ASUS has just refreshed its ExpertBook B9 and B7 Flip laptops with the latest Intel Alder Lake CPUs, so let’s check out all the features and specs of the new professional notebooks.

ASUS ExpertBook B9 (B9450CBA) specs

Starting with the ExpertBook B9, it is a 14-inch business laptop that weighs just 880 grams (1.94 lbs) and comes with a 33Whr battery. There is also a bigger battery option with a 66Whr battery pack, but it weighs 1005 grams (2.2 lbs). Asus has claimed that the heavier model is capable of up to 16 hours of battery backup.

Under the hood, the B9 houses Intel’s 12th generation U series processors starting from the Core i5-1235U and up to a Core i7-1265U. The top-end i7-1265U CPU has 10 cores, 12 threads, and a maximum clock speed of 4.8GHz. It can be configured with up to 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD storage.

The laptop has a 14-inch Full HD panel that offers a 16:9 aspect ratio and offers a backlit keyboard with a touchpad that doubles as a virtual keypad. The webcam has a 720p resolution and supports Windows Hello facial recognition. Other than that, the laptop offers one USB Type-A port, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI 2.0, and a headphone jack. For connectivity, the laptop offers Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2.

ExpertBook B7 Flip (B7402FBA)

Coming to the B7 flip, the 2-in-1 is offered in two display variants – QHD+ IPS touchscreen and Full HD IPS touchscreen. Both have a 16:10 aspect ratio, 72% NTSC color gamut coverage, and come with 400nits and 500nits brightness respectively.

Under the hood, the 2-in-1 comes powered by Intel’s 12th generation P series processors (up to Core i7-1270P) and offers Intel Iris Xe graphics. It comes with up to 64GB of RAM and up to 2TB of PCIe 4.0 SSD storage.

It has a 720p webcam coupled with an IR camera for Windows Hello face unlock. The 2-in-1 also has support for MPP pens and is offered with multiple ports like two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB Type-A ports, HDMI, mini DisplayPort, a micro HDMI port, a Smart Card reader, and a headphone jack. For connectivity, the device has a Nano-SIM slot with 5G support (optional), Dual-Band WIFI 6E, and Bluetooth 5.2.

Pricing & availability

The ExpertBook B9 has a starting price of $1300 while the 2-in-1 B7 Flip starts at $2100. Both of these machines will be available for purchase in Q3 of 2022.

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Earlier today, ASUS released the ExpertBook B7 Flip in Europe and the UK. This device is a productivity-centric 2-in-1 notebook that comes with a 5G modem, a 1600p display, and processor options up to Core i7-1195G7.

The ExpertBook B7 was first unveiled by ASUS back in September 2021 and features a 14-inch touchscreen display with a 16:10 aspect ratio. In addition to that the B7 Flip boasts an 81% screen-to-body ratio and is available in two display variants:

• Display 1: 1,920 x 1,200 pixels, 500 nits, 100% sRGB color gamut
• Display 2: 2,560 x 1,600 pixels, 400 nits, 100% sRGB color gamut

ASUS offers the B7 Flip with two different processor configurations namely, the Intel Core i5-1155G7 clocked at 2.5 GHz (8M Cache, up to 4.5 GHz, 4 cores), and the Core i7-1195G7 clocked at 2.9 GHz (12M Cache, up to 5.0 GHz, 4 cores). The notebook comes with 16GB to 64GB unsoldered DDR4 SO-DIMM RAM and is offered in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB of M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD storage variants.

The B7 Flip is powered by a 63Wh battery pack and supports a stylus, Bluetooth 5.2 (dual band), Wi-Fi 6(802.11ax), and 5G. The device weighs 1.44 kg and has multiple ports present on it including USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (x2), HDMI 2.0b, micro HDMI (RJ45 lan), two Thunderbolt 4 ports that supports display and, power delivery, a SIM card slot, a smart card reader and a 3.5mm combo audio jack.

The B7 Flip starts at a base price of £1,199.99 ($1,586) in the UK for the i5, 8 GB RAM, and 256 GB of storage model. The i7 model with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage is available for £1,349.99 ($1,785). The Eurozone customers can buy B7 Flip for €1,499.99 ($1,694). Additionally, you can visit ASUS’ website to compare the variants side by side.

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