Source: ASUS
ASUS brought its newest and most powerful gaming tablet to CES 2022. The ROG Flow Z13 is a 13.4-inch slate with a built-in kickstand. The most remarkable parts of this tablet are what powers it, making it a compact, high-end gaming laptop. It runs on an Intel Core i9-12900H 45W processor and NVIDIA's RTX 3050 Ti with 40W of total graphics power, even if it's just a 12mm-thick tablet. It also has fast DDR5 RAM and PCIe 4.0 storage.
While the Z13 is a new product, it gets the ROG Flow X13's most remarkable feature: support for an external GPU enclosure for faster, better graphics. It supports the ASUS XG Mobile eGPU kit so that you can connect the RTX 3080 or AMD's Radeon RX 6850M XT (a new addition for 2022) via its proprietary port. It connects directly to the card with a PCIe 3.0 connection with eight lanes for data throughput.
Source: ASUS
As for its display, you can get up to a 1080p IPS touchscreen with a 120Hz refresh rate and 100 percent sRGB coverage with 500 nits of brightness. If you prefer a better picture quality, you can get a 4K IPS touchscreen with a 60Hz refresh rate, 85 percent of the DCI-P3 color space, and a peak brightness of 450 nits. Both displays are Gorilla Glass-protected, have a 16:10 aspect ratio, and are validated by Pantone for color accuracy. The Z13 also gets a detachable keyboard with per-key RGB backlighting.
As for the ports, it has one Thunderbolt 4 port with DisplayPort 1.4 for video output and up to 100W PD charging and a USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port for video and PD charging. It also gets an eGPU port, USB-A 2.0 port, UHS-II class microSD card reader, HDMI 2.0 port, and headphone jack.