I got my Flip S 1-2 weeks ago (4K OLED Touch | i7-1165G7 | 1TB). So far, it has been as expected. This replaced a 4-year old, lower-end ASUS that I was generally happy with (ZenBook UX330UA-AH54 13.3-inch | Core i5 Processor, 8GB DDR3, 256GB SSD) but started to have battery issues and was under-powered at this point.
Pros:
- The screen is awesome.
- Overall build quality seems good. Very stable screen when I'm using on my lap.
- I like the keyboard--both the travel of the keys/feel of the keys and also the layout. My prior ASUS had the same size keyboard (but with a buffer on the sides instead of the home/pgUp/pgDn/end on the right), so I was used to it. I like the layout of having those home/pgUp/pgDn/end keys on the right.
- And I like that the power button is no longer at the top right on the keyboard. (That drove me nuts on my prior ASUS.)
- Touchpad. The touchpad is a massive upgrade. And I find that I use the number pad feature more than I thought I would.
Complaints from other reviews (here and elsewhere) that don't bother me:
- Shiny screen. This is true and means you have to raise the brightness to compensate. This impacts battery life, but that doesn't effect me much as (i) I am usually able to plug in, (ii) when I'm not, I am usually on a <4 hour flight, and (iii) I carry a massive backup battery.
- Wobble when in tablet mode. I noticed this the first time I used it. I haven't noticed it since. Not a big deal.
- Fingerprint magnet. True, but not as bad as others have said and I don't really care anyway.
- No headphone jack. This doesn't bother me, as my Android had USB-C so all my headphones have the adapter on already.
- Power button on the side. I haven't accidentally hit it yet. Sometimes I think I've pressed it and haven't, so have to press a little harder, but that seems like a feature (against accidental pressing)
- Fan noise. Hasn't been a big issue, but I haven't pushed it that hard.
Cons:
- Would be nice to have a fingerprint reader
Other:
- As is often the case, I had to run a ton of Windows updates when it arrived. There was some strange behavior before, but it all went away after the updates.
- Performance: TBD. I haven't done any video editing, etc.
| Standing screen display size | 13.3 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 3840 x 2160 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 3840 x 2160 Pixels |
| Processor | 4.7 GHz apple_ci7 |
| RAM | 16 GB LPDDR4X |
| Memory Speed | 4266 MHz |
| Hard Drive | 1 TB SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Chipset Brand | Intel |
| Card Description | Integrated |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 16 GB |
| Wireless Type | Bluetooth, 802.11ax |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 3 |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 15 Hours |
