Asus ExpertBook B9 thin & light laptop with 12th Gen Intel i7 CPU hits store shelves

Sudhanshu — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 05:36:06 +0000

Back in May, Asus unveiled the ExpertBook B9 along with the B7 Flip 2-in-1 laptop in the global market. Out of the two, the brand has finally begun selling the ExpertBook B9 in the US. Let’s take a look at the pricing and availability.

Asus ExpertBook B9 pricing & availability

Asus has a starting price tag of US$1,840.85 on the ExpertBook B9 with 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and a 1TB SSD. There is also a 32GB/2TB option with a US$2,439.99 price tag, however, it is currently on a 7% discount and is going for US$2,266.89 on Amazon.com in the US.

Asus ExpertBook B9 specs & features

The ExpertBook B9 is a 14-inch business laptop with a 33Whr battery that weighs only 880 grams (1.94 lbs). A larger battery version with a 66Wh battery pack is also available, although it is 1005 grams heavier (2.2 lbs). According to Asus, the larger model’s battery life can last up to 16 hours.

The B9 is powered by Intel’s 12th generation U series CPUs, which range in speed from the Core i5-1235U to the Core i7-1265U. With 10 cores, 12 threads, and a high clock speed of 4.8GHz, the i7-1265U CPU is the fastest available. It may be configured with up to 2TB of PCIe 4.0 SSD storage and 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM.

The laptop boasts a 14-inch Full HD screen with a 16:9 aspect ratio, a backlit keyboard, and a touchpad that serves as both a physical keypad and a virtual one. The webcam supports Windows Hello facial recognition and has a 720p resolution. The laptop also features two Thunderbolt 4 connections, HDMI 2.0, a headphone jack, and one USB Type-A port. The laptop has Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 for connectivity.

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ASUS ExpertBook B9 & B7 Flip 2-in-1 2022 refresh launched

Sudhanshu — Tue, 24 May 2022 17:28:01 +0000

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.