Asus Flow X13 Review - AMD + RTX 3080!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- My review of the Asus Flow X13. The best gaming laptop from Asus for high performance portable gaming.
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Would you rather this setup? Or a laptop/desktop combo?
Hey Dave , next review must be the ASUS TUF DASH F15
I think I would be better with a desktop + tablet, in my case
I definitely go for X13+XG mobile, super versatile.
I move a lot between two cities so i think i would be better with this setup than carrying a desktop every 3 months
Laptop/desktop combo seems way more reasonable to me
I'm really starting to miss those 2 lights in the background
+1
F
You ain't alone
which lights?
@@greenicalgaming you would not understand 😭
"Wow, beautiful i wonder what's the price?"
"3299 USD"
"okay, bye."
better to build desktop with that amounts of money
@@fatcrruise6508 you can’t travel with a desktop dingus
@@fatcrruise6508 only dummies buy a gaming laptop to play at home with desktop is always better bang for your buck performance wise
@@barksinternally4175 well some of us cant afford to have both gaming pc and a lapop.
@@barksinternally4175 *laughs in sff pc*
90% of the comments : "I'm broke"
remaining 10% : "I'm broke"
90% of the comments : "I was always broke"
And 1%: shut up and take my money
@@haveproblemz545 0.01% This thing sucks due to lackluster performance.
Hilarious comment haha
@@odinsplaygrounds not really... I can imagine people would go and buy it for school/college. I think people would even buy it for work.
Dave - 'If I had the money, I know I would tempted'. Who the hell can have the money if you don't ?
16 inch MBP owners
@@Amogh-Dongre but they're also sheep.
he's just saying.... pretending to be us... that's all...
"It makes this sound when you rub it the wrong way."
~ Dave Lee (2021)
that does sound wrong
Sounds so satisfying tho, so it's the right way for me!
@@Troyota no u didn't get it
@@jynn5697 don't lewd the innocent
@@Troyota to some it's ear shattering. I wonder why. I can never hear sounds like that it just makes me somewhat cringe / feel like my something is entering my ears and my whole back muscle tightens up (am not alone btw). and yet some people find it satisfying
Me: My God I want this.
_My Wallet: "LOL PLZ"_
LMAO
hahahhaa
Nice one
I hope this culture of separate GPU really catches up with other companies and this time for *"SERIOUS"* . 🤞🤞
No built in is better
@@voltgaming2213 in this case it isnt. Portability + better performance
yea because you could have a light laptop that's good for outdoor use like work and then you'd have a power station indoors for gaming and editing so it's pretty useful for students and people who work at offices
@@familyoddoye blyat,I mean inbuilt you can play on your balcony to out somewhere like in cafe but with eGPU that's hard to do
@@MrNPC They already exists. And connect via thunderbolt
“It comes at 3299”
I ooofed so hard I pulled a leg muscle
I mean, given what desktop 3080's go for on ebay nowadays, it's almost a steal...
*exits video*
here itś 2800 euro or so
At my place (switzerland) it costs 1699 without the egpu
And the egpu costs 1199
Dave: "It comes in at 32..."
Me: "Alright see you next video"
along with the 3080 eGPU, you can buy it without the eGPU for much less
Lol
@@nad1ax2 but like more fps🥺
me: Thinking why he keeps fixating "If you're fortunate enough".
Dave: Yeah it costs 3 grand.
me: Oh.
Alriiiiight (in Quagmire's voice)
Half of that is for the 3080 alone lol
@@nonameyet2205 *without 3080 included
@@tsundere.senpai Thankfully $3299 is with the 3080 included
@@nonameyet2205 Yeah
This is exactly what I would want / need in the future. So you have a powerful game set up at home and connect it to a monitor and also a portable laptop which looks classy. Great!
Was looking forward to this review in particular, thanks for doing it 👍🏻
05:56 "Cyberpunk Ray-Tracing: LOL PLZ"😂😂😂😂
didn't catch it myself. thanks!
Really tho, is there anyone who want to see Ray tracing benchmark in Gtx card?
LOL PLZ is every benchmark result for every metric on my machine 😂
@@Priyajit_Ghosh y mean yea it's obvious but i still laughed😂
@@frederickdube7923 me too brother😔
You know it’s something good when Dave can’t contain his smile
True
I loved the ending where you plug in the GPU and it's Cyberpunk: ON
That thing is so bad ass. Love the looks too. Thanks for sharing! Really was diggin this when you did that video of all the laptops and showed this.
Loved the “LOL PLZ”.
makes me sad I got a 1650 lol (at least it's not max q)
@@raahimhadi4905 me too 😕
it really got me
I was searching the comments section to make sure I wasn't the only one who found that funny 😂
Seeing Dave more than my friends feels good tho
You aren't the only one to enjoy it m8
Ikr
So, u gay?
@You Tube dawg 😂
Wait, you all have friends?
7:15 - That laptop opening transition is Siiiick !
0:00 Best intro ever, just wow. Keep using it.
all i know is that all my money flows into asus when i get to afford this
😂
Bruh how do you think it got its name
Can't wait for the G15 review!
I’m almost positive the G15 2021 white version is his new main computer lol
was waiting for this type of laptop for programming + gaming. can't Wait to get my hands on this one.
I loved the whole egpu trend that happened a couple years back and to see this is amazing for people like me who isn't really at a stationary place a whole lot I can't wait to see the support and the further iterations of this.
Reminds me a lot of my old Sony Vaio Z series that used eGPUs over lightpeak! Glad to see that OEMs are still experimenting with this idea.
Been waiting for this!
This is specifically what I want, but can't afford 😂 Hope other brands will make versions of this as well!
Great review Dave! I can see the use case for this, but I wish Asus would have delivered a bit more on the 4K display. I am more of a desktop user, but I like the thought behind Asus’ laptops.
Me: It's a 2 in 1, so it can only have integrated graphics.
Asus: Nah, we got a GTX 1650.
Me: Take all my mon-
Asus: hol up
*shoves RTX 3080*
Eekkss... Its very expensive.
Ong. If they took of the port and 3080 support I would buy it just 1k
I would rather take vega integrated graphic + external 3080 than 1650
@@thaibinh1909 Well, guess what... You have both.
@@thaibinh1909 vaga will be unusable by next year soo..
For me this looks amazing for some of our design engineers. We often don't need GPU power. But we do need multi-core performance. So several of these laptops and one or two of the GPUs would be perfect.
I have it, very pleased with it. This is sort of my dream of around 6 years ago come true. Back then I envisioned a laptop I could carry around for medium workload, tablet for browsing/videos on the longer go, and a desktop PC with some oomph to be the main workhorse on my main desk. My previous gaming laptop was a heavy box, and never got a tablet, as usually phone was close enough for the on the go browsing, and even watching some movies on the plane.
The zoom effect on the track pad was neat!
Cyberpunk - RT: LOL PLZ
Laughed so hard
shoulda benchmarked the vega too XD
waiting for iGPUs to do RT xD
Me xd
Me too
@@anhiirr it probably would get like 1 fps at 480p
As someone who constantly moving because of work assignment, this is the perfect scenario for me. I tend to keep all of my stuff very simple and minimal to reduce cost of moving.
This is exactly what I want for years !!! So smart the usb c inside the connection !
"It makes this sound when you rub it the wrong way."
Uhm I think that applies to everyone rofl
polkadot
"It makes this sound when you rub it the wrong way or poke at it the wrong way"
Dave Lee 2021
Ha
Hahahaha
Well said
O M G.......that bass in the intro.......🤯🤯🤯 I never knew my galaxy buds could put out Bass like that! 😲
this is specifically what i want! and what i need, i was searching for a powerful laptop that is portable for i work on the road, this is just perfect, you came in the ryt time man!
That’s around $4300 Canadian after tax.....yea nah, this is gonna get a “yea nah” from me.
Aussies have spoken!
ufff
They have announced the laptop can be purchased without the external GPU, so at 1200 dollars for the laptop alone, I'm gonna add another "yeah" to that statement 👌😆
Laughs in 23.000 liras without taxes.
@Dwayne501 That's pretty damn good
I feel like it would be the perfect product for me, the fact that the eGPU has all the ports included and charges the device, combined with the pen support for the touchscreen makes it really versatile: you can have a 2 monitor setup at home, use the laptop screen as imput for drawing, then on the go have an all-in-one. Its sad it is so expensive.
dave, this intro is so clean!! and in 4k? you spoil us
gotta love that sick bass in the intro
Apart from the price, I feel like this is the perfect product for me. I'm disabled, I can't sit at a desk very long and I can't lift a heavy desktop replacement laptop. This I could move around on my own, I could have the eGPU on a laptop table and I could go from TH-cam on the couch to gaming in bed without an issue. I love this thing.
Can I be the millionth person to tell you:
The time that you put into editing and producing these videos is totally worth it. Great job
Wish there was like a full version of the outro. It's beautiful.
Awesome review!
I am really looking forward to see if the G14 has a better screen this year - in response to latency.. last version had a 20ms, slow screen. I play CS GO.. so a 120hz 3ms screen is good enough for me.
That's a good approach to the external GPU. Definitely a viable option to always have a mobile laptop and a choice of mobile gaming laptop and with GPU in a separate casing which is great from thermal perspective. Would be nice to see this progress and close the gap between desktop GPU version. Most of the time people play games at home so they could take the laptop with without the external GPU and in less often scenarios there is still the comfortable option to take it with you, a laptop backpack is definitely enough to put it in. Also if the connection standard is kept and the GPUs pool will expand with new GPUs being released, that can easily replace a desktop for someone who wants the ability to play games without resigning from mobility. In a perfect world I would see this as a standard for any laptop using some standard interface which would be fast enough for GPU. Promising but with Nvidia closing the gap more and more between their desktop vs mobile GPUs, there is a chance that won't be needed much longer. 3070 Super looks SUPER in comparison to mobile 2080. The only thing left to do is for producers to make a real difference regarding cooling systems. They are getting better but are still far from what's needed atm.
I live in a small apartment in Japan with a family and honestly this is the sort of thing I've wanted to replace my desktop.
Why not just replace the apartment..?
@@motionoftheocean7524 nice meme?
@@motionoftheocean7524 because.... housing in japan costs three times more than NY for the same space?
If touring and travel was a thing, this would be the perfect machine to do it -as a VJ for concerts and festivals, I’ve been wishing for something like this for years
wow thats a nice idea, i hope they start to do this with other models and other specs!
0:28 "It's something else" he already sounds so pleased with the product.
Was waiting for this so bad. I was refreshing TH-cam every few minutes for the last couple of days. I need this.
@@Mikey-bd9xc I bet you a billion bucks it was hyperbole
@@Mikey-bd9xc they were obviously making a hyperbole lmao
@@Mikey-bd9xc I need this laptop, moron.
@@NomanJohan I exise my comment.
Great as always! Would love to see you review some 360hz monitors such as "ASUS PG259QN/R" vs "Alienware AW2521H". Peace
I like how honest you are
I personally love this product. I’m a laptop gamer and the appeal of being able to buy a new external GPU rather than a new laptop every couple of years is appealing. However, for me the ssd is what lets it down. Only coming with 1TB of storage and being difficult to replace makes this product something that is not viable sadly. Game files are too big nowadays to have such limited storage options. I am pleased to see that many of Asus’s new laptops are coming with the option of a 2TB ssd this year though which means that I may well purchase something from their new line.
“Its a shorty”- Uncle Dave, 2021
Hey, I really hope that you will go over scar 17. That's the one that is really tempting to me. Anyway, thank you for your reviews, I even watched your vacuum one!
Love your content Dave
6:03 "LOL PLZ" Bro I'm dead
"It will make some sound when you rubbing it or poking it the wrong way"
Okay Dave!
Even funnier its on 69 likes. I think he means if u poke it in there the wrong way or rub it wrong when masturbating.
Loving these ever so endangered inverted T for the arrows.
Wow Dave, first time here. Amazing review 👍
Big Question: Does GPU Performance throttle when you do something with the ports at the GPU Dock. This happened with a Razer Core Product and was a big problem.
*I am, for the first time in the last 8 years I've been following consumer tech, beyond excited by a new Laptop formfactor, more than any previous Thunderbolt eGPU or 3 screen concept, MaxQ and so on !!!*
I can legitimately see a future where all the GPUs come out of the laptop to become external docks like this, the benefits are numerous: from improved battery life when u detach the graphics, lighter weight and smaller size of the laptop, ability to bring a lighter USB C charger when on the go, or bring your big charger that's also a USB dock and a 3080M !!!
Remember that top spec gaming laptops already come with bulky almost 2lb bricks as chargers... This is a 3080M in a 2.2lb power brick!!! Technology gets cheaper over time so I don't get the sentiment from the comments that this ONE OF A KIND, first gen product is too expensive... It includes a 3080 in it, that alone is a 1300$ product right now, if u can find it at all...
I know its not a full desktop 3080 but more like a 10% higher core count and 20% lower clocked 3070, but come on! IT HAS 16GBs of VRAM! U don't get that much in the desktop 3080!
Needless to say, I hope this thing catches on and becomes an industry wide trend, with mass adoption of actually good and portable eGPU docks that use x8 PCIe 3.0 (or even better PCIe 4.0 connections, so that the bandwidth limits of previous eGPUs is eliminated) across many different brands and products! It's incredible what Asus engineers have done here, they are pushing the industry forward and I am amazed that some of the comments don't see it this way but are focusing on the price!
Can't wait for the g15 review!
Many reviews, but yours is on point. I love it.
I always liked your adidas track upper!!!.....it suits u! 😌
This laptop reminds me of a mullet. Business in the front, party in the back!
This laptop would be very useful for me.
If u have 3 grand
@@Kiwipro81 I need $4000 in Canada
@@alvarovalladares2489 Who'd have thought a mullet to fetch such an asking price!
Just letting it b known, Your reviews are the most reliable in the vast sea of reviews.
you make your videos in a cool way, that's awesome
I was honestly really considering getting this, then i heard the pricing. My guess is that next year many more companies will hop on this trend so they will definately become cheaper.
What's the pricing ?
@@danyalreyaz7503 (3299$) 8:23
@@ThePhilosopherLB oof.. I'll wait for next year when the 1650 gets replaced with a 3050 and HDMI 2.1, and there's more guarantee that this form factor will be supported by Asus in the long run , really loving this design.
Why not just buy an egpu?
@@ZeroRiskAppetite bandwidth throttling with thunderbolt 3
The non up-gradable RAM kept me from buying this. I almost bought it, but you showed me what I needed. Thanks!
Overheating: Am I a joke to you?
I think you put it perfectly - this setup is made specifically for a certain person - so happens I am totally that person!
- It works as a powerful notebook when I'm on the go
- Plugged in the CPU should crush design workflows like Illustrator and InDesign
- Jacked into the XG mobile its got gaming/game dev strength
- In stand its a drawing tablet for photoshop with any MPP pen
- Flat down its a tablet for casual surfing!
I'm really excited to get my hands on this setup when more options are available.
Loved that you were so stoked at the beginning and you didn't know how to describe it and settled with "This is a very... IT"S JUST SO COOL!" hahahahaha
This is the kind of innovation and competition I love to see because it pushes the tech forward. AMD have done a great job of waking up Intel. I'm excited to see how Intel is responding from pressure from AMD, Arm, Apple and Microsoft. I love Thunderbolt but Intel need the support of more than just Apple, they need AMD as well. Thunderbolt should switch to PCIe 6.0 to support eGPUs better.
3:55
Dave always makes me smile somehow whenever I watch his videos, love this guy (no homo).
great content, just keeps getting better.
Liked for the last minute!
And I believe that the category of such people would be people who had to relocate/travel a lot. Travel as in for your job (like think 3 months of work in a different country as a consultant and not the holiday).
Someone like me, who is always on the go, this product is just what I was looking. Although it's still very expensive, it definitely opened a door for more companies to do the same and therefore creating more variety in terms of specs and pricing.
“...for 7 dollars”
I knew you were gonna say that
This is specifically what I need. Rendering powerhouse at home, super portable for on the go. As a designer, this is awesome. Also, I buy it in two stages to soften the blow. I would love to know how it stacks up against the Zepharus with the 3080 gpu, though.
Good to see e-GPU stuff again, I think it would make sense if ASUS sell that laptop and that e-GPU separately / optional. That laptop was quite interesting on that specification.
Does Linux work on this at all? Especially the 3080 box. Would be a dealbreaker for me if not
Careful Dave, the intro is too close to nintendo’s pluck sound they might sue you
Yeh if they had this tech four years ago I'd have gotten it. At that time I went to desktop and it's easier to upgrade and I've become used to a desktop gaming setup. It's certainly something I'd consider because of the flexibility. I hope this sells and it's supported info the future and improved upon. I might just change back to laptop gaming in a few years.
i agree with what u saying at the end,, there's going to be people out there that see this and specifically what i need, but if the price push it over to the already niche segment to another unaffordable segment, it will stay there and becomes a trophy instead of something meant to be used, and with the speed of how electronic/gadget/laptop obsolete, the lesser people use it the less manufacture will keep/support the product in the long run
❤️❤️❤️ :)
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People do know where to find some beautiful footage to display on their videos now lol
You have the best intro
Hey I came across you lol
I wouldn't mind selling my house for this atleast I could game on forever
Jyada ho gya
@@p2pnest
bhai mai rent pr rehta hu🤣🤣
The price to performance is reallly bad for this id get a g15 rtx 3080 16gb for a cheaper price amd btw it isn’t that expensive if you live here in canada.
Yeah I can't get over how this laptop is the perfect one for me. I must have it. Touch screen, webcam, hdmi, usb, good gpu great external gpu, 8 cores 16 gigs of ram, carryable size, stylish but not overkill, up to 2 TB ssd god it's perfect. But how TF am I gonna afford that beast
@@aviralhanda7764
yes g15 is the best value gaming laptop and it checks all the boxes for most of the ppl
I don't always write comments on TH-cam.
I have been watching his videos for a long time and I personally agree the others opinion.
Dave is very clean and simple person and I like it 👍
That connection is next level, an actual pcie slot with an integrated type c...
I lost it when he said when he said "I don't have any answer for that."
I can appreciate the honesty in that statement. 😀
$3,300 is pricey, but I love this vision of the future of external GPUs.
I could see this continuing for sure
WoW, WoW. The 2in one mode got me.. I wished for that and boom it has it..
I love the way he keeps saying "students" instead of "spoilt rich brats".
Or you know, people who work for their money.
ya know all those students with $3200 laptops! XD
I am a student, and I see the potential. A decent 2 in 1 like an XPS with 16:10 will run you 1200-2500€, and you absolutely can't game on it. (granted, XE graphics are Oukayish). With this thing though, even without the rtx 3080, it is capable of light gaming at 1080p.
Those things aren't mutually exclusive. I'm a student, but my parents are also very rich.
@@Fighter3005 Ngl, I'm a full-time student and just built a new desktop gaming PC with a 5900X and an RTX 3080. I know that $3200 is a lot for a lot of people but depending on where you are in the world it really isn't that much. Although I wouldn't be spending $3200 on this laptop, I'd much rather get a laptop with a built-in RTX 3080 and 5900HX. Although currently for my laptop I'm using a Gigabyte Aero 15X with a GTX 1070. I don't really have any desire to upgrade anytime soon since it's not really like I'm going anywhere during the pandemic.
I was hoping they would utter like in toyline, "each sold separately."
i'm pretty sure they are going to have the option of buying them separately. idk how the price or availability will be like tho
I really loved that the Cyberpunk - RT gaming performance benchmark with GTX 1650MQ read - LOL PLZ.
I believe this kind of setup is a wonderful choice for not only high-end graphics but also normal ones like 3060. And the price will not be as frightening. Wondering if I can see such product soon.