The graphics processor is inside alongside cooling hardware. Most gaming laptops have pretty substantial power bricks, and this is just a little extra. The XG Mobile is kind of like a double-wide power brick.
There are four USB ports as well as HDMI, DisplayPort, and Ethernet connectors. The dock also provides the ROG Flow Z13 with a bunch of extra ports.
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When docked the connector handles power delivery, leaving the Thunderbolt 4 port free for whatever else you might want. The XG Mobile connector is chunky and locks in place, but the length of the connector is a concern, as it presents an opportunity to apply a lot of leverage on the connection, which could make for an easily broken link. This pair of ports is what connects to Asus’s XG Mobile eGPU. Underneath the Thunderbolt 4 port is a special combo that pairs a USB-C 3.2 port next to a proprietary PCIe 3.0 x8 link. During testing, I ran into an intermittent issue with power running through this port, seeing the device stop charging and remain that way for a while even after unplugging and re-plugging the power (and trying a different 65W GaN charger). This houses a Thunderbolt 4 port that’s handy for hubs, peripherals, displays, or power input. There’s also a volume rocker and the power button (which doubles as a fingerprint scanner) over there. The right edge houses a basic USB port and a headphone jack. The lowest angle of the kickstand may not make much sense for gaming, but the ROG Flow Z13 display supports stylus input, so it could be useful for artwork or note-taking. That kickstand hides a microSD card slot and a removable cover for the SSD, which is sadly an M.2 2230 size, so it’ll be harder to find a quality upgrade. The keys themselves are nice and poppy with a great typing feel.Īround back, the tablet has a beefy kickstand with a wide range of motion and a little rubbery tab on one side that helps open it up. The palm rest area of the keyboard is a comfortable soft-touch material, but the back is a felt-like fabric that loves to wipe up lint, dust, and hairs. The keyboard has RGB lighting, but just one zone. The magnets are very powerful, almost making it hard to move around on a metal table. The keyboard attaches to the tablet via pins and magnets, and it has a fold near the top to give it an angle and hide the bottom bezel of the display area.
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By far the slickest choice by Asus is the transparent window on the back that shows off some PCB on the inside of the device illuminated by RGB lights.Īside from the aesthetics, the ROG Flow Z13 is remarkably similar to the Surface Pro where form and function meet. The tablet has a robust, aluminum frame that’s thoroughly stylized with cut-outs, etching, and logos. Of course, few gaming laptops are using a 13.3-inch touchscreen. I’ll give it some credit, though – that’s still a good deal lighter than most gaming laptops. Once the keyboard is snapped on, the whole unit weighs 3.31 pounds. Asus tries to call it a lightweight device at 2.6 pounds, but that’s for just the tablet.
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If the Surface Pro and ROG Flow Z13 were twins, the Surface Pro would be the one who put on a suit and headed off to business school while the ROG Flow Z13 went full cyberpunk and hit the gym seven days a week.
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