The Asus ROG Flow Z13 isn’t a gaming laptop, but it’s not really a gaming tablet either. If you’re looking for one or the other you’ll be either disappointed with performance or aghast at the price tag. If you need both in equal measure there’s nothing better on the market right now, nor has there ever been.
I first reviewed an Asus ROG Flow Z13 back in 2022, but I was unfair then. I was seeing the RTX 3050 tablet through the eyes of someone hunting for the best gaming laptop on the market. Really I should have been putting it in its own category. While that device has continued to dominate as the best gaming tablet on the shelves, it’s a hybrid that fits a specific use-case so beautifully I’ve thought of little else as I’ve tested alternative slabs in the years since. And yet, the vast majority of players simply won’t be interested in owning one.
