If you’re relying on the original May reviews of the ROG Ally for your purchasing decision, you should know that those reviewers didn’t get final hardware and software. I’m still seeing lower performance today with my retail unit than I did with my original review unit, despite Asus’ new statement and AMD’s graphic driver hotfix.
Could be a bad unit. But I’m not the only one who saw the dip.
We’re about to see one in the wild. Asus has launched its Chromebook CM34 Flip, one of the first models that will include AMD’s new Ryzen 7020 C-Series processors (which are basically the same chips that AMD released for budget laptops last September, but nevertheless).
The CM34 has Wi-Fi 6, a 16:10 screen, a full-sized backlit keyboard, a physical webcam cover, and a starting price of $499. Asus is claiming 13 hours of battery life, rather than 17, so there’s that.
This is the Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE98 on display at Computex, and it’s the world’s first quad-band Wi-Fi 7 gaming router, boosting speeds of up to 25,000Mbps. It is also the largest and scariest-looking router I have ever seen in my life.
(Asus representatives confirmed to me that there is no technical reason it needs to look like a giant RGB spider. That was just a design choice.)
As the Computex 2023 show gets rolling, WCCF Tech highlights this “Megalodon” Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU and motherboard combo. It ditches the troublesome power cables found on today’s massive GPUs for a new slot that sits next to the standard PCIe Gen 4.0 x16 connection and delivers up to 600W of power, similar to the MPX Module in Apple’s Mac Pro.
Asus plans to release this tech globally later this year, and said devices with it will cost slightly more than the regular SKUs.
If you’re looking for a Windows-based alternative to Apple’s MacBook Air, the Zenbook S 13 is what you want. It’s even thinner and lighter than last year’s version, too.
Asus’ upcoming ROG Ally handheld gaming PC is powered by AMD’s new Z1 Extreme chip. It’s powerful and can deliver 8.6 teraflops of performance, which is closer to a PS5 (10.28 teraflops) than the Steam Deck (1.6 teraflops). But what about the price? In an interview with PC Gamer, Asus says the ROG Ally will be “below $1,000.” We’ll know a lot more on May 11th, but check out our hands-on until then.
After an odd April Fools’ Day tease, Asus confirmed the ROG Ally is coming out someday. Dave2D got hands-on time with a prototype and reports it will be a global release, but with no word on the battery or price.
But the most important element is the custom-designed AMD Ryzen APU inside, which is a major strength of Valve’s Steam Deck that other portable PC gaming machines haven’t been able to match until now.
Asus’s ROG Flow Z13, a collaboration with Acronym, has hit shelves, and I don’t even know where to begin with this one. Just take a look for yourself.
Bett UK, one of the world’s biggest EdTech conferences, begins tomorrow, and you can expect all kinds of announcements related to students, student laptops, student gadgets, and student everything.
Asus is kicking us off with a new BR1402 series — rugged student laptops with replacable mainboards, webcam shutters, AI-powered noise cancelation, and military-grade certification. Because who doesn’t want to bring their 2-in-1 laptop to war?
This is a tech demo for a remarkable display panel
The Zenbook wins in many categories — but loses badly in one
It’s a 17-inch foldable that actually works
A little phone with big performance
