The ZenBook Flip’s rockstar feature is its 1080p LCD, which can be rotated 360 degrees. That allows you to use it in laptop, tablet, tent or stand mode. Traditionally, many 2-in-1s are plagued by short battery life, but the ZenBook Flip manages to buck the trend. In our hands-on with the ZenBook Flip, the 2-in-1 lasted an impressive 10 hours. By comparison, the ultraportable average, which includes regular clamshells as well as hybrids, is around 8 hours. The 3-pound convertible also impressed us in terms of everyday performance. Despite its low clock speed, its 0.9-GHz Intel Core m3-6Y30 was able to multitask without breaking a sweat. At one point we had 20 tabs open in Google Chrome, one of which was streaming 1080p video from YouTube. That said, the Core m3 doesn’t hold a candle when compared to a full Core processor, so for gaming or heavy HD editing, you’ll want to look elsewhere. The laptop also features 8GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD, Bang & Olufsen audio, and a plethora of ports that includes everything from an SD card slot to USB Type-C. Even better, the Microsoft Store is offering the Signature Edition of the ZenBook Flip UX360CA (opens in new tab), which means that it’s free of bloatware. So if you value a quiet machine with impressive battery life, the UX360A is your system.
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