Stuffed inside the sleek and gorgeous Asus ROG Flow Z13—a gaming tablet with all the makings of a modern gaming laptop, minus the integrated keyboard and trackpad—it should be a match made in heaven.

Love to take your games on the go, but need something a little more substantial than a Switch? You need a gaming handheld like the Steam Deck or the ASUS ROG Ally. True, they may

If you opt for a third-party USB-C to HDMI adapter, you can connect it directly to the ROG Ally's USB-C port. Then, simply connect an HDMI cable to the adapter and your TV or monitor. If you want a one-cable solution, you can purchase a USB-C to HDMI cable that goes directly from your ROG Ally to your TV or monitor with no additional steps.

Asus ROG Flow Z13 is a hybrid device that never quite feels at home amongst either laptops or tablets. It’s still one of the best devices I’ve had the pleasure of testing, though.

Facing the screen and keyboard, the Z13 is a black tablet with a black detachable keyboard. Only the Asus ROG font glyphs on the keys and a subtle embossed ROG ally beneath the arrow keys give away that something other than Teams and Outlook is at work here.

The new ROG Flow Z13 (GZ302EA-XS96) 2-in-1 is now available for pre-order in Canada with deliveries starting from February 25 th, 2025, via the ASUS Store, and Best Buy. Equipped with the newly announced AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 with Radeon 8060S graphics, 32 GB of RAM, and 1 TB of storage, it starts at C$2,999.

ASUS officially unveiled the latest version of its ROG Flow Z13 back at CES, and now the company is ready to put the device up for pre-order with the actual launch coming soon. If you’re not sure what the ROG Flow Z13 is,

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