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 essentially the most premium choose, with a black aluminum physique, “stealth” hinge that carry the highest half of the laptop computer practically 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. Meaning 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 regionally. 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 assist 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 regionally, and you will get precedence entry to Gemini Superior. The one actual drawback is the large ASUS brand that also seems awkward subsequent to the equally outstanding Chromebook brand, and the restricted colour choices: You may solely choose 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. In the event you’re interested by Google’s AI options, you too can buy a Plus model of the CX14. Whether or not you get the 14-inch or 15-inch mannequin, each include a good choice of ports, together with HDMI for connecting to exterior shows. Both dimension additionally will get a wide range of colour choices: blue, and a sliver-y gray or a greenish-grey in a both a matte or textured end.
The ASUS Chromebook CX34 is out there now beginning at $400 from each Walmart and Greatest Purchase. In the meantime, the remainder of the above laptops will not be accessible till Q2 2025. The ProArt A16 begins at $2,500 from ASUS’ on-line retailer and Greatest Purchase. The Chromebook CX14 begins at $279 from Greatest Purchase or Costco. The Chromebook Plus CX14 can be accessible for $429 from Greatest Purchase. And eventually the Chromebook CX15 begins at $220 and can be capable of be bought from Greatest Purchase and Amazon.
