What you need to know
- ASUS just announced three new PCs for makers that will hit the market in the second half of 2024.
- One of those new devices is the ProArt PZ13, a convertible PC powered by a Snapdragon X processor.
- The ProArt PZ13 also has a 13-inch 3K OLED display, a stand and a 70Wh battery.
- We don’t know full pricing details for the ASUS ProArt PZ13 at this time, but the PC is expected to launch in the second half of this year.
ASUS just unveiled three new PCs at Computex 2024. The lineup includes the powerful ProArt P16 running on AMD’s new Ryzen 9 AI 300 processors and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, the convertible ProArt PX14 also powered by that Ryzen chips, and a Surface Pro competitor called the ProArt PZ13 that runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X processors. We’ll cover the high-performance AMD PCs in a separate piece. Here I will focus on the new ASUS convertible on the way.
The ASUS PZ13 is a 2-in-1 PC that can be used as a standalone tablet or with an attached keyboard. It also has a kickstand, which is surprisingly not that common in the convertible space. A 13-inch 3K OLED screen should provide excellent color and contrast for creators and anyone using the ProArt PZ13. Inside, the convertible tablet has a Snapdragon X Elite processor.
At 9mm (0.35 inches) thick, ASUS PZ13 isn’t as thin as the new iPad Pro, but it’s thin enough to be portable and easy to move. The PC itself weighs 850 grams (1.87 lbs) and the detachable keyboard adds another 350 grams (0.77 lbs).
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As a Copilot+ PC, the ProArt PZ13 meets the required specs to earn that name, including 45 TOPs for AI computing and 16 GB of RAM. The ProArt PZ13 also has an IP52 rating and a 70Wh battery. A pair of USB 4.0 Type-C ports and an SD card reader help set the ProArt PZ13 apart from some of its main competitors.
We don’t know full pricing details for the ProArt PZ13 at this time, but our colleagues at Tom’s Guide say the price of ASUS’ PC will be in line with the Surface Pro 11. If the two PCs are priced the same, ASUS will to do that. can highlight some key differentiators, making the ProArt PZ13 the better option for some workflows.
More Copilot+ PCs
A wave of Copilot+ PCs powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X processors are arriving this month. Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and Samsung will all ship Copilot+ PCs within the next few weeks. But there’s another wave of Snapdragon X-powered PCs to come.
Some second-generation Copilot+ PCs are going beyond the laptop form factor. Others, like the ASUS ProArt PZ13, are 2-in-1s. The Snapdragon X Plus and Snapdragon X Elite in the new PCs are intriguing as they promise all-day battery life combined with impressive performance. Windows on Arm is also prepared for waves of Arm-powered devices.
For now, all Copilot+ PCs run on a Snapdragon X Elite or a Snapdragon X Plus processor. These devices represent a major change in Windows computing, including better battery life combined with performance that rivals Apple’s MacBooks. This isn’t the half-hearted attempt to get Windows on Arm working that we’ve seen in the past; major manufacturers are on board and Microsoft has optimized Windows for Arm computing.
Our Editor-in-Chief Daniel Rubino said that ARM64 and AI are “powering a ‘Great Reset’ in the Windows PC industry” and that these technologies are behind a “transformation never seen before in the past thirty years.” We only have to wait a few weeks to see the new Arm PCs in action and see if they live up to the hype. Then we’ll have to wait a few more months for wave two.