With AI-powered features, a vibrant OLED display, and impressive all-day battery life, ASUS creates a productivity powerhouse for modern professionals.
When you think of a business laptop, you’d always think of the same typical form and design. Interestingly, that is not what you’ll notice on the ASUS ExpertBook Ultra; upon first glance, you’ll immediately see its beautiful design and lightweight structure. It barely weighs a kilogram (0.99 kg to be precise) and is slim enough to disappear inside your bag. It’s also thin, and despite that, the build quality is among the best we’ve seen.
ASUS didn’t limit the ports on the ExpertBook Ultra. Aside from two Thunderbolt/Type-C ports that support power, data, and video output, there are also two USB-A ports, ensuring compatibility with legacy systems and eliminating the need for dongles. Completing the port lineup is a full-size HDMI port and a headphone jack.
Inside, it’s powered by Intel’s ‘Panther Lake’ CPU that enables the ExpertBook Ultra to deliver an impressive performance even with its slim profile. We also didn’t notice any heat issues, which can be attributed to the advanced full-span cooling system called ASUS ExpertCool Pro that manages airflow to keep components cool.
The laptop also comes with 32 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD for storage.
One of our favorite features of the ExpertBook Ultra is the 14-inch Tandem OLED display. Supporting a 3K (2880-by1800 pixels) resolution and a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz, HDR (and even SDR) content looks glorious on display, and it’s one of those screens that is just impressive to look at, no matter which angle. The matte finish on the screen gives it a paper-like touch and feel, which helps in reducing glare and improving visibility and comfort. Did we mention the display is a touchscreen?
The keyboard is wonderful to type on, and the large touchpad is a welcome addition. Supporting haptic feedback, the touchpad uses a glass touch surface for smooth navigation and six force sensors for better responsiveness. A dedicated Copilot key is also present on the keyboard, giving you instant access to Microsoft’s Copilot+ suite of features.
The laptop breezed through our benchmarks and hands-on tests, and we wouldn’t expect the performance to be any less, given the components that power it. Given its portability, we were able to use the ExpertBook Ultra AI tasks without any noticeable effect on battery life.
The ExpertBook Ultra’s enterprise-grade security means that both hardware and software are protected from threats. There’s ASUS ExpertGuardian, a multi-layered defense that includes intelligent threat detection, self-healing BIOS and real-time firmware protection. It simply means the laptop is protected the moment you press the power on, ensuring that sensitive data remains secure from unauthorised access.
The laptop also includes AI-powered software that helps users during meetings. ASUS MyExpert is a pre-installed tool that uses AI to transcribe meetings and more. These features all run on-device, so you don’t have to worry about connectivity and privacy. The best part? These AI tools don’t affect battery life.
Speaking of battery life, the ExpertBook Ultra offers all-day battery life. We put those claims to the test and used the laptop on a full charge at the start of our workday. We used it for daily work tasks like reading emails, making video calls, and typing documents, and it powered through the entire day with battery left to spare by the time we finished.
In case you need to recharge, the laptop supports fast charging that can top up the battery to 30% in just 15 minutes.
The review unit provided by ASUS had a loose hinge, and performance was noticeably slower when on battery. We’ve reached out to ASUS, and they informed us that our sample was a pre-release unit and that the issues we’ve mentioned will be rectified once it becomes available next month.
Overall, the ASUS ExpertBook Ultra is everything you would want in a business laptop, plus more. It’s the ultimate productivity companion made for the modern professional.
