PC World - USA (2020-12)

54 PCWorld DECEMBER 2020

REVIEWS ASUS ZENBOOK FLIP 13

Precision touchpad requirements for

expanded Windows gestures. It’s a larger

trackpad, but we had no issues with palm

strikes.

The keyboard is a little mushy compared

to its thin-and-light competition, but we’re still

talking subjective taste at this point. The

keyboard button assignments are good, with

a dedicated button to switch off the camera.

The camera button seems to switch off

access to applications, but it doesn’t take the

further step of removing the camera from the

device manager, which would make it even

harder to access. Some laptop makers also

slide a shutter over the camera. For most of

us, the camera switch will suffice.

SPEAKER, MICROPHONE,

WEBCAM

The laptop carries Harman Kardon labelling,

suggesting that someone paid attention to

the sound coming from the laptop. There

appear to be two drivers on the bottom, and

both do a decent job. The ZenBook Flip 13

actually sounds better than most gaming

laptops twice its weight.

Asus also features AI-based noise

cancellation called ClearVoice. We thought it

Gimmick or useful? The trackpad on the ZenBook Flip 13 features a virtual number pad.