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Asus NUC Pro and Pro+ mini PCs pack Intel Meteor Lake processors into 4×4 designs

The new Asus ROG NUC is grabbing a lot of attention this week as the first compact gaming PC from Asus since the company took over development, marketing, and support of the NUC brand from Intel last year. But it’s not the only new NUC system Asus is launching at CES 2024. The new Asus NUC […]

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The new Asus Zenbook 14 OLED is a 2.7 pound laptop with up to AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS or Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

The new Asus Zenbook 14 OLED line of laptops are thin and light notebooks with up to a 2.8K, 120 Hz OLED displays, all-metal bodies, and 75 Wh batteries that Asus says have been engineered to offer 20% more charge cycles than the previous-generation. Asus is also offering a choice of Intel or AMD processors, […]

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Asus Zenbook Duo (2024) is a dual-screen laptop with up to Intel Meteor Lake and a detachable keyboard

Asus has been sticking extra screens on laptops for years… but usually those screens don’t take up the whole keyboard area, allowing users to get a little extra screen space without sacrificing physical keys. But the new Asus Zenbook Duo (UX8406) is a little different, in that you can remove the keyboard to reveal a second full-size […]

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ROG Zephyrus G14 and G16 gaming laptops get new designs, OLED display options, CPU upgrades,

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G line of gaming laptops have a well-earned reputation for offering strong performance in compact, eye-catching designs. And this year’s models are thinner and lighter than ever… while also bringing processor, display, and audio upgrades, among other things. The new Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is a 3.3 pound gaming laptop with a […]

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Asus ROG NUC is a compact gaming desktop with up to Intel Core Ultra 9 and NVIDIA RTX 4070

Asus makes gaming PCs. And Asus makes mini PCs. And now that the company has largely taken over Intel’s NUC line of compact computers, it’s bringing those two things together with the launch of the first ROG NUC compact gaming desktop. The little computer has a 2.5 liter chassis that houses up to an Intel […]

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Asus will unveil the first ROG NUC compact gaming desktop at CES 2024

Shortly after Intel announced it was shutting down its NUC computer business last summer, Asus revealed that it had acquired a non-exclusive license to continue selling and supporting existing NUC products, as well as developing new ones. Now it looks like the company has revealed it’s planning to launch the first ROG NUC, which is […]

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Lilbits: MSI teases a handheld gaming PC, Kioxia retires the Plextor storage brand, and the beginning of the end for MS WordPad

CES 2024 officially kicks off next week, but some companies aren’t waiting until then to make big announcements. Today Dell unveiled its new line of XPS-branded thin and light laptops, Microsoft announced that Windows PC makers will begin including a dedicated Window Copilot button on their keyboards, and Qualcomm announced a new chip for higher-performance […]

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Asus NUC 13 Rugged is a fanless mini PC with Intel Alder Lake-N

The new Asus NUC 13 Rugged is a small, fanless and dustproof computer powered by either a 6-watt or 12-watt Intel Alder Lake-N processor (with options including the Intel Processor N50, Atom x7211E, and Atom x7425E). The computer supports up to 16GB of DDR5 memory, has multiple storage options, dual 2.5 GbE Ethernet ports, and support […]

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Asus unveils the first Chromebook powered by Intel Meteor Lake

Intel’s Meteor Lake chips aren’t just for Windows laptops (and handhelds). Asus has announced the first Chromebook with support for up to an Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Meteor Lake processor. The new Asus ExpertBook CX54 Chromebook Plus Enterprise (CX5403) should be available in 2024. Asus doesn’t actually say when the laptop will be available, but Intel’s […]

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Asus Chromebook CM3001 brings a slight spec bump to this 2-in-1 tablet

The Asus Chromebook CM30 Detachable is a budget ChromeOS tablet with a 10.5 inch display, support for touch and pen input and optional support for a keyboard cover. Asus launched the line in 2021 with the introduction of the Asus Chromebook CM3000. Now the company has revealed a follow-up called the Chromebook CM3001. The new […]