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frontpageDr.W posted Yesterday 1:12 PM

ASUS ROG Flow Z13: 13.4" 2.5K 180Hz Touch, Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 64GB DDR5, 1TB

$2,100

$3,000

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Best Buy has ASUS ROG Flow Z13 Touch-Screen 2-in-1 Gaming Laptop (GZ302EA-R9641TB) on sale for $2099.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy via eBay also ASUS ROG Flow Z13 Touch-Screen 2-in-1 Gaming Laptop (GZ302EA-R9641TB) on sale for $2099.99. Shipping is free.

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Specs:
  • 13.4" 2560x1600 WQXGA 180Hz IPS-Level Touchscreen Display
  • AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 16-Core Processor
  • AMD Radeon 8060S Graphics
  • AMD XDNA NPU up to 50TOPS
  • 64GB LPDDR5X 8000 Memory (Onboard)
  • 1TB M.2 2230 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Solid State Drive
  • Backlit RGB Chiclet Keyboard
  • Wi-Fi 7(802.11be) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.4
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL
    • 2x Type-C USB 4 with support for DisplayPort / power delivery (data speed up to 40Gbps)
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (data speed up to 10Gbps)
    • 1x card reader (microSD) (UHS-II)
  • 70WHr Battery
  • ~2.65 lbs

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Best Buy has ASUS ROG Flow Z13 Touch-Screen 2-in-1 Gaming Laptop (GZ302EA-R9641TB) on sale for $2099.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy via eBay also ASUS ROG Flow Z13 Touch-Screen 2-in-1 Gaming Laptop (GZ302EA-R9641TB) on sale for $2099.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Dr.W for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • 13.4" 2560x1600 WQXGA 180Hz IPS-Level Touchscreen Display
  • AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 16-Core Processor
  • AMD Radeon 8060S Graphics
  • AMD XDNA NPU up to 50TOPS
  • 64GB LPDDR5X 8000 Memory (Onboard)
  • 1TB M.2 2230 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Solid State Drive
  • Backlit RGB Chiclet Keyboard
  • Wi-Fi 7(802.11be) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.4
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL
    • 2x Type-C USB 4 with support for DisplayPort / power delivery (data speed up to 40Gbps)
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (data speed up to 10Gbps)
    • 1x card reader (microSD) (UHS-II)
  • 70WHr Battery
  • ~2.65 lbs

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Yesterday 1:30 PM
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KeithY9797Yesterday 1:30 PM
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should i settle with this 64GB RAM or only consider 128GB RAM (for local llm)?
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Yesterday 1:38 PM
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lmneozooYesterday 1:38 PM
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Quote from KeithY9797 :
should i settle with this 64GB RAM or only consider 128GB RAM (for local llm)?
I went with 64gb (just ordered it)....if 128gb goes on sale in the next couple weeks ill return the 64gb version and get it, but I dont think its worth the $1100 premium. I'll sell my soul to anthropic for a year if I need to.
Yesterday 1:57 PM
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ggyougotmetoreplyYesterday 1:57 PM
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Oh, this is a solid deal. These are actually going for $2900+ on the Asus store and on Amazon. I had been eyeing these over the past year and might actually jump on it.
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Yesterday 2:43 PM
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toooskiesYesterday 2:43 PM
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Quote from KeithY9797 :
should i settle with this 64GB RAM or only consider 128GB RAM (for local llm)?
The 128GB version can run more models but those models will generally run pretty slowly. But any model that fits in the 64GB, you can run at 128GB at a higher quant (effectively a model that's the same but retains more information).

It can also run more models at the same time, i.e. if you want to do bigger image/video/audio models at the same time you have a thinking model running.
Yesterday 3:18 PM
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LuxofluxoYesterday 3:18 PM
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My two cents: I have a 128 gb strix halo server and is pretty underutilized. You can get Claude to do heavy lifting followed by local small agents running with exact instructions. I haven't been able to run ComfyUI to generate images/videos even with 128 gb, so unsure if 64 gb will ever be doable. I think for the price this is pretty solid.
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SkillfulSnake326Yesterday 5:15 PM
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Quote from KeithY9797 :
should i settle with this 64GB RAM or only consider 128GB RAM (for local llm)?
I have the 64GB model, with 32GB for the system and 32GB for the iGPU. What the model "sees" for the GPU is 32GB, which is plenty for just about everything and more than separate GPU laptops. Yes, it will run just about whatever you can throw at it, but it is not like you are running a separate NVIDIA GPU, so it is going to be slow. I suppose, in a pinch, it does work, however. The real upside is in gaming, if that's your preference. I have the new Forza running at 60FPS on high settings. It doesn't miss a beat. So, no, I wouldn't be too sad about passing on the 128GB model.

Additionally, I have had this machine for several months and just did my first long vacation with it. It really is a swiss army knife of laptops. No regrets. The only advice is to take the factory brick with you or buy a travel brick that does 150W+, because otherwise when it's plugged in it will do a bunch of switching between power profiles when it draws down the battery and charges it up again. Annoying.
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Yesterday 6:20 PM
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SmartHaddock3847Yesterday 6:20 PM
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Quote from Luxofluxo :
My two cents: I have a 128 gb strix halo server and is pretty underutilized. You can get Claude to do heavy lifting followed by local small agents running with exact instructions. I haven't been able to run ComfyUI to generate images/videos even with 128 gb, so unsure if 64 gb will ever be doable. I think for the price this is pretty solid.
so is it not worth it yet to have a local LLM and invest in that too much vs leveraging frontier models in cloud? or would this 64gb laptop still be useful and worthwhile for AI?

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Yesterday 6:22 PM
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SmartHaddock3847Yesterday 6:22 PM
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Quote from SkillfulSnake326 :
I have the 64GB model, with 32GB for the system and 32GB for the iGPU. What the model "sees" for the GPU is 32GB, which is plenty for just about everything and more than separate GPU laptops. Yes, it will run just about whatever you can throw at it, but it is not like you are running a separate NVIDIA GPU, so it is going to be slow. I suppose, in a pinch, it does work, however. The real upside is in gaming, if that's your preference. I have the new Forza running at 60FPS on high settings. It doesn't miss a beat. So, no, I wouldn't be too sad about passing on the 128GB model.

Additionally, I have had this machine for several months and just did my first long vacation with it. It really is a swiss army knife of laptops. No regrets. The only advice is to take the factory brick with you or buy a travel brick that does 150W+, because otherwise when it's plugged in it will do a bunch of switching between power profiles when it draws down the battery and charges it up again. Annoying.
my worry is long-term reliability. will there be problems with the video cable after so many lid opening and closings, etc.
Yesterday 6:25 PM
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fermionYesterday 6:25 PM
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You LLM goobers are ruining gaming system and component pricing.
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Yesterday 6:28 PM
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tenchichronoYesterday 6:28 PM
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curious about those running local LLMs... why though?
Yesterday 6:48 PM
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LuxofluxoYesterday 6:48 PM
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Quote from SmartHaddock3847 :
so is it not worth it yet to have a local LLM and invest in that too much vs leveraging frontier models in cloud? or would this 64gb laptop still be useful and worthwhile for AI?
All AI companies will tighten the screws soon. This has been shown in how Anthropic does business. As local models get better, the need for external providers will go down, it's just that for now it's still more convenient to do some stuff with them. If you're only looking to save money it will take you a long time to save enough money from subscriptions to justify the hardware, BUT both hardware and services will be more expensive going forward anyway.
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LuxofluxoYesterday 6:50 PM
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Quote from tenchichrono :
curious about those running local LLMs... why though?
Confidentiality of data (you have none as a regular user with API providers), flexibility on which models to use, you can tinker with it and try different tools, etc. With a tablet like this it becomes even better because you can just run your workloads locally without needing internet.
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SkillfulSnake326Yesterday 8:05 PM
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Quote from Luxofluxo :
Confidentiality of data (you have none as a regular user with API providers), flexibility on which models to use, you can tinker with it and try different tools, etc. With a tablet like this it becomes even better because you can just run your workloads locally without needing internet.
This plus no tokens and the ability to use un-safeguarded models that do totally legit things but the hosted models give you a hard time about, especially in the creative space.
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racker15Yesterday 8:20 PM
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Note that the 2.65lb weight is without the keyboard folio cover. Cooling system is very, very good and can cool even medium workloads (e.g. 40W-50W) nearly silently. Need to use provided proprietary power adapter when on AC power to avoid wearing down battery (USB-C power will charge battery -> power system and not bypass the battery). Easy undervolting with G-Helper (open source)

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waxhellYesterday 8:33 PM
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Quote from SmartHaddock3847 :
my worry is long-term reliability. will there be problems with the video cable after so many lid opening and closings, etc.
No video cable with the lid because it's a detachable keyboard. It's more surface esque in it's form factor but as other posters have said, its a swiss army knife.

Great power consumption in it's APU means that the flexibility is king -- I've even gamed on battery in silent mode.

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