There’s a new ProArt laptop, a 2-in-1, and a convertible running on new AMD and Qualcomm chips. Plus the Zenbook now comes in ‘Ceraluminum.’ Wait, what?
What’s the new word of the day, kids? It’s “ceraluminum,” a real nonsense nomenclature combining ceramic and aluminum. That’s the new word to describe the next-gen Asus Zenbook S16 powered with the new AMD Ryzen 300 AI CPUs. But let’s ignore that for a second because some much more interesting ProArt PCs are coming down the pike that does more by stealing the best designs from the Asus ROG gaming line.
Gizmodo had the chance to look at some of Asus’ upcoming laptops. Still, while we weren’t impressed much with silly material nomenclature, we were with the wide slate of ProArts, which could be a go-to device for everything from work to design to gaming.
The weird wording is one thing, but looking at the new ProArts compared to the other new laptops from Asus, it seems like the ProArts kitchen sink attitude is the real thrust of this year’s laptop release. They’re packing some tried-and-tested hardware together into one package running on the nascent, untested AI-centric central processor from AMD. Based on a short time getting a feel for both the laptop and touchscreen models, I’m left very curious about how Asus has managed to take the best things from its gaming and productivity lines and put it all into a whole new line of Copilot+ devices.
The base ProArt P16 laptop is supported in a new chassis ripped wholesale from the ROG Zephyrus G16. Why is that significant? It’s lighter and thinner than the older ProArt Studiobooks, and it makes use of the material that we already really liked from the material and design of the ROG Zephyrus G14.
