ASUS is updating each its ProArt laptop computer and its Chromebooks with the most recent internals for Computex 2025, and giving each households of laptops a extra premium look, with new colours and tasteful finishes.
The ASUS ProArt A16 stands out as probably the most premium decide, with a black aluminum physique, “stealth” hinge that carry the highest half of the laptop computer almost flush with the underside and a smudge-resistant end that ought to hopefully keep away from fingerprints. Inside, ASUS is providing an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX processor and a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop computer GPU, each of which qualify the brand new ProArt as a Copilot+ PC. Which means you may get entry to Home windows’ rising checklist of AI options, and ASUS can also be together with to apps — StoryCube and MuseTree — that may run generative AI fashions solely domestically. All packed right into a laptop computer that is round half-an-inch thick and has a 16-inch 4K OLED.
By way of Chromebooks, ASUS is providing each regular fashions and Chromebook Plus variations that help Google’s AI instruments. The ASUS Chromebook Plus CX34 has a 14-inch show that may fold flat and a 1080p webcam, alongside as much as an Intel Core i5 and 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM. That is sufficient to supply Gemini options domestically, and you will get precedence entry to Gemini Superior. The one actual drawback is the large ASUS emblem that also seems awkward subsequent to the equally outstanding Chromebook emblem, and the restricted coloration choices: You possibly can solely decide between white or gray.
The ASUS Chromebook CX14 and CX15 include as much as an Intel Core N355 processor, put to 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and as much as 256GB of storage. If you happen to’re interested by Google’s AI options, you can too buy a Plus model of the CX14. Whether or not you get the 14-inch or 15-inch mannequin, each include a good collection of ports, together with HDMI for connecting to exterior shows. Both dimension additionally will get quite a lot of coloration choices: blue, and a sliver-y gray or a greenish-grey in a both a matte or textured end.
The ASUS Chromebook CX34 is on the market now beginning at $400 from each Walmart and Finest Purchase. In the meantime, the remainder of the above laptops will not be obtainable till Q2 2025. The ProArt A16 begins at $2,500 from ASUS’ on-line retailer and Finest Purchase. The Chromebook CX14 begins at $279 from Finest Purchase or Costco. The Chromebook Plus CX14 will probably be obtainable for $429 from Finest Purchase. And at last the Chromebook CX15 begins at $220 and can be capable of be bought from Finest Purchase and Amazon.
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