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ASUS Also Announces ROG Strix Flow X16 Gaming Notebook

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The portable and lightweight Flow family has a new member. ROG is proud to introduce the Flow X16, a convertible thin and light laptop with gaming horsepower that belies its size. Paired with the stunning Nebula HDR Display and fully compatible with the XG Mobile ecosystem, the Flow X16 is ready to redefine how you look at ultraportable gaming laptops.

The Flow X16 is the culmination of a relentless drive to pair cutting-edge components with a thin and light chassis. This 16-inch convertible laptop is powered by up to an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS processor and up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, all while weighing just 2.1 kilograms. With a maximum TGP of up to 125 W on the RTX 3070 Ti thanks to Dynamic Boost, this machine is able to go pound for pound with much larger and heavier competition.



Backing up the CPU and GPU is up to 64 GB of DDR5 4800 MHz RAM, with both SO-DIMM modules 100% accessible and upgradeable. For longer term storage, the Flow X16 comes equipped with up to 2 TB of Gen 4 SSD storage. If you need additional room for large project files or an extensive game library, a free M.2 slot is fully accessible, giving you the freedom to upgrade your machine as you need it.

Portability and versatility for your everyday life
Portability and versatility are key tenets of the Flow family, and the X16 continues what the X13 and Z13 started. As a convertible laptop, the machine can be used in a traditional clamshell configuration with the built-in keyboard and trackpad, or any peripherals you need. But the Flow X16 can also leverage the 360° hinge to transform itself for any situation, whether that be stand mode for ergonomic video conferencing in smaller spaces, tent mode when you need maximum airflow, or tablet mode for touch-compatible gaming on the couch.

With a design inspired by the mystery of gravitational waves, the Flow X16 has grooves milled into the chassis that make it both visually striking and easy to hold from any angle. At just 32.6 mm thick when closed, and weighing only 2.1 kilograms, the X16 can comfortably slip into most laptop bags or backpacks. And the touchscreen is built with Corning Gorilla Glass, providing industry-leading protection against scratches and daily wear and tear.

Nebula returns to light up the darkness
If there's one thing that makes the Flow X16 stand out, though, it's the stunning Nebula HDR Display. It adheres to all the specs of our Nebula certified panels: 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 color space, Pantone Validation, high refresh rate, Adaptive-Sync, and a response time of 3 milliseconds or less. But the Nebula HDR panel goes one step further. 512 Mini LED dimming zones and a peak brightness of 1100 nits create stunning contrast and allow vibrant, colorful images pop off the screen, while ROG's Nebula HDR engine works alongside AUO's AMLED technology to reduce haloing, thanks in part to a polling rate of 5400 Hz. We've introduced the Nebula HDR Display­ before on the Zephyrus Duo 16. But with the Flow X16, the HDR experience is taken to a whole new level, thanks to the versatility afforded by a fully convertible laptop and the mobility that you can only get from a tablet. When you need to curl up on the couch or in bed to catch up on your favorite shows mastered in HDR, the Flow X16 is the perfect companion.

Cooler than cool
ROG engineers had to bend a few conventions to accommodate all of the power inside it's the Flow X16's svelte frame. The X16 builds upon years of Intelligent Cooling experience and improvements to push the boundaries of the kind of power possible in a thin and light laptop. Our new Frost Force Technology directs air through precisely calculated and machined cutouts in the chassis, sending air directly towards internal components to keep them cool even during extended gaming sessions and video renders. In addition, the X16 has a unique tri-fan design. This extra auxiliary fan directly helps exhaust heat from the GPU to the heatsinks, while also keeping fan noise lower than a traditional dual fan design.

The second key ingredient in the Flow X16's cooling solution is the new Pulsar Heatsink. Comprised of ultra-thin copper cooling fins as slim as 0.1 mm, this double-sized heatsink has total surface area of 110,902 mm², making it extra dense without limiting airflow. Combined with the Frost Force cooling system and Thermal Grizzly's liquid metal thermal compound on the CPU, the Flow X16 is redefining what thin and light gaming looks like.

Bring in the XG Mobile's big guns
While the Flow X16 is a fully-fledged gaming machine in its own right, it shares the same compatibility with the XG Mobile ecosystem as the rest of the Flow family. These powerful standalone GPUs come equipped with additional I/O ports, serving as a convenient docking station when you need to turn your X16 into a full-blown battle station. Enjoy access to 4 USB Type-A ports, an SD card reader, a 2.5G ethernet port, as well as a DisplayPort 1.4 and a full HDMI 2.1 port for additional monitors. Thanks to the unique PCIe 3.0 x8 connector, you never need to worry about bandwidth limitations. If you need more GPU horsepower in the future, you can connect to 2021's NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU model, or the 2022 AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT GPU to unlock incredible performance in a form factor the size of an average hardcover novel, and without having to upgrade to a whole new laptop.



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I could actually say that i'm impressed with the cooling,knowing how thin that thing is. Very well done(in my opinion,of course).
Getting their s**t together and finally implementing two DIMM slots and still having two NVMe's is a big plus.
Don't compare to other ASUS laptops here,please(DIMM slots wise). The chassis is very thin,similliar to M15/16 on which,even the latest 2022 model,still remains with only one DIMM.
Let's hope it lives up to the hype :)
 

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I was actually pretty impressed with the 2020 & 2021 Zephyrus G-series; The base model's pricing was okay value but more desirable SKUs were victims of the usual ROG tax - ie massive price premiums with nothing to justify why the exact same chassis, screen, and cooling system warranted a 20-30% price hike over other manufacturers ranges that also competed favourably with the base models.

The main thing is that Asus do seem to have worked out how to cool a 45W CPU and 90WGPU in a cramped thin and light without it sounding like a vacuum cleaner. Hopefully that, and the competitive pricing apply to the base models in this X16 Flow range too.
 
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