One of the trends in tablet computers has been the steady increase in screen size on tablets over the years. And not just at the top end, but in the middle too, where 11-inch and 12-inch tablets have now taken the place of the former 9.7-inch iPads and 10.1-inch Android and Windows tablets for many people. When it comes to the very largest tablets, the choice is still slim. But … more…
The new and greatly improved Asus Vivobook 13 Slate OLED (T3304) has been released in the US, for a price of $749, with keyboard, cover, and pen included: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Vivobook-Display-i3-N300-T3304GA-DS34T/ The first model was the Asus Vivobook 13 Slate (T3300K), which launched in November 2021. The biggest change is the new processor, which is the much sought after Intel Core i3-N300 processor, which with its efficient and modern architecture does very … more…
Asus has gotten more and more into monitors the last couple of years, so much that they are a good alternative to Samsung monitors in many categories. And between June and August, Asus will release a couple of more new monitors that are worth a look. The main one is the Asus ROG Swift 38 (PG38UQ), which is a 4K UHD monitor that’s launching for $1099 on June 19. For … more…
There’s a sale on the 13.3-inch Windows tablet Asus VivoBook 13 Slate with the Intel Pentium N6000 processor now in June, with the price slashed from $599 to $357: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-VivoBook-Display-Quad-Core-T3300KA That’s 40% off, so what’s up with that? Well, it’s mostly clearing out inventory before the new model with the Intel Pentium N200 and Intel Core i3-N300 processors hits the shelves in the US. But this is the Asus VivoBook … more…
Just as the new Asus ROG Flow Z13 2nd Gen. (2023 Model) started taking orders in the US, Asus also announced a special edition of it called Asus ROG Flow Z13-ACRNM RMT02 GZ301VIC. No really, that’s what Asus calls it, although the company Acronym seems to have helped with the full name, as well as the design. But the short name is RMT02. What it is, is an even more … more…
The predecessor was the world’s most powerful tablet. And of course now the successor is the world’s most powerful tablet. In other words it’s launch time in the US for the upgraded Asus ROG Flow Z13 2nd Gen. (2023 Model): https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Gaming-Laptop-Tablet/ As of today it’s taking pre-orders with an estimated release date or delivery date of around April 16-17 and a launch price of $1749. This model of the Windows … more…
One of the hottest laptops of 2023 is about to launch, as Asus is preparing the release of the ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 (2023) GX650 on February 28th: https://www.amazon.com/R9-7945HX-Back-lit-Narrow-Anti-Glare-Performance/dp/B0BS9Z5FF7 This particular model you can preorder is the GX650PZ-XS96 versions of the ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 (2023) GX650, with the 1TB storage and 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 setup, but the XS97 version with a 16GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU … more…
Asus has done a full unveiling of the new Asus Vivobook 13 Slate OLED (T3304) which they briefly mentioned at CES in January. But as Liliputing mentions, Asus has now unveiled it. The Asus Vivobook 13 Slate OLED (T3304) is the upgraded 2nd version of the 13.3-inch Windows tablet Asus Vivobook 13 Slate that was launched in November 2021. What has changed is the processor choices. The new 2023 model … more…
It’s fitting that it was during the CES last year that Asus unveiled the world’s most powerful tablet computer with the Asus ROG Flow Z13, and that Asus announced the upgraded 2nd generation Asus ROG Flow Z13 2023 model at this year’s CES: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Gaming-Laptop-Tablet-Display/dp/B0BWHK29QK/ Asus has mainly upgraded the internals, so on that basis even the new model continues to carry on with the ROG Flow Z13 (GZ301) name and … more…
The most powerful Windows tablet in the the world, the Asus ROG Flow Z13 just went on sale with a massive 28% discount, giving it a price of $1299: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-i7-12700H-Detachable Sure it got some smaller price cuts during Black Friday and Cyber Monday week with $100 to $200 off, but nothing like this sale before the holidays. And this is with the keyboard included. The tablet may have been built … more…
It’s been months since Asus unveiled the foldable 17.3-inch tablet / laptop Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED, and since then, many new large scale events for it too, but it hasn’t been up for order, until today: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-ZenBook-Fold-OLED-Laptop/dp/B0B9RZS1 Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED is now taking orders for the same $3499 that Asus said they would launch it for, and it will be released this weekend. This is only the … more…
Chrome OS is not what most people have in mind when you ask them about their preferred computer gaming setup, but some manufacturers are trying to change that. Which is evident with Asus launching the Asus Chromebook Vibe C55 for $729: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Chromebook-i5-1135G7-Processor-CX5501FEA-DH566T/ Asus underlines that this is a cloud gaming laptop. Nevertheless, it is a Chromebook gaming laptop. And it has at least some gaming credentials. For starters, the 15.6-inch … more…
Asus announced a new 10.5-inch Windows tablet at the very start of the year, when Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 processors was still somewhat hot. Now that we are starting to venture over to the first Gen 3 processor, the Asus ExpertBook B3 Detachable was suddenly released onto the consumer market for $600. I say consumer market because initially the Asus ExpertBook B3 Detachable (B3000) was destined for the enterprise … more…
Asus held a showcase event for their first foldable tablet, the Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED (UX9702) at the IFA trade show in Berlin yesterday, but they did not launch it like they had pre-announced in August. But at least they disclosed during the event that their foldable Windows tablet will finally be launched in Q4 this year, for $3,499 in the USA and $3,999 in Canada. Asus Zenbook 17 … more…
Asus announced their first foldable tablet in January this year, and today Asus North America finally announced that it will be launched at the start of IFA in Berlin, on August 31. This is the foldable known as the Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED. It can fold from a 17.3-inch tablet to a 12.5-inch device when folded. But that is not its only trick to entice users. This Windows tablet … more…