Asus’ ROG Move gaming laptop computer line will get greater batteries

The hits from CES 2023 simply preserve coming. Asus is rolling out a bevy of latest {hardware} bulletins for its ROG gaming model, and amongst these are refreshed fashions of its Move lineup. The Move X13, X16, and Z13 are all getting {hardware} enhancements, together with the most recent processors and cellular GPUs — however maybe essentially the most notable enchancment with considered one of these gaming laptops is its bigger battery.

Asus’ Move line is comparatively distinctive amongst gaming laptops, sporting 2-in-1 shows and — within the case of the X16 and Z13 — compatibility with an Asus-made exterior GPU to spice up gaming efficiency. Nonetheless, the latest iterations of those laptops suffered from abysmal battery life, one thing Asus is attempting to amend with the brand new fashions of the X13.

The battery on the Move X13 is leaping to 75Whr, up from 62Whr on the 2021 mannequin. In evaluations from my colleagues, Monica Chin wrote that her “one criticism” concerning the Move X13 was its battery life, and Cameron Faulkner warned Z13 buyers to not go wherever with out the facility brick in the event that they’re planning on gaming.

Curiously although, the X16 will nonetheless use the identical 90Whr battery current within the 2021 mannequin, and the newer model of the Z13 will nonetheless use a 56Whr battery. Nonetheless, it’s value preserving in thoughts that battery efficiency in real-world conditions can differ wildly.

Particulars surrounding the opposite {hardware} configurations for the brand new Move lineup are a bit scarce in the mean time, however we do know that the X13 Move will use some model of AMD’s R9 processor paired with an Nvidia GPU, and it may be configured with as much as 32GB of DDR5 RAM and 2TB of SSD storage. The X16 provides related specs however will probably be configured completely with Intel processors.

The Z13, then again, will probably be restricted to a most of 16GB of DDR5 RAM and 1TB of storage. Naturally, there will probably be quite a lot of show choices accessible for the brand new laptops, however solely the X16 may have the choice for a 240Hz show outfitted with Asus’ Nebula know-how that gives a peak brightness of as much as 1,200 nits.

Remaining pricing and availability for the brand new Move laptops haven’t been introduced but, however for comparability, the 2021 fashions of the ROG Move had configurations beginning at round $1,300 reaching all the best way as much as $2,700. These costs don’t embody Asus’ exterior GPU, which represents a further $1,300 funding, however will seemingly even be supplied as a part of a bundle with the brand new configurations.

Correction January ninth, 10:57AM ET: An earlier model of this story incorrectly said that the battery on the 2023 mannequin of the Asus ROG Move Z13 is rated at 130Whr, it’s truly rated at 56Whr, the identical capability because the 2022 mannequin.