We visited the Asus HQ in Taipei for a technology briefing, to enjoy some NUC desktop and ROG laptop hands-on time, and to glean exclusive hardware design insights.
The dual-screen NBook Fly now features an octa-core Xeon W-10885M, a marginal upgrade over the existing hexa-core i7-10850H, with both CPUs sharing the 5-year-old Comet Lake design.
The Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 stands out by excelling at the basics, including a great screen, long battery life, and hardware that feels good in the hands.
The Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 is a powerful RTX 5080 laptop with a bright screen, but its AI is gimmicky and plastic shell leave something to be desired.
Razer has seemingly halted direct laptop sales to the US from its website. This comes in the wake of major US tariffs sweeping the globe, and seems to be a likely response from many companies.