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 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.
The ExpertBook B9 is a 14-inch business
laptop with a 33Whr battery that weighs only 880 grams. A larger
battery version with a 66Wh battery pack is also available, although it is 1005
grams heavier. 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.
