In recent years, as the demands of the creators of product design and functions have avoided the previous pursuit of pure performance, the computer industry has also detonated a “creator series” product. Under this trend, ASUS has generated the ProArt Studiobook of high-level notebook product line However, for those who are not at the top of the pyramid but also have requirements such as performance, screen performance and product appearance, ASUS is represented by the Zenbook Pro series positioned in the mobile business. 2.8K 120Hz 15.6-inch Flip OLED Laptop ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED.
▲ The symbolic concentric metal circles of the Zenbook hairline are still present, but the logo has been replaced with a new design
▲ Evo and PANTONE certified stickers
ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED is the new and revised model of the Zenbook series from ASUS. It inherits the Zenbook’s recognizable metal concentric circle top lid and perforated stepped body that symbolizes “Zen”, but the logo has been changed since traditional ASUS text to ASUS 30 years The new rocket-shaped “A” commemorative branding has a more design sense: Although the ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED is a standalone display model equipped with a flip mechanism, it is still controlled at 18.9 mm thick and 1.8 kg. but also a product compliant with Intel EVO specifications.
▲ There are switches, two Thunderbolt 4 and headphone holes on the right
▲ The left side consists of the USB Type-A and HDMI 2.0 ports
▲ If you point out that it’s aimed at creators, at least the card reader should be a standard SD rather than a microSD used by hardly any photographic equipment.
As a notebook product positioned for quasi-business and creators, although ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED focuses on thinness and lightness, it does not sacrifice the convenience of actual use and provides two Thunderbolt 4 in the form of USB Type-C on the right side In addition, the left side is equipped with a USB Type-A, HDMI and microSD card reader; however, I personally feel that for users who really use the built-in card reader, it is better to provide standard SD instead of microSD The form is real, if I also think that the abolition of the microSD slot will not affect it for reasons of space.
▲ The keypad is configured with a digital area
▲ With the white light, you can see that the key travel is even shorter than the thicker gaming machine
In addition, the keyboard of the ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED uses a configuration including a digital area, emphasizing the configuration of the ASUS ErgoSense keyboard, with a white light backlight, and a slight depression in the center of the keys; obviously, the models are still poor, but they are still great in similar thin models.
▲ The two-in-one shaft design is not an uncommon design
▲ The gap between the rotating shaft and the shield is also part of the air duct
2 in 1 design is not uncommon today. However, high-performance 2-in-1 laptops with independent displays have only appeared in recent years. The mechanism used in the ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED is a typical hinge type flip mechanism, which can stop at any angle, features the traditional notebook, tablet, curtain display mode, etc. Its design places air ducts in the shaft, on both sides and at the bottom, which is the pattern of today’s thin, high-performance mainstream notebooks.
▲ Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED’s biggest selling point is this 2.8K 120Hz OLED panel
One of the selling points of the ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED is that it is the world’s first flip laptop with a NanoEdge Dolby Vision 2.8K 120Hz OLED touch screen, which also has 100% DCI-P3, PANTONE certified and DisplayHDR True Black 500. With high image quality and color rendering performance, both for watching videos and editing content, it can work better than normal screens.At the same time, the optional ASUS Pen 2.0 pressure-sensitive stylus can be used as a drawing or presentation tool.
▲ i7-12700H processor, set to 45 W TDP
▲ The memory is built into the PCB board and the model query above is Samsung’s 48Gb LPDDR5X
In the main spec part, ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED is equipped with a combination of 12th generation Intel Core platform and Arc GPU. The Taiwanese version of the model used in this evaluation uses a high performance i7-12700H CPU with Intel Arc A370M and 4GB GDDR6 GPU combination, with built-in 16GB LPDDR5 memory, the storage interface is PCIe NVMe PCIe 3.0 x 4 1 TB SSD.
▲ Basic performance testing
In terms of performance, after all, the ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED is powered by a 14-core i7-12700H TDP 45W, which can clock up to 4.7 GHz. It’s quite a power-centric 2-in-1 flip laptop. More than enough, as with the Intel Arc A370M, the performance of the corresponding Intel Arc A370M is more or less the performance of only the entry-level game, but if the game is mainly used, it is due to Intel’s poor compatibility with the old API, so choose the RTX 3050 of the same level as NVIDIA, perhaps relatively secure.
▲ Using the dual fan cooling mechanism
▲ When the CPU and GPU are used together, the maximum CPU clock is approximately 4.4 GHz
▲ The CPU will rise 90 degrees in an instant and will be checked later
▲ The heat dissipation and power architecture will roughly control the CPU and GPU at around 70 degrees
However, as the ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED is not a heavy gaming model and to completely unleash the full performance of the i7-12700H, it is conservatively set to only a maximum TDP of 45W; however, with the combination of Intel Dual Platform and ASUS ASUS IceCool Plus Dual Fan, the performance mode can reach a total TDP of 85W. During the endurance and reliability test, it can maintain 98% performance. The instantaneous maximum CPU temperature is almost 100 degrees and the average CPU and GPU temperature is 69 degrees In this mode, the maximum CPU clock drops by about 4.3 GHz.
▲ SSD performance isn’t bad, after all, it’s a 1TB PCIe Gen 3.0 SSD that can read 3,200MB / s
Obviously, the ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED was not originally positioned as an e-sports product, but aimed at content creation.In addition to the high-performance CPU with abundant cores, the acceleration function for content creation combined with the GPU Arc is also the focus: Intel Arc A370M The biggest advantage in image processing is that it is the first to integrate hardware AV1 encoding and decoding, which can process video files and stream live more efficiently. place, XMX AI engine can be applied to improve image resolution in addition to XeSS in games and details are improved, while DeepLink technology can combine CPU and GPU transformation with AI functions.
▲ The game simulation situation is less than two hours of electricity
▲ The office in dynamic mode simulates nearly 7 hours of electricity
▲ The power saving mode lasts almost 9 hours
▲ Thanks to the high performance H version processor plus Arc A730M GPU, with 150W transformer
However, as the platform used by ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED is a high-performance combination, the power consumption gap between the standby state and the workload is more evident.It can be seen that the difference in battery life between general daily use and the use of multiple hardware resources is quite significant., the game simulation situation in dynamic power mode is less than 2 hours, the document in the same mode is nearly 7 hours of power, and the mode of energy savings is further extended to nearly 9 hours.
▲ Flip design gives creators more flexibility in usage patterns
ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED positions itself as a high-end 2-in-1 creator laptop. In addition to the combination of Alder Lake and Arc A370M generation i7-12700H CPU, it is also equipped with high quality and professionally certified The latest 2.8 OLED screen K 120Hz meets the needs of professional creators for screen quality and pixel density.With the optional ASUS Pen 2.0 pressure-sensitive pen, creators can create on-screen more intuitively.
▲ With a 1TB SSD, it is a SK hynix product
In addition, the hardware specifications of ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED not only have the performance required by the creators, but also the thickness and weight of the body which is easy to carry.At the same time, the ports also maintain two Thunderbolt 4, one HDMI 2.0 and a standard USB Type-A, easy to connect with various peripherals, although the fuselage does not reserve a second M.2 slot, it directly provides PCIe 3.0 SSD with 1TB capacity.
▲ The combination of abundant performance for content creation, high-quality touchscreen and 2-in-1 flip structure are the main features of ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED
Although ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED is not a model that pursues maximum performance at the same price, with its stylus-supported high-quality screen and design that balances portability and performance, it is already a 2-in-Model 1. With excellent hardware specifications, it can be said to be a mobile work tool for users who focus on the ability to carry the creator’s laptop with them.
ASUS Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED is priced at 54,900 yuan on the official ASUS website
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