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asus expertbook ultra There is a special laptop for me. This is the first laptop I’m reviewing this year, and it’s the first Panther Lake-powered device I’ve used outside of an official Intel event. I was eager to try it, and this machine is absolutely fantastic. From design to performance, this is one laptop that will definitely impress.
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Asus’ latest device is an incredibly light laptop, weighing just 2.18 pounds and measuring 0.65 inches at its thickest point. It is so smooth that it does not feel like a laptop when carried around. It feels more like a real notebook.
It’s perfectly balanced, passing the one-finger test with flying colors. Thanks to a small divot below the trackpad, you can lift up the screen without having to slide the device around.
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thoughtful engineering
The laptop is primarily made of magnesium alloy, with Asus’ proprietary Nano Liquid Ceramic coating, making its chassis both lightweight and durable. You may not be able to tell by looking at it, but you can definitely feel the difference. The ExpertBook Ultra has a little sturdiness to it.
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I also have to shout out the fantastic keyboard. It uses chiclet-shaped buttons with a travel distance of 1.5 mm, which makes typing fast, comfortable and most importantly, satisfying. There’s enough feedback that you don’t have to fully press a key to enter input. This is a style often seen on mechanical keyboards, and is a big reason why they are so popular among gaming lovers.
I don’t usually pay attention to laptop trackpads, but the ExpertBook deserves a special mention. It’s large, ensures comfortable navigation, and each press produces a clear, tactile click. The trackpad is also a neat feature. By placing your thumb down and finger up, you activate a dedicated scrolling mode. This function lets you scroll through lines of text without the need for a cursor. When it’s on, the pad vibrates and emits a subtle clicking sound.
wonderful to look at
Asus’ ExpertBook Ultra features a stunning 14-inch 3K OLED screen that covers the entire DCI-P3 color gamut and is Pantone-validated. This means colors look rich and incredibly lifelike, to the extent that it actually puts my HP Omen 4K desktop monitor to shame. Plus, its 91% screen-to-body ratio ensures that what you’re seeing is almost all of the display, with minimal bezels covering the image.
The panel reaches a peak brightness of 1,400 nits, enabling clear visibility even in bright conditions. Asus has also added a Corning Gorilla Mat to reduce glare by up to 80%, and the glass is protected by Corning Gorilla Victus, giving it extra durability and scratch resistance.
The ExpertBook Ultra’s sound system is equally impressive. Asus has given its machine a six-speaker system that includes dual-magnetic woofers for deep bass and tweeters for clear, detailed high-frequency sound. No matter what I played, from music to spoken word videos, the audio sounded great and balanced.
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However, what was most important to me was the level of device separation. When listening to jazz and lo-fi hip-hop tracks, every element of the song, drums, piano and occasionally trumpet, had their place in the soundstage, equal to each other. Audio from these speakers is transmitted across the room without any distortion, allowing me to hear dialogue clearly even from 20 feet away.
efficiency meets power
My review unit of the ExpertBook Ultra runs on an Intel Core Ultra X7 processor, 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM, and a 1TB SSD. This combination delivers exactly the level of performance you’d expect from a premium business laptop.
In everyday use, the ExpertBook Ultra felt fast. Apps opened instantly, browser tabs loaded without a hitch, and I was able to move between multiple apps seamlessly. The generous amount of RAM ensured that the device didn’t slow down, giving the laptop its focus on delivering productivity without any compromise.
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Below is a table comparing the Asus ExpertBook Ultra’s benchmark results with other work-focused laptops I’ve tested. You’ll immediately notice that the Asus model boasts a significantly higher Geekbench multicore score than its competitors, indicating strong multitasking performance and accurately reflecting what I experienced firsthand.
Its benchmarking scores also show that the laptop is suitable for content creation. During testing, I edited drone footage and high-resolution photos without any issues — the laptop handled those workloads comfortably. However, it may struggle with heavy tasks like complex 3D rendering because it runs on an integrated Intel Arc graphics card rather than a discrete Nvidia GPU. These types of tasks would be better suited to more specialized laptops.
Battery life is nothing short of phenomenal. The ExpertBook lasted for more than 16 hours on a single charge. Energy efficiency is a major focus for Intel’s Panther Lake processor series. Processors have improved significantly over the years and this laptop is a perfect example of that progress. The charging speed is equally impressive: after just 30 minutes plugged in, the battery reached 60%.
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Such thin laptops with high-end hardware often run hot. To keep temperatures cool, Asus has equipped its devices with the ExpertCool Pro system, an advanced cooling solution that uses three air outlets to increase internal air pressure. The result is a laptop that runs smoothly.
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You’ll have to wait a bit before you can own it ExpertBook Ultra. Asus told me that a second model running the more powerful Intel Core Ultra X9 processor is expected to arrive later in Q2 2026.
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Asus hasn’t confirmed pricing yet, but the company is positioning the ExpertBook Ultra for the premium thin and light laptop market. The representative said the new model will compete against devices like the Dell Pro 14 Premium, HP EliteBook X G1i 14, and Lenovo’s 12th-generation ThinkPad X1 Carbon.
Based on current pricing for those rivals, I think it’s reasonable to expect the ExpertBook Ultra to be priced around $2,400. Final pricing will be revealed closer to launch.
