[Video Review] ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2022) – world’s most powerful gaming tablet


ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (GZ301) in-depth review

Last year, ASUS had an ace up its sleeve. Its name was the ROG Flow X13, and it was the fastest and baddest 13-inch convertible on the market. As if it hadn't disrupted the market enough already, the company released an even more groundbreaking notebook. Or... a tablet?Perhaps, the ROG Flow Z13 (GZ301) is indeed a tablet, since it can work without a keyboard, and relies on a stand to stay upright. You see, this concept is poised to take over the laptop world. Actually, ASUS itself tried such a device in the form of the Mothership. Indeed, it was a beast that housed all of its major compon[...]

Pros

  • The most powerful tablet out there
  • Vapor chamber and liquid metal on the CPU
  • The 16:10 aspect ratio is great for work and the 1200p panel has a 120Hz refresh rate (Sharp LQ134N1JW54)
  • Covers 95% of sRGB and our Gaming and Web design profile helps it reach an Average dE of <2.0 (Sharp LQ134N1JW54)
  • Doesn't use PWM for brightness adjustment (Sharp LQ134N1JW54)
  • Can make use of XG Mobile eGPUs
  • Great build quality and revolutionary design
  • Fingerprint reader + Stylus inside the box
  • Thunderbolt 4 + Wi-Fi 6E + MicroSD card slot
  • Has a MUX switch

Cons

  • Pricey
  • Soldered memory and hard to get inside of
  • Limited I/O
  • 100W charger is a bottleneck for the CPU performance

ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (GZ301) - Specs

  • Sharp LQ134N1JW54 (SHP154F)
  • Color accuracy  2.3  1.2
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 2000GB SSD
  • M.2 Slot
  • 1x 2230 M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 
  • RAM
  • up to 16GB
  • OS
  • Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro
  • Battery
  • 56Wh, 4-cell, 56Wh, 4-cell
  • Body material
  • Aluminum
  • Dimensions
  • 302 x 204 x 12 mm (11.89" x 8.03" x 0.47")
  • Weight
  • 1.12 kg (2.5 lbs)
  • Ports and connectivity
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 2.0
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
  • Card reader
  • MicroSD
  • Ethernet LAN
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ax
  • Bluetooth
  • 5.2
  • Audio jack
  • 3.5mm Combo Jack
  • ROG XG Mobile Interface
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Web camera
  • HD
  • Backlit keyboard
  • optional
  • Microphone
  • 3x Microphone Array with Ai noise-canceling
  • Speakers
  • 2x Speakers, Smart Amp, Dolby Atmos
  • Optical drive
  • Security Lock slot

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