ASUS ROG Flow X13 2-in-1 Laptop: Ryzen 9 7940HS, 13.4" FHD+ 120Hz, 16GB DDR5 Expired

How does the ASUS compare to this Lenovo slim pro? I'm partial to Lenovo; big fan of the t14 but bought the slim pro since I need a laptop now.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/leno...3312847623

I originally bought this laptop but Best Buy cancelled my order due to damaged stock. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/leno...Id=6559940

I own a GL702VM. It came with a 128GB SSD. I swapped it out with a 512gb NVME ssd. When doing that I reloaded windows as I wanted to be sure it was clean. After a few years I took the BIOS update from Windows Updates. Since my primary drive had been replaced, the BIOS would no longer allow me to boot from the SSD that had been the boot drive for years. Years. When I say boot, I mean, 4 beeps and no display. Dead. D.E.D dead.

I contacted Asus as to what to do, and all they could do was tell me to reboot, and hold the power button down, etc. Nothing worked. Then they quoted me like $800 to fix it as 'the motherboard must be bad'. I went on Ebay, found the exact same BIOS chip programmed from a third party. Purchased one of the BIOS readers on Amazon after reading that you can program it as long as you don't have power to the motherboard. I read the chip from the third party vendor, and flashed the bios chip in the laptop to a very old BIOS. Fired right up.

They continue to have that BIOS on Windows update. If an unsuspecting consumer who upgraded a pretty useless drive on a $1600 laptop updates it, they may brick their machine. Even after explaining all of this to Asus and doing the process over the phone with them, they failed to assist at all. They deliberately have a BIOS version out on Windows update that has the potential of bricking the laptop. I will never buy another Asus product.

Laptop still runs fine if I ignore their 'recommended' update. Planned obsolescence. Such a dirty practice.

i also looked at getting the slim pro when i was considering a new laptop. you would only go for the asus if you wanted a 13in AND a 2in1. If you have the space for a larger laptop, a 14in like the slim pro is probably better choice for $ esp since it has discrete graphics (if you need that) imho. The ryzen 9 might be a bit faster on the asus though. Just comparing very high level generally via cpubenchmark.net

Thank you! My needs are pretty basic web browsing and youtube with a bit of gaming (think minecraft, sometimes LOL). The most important factors were that the laptop be small (13-14 inch, 3ish pounds), usb c charging (don't want to carry around another charger), ample ram/memory for all my photos.

For about the same price point, I think the Lenovo slim pro is the best choice. Granted there are definitely laptops out there that fit my needs for much less, but I tend to hold onto my laptops for many years so want to future proof this.

Whats your experience with battery life for office and web?

Cant give you an exact number but I am avg between 5-7. I'm constantly plugged in.

How long have you had this laptop for?

Thanks for the info. I'm not expecting any benchmarks just overall gestalt in terms of battery life.

I own a GL702VM. It came with a 128GB SSD. I swapped it out with a 512gb NVME ssd. When doing that I reloaded windows as I wanted to be sure it was clean. After a few years I took the BIOS update from Windows Updates. Since my primary drive had been replaced, the BIOS would no longer allow me to boot from the SSD that had been the boot drive for years. Years. When I say boot, I mean, 4 beeps and no display. Dead. D.E.D dead.

I contacted Asus as to what to do, and all they could do was tell me to reboot, and hold the power button down, etc. Nothing worked. Then they quoted me like $800 to fix it as 'the motherboard must be bad'. I went on Ebay, found the exact same BIOS chip programmed from a third party. Purchased one of the BIOS readers on Amazon after reading that you can program it as long as you don't have power to the motherboard. I read the chip from the third party vendor, and flashed the bios chip in the laptop to a very old BIOS. Fired right up.

They continue to have that BIOS on Windows update. If an unsuspecting consumer who upgraded a pretty useless drive on a $1600 laptop updates it, they may brick their machine. Even after explaining all of this to Asus and doing the process over the phone with them, they failed to assist at all. They deliberately have a BIOS version out on Windows update that has the potential of bricking the laptop. I will never buy another Asus product.

Laptop still runs fine if I ignore their 'recommended' update. Planned obsolescence. Such a dirty practice.

I keep my laptops long term also and will be keeping this asus long term. I feel this Ryzen 9 will be buff enough for my graphic design and photography work for years to come. 32gb ram would be nice, but it is what it is. Lenovo for sure is the better choice if you dont need 2in1.

Best Buy handles warranty issues if you buy ASUS from them. I had no issues with my dead Zenbook 14 OLED, took a week to get it back.