

However, artists equipped with a stylus pen will find it a suitable device to use on the road. If you’re purchasing the Flow X13 for gaming, you won’t find much use for tablet mode. What that means, in simple terms, is that colors look good and are pretty accurately rendered, whether you're looking at the neon glare of Cyberpunk 2077’s streets or the earthy tones in Dirt 5’s mud-covered tracks. When we pointed our colorimeter at the Asus ROG Flow X13's screen, we found it achieves 113% of the sRGB color gamut and 80% of the DCI-P3 color gamut (the closer to 100%, the better).

Conversely, using the device in a bright room or under direct sunlight makes it almost impossible to see what’s happening. That's good enough for most situations, though even if you're playing in a dimly-lit environment you will see yourself reflected in dark parts of the screen.
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Around the screen, bezels are thin on the sides but somewhat chunky up top and at the bottom.īased on our lab testing, the display achieves an average brightness of 289 nits, though around the center of the screen it hits the full 300 advertised by Asus. The display's 16:10 aspect ratio (which we're seeing more and more often in new laptops) gives you additional verticality. The Flow X13 features a glossy 13.4-inch screen with a 1920 x 1200 resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. Speakers lack bass but otherwise sound good.Vibrant 120Hz display looks good, but can be quite reflective in bright light.Asus ROG Flow X13 review: Display and audio But in my tests, I found the touchpad intuitive and responsive. Its relatively small size could pose problems, especially for those who make large gestures. The smooth touchpad delivers precise swiping and tracking. I don’t care much for RGB lighting so I didn’t see this as a major loss, though I understand it may be a bummer for some users. Unlike the Zephyrus G14, there are no RGB lighting options. There are three brightness settings for the keys’ backlight.

I wrote the majority of this review on the Flow X13 and had a great experience doing so. Ample key spacing gives you plenty of room to move, and keystrokes feel precise. Your fingers won’t feel cramped when using the spacious keyboard, which feels similar in size to those found in 15-inch laptops.
