It’s just crazy haw much tech has evolved only in the last 3 years. Never expected Asus to make a gaming tablet, makes you really feel like the portable gaming era from when the time the ltt just started, only this time right. Remember Nvidia Shield?😅

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it's a huge compliment to the manufacturer when Alex doesn't want to tear the thing apart. he seemed to like it so much that it hit him in the feels when he started talking about heat guns.

6:07 "This unit right here is $18.99" That's all I heard. Now give me my laptop. You can keep the change

The engineering that went into the z13 is fantastic, to think that you can fit so much power in a thin form factor is kinda insane, portable power house and then docking system for gaming at home

As a digital artist this looks incredible, For future videos on surface/iPad pro competitors i would LOVE to see diagonal pen tests. so many windows tablets have terrible line jitter and it would be very helpful for knowing if its viable at all for art.

Asus build quality and engineering is amazing. I don't normally game on my laptop, and I own a Zenbook Duo which still holds up well 3 years of high usage. I'm interested in foldable phones, and would love Asus to have a go at it.

Straight forward, and I love how there's not non stop background one liners. Unlike other videos with the other guy

I took a chance and bought the X13 last year so I can travel and edit (and, you know, play games on an airplane. Elden Ring at 30000 feet?) and it's been one of the best purchases I've ever made. I'm psyched to see them continuing with the style and I love the idea that I may be able to purchase an upgraded eGPU in the future.

I am actually amazed, noone has done something like this before. Also, i don't find it that expensive. Compared to something like an iPad Pro with the Keyboard, it's pretty comparable.

For someone who needs to bring their laptop everywhere, having an egpu has been the best way to get the best of both worlds. I've got a CoreX with a 3070ti and a Zenbook 13 and I'm crushing whatever I want in a ridiculously small formfactor. I do love building computers, but it's impractical for my needs. I would highly recommend that everyone take a look at Egpu's because they are totally worth it.

Dad, I need it for my online class and assignment as well

How did he not know Xbox controllers have Bluetooth? I'm so actually confused... They had it waaaaay before the Series consoles were out xD. My Xbox One and my Xbox One X controllers work over bluetooth with Windows.

You don’t need the Microsoft dongle anymore, since the One S controller, they can work through Bluetooth too. The latency is a little bit worse than the dongle, but it is so much more convenient

Series Controllers (and the few batches of controllers prior to launch) added Bluetooth capability. You can also use your controller with your phone and steamlink. Works great and I've been doing it for about 2 years.

The first egpu I ever made was in 2013 ish, using some adapters from Bplus Tech in Taiwan and an old gtx 280 connected through the samsung laptops pcmcia slot. It actually worked. The laptop went from getting like 15 fps in Unreal Tournament Black edition to 60+. This is the dream setup I had imagined in my mind way back then! lol

I used to despise the thought of gaming on anything even close to the size of a tablet or ultrabook, but now, I'm hyped for the possibilities of portable power. While the Flow X13 might not be what I consider because I would still sacrifice the portability for more power, I certainly wouldn't mind if they decided to release something like what the Razer Edge tried to be.

Asus been pushing the portable gaming industry like crazy since 2017. Starting from that insanely thin ROG Zephyrus, after that the monster ROG Mothership, then the last year's convertible Flow X13, now a literal Tablet with Flow Z13. A HUGE kudos really.

I, like many others commenting never would have pegged myself as an ultra-portable fan until I inherited a Surface Pro 4 i7/16gb RAM...I was just blown away at how nice the experience was especially being able to comfortably sketch/draw with it. I just liked being able to grab it and go knowing I had the power to get things done while away from my desktop or at a family/friends place. I don't think I could use another form factor in terms of laptop now. Now that this exists from ASUS it's like they took the best stock surface pro and said what can we add? ...and then completely followed through lol! Dayyyyum MS they caught you slacking hard. It really does mimic that butter form factor of a Surface Pro with all the right ports and power options. Well done ASUS! When I go for a new laptop this will be the line of products I look to! Thanks for the awesome review LTT you guys are the best for a reason!

2022: "FULL USB A, this is pretty impressive"

Alex said it best when he described it as “the dorm room king”. The price is rather prohibitive, but there is something really nice about having a super powerful machine on your desk when you need it, the portability when you need that (not to mention inking support for note taking for students which I consider a huge plus), and having all of your files and data in one central place rather than across a laptop and a desktop.

I’m a fan of the “laplet” style that has been growing since the ipad. To me it has been more form over function than price to performance. With this now making a strong argument of compromising your price ceiling to get both form and function. This seems like a top piece of kit to me.

The multi monitor configuration like that is very very nice. I do like that, sure it takes up a lot of desk space and is not aesthetically that pleasing with the cables and all that but I do like how it sits in front of the keyboard for the multi monitor function and the game up on the bigger display. Very very expensive but that is cool.

Wish you would show temperatures and noise levels. Specially when there is an emphasis on the vapor chamber, how good is it really?

That mic actually didn't sound abysmal compared to the high-end setup they have at the studio. Props for that.

The engineering of this device is insane. It really would take a whole team a long while to be able to plan out this whole product.

Asus managed to make a freakishly powerful tablet without it doubling as a frying pan. The fact that it doesn't turn into a frying pan is already amazing. The i5 laptop i used to have had like half the horse power of that thing but I swear i can cook my breakfast on the keyboard when I'm using it. And it's a laptop, with dedicated cooling system. Meanwhile this tablet is half the thickness, has more ports, and it actually has a cooling system that lets you use it without it becoming uncomfortably hot.

"dorm room hero" really makes me think of using my surface while at university, super great fit, loved having it. This kind of form factor is great for that

Now that Asus has done this, I hope they also go a step further with a future generation of tablet-laptop. One thing I've wished a manufacturer would do for awhile now is a Surface Book -like device, but make the keyboard half an option. Basically, have your Surface, standard with typecover, but if you want a better keyboard have the Book-like upgrade, but also have a range of upgrades, a massive battery bank, extra storage, an eGPU keyboard base (Probably more similar to what's done with this eGPU, just inegrated into a Book-like base), etc. I don't really get why nobody else tackled the Surface market in the first place, but I don't get why nobody is introducing a product like this, you could make the keyboard itself a dock, and you could cater to a much wider market through a set of accessories, which keeps main model SKUs to a minimum. Plus a proper Book-like keyboard base would add a proper hinge, and you'd get the wider variety of tent/stand/tablet configurations that tucks the keyboard away if the connector is reversible. It'd just become a more versatile system, not to mention an eGPU keyboard dock would make the base system less expensive (or have a multi-GPU system option), and would add more GPU options to the accessory rather than the main system, which could open the market up to workstation GPUs and not just gaming GPUs; not to mention that this design also opens up the possibility of doing the same things but with a more traditional dock that's more catered to having a permanent home at a desk. Not to mention that an ecosystem like this would be so much more friendlier to upgrades, just upgrade the dock as needed, or just upgrade the main unit as needed; this would be even better if Asus, or whoever does this first, brings their own MXM-like standard, similar to what Dell has done but refuses to offer upgrade cards for the products that use it, and look at the massive variety of mobile GPU cards Dell offers between their gaming and business lineups, all because they have a simpler base SKU that can be upgraded to a variety of systems. This would be even better if the actual data connection itself wasn't proprietary, such as if USB4 fixes the eGPU situation, just have a couple of discrete ports for more external PCIe lanes, though this wouldn't work with a storage dock unless you use slower storage or a ton of bifurcation; the only proprietary bit would be the bulkier connection that secures things in place, which wouldn't need to interfere with the Type C ports, meaning expandability remains in a non-proprietary way. I know it'll never happen, it's a pipe dream after all, but it'd be nice if this was an offering from at least one of the companies. It'd be even better if the display was also of high enough quality to be a competent graphics tablet, which makes the desktop use case scenario even better.

This is amazing. Would love to see a Ryzen 6000 version. I'd personally be happy if this form factor became more common, as I use my laptops built in keyboard maybe 2% of the time. Being able to use it as a tablet is much more convenient for just random browsing on your couch while watching something on the tv. Then plug it into the egpu and play some games at a great fps.

Would like to know more about the cooling and maintenance options for this thing. It looks really cool, but what would it be like on the long run after several hours of gaming?

This is the ultimate bed tablet to just spend hours on the middle of the night while laying down.

Depending on how well this model sells, i’m looking forward to future iterations, maybe some more price friendly! But wow, if I had the cash to drop right now, i’d be picking this up!!

I haven't bought a new laptop in like 6 years but as soon as ASUS announced this one I've wanted to buy it. They packed so much performance into a tablet and its literally everything I've always wanted from a surface that has kept me from buying a surface!

This would be badass in like a small setup situation like vanlife, dorms, studios and what not.

6:53 Since the Xbox One S controller, Xbox Controllers have supported Bluetooth. On the older controllers (that had a polling rate of only 125 Hz), measurements even indicated that there was no noticeable additional delay compared to using the dongle or even a wired connection, however the input delay did show bigger variation and thus less consistency. This may have gotten better or worse with the Series X/S Controller (which has a polling rate of 250 Hz), though.

can't wait to buy this 7 years from now in a thrift store when its equivalent to a 2005 pc.

My thoughts on the ASUS ROG Flow Z13 are I love how it is able to run the games I would want to play and how cool it looks. I also love how portable it is. This laptop would be awesome for my school work and all my Autocad projects. Speaking about the design I love how it has a great battery life and upgradable storage. It is also nice that this laptop has a camera for all my zoom calls. I think that this laptop would be a big help in my college adventure.

Will there be a full LTT review? I would love to get a more in-depth comparison with surface and other gaming laptops to see if it is worth it.

always love LTT/SC videos

That thing is pretty awesome. I used to have a Surface Pro and loved it, but I absolutely hated the fact any reasonable spec cost a fortune and still throttled from heat. It was very nice as an office machine and to watch videos on due to the form factor. This looks like it fixes all my gripes about the Surface Pro whilst keeping what made it awesome.

Amazing piece of technology, love how multi purpose the device is but those see through plastic RGBs are probably the real highlights lol. Amazing design!

I'd love to see you guys cover the hardware revision of it that was recently released. i9 base, 4050 mobile, and the XG Mobile got an update from a 3090 TO A 4090

The Galien Knight Tribe must be making some great power supplies out there to be *that* recognizable.

i've used my xbox controller over bluetooth exclusively and it works extremely well. i've heard there's more range to be had with a dedicated adapter, but it reaches to the size of a typical living room which is plenty for me.

Honestly, The Z13 looks so cool, I wish that I could use it as my daily driver. I've always loved the designs of the Surface Pro lineup, but they've always come at such a high premium and without any of the performance, so it's nice to see where this form factor can go if in the right hands :)

This is actually cool, I imagine in a few years this level of hardware will be decently affordable, and laptops might finally all go to this form factor.

I've never watched a more Canadian tech video - love this

It amazes me how they managed to cool everything in there in such a small package.

My thoughts on the Flow Z13: It's quite amazing that ASUS managed to put that much power in a form factor this small. The SD card reader is also a nice feature. A ROG-themed stylus would've been a great addition.

that's technically been the dream ever since i got a surface pro back in the day. just using it as an extra monitor is just sick

I'd love an upgrade from the Surface Pro 7. Better ports, propably better dualboot support. But a bit too expensive right now.

Love the aesthetic and the inclusion of an easy access way to upgrade the SSD even if it is not a more standard 2280 length. The only thing is the keyboard seems like a lackluster inclusion being as basic as it is

After using a Surface Pro 3 for the last 8 years, this is something I am definitely considering getting as an upgrade soon.

Great video. What I would like to know though, and I haven't seen anyone talk about is the dumbed down version. In other words, what type of performance could someone expect from the Z13 that does not come with the internal GPU? I'd like to get that version for mobility of work, and then have the eGPU waiting for me at home to do my heavier lifting. But what can be expected from the "non-supped up" version when it is not connected to the eGPU?

I’ve had my Z13 for a while now and absolutely love it. The 3050 Ti is plenty for me and I have had zero issues running any of my games on it, even at higher settings (I’m curious if they were running in turbo mode in the review, because it greatly improves the performance). One thing I wish ASUS offered though is an XG Mobile dock with lower tier GPUs or even one without a GPU, just for the sake of being a docking station. I have a very nice docking station with my XPS 15 and sorely wished I had one for my Z13 because it makes it so much more useable as a desk PC. The ASUS proprietary PD spec is also a bummer because I can’t use just any other docking station, otherwise the charging wattage is limited.

Im starting to like the aesthetic of the new ROG lineup. (Also who doesn't love little windows to inside components?)

Looks like a compact and powerfull tablet for a pretty decent price. Easy hookable to a external monitor and looks like a ez daily drive for most of the people.

You wanna update this video with thoughts on it after having it? Maybe like the fact that is rocks a USB 2.0 port and is bios locked charging to only work with the Asus charger?

While this is amazing, I liked the x13 better since it could be a stand alone laptop with a gpu in it, while also having a full 3080 in the external brick

Alex the Laptop King has spoken and he has proclaimed the glory of the Republic Of Gamers. In this new era it is the Flow Z13 and its glory of high specs and portability that reigns supreme!

9:59 "I'm one to go 160fps over 140fps high graphics. Me: I'll go clean the house while the next frame loads up.

yeah, but how does it perform temperature wise? Is the cpu always running at 90? do you feel any throttling? How does it perform when using a pen to take notes/paint?

I have a few co-workers who drive OTR and live on their trucks, they would definitely love this

It'd be hilarious whipping this out in a meeting haha. Kidding aside, is it possible convince ASUS to sell the entire box as a care package?

I'd be prepared to buy the whole thing just to have the see-through plastics with RGB. More stuff needs to have that, its SO COOL.

Xbox controllers have built-in bluetooth since the One S controller and it doesn't require their proprietary Xbox dongle. It was just a refresh of the original Xbox One controller but that was added in. You can connect via any third-party dongle (I have a teeny-tiny Asus one) but you can just connect to the on-board bluetooth if you have it. That's also why you can connect them to smartphones over bluetooth.

Xbox one + controllers have had Bluetooth compatibility with windows 10 and 11 for a few years now. If the upper middle portion of the controller is solid plastic it's the updated controller that doesn't require a dongle. The controllers with a discolored strip in the middle that darts through the Xbox button, those are the old ones that require dongles.

I would love to see more of these types of Surface-like devices, as gaming laptops have been getting bigger and bigger, making them harder and harder to actually use as laptops. Having this should make great quality gaming truly portable now, and I'm really excited about how this type of laptop technology improves.

Here's hoping we see more see-through plastic parts in casings again, a nice touch with the RGB I have got to say

this screen isnt glued its got clips like the old plastic back covers on phone, take the screws off the back, the bottom where the keybaord is then used a guitar pic / flat pry tool and a suction cup to help u start at the bottom and just slide it round the edge i took mine apart in about 5 mins first time much quicker now, i even fixed where it looked like it was coming apart in the top corner when i put it all back together just but reseating it

That dongle is only worth it if you use 2 controllers or more often(terrible lag when you use 2 controllers over Bluetooth)

Congrats on the lucky guy who gets the code for the pass!

I wish there were an AMD version of this. Anyway, the other connector also seems to be OCuLink. And, I'm not sure how comparable to a Surface it is if you don't compare the stylus experience. The X13's wasn't great, while Microsoft's has improved a lot (still not Wacom EMR).

Haven't needed a dongle since the Xbox 1 controller. Ive had the same one running from Bluetooth for years

Pretty damn good especially with the mobile 3080 plugged in. I only get 90-100 FPS with dips down to 80 FPS during dense foliage or in populated areas at 1440P on High (with some extreme) setting, and I have a 5800X and 3070 Ti

I wish they keep designing these type of laptop. Slick and good portability. Not a fan about mobile gpus somehow.

I guess we’re getting a double-helping of Alex covering laptops today, not that I mind.

I'd love to see this but in a Ryzen + Radeon combo that also makes use of Smart Access Memory and enhanced power balancing features that are on their newer laptop chips.

for me this kind of tablets should be amazing. Having a portable tablet to go work, and then at home connect to the external gpu and monitor and play.

Game pass where?

Seeing how small and portable high performance got in last 5 years is insane, this tablet is pog

Thank you for this video! I'm interested in buying one, but not sure about the keyboard stability while placing it on my legs for example. Is it as stable as the Surface Pro or an Ipad (with the Folio keyboard)?

Its amazing what you can fit in a laptop now that you don't have to conform to all that space an optical drive used up before.

I have to say Im looking at Tablets for a long time and always wanted something more close to a Laptop in some ways where it helps... like a decent keyboard, like performance... etc (Windows also helps, IOS is a no go for me). Im really impressed with the direction Asus is going with this Flow branding .... I will probably not buy this model, but Im pretty sure in 1 year or whatever I wont be able to resist a new Flow. Also love the looks and compact slickness ...and that cyber kick to it. P.s. Asus if you want to completely blow my socks off you just have to add a 5G support , which I guess its not easy but... damn that would be the perfect windows device you can pretty much do absolutely anything on ... anywhere. Maybe Im asking too much but cant hurt to try.

What an amazing product. I finally feel like if I pay for the high price I'm actually jumping into the future. So thrilling!

I have this and compared to the flow x13 (bought one then sold it), I like the z13 more. The only gripe I have is the 16 gb max ram compared to flow x13's 32gb. It would be nice if they squeezed 32gb since the whole concept of the xg mobile dockability is future proofing (and mobility). I also wish they bundled the xg mobile and pen like what they did with the x13 SE. Can't even buy the xg mobile here in canada,

The performance of this is insane for a tablet! Microsoft better be taking notes!

Interesting to see that someone's reviving the egpu connection akin to Alienware's AGA which they killed last year. I have an M15r1 with an AGA with 1080ti and love having the upgrade ability compared to base laptop. Really hope it stays supported and has good drivers and I'd love to win one! Hint hint wink wink

Once USB 4.0 comes out we're gonna see plenty of external gpu solutions that are far superior to thunderbolt. Also on a side note Xbox one controllers since the one s have been bluetooth.

It's almost perfect. The point I don't like is the propietary eGPU and the price for both the laptop and eGPU. And I think you have missed the stylus and drawing part of this laptop?

12:00 that suck cant open it... I regularly clean the heatsinks and repaste cpu/gpu.. able to open it is a must for me.. Ummm... does this unit come with an HDMI output or I need that external GPU to be able to connect to an external monitor?

The asus rog flow z13 looks wonderful, but it seems really inpractical, at least at its state right now. It is aimed at students that play games, yet it doesn't have good battery life. Also, due to the see through plastic, it cannot lay flat for drawing. At the moment I think the x13 2022 is a better option, due to its practicality. But, nonetheless, the the z13 is incredibly impressive, and I would be more than happy to even touch one, haha!

Amazing piece of hardware! Definetly feel like i should have invested into this instead of my macbook pro 😀

I've been looking for a 2 in 1 laptop with OLED that could do some light gaming and I keep finding 2 out of 3 of these features. Drives me nuts that none of the OEMs putting OLED displays in their laptops have bothered to put them in anything with a GPU and 2 in 1 capability.

Not being compatible with something like a Surface Type Cover, which are available pretty much everywhere, is a huge bummer. I can't imagine replacement boards for this thing being easy to find.

It’s funny how there’s almost no devices that straight up copy the Surface Pro while Microsoft originally designed it as a reference device (think of it as Google Nexus back in the days). More Surface Pro copies (good ones) would actually make the market much better than it is now!

2 big important questions I want to see answered before I blow my well earned money on this. 1) battery life. You conveniently didn't mention it, so I'm assuming it's pretty bad? 2) thunderbolt display port support. Being able to use this as a mobile VR station to show off Beat Saber o/S would be incredible. Can I plug my Rift S into this thing (without the xg mobile)? Bonus question) is the i7 model worth it? Where I live this thing is outrageously expensive

Would the 4k 60Hz version be adequate for quick editing Pocket "4k" footage in Davinci Resolve when you are out and about?

In case you didn't know, you can also pair wireless xbox controllers to your phones, Apple or Android. It's nice for using the steam link app.