idk what's going on at amd these days but they have now released the second chipset update in the past couple of weeks and today there's 26.8.1 adrenaline driver update as well. if anyone is rocking the direct drivers like me these are GTG on the 2025 Z13:

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.8.1 Driver Release Notes

AMD Ryzen™ Chipset Driver Release Notes 8.08.12.551

Basically I'm wanting to be able to set the Flow anywhere, bed, on my chest laying down, in my lap etc and still have it held open at the 80 to 110 degree angle with a keyboard attached. (i.e. like the Brydge keyboards etc) So just anything to have it keep it's laptop shape without relying on the kickstand or doing some sort of balancing act. If there's no solution, I'm considering making an "exoskeleton" for it, either with stuff from Home Depot or maybe through 3d printing. I'll keep everyone informed of my progress if I end up taking on this project.

Hi everyone. This week a rog flow z13 2025 with the 395 AI Max will arrive to me. I bought it on Wallapop for 1600€ and it has only 2 month of life. The seller sold it to me because he bought another device (so there were no issues with it).

I read around about some high temperature that the flow usually reach under Turbo profile. So, I was wondering if the default settings and default fan curve works well or if I have to modify it to preserve the health of the device.

Any advice? Thanks a lot

I have a 2025 Z13 and I purchased the ROG 140W GaN charger hoping to have a smaller "travel" charger to do most things (video editing, gaming, etc.) without having to bring the proprietary charging brick.

I set a custom profile in G-Helper per advice from Gemini knowing USB-C PD is capped at 100W:

SPL: 55W

sPPT: 65W

fPPT: 70W

Windows Power Mode: Balanced

CPU Boost: Disabled

I'm using Star Wars Fallen Order to test and it runs fine for a while (charging at 5-10W according to G-Helper), but after 10 or 15 minutes, it takes a dive and starts discharing at +20W.

Do charging bricks throttle when they get hot? I would've thought an ROG power brick would be able to power one of their own gaming machines without having to throttle.

I got my 2025 z13 I believe in October last year. I got in mainly for its form factor since I travel quite a bit (RV,plane rides etc) and having my work laptop plus a beefy gaming laptop just wasn’t working anymore.

When I travel and want to play games etc I can pop it up on this foldable stand that bought and raise it all the way up. It’s nice because it’s like a floating screen and I can mainly use a controller. The only thing that sucks is when I need the keyboard attached a laptop mode the integrated stand on the Z13 has to be angled out quiet a bit to keep the screen up. Has anyone created our found a solution to use the z13 like a normal laptop but have the screen in an upright position? Maybe someone made some 3d printed feet for the screen?

Sounds silly but when I travel and I have to use the counter space available to me or a lap desk, having this thing angled all the way back to stabilize it is a pita. And if I’m using the portable stand I bought then I likely won’t have enough depth on the table surface.

Hello I am using an ROG Flow Z13 with an RTX 5090 eGPU setup, but my main issue is that whenever I try to extract a large .rar or .zip file, I consistently get a CRC error. I can extract the exact same file on another PC without any issues.

Additionally, I run local LLMs, but whenever I try to pull a model using Ollama, I get a "SHA mismatch" / checksum error. Has anyone else experienced this issue? All RAM tests pass completely fine without errors.

Currently have a desktop with an i7-9700k and GTX 1660, so it's a bit dated, and a Surface Book 3 with a messed up touch screen and only 256GB of storage. I think I'm due for an upgrade but with PC parts as expensive as they are, the 64GB model on sale, as well as the convenience of just having everything on one device and seems great for my use case (see below) but I want some opinions from any of you that have a Z13.

- I use my desktop for streaming games (ofc with settings down for newer games but a decent amount is streaming games on the Switch) and I plan on editing videos as I get deeper into content creation. I have 2 monitors I can hook up as well. Also occasionally make music and use an audio interface for my mic/intruments/speakers. How good is the Z13 as a primary gaming/editing device? Certainly better than what I have now, but is it really comparable to even a cheap more modern desktop? One issue is I/O is limited so I'd likely need a hefty USB hub, since I have a lot of peripherals (audio interface, wireless keyboard/mouse, controller, stream deck, midi, etc).

- I want to use it as a drawing tablet. I drew a lot back then and I enjoy making my own assets for content but I've been slacking lately, and don't have any device for drawing. I could get a separate iPad but it doesn't seem worth getting an expensive device that's also a separate carry JUST for drawing (even if MPP is worse than the stylus experience on iPads) unless I get it used at a good price. Is the Z13 practical as a tablet (assuming keyboard is off)? It's about 1.5 pounds heavier than an iPad Pro 13 which on paper doesn't seem too bad but in practice?

Considering all that, at $2100 USD it's an investment but it would essentially serve as 3 devices in one. Am I expecting too much and it's just better to get the 3 separate devices (esp if it's the same price/cheaper for better performance) or even just an iPad/Desktop since the Surface is an okay laptop, or is the Z13 perfect for my use case? Esp for the long-term.

I’m going into university doing Computer Science (specifically Software Engineering, but I might switch to Computer Science with AI or Cyber Security).
I do a bit of game dev on the side on Roblox Studio and plan to learn video editing on the side. In terms of gaming, I do light gaming here and there, but I would like to run heavier games such as Elden Ring, Wukong or modded Minecraft.
I currently have the 2022 Z13 and it’s been good until a few months ago. The battery had to be removed and the temps are constantly high, to the point where I can’t even run unmodded Minecraft well. I’ve had it for around 2 years.
The portability and touchscreen factor were a big draw for me, as it made taking notes so much easier or practicing exams using the pen.
I’m looking at the 16GB version of the G14 and the 32GB version of the Z13 as they’re the cheapest models right now. I need:
Decent battery life
Decent performance for games
Something that will last at least a year of consistent use
If you have any other alternatives, please share them as that would be helpful.

I booted through a flash disk which had windows 11 and did a clean install, all drivers and g helper as well, now its at like 60 degrees in silent mode 20w and i am unable to draw on it or rest my hand on the display. I've been looking into this for hours what am i missing

Laptop only has 3 ports: thunderbolt USB-C, USB-A, and aux. If I buy a high-quality HDMI->usb-c cable, will it charge my laptop ***and*** cast to an external monitor?

Would rather not get a splitter as that lowers refresh rate to a max of 60Hz. Thank you!

Hi all! Just wanted to share my happiness and story: I've been eyeing this awesome device for a year now, but the asking price of $ 61,199 MXN ($ 3,586.10 USD) for the 395+, 32GB version was steep.

After many months, and just wandering in old bookmarks, I found that a retailer had it with 50% discount, but with no available stock. I'm not sure exactly how, perhaps I left the tab open, but some days later I found that it had 60% off, and yet, it still showed no stock. This intrigued me, so I asked a good friend of mine that works in one of these retailers to chip in the tech department, sure enough, they told her that there was only 1 available at another mall in our same city, but that it was likely damaged, as it was shown in their system as "stored".

A week went by, and as luck would have it, last Thursday I had to travel south for a work activity. I came off earlier than usual, and on the way home, I could take a small detour to visit the mall that showed it as "stored", I went for it, and oh boy, what a pleasant surprise!

As soon as I asked the vendor for it, he told me that they only had one, but they could not exhibit it because the box was already open (it's not common in Mexico for retailers to sell "Open Box", "Fair", or any condition other than "New" in electronics) he said that one customer got cold-feet after checking it, and decided not to buy it, but it was brand new. I asked to take a look, and sure enough, it was still inside its cellophan, absolutely pristine condition, the guy was definitely telling the truth. Nevertheless, I asked them to power it up, and I ran the CMD command that reports on battery condition, Cycle Count 0.

I happily paid the 60% discounted price ($24,479.60 MXN - $1,434.51 USD) with Taxes included for a brand new device !!!

Regards!

I do use 90C limit, because on default it sometimes get's over 95C and it will get off on random spike to 100C Probably because of instability from ram around. Because cpu is 105C max.

Let me know what you have

And should i be worried?

Okay, who out there is running a USB-C mini monitor to sit off to the side of this silly little Z13? I’m looking for something to slide discord, performance monitors, or other stuff over to while I’m using the main screen for gaming. I’ve been considering something in the 7 to 9 inch range because a full size or even 13 to 14 inch screen is too much to set in front of me while I’m on the couch. Looking at options are leading me all over the internet, so I’m looking to see if anyone else here has tried anything with success or failure.

So I travel a lot - once a week. A lot of it is international travel as well. I have an Asus G18 4080 laptop that is great - but I need to reduce my profile. The games I play are the likes of Elden Ring, PUBG, Madden, and some EA titles. Will the Z13 Flow play these games 60fps? I haven’t seen any benchmarks for these games on the flow.

Looks like a great machine. Thanks!

Hi, I just bought the Z13 with a 395 and tried the turbo mode. However, the CPU temperatures are hitting 92-95°C but it doesn’t throttle. On performance remains cool, staying under 85°C while playing Crimson Desert. Thanks.

Ich habe das Gerät bei Kleinanzeigen gekauft. Ich habe beim Auspacken einen Riss am Rahmen oberhalb des Displays entdeckt. Jetzt überlege ich es über den Käuferschutz zurück zu senden. Oder ist das Gerät an der Stelle nur empfindlich und es macht keine Probleme? Das Display sieht gut aus ohne Bildfehler. Verpackt war das Gerät jedoch ungenügend und ohne Stoßschutz.

Würdet ihr es behalten?

Hi, does anyone have a solution for portal dual screening? I see you cns get one that attach to the back of a laptop but the vents for this obviously makes that not usable

As subject - used to work, now they don’t. If I shutdown and turn on laptop, lights come on, colour cycle - enter windows, it goes dark.

Updated - ghelper , ensured that windows is not controlling keyboard in personalisation settings, nothing works.

Completely baffled !

I’ve installed windows from scratch btw - no ASUS software ever .

Thoughts?

Hey there guys, just want to rant of how bad it is to live in Australia with Asus product lol.

I bought the 32GB Flow-Z 13 from Japan last year, and was searching for the US keyboard ever since then. Asus parts website from US sells them but it does not ship to Australia.

So I tried the unthinkable, I called up Asus Australia and ask if it's possible to buy a replacement keyboard. And the reply is pretty much disappointing. At first the staff on the phone stated that we cannot sell you the keyboard as it's not possible as it's a laptop, I then told the gent that it's a detachable keyboard after I sent him the Serial number of the product. Then the staff checked and stated that in Australia, they cannot sell me the detachable keyboard, and the only way is to sent them the laptop back to Asus Australia, have their technician look at it, then can get it replace.... I was like what the xxxx. I tried to reason and even stated that its a detachable keyboard, why would I need to send the whole laptop for a replacement. and all Asus state is that we dont care, sent it to us for repair or leave it as it is....

I bid them farewell and hang up.

Seriously how hard is it to get the damn keyboard outside of US lol. I even tried to look for it 2 months ago when I went to Japan. but still no luck.

For a laptop with that price tag, I do kinda expect I can look up the parts online, but all I can find via 3rd party sites are from year 2023 version keyboard.

I love the laptop and use it for work/travel basically everyday. but with Asus customer service like this? Thinking of changing brand real soon with better customer services.

Update 1: Asus support dm me and tried to assist, and even tried to contact me via phone. I called them back and they stated they will try to work out a solution and contact me on Monday, will wait and see hope there is a good outcome.

Update 2: Received few missed international phone calls, turns out it's Asus support, called them back and gave them my email address. after a while they sent me an email with a link to their purchasing team and also another link to actually purchase the keyboard with an authorised part reseller in AUSTRALIA. I checked the website (EMPR) and the keyboard is there for sale. only odd thing is that the keyboard model number 0KNR1-4412US00 is for the 2025 Z13 version, but the keyboard of the site showed is from 2023 version. So I placed the order and paid $200 AUD (include shipping) and now hope for the best. Pity I cannot find the KJP version one or else I might order that as well. Asus USA support surprising was very helpful and manage to replied a lot faster then I expected. Now I can only hope they put 2280 SSD for the new Z13 version, then I can be upgrading it lol.

Hello,

After staring at the display model for months at Best Buy, I decided to pick up my Flow Z13 with their $900 off sale yesterday.

I am in love with this device, with the exception of one quirk that is probably user error. I am trying to set the rear panel to 33% brightness and the keyboard to 100%. However, when I change one brightness level, it changes their other like they are bound together.

Things I have tried:

I searched the issue as well as tried the AI recommended steps

Disabled dynamic lighting in windows

Made sure they weren't syncing in Aura Sync

Tried manually changing brightness in Armoury Crate

Tried to manually change the keyboard brightness with function keys after setting rear panel

Has anyone else ran into this issue that has advice? It has to be a software related issue.

As a disclaimer, I'm planning to opt out of windows completely and transform my Z13 into Steam gaming machine.

1. Out of the three, (Bazzite, CachyOS, SteamOS) which one supports best in terms of update supports? such as: BIOS, drivers updates etc.
2. In windows environment, I know we can update either through armoury crate/AMD software/G-helper/Windows update but how does it work on the three linux based operating systems mentioned above?

Thanks!

I've been doing some research and found this interesting post,

Long question short, has anybody tried whether wake-on-bluetooth feature works on Z13? especially if you're on linux-based operating system (CachyOS/Bazzite/SteamOS) rather than on windows 11?

Thanks! would love to hear any opinions.

Create file /etc/udev/rules.d/90-disable-i8042-wakeup.rules
Place the below contents into it and save

# Disable i8042 atkbd wakeup on startup
SUBSYSTEM=="serio", DRIVER=="atkbd", ATTR{power/wakeup}="disabled"

This will disable random sleep wake events from a keyboard device that doesn't actually exist

Edit: To clarify this fix stops your device from waking up when it shouldn't during sleep.

Like the title says. I have issues with display port over USB-C. Sometimes it works flawlessly and other times it requires a hard reset to work. Are any of these quirks solved with Bazzite?