Asus laptops - reviews, news and more
All our articles on Asus laptops and ultrabooks, with in-depth reviews, latest news, as well as guides and comparisons between different Asus models and their competitors. We’re covering the entire range of Asus laptops, from their lineups of Zenbook and VivoBook ultrabooks, to the gaming ROG – Republic of Gamers and TUF – Gaming series with powerful hardware, dedicated graphics and gaming-oriented designs and features.
Check out the articles and get in touch in the comments sections if you have any questions or need any help in choosing the right Asus laptop for your needs and budget.
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It’s been a while since we’ve seen a proper small-form performance laptop on the market, back when Dell still made the Alienware 13. Razer and MSI tried recently by sticking a GTX 1650 GPU inside 13 and 14-inch chassis with the Stealth 13 and...
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Hey everyone. In this article we’re comparing a few of the Asus gaming ultraportable notebooks available right now: two 15-inch models, the Zephyrus M15 and Zephyrus G15, and the more compact Zephyrus G14. Pricing and configurations vary between regions, but the lower-tier M15 models...
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In these past few weeks we’ve reviewed the entire range of AMD Ryzen laptops from Asus available in stores at this point, but if you’re still confused between them, this article should help make up your mind. We’re not going to talk about the...
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We’ve spent time with several different AMD Ryzen 4000 laptops lately and this right here, the ROG Zephyrus G15 from Asus, is one of the more balanced products available right now with this new AMD hardware. It’s not as well made or as compact...
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This is our detailed review of the Asus TUF Gaming A17 FA706II, the base-tier model of the 2020 TUF Gaming A17 series based on AMD Ryzen 4000 H and Nvidia GTX hardware. The FA706 is the slightly larger 17-inch version of the more compact...
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We’ve spent the last two weeks reviewing a couple of AMD 4000-series powered laptops, and in this article, we’ll look at how the Asus TUF Gaming A15, currently the best value offer in this AMD lineup, compares with one of the best Intel-based models,...
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This article is a quick comparison between the 15 and the 17-inch versions of the new Asus TUF Gaming notebooks based on AMD 4000 hardware and Nvidia GPUs. We’re going to look at the main differences and similarities between them, as well as explain...
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This article is a quick comparison between two configurations of the Asus TUF Gaming A15 mid-tier gaming series based on AMD Ryzen 4000 and Nvidia hardware. The two versions that we’re looking at are the FA506IV with a Ryzen 7 4800H processor and Nvidia...
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This is our second review of a 2020 Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506 notebook, this time in a lower-tier FA506IU configuration, after carefully analyzing the top-tier FA506IV model in a previous article. This FA506IU variant is more affordable than the IV model, as it’s...
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As you might be aware, single-channel RAM notebook configurations experience a significant drop in gaming performance compared to a dual-channel implementation with similar specs, due to how the recent Windows installments manage memory on dual-graphics laptops that get both an iGPU and a dGPU....
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A few years ago Asus launched the TUF Gaming notebook series, as a more budget-friendly alternative of their premium ROG Gaming lineup. This article is a detailed review of their latest TUF Gaming A15 FA506 update, based on an AMD Ryzen 4000 platform and...
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While the Duo GX550 is now the top-of-the-line offer in the ROG Zephyrus lineup, Asus have also updated their 15 and 17-inch Zephyrus S models for this generation. First off, they went with a slight change in naming, with the 15-inch Zephyrus S GX502...
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ASUS are not just updating their ultraportable Zephyrus lineups with Intel 10gen hardware and Nvidia Super graphics, but in fact their entire series of performance notebooks, including the mainstream ROG G and the high-performance ROG Strix Scar models. In this article, we’re taking a...
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Asus make some of the better performance/gaming ultraportables money can buy with their ROG Zephyrus lineups. But the main reasons they’ve earned my appreciation over the years is the fact that they’re not resting on their laurels, instead, they’re constantly working on pushing the...
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Last year’s Zephyrus M GU502 was potentially my favorite model in the entire 2019 Zephyrus lineup, due to its simpler and lightweight construction, alongside the mid-range configuration that eventually made it more accessible for the average user than the higher-tier Zephyrus SGX502. This year,...
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In this article, we’re taking a close look at the ASUS Zenbook 14 UX434FLC, the early-2020 update of the popular ZenBook 14 series of ultraportable laptops. This is based on last year’s ZenBook 14 UX434FL and UX433FN, with a similar design and construction, but...
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StudioBooks are a newer lineup of mobile workstation notebooks from Asus, and we’ve already covered some of the available options here on the site, such as the StudioBook Pro 17 and the beastly StudioBook Pro X. However, aside from the top and mid-range models...
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This is the Asus ExpertBook B9 B9450. It’s marketed as the world’s lightest 14-inch business laptop as of early 2020, and yes, it weighs less than a kilo even in its bigger battery version, or under 900 grams if you opt for the smaller...
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The ZenBook Pro Duo UX581 has been around for a few months now, and while I’ve used it sporadically during this time, I wanted to spend a bit longer with it than I do with most of our review units, in order to figure...
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The ROG Zephyrus G is Asus’s lineup of ultraportable gaming notebooks based on AMD hardware. It made its debut last year with the 15-inch Zephyrus GA502. This year, Asus not only updated the 15-inch variant with newer hardware and higher-refresh screens, but also launched...
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Asus offers some of the most competitive gaming notebooks you can get in stores as part of their TUF Gaming series, which is getting a complete refresh for 2020. The popular FX505 (15-inch) and FX705 (17-inch) lines are replaced by the Asus TUF Gaming...
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Asus make some of the best-buy Chromebooks on the market, and they’ve just announced a brand new Chromebook Flip C436 FA model for 2020. This is a direct follow-up of the highly appreciated Chromebook C434TA, which topped most recommendations lists throughout 2019 alongside the...
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VivoBooks are Asus’s affordable range of thin-and-light notebooks, budget alternatives to their higher-tier ZenBook lineup. We’ve reviewed many VivoBooks along the years and have documented their evolution, up to the 2020 variants we’ll quickly touch on in this article, available in 13″ (S13 S33),...
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The Asus ROG Strix Scar III G531 has been available in stores for a few months now, and we’ve finally got to spend time with it and gather our full impressions below, with the strong points and the quirks. This follows up on the...
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This is our detailed review of the mid-2019 Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX502GW gaming ultraportable, in a higher specced configuration with a 9th gen Core i7 processor, Nvidia RTX 2070 graphics and 512 GB of SSD storage. Unlike the previous Zephyrus S models, this...
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Much like its predecessor, the ZenBook 15 UX534 slots in a niche without much competition, as a nicely crafted, compact and light 15-inch laptop with solid everyday performance, some gaming abilities, decent battery life, and competitive pricing. It’s not as capable in demanding loads...
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Throughout the last decade, Asus came up with new designs and prototypes like the Taichi, the PhonePad or the water-cooled ROG, among others. None of them stuck, though, in this game of throwing mud at the wall, and yet Asus didn’t give up. The...
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Since we’ve recently tested both the RTX 2060 and the GTX 1660Ti configurations of the budget-friendly Asus TUF Gaming FX505 gaming laptop, in this article we’re going to compare the small differences between the two variants, to help you easier choose between them. Configurations...
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The ProArt StudioBook Pro X W730 is Asus’s first attempt in the professional workstation notebook segment, one dominated by the Lenovo ThinkPads, ZP Zbooks and the Dell Precision series. We’ve spent the last few weeks with an early sample of the Pro X and...
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Asus is coming strong at the professional workstation segment this year, and after spending time with their top-tier StudioBook Pro X a few weeks ago, we’re also going to talk about the more portable Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 17 in this article. Try to...
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Fanless laptops (completely silent) in 2024 – the best options
In this article, we’re discussing fanless laptops and silent Windows ultrabooks and Chromebooks, or in other words, laptops with passive cooling solutions, without a fan that spins and makes...
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