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I bought this laptop and so far it has been amazing. Use it in Tent mode or on a stand for better thermals and GPU stays around 70ºc. In armory crate adjust it to silent mode and it literally stays completely silent. Also if you are doing light work just switch to iGPU mode (the graphics card that comes with the CPU) as it is really powerful and can manage almost every workload. I use it for Data Science, Ml, light gaming, Big Data Analysis and it just performs amazing.

Thank you for the deep review, i searched a lot for video editing test for this laptop and you gave me good feedback 😊

As an engineering student, this laptop does everything I want it to do. However if you want this laptop solely for gaming you will be disappointed, the pixel response time can reach 30 ms and it definitely shows in 3D games. If you do plan to game on it you will need an external monitor but then that would contradict the whole point of having a thin and light.

I found this at Best Buy for 1300. I had the asus rog g15 and g14 not only is this way quieter when fan is at 100% but it’s CPU performance was almost identical. I absolutely love this laptop. And I am able to get about 9hrs of web browsing. If you put it in tent mode and if you switch to Manuel mode in the armory crate software you can get 45 watts out of the cpu

I easily get 8 - 9 hours of battery life on my X13. I use silent mode and it’s just that- completely silent. For gaming, my temps are usually in the lower/mid 70s. Not sure what you’re doing so wrong here. Also, why didn’t you try tent mode? A couple other issues: - you can use the USB-C on the left for power if you bought it in the U.S. - this is a 2-in-1 laptop- NOT just a dedicated gaming laptop, so any review should reflect that

ty as always for your hard work!!!! also for your honest reviews!!!!!

Mod this thing. Drill more holes in the chassie and it will become cool. Thumbs up so Brett can see and do it.

Thanks very much man. Absolutely pertinent points. Helped a lot.

I just got mine yesterday. I have been testing it with my games. It works, but I got it for my game development and just wanted the extra power to allow me to do anything I want to do on it. I haven't been able to real world test it yet. But I like it in general. I got mine for $1300. I am going to see how well it works with my Jackery 300 power bank.

Been using this laptop for 2 months and I'm pretty happy with it. Thermals can be improved a fair bit by putting it in tent, stand, or having back elevated (a cardboard stand was included with my unit). Although, it can still get quite load. You generally don't want to be running heavy loads in laptop mode flat on the a surface with the screen at a 90 degree angle. Also, I'm getting almost 7h with just a 80% charge (albeit my brightness is at 15% most of the time)

Omg i cant believe it you cooled me with the order. I was about to buy , damn! It looks so good on paper. Linus also said nice things about this machine

The price isn't so bad when considering other options. I bought my Surface Laptop 3 for $1700 Canadian (1350 USD), no GPU , no 120Hz, no 360/flip and 256GB SSD. For 500 more I could get dedicated RTX GPU and 1TB NVME. Very compelling!

Is this perhaps a laptop where making changes to the thermal solution could yield some better results? Perhaps switching out thermal paste, lowering the power target just a hair but enough to manage similar clocks. Or making other minor changes

Great video. Love your reviews!

I’m seeing a lot of positive reviews about battery life and cooling, I’m wondering if yours might have a defection I’ve noticed asus struggles with lots of defective items

I have this laptop, and thanks for the good review. I need to say that I think the review is a little skewed off the selling points of this laptop. It was never meant to be a gaming PC to outperform the 15-inch laptops with probably 40-60% more cooling capacity, or even the place to fit bigger = silent fans. I bought this laptop after testing a Surface Pro 7 256gb, but where I got quite disappointed. It almost costs the same, and has no discrete GPU, 4 core i5 and barely a keyboard. The main selling points for me is the extreme portability. You can essentially bring it with you so easily. To the cafè, on the bus, on the plane, in the backpack going to your friends etc. And you are not limited by performance in this device, it packs a solid punch for development (which I do), for playing some games here and there (GTA 5, PUBG, Forza Horizon 5) - and at 1080p you can really push it _hard_. Most surprisingly is the fact that the iGPU is powerful enough to gently run those titles at pretty fair settings, as I have sometimes forgotten to turn of the iGPU mode in Armoury Crate. I think that speaks for itself. Yes, even on battery only - it does really well. So back to my point, if you are reviewing it with the expectations of a pure gaming laptop, I think it is the wrong laptop to put against the fight in terms of performance. A saying is, you can't have the best of both worlds, but you can get close enough to your needs. Asus has done a fantastic job. They just brought forward some of the learnings they have done throughout the years with vertical-mounted intakes on/behind screens on previous models and seen that the cooling in fact is sufficient in tent mode - something you cannot do in 95% of other gaming laptops. Yes, it suffocates in normal laptop mode, but in all fairness i think anyone would be fine to put something under it to give it some room to breathe. I hope there are more 13" laptops that comes around soon like this, as they give me the benefit of portable power. You also mentioned something about the sound- here is food for thought: do you find it unreasonable to have it a little noisy when you go for something so compact?

This goes on sale at Best Buy frequently. I've seen it as low as $1250 for the 3050ti version.

Thank you for this honest review. I had this laptop in my cart ready to order but really hate hot temps. Will find something else

I'm looking for a laptop with the same price just for coding some data analytics and hard gaming. Which one do you recommend me? Also at least did you sell it?

this is a 2 in 1 why you can literally open up the exhaust by flipping the screen while rendering and gaming if using controller / keyboard and mouse. Editing on the other hand with pen im sure it could work alright but if not that would be the only time i see that rear exhaust being blocked. I believe that is why other reviewers did the bench marks with the laptop in triangle shape on table to open up the back exhaust. When rendering your're not going to be doing anything anyways just open the exhaust.

Best Buy has it open box for around $750. Honestly I'm pretty tempted.

Actually i was looking into it a while ago and ended for a refurbished xps 13. My main gripe is the screen, wish it was at least 400 nits. Seeing those thermals i'm glad i didn't go for it. It's 15 inches but have you seen the mi notebook pro 2021? Its basically a Ryzen xps 15 with macbook ripoff looks. No dgpu though. That 16:10 oled must be amazing though.

Heating problem is just an engineering limitation, but still you can simple use an 10$ worth compact cooling pad and problem solved

I was considering this as an upgrade to my thin n light device (Blade Stealth w a measly 1650) until I saw your review. Asus has some serious work to do w/ thermals. Have read about this problem w the 2022 G14 also. I bet 2023 is when they'll get it right but those lil buggers are going to be $$$ U saved me some $$, thanks!

Got this on sale at Best Buy for $2,800 - It's a quite a powerful unit for my needs- not only does it make my bed, it sorts out my psychological issues as well.

What are your thoughts on x1 carbon gen 9... or have you reviewed it already.. lemmie know

great review bret. did you try to lower the cpu powerlimit and increase the gpu temp limit? 3 hours is kinda weird, that means it's discharging at 20 watts, which is impossible because a gaming laptop idles at 6 to 7 watts. maybe the dgpu was activated

Hey, i have a 3080ti 12900K desktop housed inside a Corsair 5000x. I travel and stay at Airbnbs and needed something ultra portable, bestbuy had this laptop although mine has a ryzen 9 6900hs and DDR5 with gen 4 SSD and a higher wattage 3050ti. I recommend the model I purchased. It’s 35% better then the model shown here. It’s super small 120hz display and strong enough to play games. Its insane how strong it is for how small. It also works great as a stream monitor if u flip it upside down on your desk with your desktop. * don’t buy this if you don’t own powerful rig already. This isn’t something you buy as standalone setup .

Would you say its worth it for $850?

I would have loved to hear you speak on whats needed and how to change the original color of this backlit keyboard.

Thank you for reviewing it from negative side. When researching new product, I always search for "[product_name] problem", as I usually end up having those problems and usually they are huge.

I have this laptop 5900hs, 16gb, 3050ti and I'm a power user and I got it for $1350 at best buy brand new. I use this thing a lot in Lightroom, premier pro, Photoshop, and after effects and honestly, the thermals are pretty good considering what's inside. I also have been playing saints row remastered occasionally. The thermals are only an issue imo if you're gonna be using it on your lap, aside from that, it's not an issue. If you put the laptop in silent, turn on the egpu mode found in the laptops armoury crate and put the brightness around 50% you can comfortably get 6 hours of battery life. I run it at 120hz too so maybe this guy got a bad batter. When you turn on the 3050 and put the brightness on max, then I get around 3 hours of useage. I also have been using the camera for meetings and calls with friends and imo it's on par with laptops around other this price. Not the best but no one has every complained about it. It does get loud when in turbo under load though. If you guys have any questions about it just ask and I'll reply

Regarding a 13" with flip option you recommand XPS 13 or MSI Evo 13 flip than this Asus rognflow ?

thanks bro, i didnt notive there was another usb u on the left haha

Love your wallpaper 😍

So it cost more than other laptops that have lower spec CPU's who would have thunk. Also, this is really thin and lite it was going to cost an arm and a leg like all thin and lite laptops do. I personally think Asus could solve the thermals by not having this as a 2 in 1 but turning it into a straight tablet with a 2.4 GHz keyboard and mouse that clips on. and having larger air cutouts. I know why they do that since you don't want dust entering but if you have it not sitting on the surface dust should be less of an issue.

some used one are starting to popup for about 1000usd (1300cad), I think it would makes more sense at around that price

I subscribed for your honesty

Right now it’s on sale at Best Buy US (2022 model) for like 800$

How is the note taking experience on this laptop?

I bought this "laptop" about a month ago. I absolutely love it! I play Elden Ring, I play dying light 2 on high settings, there are no fps drop to be spoken of. The External GPU takes most of the load off the laptop itself, so the PC never actually gets that hot. Obviously dont try to play crazy games with it in tablet mode. BUT! Heroes of might and magic 3 works great as a touchscreen pc game, darkest dungeon is great with it, Civilization franchise is totally touchfriendly also and many more...... Also i want to say 1 more thing, yes- obviously this is pricey, but you really get what you paid for: You have a computer that can do EVERYTHING. Here is how i have my set up: I have my External GPU (which has like a crazy amount of ports) set up on my desk, with a big gaming screen, some BT speakers, a keyboard, and a mouse (the mouse came in the box with the pc, its awesome with lots of buttons and a removable weight for custom gaming wahhhhh), and the flow x 13 itself- i just plug in and plug out as i want. The External GPU charges the laptop also, ive never actually used the charger for the pc itself (its just chilling in my backpack- next to the powerbank XD ). I have a 16gb touchscreen laptop which can plug in/connect to anything whenever im out, and i have a 32 gb RAM, 3080 RTX, gamestation at home to be reckoned with. I havent even started using the drawing stuff- but i will. Asus really take a step to allow you use your products efficiently, u get 2 separate (amaizing looking and v good quality) cases in the box- 1 for the laptop and 1 for the external gpu, so really i could bring everything with me and it wont be bigger than 2 regular books, literally- the ps5 controller and the headset would weigh more and take up more space than than the flow + station. This is what you pay for. Oh ye AND- this is the first laptop that ive seen that has a real "silent mode". I even put my ear to it- couldnt hear a damn thing.

Seems like the Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage would be the laptop for you if you want a workhorse on the go that can also game extremely well.

I am a college student, 1st year, pursuing CS, I've been using my brother's Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming for the time being as he didn't needed that for a while but I'm thinking of buying a new one and Flow is like my top 3 choice, also, here in India, I'm getting the Flow X13 Ryzen 7 5800H with Integrated Ryzen graphics, 16 GB Ram and 1 TB SSD, and the ext gpu AMD Radeon rx 6850 12 Gigs for under about $1600 for comparison I'm getting the Predator Helios Neo 16, 16 Gbs and 1 TB SSD and a 4050 for around $1400, and this is just for comparison, I'm not even considering the Predator NEO because of portability, any opinions, experts

Completely agree. I've had it for 2 years: it gets incredibly hot during normal tasks and the battery life is trash.

Try the best buy $1500 G14, I've been working on all forms of intense 1000 part engineering, urban scale architecture design and rendering work on it. Not to oversell it, it is only good enough to get the job done on time, but QHD video production work I am doing on it doesn't feel like any work at all.

The ROG Flow X13 with the XG Mobile was good, until a firmware update for the XG Mobile released which locked down overclocking to a large extent and before where the GPU's memory could run at 8000+ MHz, it can only do a maximum of 6300 MHz most of the time. disappointed...

Great review!!! Bought It and I LOVE IT!

Should you just not flip the device when u play ( with a controller) If not a small fan cooler pad ....

I’m an architect student and i was thinking about buying this model but now i’m not secure about it

I get 7 to 8 hours of battery on mine. And i play apex daily, it gets warm but i use temp mode and have no problem at all.

would the new 6900hs have similar problem? was really looking forward to it

It’s a 13 inch sub 3lb convertible touch ultra book…. The performance is ludicrous with that in mind

I don't understand why they don't make an all in one PC with separate keyboard and track pad - track pad doubles as a touch numeric key pad when using separate mouse. That way you could have a thicker component section, with better cooling, along with increased cooling surface area - back of screen...

I feel the exact opposite on the webcam/mic combo. The camera is fairly sharp and adequate refresh rate, whereas the mic is very muddy and typical for a $1000+ laptop.

Lol I have this sitting beside me sealed. I am returning this thanks to this honest review

I've heard people reported to ASUS about this laptop's screen bending problem when it is folded while gaming. The laptop's back cover will heat up the front screen cover badly and eventually result in a screen tilt or bend.

Hmm maybe fold it into that triangle shape, use a different keyboard and it would unblock exhaust and allow for it to sip a bit more air... ah yes or dockstand thing. How they could get thermal setup this bad is just shocking.

Just bouth it for 850!( Actually 800 opened box excellent) for back to school sale! Cant wait to try for astrophotography!!

Does this model support HDR? For example UKposts HDR videos?

Mine lasted 5-6 hours for light use, well until earlier this week, it started to idle at really high Temps (60 degree compared to 35 before) and would only last 2 hours

Does tent mode help with cooling?

i use the stand mode so the fan blow up instead on the table and thermal were fine

Hold on a sec, how do you explain me playing destiny 2 at 80-90 FPS for 4 hour straight on the flow with no problem at all??????

Then what's a good alternative man?

Yo whats that work out thing you were using

The thermal and fan is basically what you get If you what those spec.

Well it wasn't the final thing it was just a first look to see how people would react to this I mean I've never seen something like this and as you can see people's problems with this laptop is the cooling price and Gpu ( cuz it's a mobile rtx and it's kinda like desktop rtx 3070 ) so they can fix these and make a very good laptop

What about the z13?

Zephyrus g14 is the laptop I am gonna try to be buying on black Friday sale

Had you put this video out when the device came out, I wouldn't have wasted 1500 dollars on this machine.

LOL review the alienware m15 R3 2021 model with a 2070 s in it... Talk about thermal issues.. CPU runs constant at 100C & gpu sits around 75 to 83C. This thing & your review make it sound like this thing is cold... Those issues with performance, like you mention, would seem to be alleviated with proper cooling positioning & possibly a fan pad. If this thing pushes the same performance, 20c cooler, & is half the thickness & weight of mine currently.. then this sounds like a winner.

Just rip the entire bottom chassis off and do another benchmark will get better results

Would this be good for $849?

I feel like you didn't give this laptop a fair chance since while it is a "gaming" laptop, it's only that way for home usage and/or light gaming on-the-go. What I am considering this laptop for is a replacement of my Ultrabook and my backup desktop. This laptop will fit both of those needs since I can clock it down when needed and plug in that beefy 3080 when I need that extra juice! It's no bigger than a XPS 13 and yet performs 3-4x better while only having a 25-75% price difference. That's insane in my opinion. Not only did I feel like you didn't give this a good chance, but you also severely limited the testing capabilities. Even some 15-inch laptops struggle with thermal management when almost the entire ventilation system is cutoff (on a mousemat & opened). Yeah, "they have bad placement" but if you work around that it is an incredible laptop with almost nothing like it on the market! I really think you should re-test this with the newer 40-series versions and give it it's best chance. This video felt quite little rushed and I really don't want another LTT situationon here.

Does it have an ethernet port?

I got this for £1,150.00 at a discount from amazon. It was going on offer. I guess I had a good deal.

Reviews about the bad thermals on the laptop but fails to show the internals and showing surface temperature. Thumbs down on the review

Weird question, but maybe someone will answer. Has anyone played Europa Universalis 4 on this laptop? How fast does a month pass in-game?

What would be a good laptop that's light weight and has good battery life, that can also run triple A games at playable settings, which is also under 1200 usd. I'm on a budget 😭

Apparently randomly atrocious battery life and thermals is a thing. I bought a 2022 m16 and my unit gets 2hours of battery life web browsing too, And it too gets extremely hot. Like I could have cooked an egg up there. I'm very interested to find out what is causing this.

Put it in a tent position using wirelles keyboard and mouse, put Grisly Thermal Pad and you have great laptop. Personely I would buy Ryzen 7 model with Gtx 1650 gpu and for heavy workload use external gpu. Ryzen 9 is not that much better then Ryzen 7

i love laptops but the noise of the fan is why i have to settle with desktops.

how would this run overwatch 2?

The camera actually is fuzzy becuase they didn't seal the screen properly. It will fall off as you own and use it.

well done

The fan on the MacBook Air didn’t ramp up. I would hope not, there aren’t any in it.

Hey, I see this man as a doctor in other videos. Turns out he is also a tech reviewer

Using the windows profile battery saving is about 8 hours of battery life.

3 hour battery life!? I guess i should be happy with my Alienware 13 that uses an FHD screen XD!!! It is super heavy but the battery life is definitely longer

Bought mine for 1000$ at Best Buy today

I wonder how the Z13 handles the issues you mentioned. It stands up and has liquid metal cooling.

You saved the money 💰💰💰

I don't really understand the point of owning this machine without the external GPU. I'm sure the heat is fine when the GPU power is coming from outside the laptop and its in "tent mode"

ONE very major flaw? What about that ROGXG port? HOW MANY different dead products are there now that will never be usable on any other system because a company made it for ONE laptop... and then abandoned it? (I'm looking at you, Alienware, as a recent example.) Thunderbolt! FFS, companies, just use thunderbolt! It's why my Dell XPS laptop choice didn't instantly render my $400 HP docking station into a functional brick. It's why I can plug in just ONE single cable and have my keyboard/mouse, monitors, power, audio, everything all taken care of. Even an eGPU - without needing a special one-off "XG" card... also, the price on that over the GPU inside it? You're paying $500-600 for a plastic housing with proprietary connectors. Which will become a brick the instant you get a new laptop. Asus is no stranger to dead docking stations... edit: fixed grammar/cleaned up a bit (sorry!)

Why do u go on about price as such a negative... It's only $1500 dude, for these specs and size and quality. That price is so easy to swallow! It's great value at that reasonably low price point (compare this to a MacBook Pro... )

I really wish this laptop came in multipe tiers. I mean, yes, you can choose between 3050 and 3050 Ti. But they should also have a 5600U and 5800 U option. I would gladly go 5600U + 3050 for a ultra light 2-in-1 that can do light gaming too, but have 6 h battery life

Mine's cpu has started to run really hot. sadge. Hope it is just needing a cleaning of the fans.. It runs fast until it thermal throttles down to 300mhz! LOL

Anything as light but with a better screen

To date, I have not seen a single laptop I have been able to use. My hands are too damn big. I have tried using a big 17 inch with a full keyboard and like driving a clown car. Yes you can attach an external keyboard but that kind of defeats the purpose.