, ASUS has showcased its technological prowess with the ROG Flow Z13. This tablet isn’t just a glimpse into the future of mobile gaming—it’s here now. It’s a fantastic device I’ll use daily and for travel, freeing up space in my bag for my Xbox controller and work iPad. If you’re looking for a do-it-all device that games exceptionally well, this is it. Highly, highly recommended!

As someone who games on the go and also needs serious performance for creative work, the ASUS ROG Flow Z13 with the AMD Ryzen AI Max 395 blew me away. Right out of the box, the design impressed me—it’s sleek, sturdy, and surprisingly lightweight for the power it packs. It’s a tablet-laptop hybrid that doesn’t feel like it compromises in either form. Performance-wise, this thing is an absolute beast. The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip runs buttery smooth even under heavy multitasking. I’ve edited 4K video, played demanding games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldur’s Gate 3, and toggled between apps without a single hiccup. The integrated Radeon 8060S GPU actually surprised me—it handles modern titles at high settings better than I expected from a machine this compact. The 2.5K 180Hz Nebula Display is stunning. Colors are rich, motion is fluid, and the touchscreen response is super snappy. Whether I’m gaming, sketching, or watching content, the screen never disappoints. And paired with the detachable keyboard, it truly feels like I’m carrying a top-tier laptop that can transform into a creative tablet in seconds. One thing I really love is the AI performance. I’ve started using a few AI-assisted tools for editing and workflow optimization, and the built-in NPU handles them locally without draining the battery or lagging the system. Battery life is solid considering the specs. I get about 8–10 hours with light use, and closer to 4–5 during intensive sessions. Cooling is handled well too—quiet fans, minimal heat buildup, and it stays comfortable on my lap even when I push it hard. Bottom line: the ASUS ROG Flow Z13 with Ryzen AI Max 395 is the most versatile and powerful device I’ve ever used. Whether you’re gaming, creating, or just need a high-performance daily driver, this machine delivers. It’s pricey, sure, but in my opinion, worth every penny.

Perfect for gaming! Screen is great and perfect for a portable gaming laptop. Heat comes out the top so none comes out the keyboard like many gaming laptops. Would highly recommend, only downside is the cost and just ok battery life.

This “tablet” is more of a flexible laptop in my opinion. It’s beastly powerful and runs full windows. It runs Steam games that many desktops struggle with. The screen is gorgeous and colors pop. The keyboard is detachable if you want to use like a tablet, but it’s a bit on the heavy side for one hand reading. This machine is top of the line in quality and performance and can’t be recommended enough. There is a reason it’s always sold out. There are 3 downsides I would mention. 1). Beastly power comes at a beastly price. This thing ain’t cheap… 2). Beastly power comes at battery price. This only lasts a couple hours on battery and the charging brick is significant at weight and a mighty 180 watts. 3). Beastly power comes at cooling price. When on performance mode, the fans spin up and this machine will be heard and warm air can be felt from the top vents. Overall, I’d buy this machine again.

I've long been a fan of the "tablet" form factor for PCs (aka the detachable 2-in-1 or any other name that it goes by) having previously owned a Surface Pro and found it highly flexible for use on the go. But while there were several options for devices in this category for business / office use, they tended to lack the umph needed for gaming or even serious computation. The prior iterations of the Z13 series from Asus tried to fix that, adding a discrete gaming GPU but they were underpowered and impacted battery life signficantly even when not gaming. Today all that changes with this model, the 2025 ASUS ROG Flow Z13. With the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 CPU you get powerful compute capabilities (16 cores and 32 threads), super fast RAM (this model has 64GB at up to 8000 MT/s and QUAD channel for lots of bandwidth) and integrated graphics that actually do rival (and in some cases best) actual gaming GPUs like the RTX 4060. All that in a slick package that can go anywhere (even if the cooling needed makes it a BIT heavier than competitors) and has a battery that's actually capable of 6-7+ hours without any special consideration - and 8+ hours if you configure it correctly. The tablet is an amazing performer. On SILENT mode when unplugged, you can get over 6,000 points in timespy which blows away (nearly double) handheld gaming PCs like the ROG Ally X. Plugged in and in turbo, you're about 10,000 points which is 4060 territory. Better yet, with the fast RAM and plenty of it, you can set an allocation of 8GB, 16GB or more to the iGPU. This not only improves gaming performance, but also lets you load large AI models directly into the graphics memory for much better performance in things like local LLMs. (I can get 13tok/sec in Qwens 14B coder model when unplugged and on silent which is outstanding.) Build quality and cooling is superb - I love that it exhausts the hot air out of the top of the tablet which would nearly always be pointing out, up and away from you. The keyboard and touchpad are really nice to work on and the whole package just feels well sorted. It is a bit heavier than recent Surface Pros, but is packing a lot more puch. On thing to note - and this applies to all PCs of this type - it is hard to truly use them on your laps due to how they balance. The Flow Z13 is a bit better in that regard but not much - the kickstand and keyboard cover just take more space on a lap or desk than a clamshell type laptop. But with a bit of planning, it's not a big deal and you do get extra portability here. So if you're looking for a road warrior type device that can game or run large scale AI models, look no further, this is a great PC to have around for those use cases and more!

Amazing, very portable and fast. Good for my daily use when I’m working remote or traveling. Decent battery when not plugged. Good for gaming.

This device is insane. I run it connected to a dock with multiple monitors and this dosent even flinch. Runs everything I play at 70+ fps while being able to be a completely silent tablet that performs when needed. it runs: Cyberpunk at 100fps high settings, raytracing off fsr+frame gen on Oblivion remake at 120fps+ in dungeons and 70+ open world on high Tekken 8 high settings, 4k 60fps and never drops below 58fps during play. In. A. Tablet. Its insane. There are a few caveats: 1 the drivers need some work. Certain things glitch here and there. Its nothing major but definitely there. 2 its heavy for a tablet. It weighs a tad bit more than a 14in macbook pro. Makes it a bit unwieldly as a tablet but still usable with a little practice. Overall, this is probably the best mobile device thats coming out this year.

Yes, this device is expensive. Yes, it targets a very specific use case. And yes, you can get better gaming performance for less money if you buy a traditional laptop. That said, if you are looking for a blazing fast device that’s more portable than a laptop, can be used on soft surfaces, has an amazing display without the need for OLED burn in mitigation, and can run pretty much any modern game without a hitch, this could be for you. When using this pc for daily tasks it feels like the fastest device I have ever used. My only knocks would be on the 1TB storage - give us a 2280 slot or ship with 2TB.

This device performs well no matter what task you are performing. In gaming you are able to compete between a RTX 4060 and RTX 4070, depending on the title. This is very impressive given the form factor. The ability to distribute the RAM to the GPU provides a lot of flexibility which I believe will provide longer relevancy as games require higher and higher amount of VRAM, whereas the RTX based laptops will be a bit more limiting with static VRAM allocations. The only downside is the tablet form factor leads to detachable keyboard, which doesn't always perform as well as the fully attached counterpart. This device is an overall powerhouse with lots of versatility.