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Asus ROG Flow X13 R9-6900HS, Open Box Excellent Shipped $1172.99

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The 2022 version of the Asus Flow X13 just dropped another $200 to be $1599.99 new. The "open-box excellent" option for this device seems like a great deal at $1172.99. I think this is the lowest price it's been.

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The 2022 version of the Asus Flow X13 just dropped another $200 to be $1599.99 new. The "open-box excellent" option for this device seems like a great deal at $1172.99. I think this is the lowest price it's been.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus...Id=6494640

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Model: ASUS - ROG 13.4" Touchscreen Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 9 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA RTX3050 Ti V4G Graphics - 1TB SSD - OFF BLACK

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Jun 15, 2022
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ibuythingshere
Jun 15, 2022
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nice find. i kinda want it but i dont have a use for another laptop.. hmm
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Jun 15, 2022
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ZestfullyClean
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Jun 15, 2022
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I purchased this open-box excellent two days ago for the $1319.99 price. I talked to customer support just now and BB price matched themselves and refunded me $159.95. Photo proofs attached.
Jun 15, 2022
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Jun 15, 2022
zhamilton05
Jun 15, 2022
1,147 Posts
I have the 2021 model X13 as my daily driver. Here are my thoughts:

- Very good screen, not great, but very good. It would be hard to go back to a 16:9 aspect after using the 16:10 ratio.
- Excellent speakers, they must have used the same tech as the g14 because these are formidable.
- Surprisingly deep keyboard! Coming from a Dell Inspiron 16 Plus, the Asus X13 is more comfortable.
- Gets 90-ish FPS in Borderlands PreSequel. I haven't really played anything else yet. Temps are higher than I wanted (85°-90° C) but you don't really feel it on the keyboard.
- That heat is on a laptop cooling pad, with Ryzen Controller (supposedly) limiting to 84° and with the registry edit set to Efficient-Aggressive. So...yeah, getting up to 90° C doesn't make me happy. But again, it's like my old 2020 HP Omen in reading high temps, but not cooking your legs or fingers.
- The battery is just bad. I do think they increased capacity in the 2022 model, but even on silent/reduced settings, I'm only seeing ~4 hrs off the charger for office tasks & streaming video. That's just not enough for an ultra portable form factor.
- It has twice run itself down while the lid was shut and supposed to be sleeping. Not frequent enough to be a big concern, but if this was your daily travel warrior...
- Well built overall with a stiff hinge and pretty resistant to fingerprints. Not much creaking.
- Overall I really like this. If the 2022 model ups the battery life by several hours, then that's a huge win. I don't think I'd spend $1,300-$1,500 on it, though.
Last edited by zhamilton05 June 15, 2022 at 07:03 AM.
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Jun 15, 2022
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Jun 15, 2022
ZestfullyClean
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Jun 15, 2022
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Quote from zhamilton05 :
I have the 2021 model X13 as my daily driver. Here are my thoughts:

- Very good screen, not great, but very good. It would be hard to go back to a 16:9 aspect after using the 16:10 ratio.
- Excellent speakers, they must have used the same tech as the g14 because these are formidable.
- Surprisingly deep keyboard! Coming from a Dell Inspiron 16 Plus, the Asus X13 is more comfortable.
- Gets 90-ish FPS in Borderlands PreSequel. I haven't really played anything else yet. Temps are higher than I wanted (85°-90° C) but you don't really feel it on the keyboard.
- That heat is on a laptop cooling pad, with Ryzen Controller (supposedly) limiting to 84° and with the registry edit set to Efficient-Aggressive. So...yeah, getting up to 90° C doesn't make me happy. But again, it's like my old 2020 HP Omen in reading high temps, but not cooking your legs or fingers.
- The battery is just bad. I do think they increased capacity in the 2022 model, but even on silent/reduced settings, I'm only seeing ~4 hrs off the charger for office tasks & streaming video. That's just not enough for an ultra portable form factor.
- It has twice run itself down while the lid was shut and supposed to be sleeping. Not frequent enough to be a big concern, but if this was your daily travel warrior...
- Well built overall with a stiff hinge and pretty resistant to fingerprints. Not much creaking.
- Overall I really like this. If the 2022 model ups the battery life by several hours, then that's a huge win. I don't think I'd spend $1,300-$1,500 on it, though.
The main benefit of the updated cpu is that it's much more efficient. Most reviewers have noted that the 2022 version lasts noticeably longer than the 2021 version even though battery capacity is the same.
Jun 15, 2022
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Zorn
Jun 15, 2022
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In for one to check it out at this price - seems to be the lowest it's been for the 2022 version.
Jun 15, 2022
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Jun 15, 2022
Corrosive
Jun 15, 2022
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I really wish the gpu amplifier thing (xg mobile is what I think it's called) wasn't so darn expensive. I used an alienware with the graphics amplifier for a few years and it was fantastic. This paired with desktop like power at home would be amazing.
Jun 15, 2022
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TwinPrime
Jun 15, 2022
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Quote from Corrosive :
I really wish the gpu amplifier thing (xg mobile is what I think it's called) wasn't so darn expensive. I used an alienware with the graphics amplifier for a few years and it was fantastic. This paired with desktop like power at home would be amazing.
I miss the alienware amps - great product that was well priced and worked.

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Jun 15, 2022
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Zorn
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Quote from Corrosive :
I really wish the gpu amplifier thing (xg mobile is what I think it's called) wasn't so darn expensive. I used an alienware with the graphics amplifier for a few years and it was fantastic. This paired with desktop like power at home would be amazing.
This is getting USB4 support later this year via BIOS update - so will have full Thunderbolt 4 compatibility to use non-proprietary eGPUs.
Jun 15, 2022
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Jun 15, 2022
ThatsNotSlick
Jun 15, 2022
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Quote from zhamilton05 :
I have the 2021 model X13 as my daily driver. Here are my thoughts:

- Very good screen, not great, but very good. It would be hard to go back to a 16:9 aspect after using the 16:10 ratio.
- Excellent speakers, they must have used the same tech as the g14 because these are formidable.
- Surprisingly deep keyboard! Coming from a Dell Inspiron 16 Plus, the Asus X13 is more comfortable.
- Gets 90-ish FPS in Borderlands PreSequel. I haven't really played anything else yet. Temps are higher than I wanted (85°-90° C) but you don't really feel it on the keyboard.
- That heat is on a laptop cooling pad, with Ryzen Controller (supposedly) limiting to 84° and with the registry edit set to Efficient-Aggressive. So...yeah, getting up to 90° C doesn't make me happy. But again, it's like my old 2020 HP Omen in reading high temps, but not cooking your legs or fingers.
- The battery is just bad. I do think they increased capacity in the 2022 model, but even on silent/reduced settings, I'm only seeing ~4 hrs off the charger for office tasks & streaming video. That's just not enough for an ultra portable form factor.
- It has twice run itself down while the lid was shut and supposed to be sleeping. Not frequent enough to be a big concern, but if this was your daily travel warrior...
- Well built overall with a stiff hinge and pretty resistant to fingerprints. Not much creaking.
- Overall I really like this. If the 2022 model ups the battery life by several hours, then that's a huge win. I don't think I'd spend $1,300-$1,500 on it, though.by "b
By "run itself down", do you mean it shut down by itself? Because that happened to both of the Swift 3 3:2 I bought. Drove me nuts. I think it has something to do with the "Modern Standby" mode.
Jun 15, 2022
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zhamilton05
Jun 15, 2022
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Quote from ThatsNotSlick :
By "run itself down", do you mean it shut down by itself? Because that happened to both of the Swift 3 3:2 I bought. Drove me nuts. I think it has something to do with the "Modern Standby" mode.
Another time I found it running hot with the screen on while it was charging, even though it was closed. So I think it's something to do with standby or hibernate, yeah.
Jun 15, 2022
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Corrosive
Jun 15, 2022
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Quote from Zorn :
This is getting USB4 support later this year via BIOS update - so will have full Thunderbolt 4 compatibility to use non-proprietary eGPUs.
But thunderbolt still does not enough bandwidth to get the most out if an egpu.
Jun 15, 2022
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Zorn
Jun 15, 2022
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Quote from Corrosive :
But thunderbolt still does not enough bandwidth to get the most out if an egpu.
There's always going to be some level of loss from an eGPU setup. Still provides a very nice boost especially if not using the laptop display.
Jun 15, 2022
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lgrullonbb
Jun 15, 2022
467 Posts
cant upgrade the mem on this one, I will pass
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Jun 15, 2022
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ZestfullyClean
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Quote from lgrullonbb :
cant upgrade the mem on this one, I will pass
It comes with 16GB of ddr5 memory. For an ultrabook you really don't need more. If you had to run more than 1-2 Virtual Machines on it then maybe, but that's not going to include a lot of people.

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Jun 16, 2022
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XuXo
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Quote from ZestfullyClean :
I purchased this open-box excellent two days ago for the $1319.99 price. I talked to customer support just now and BB price matched themselves and refunded me $159.95. Photo proofs attached.
I bought the same laptop 12 days ago and it is still under the return period.
I decided to call BB CS while I am waiting on the CS chat. The CS representative told me that they don't have access to price match open box products through their call center.
I just hope they can do a price match through the customer support chat. I would hate to buy another laptop and return the one I have here.
Did they ask you anything in particular? Did they honor the new price without a fuzz?
I am still waiting in the CS chat queue for another 120mins Frown

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