Best Buy is selling the Asus ROG Flow Z13 convertible gaming laptop for $2,099.99, a $900 cut from its listed $2,999.99 price. The deal matters if you want a small Windows gaming machine with enough memory for local AI experiments, and you are willing to pay desktop money for a device that can also pretend to be a tablet.
The Best Buy listing describes the discounted model as an off-black 13.4-inch Copilot PC with an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, integrated Radeon 8060S graphics, 64GB of LPDDR5X memory rated at 8000 MT/s, and a 1TB SSD.
That 64GB memory figure is the part that separates this configuration from a lot of compact gaming laptops. Tom’s Hardware says the machine can be used for games and small local large language models. That does not make it a workstation by magic, but more unified memory gives integrated graphics and AI workloads more room than the 16GB or 32GB configurations common in thinner laptops.
A gaming laptop with tablet habits
The Flow Z13 uses a 13.4-inch touchscreen with a 16:10 aspect ratio, 2560 x 1600 resolution, 180Hz refresh rate, IPS panel technology, Asus’ ROG Nebula branding, and Gorilla Glass protection, according to the product details cited by Best Buy and Tom’s Hardware.
The chassis can shift from a laptop layout to a tablet-style setup using a built-in kickstand. That makes the Flow Z13 a strange machine in a market where most gaming laptops still treat the screen like it was bolted to the keyboard by committee. The tradeoff is obvious: you get portability and touch input, but you are still buying a gaming PC with gaming-PC thermals and gaming-PC pricing.
Tom’s Hardware says the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is a 16-core chip paired with integrated Radeon 8060S graphics. Its assessment is that the laptop should handle gaming at high settings at 1080p, while 1440p play may require settings cuts to preserve frame rate. That is a sensible caveat for integrated graphics, even when the silicon is far more ambitious than the usual office-laptop iGPU.
Cooling and build details
Asus built the Flow Z13 chassis from a CNC-machined aluminum block, according to Tom’s Hardware. The system also uses a lightweight stainless steel vapor chamber for heat dissipation and added rigidity.
The report says Asus uses liquid metal thermal material to help cool the CPU under load, with the goal of controlling fan noise during demanding games or AI software. Liquid metal is a familiar enthusiast trick: it can transfer heat better than conventional paste, though it also raises the stakes for manufacturing and service because it is electrically conductive.
Tom’s Hardware notes that Asus also sells a 128GB version of the Flow Z13, but says that model costs much more and is not good value. The discounted 64GB configuration is the deal on the table at Best Buy: $2,099.99 for a compact convertible that mixes gaming hardware, a high-refresh touchscreen, and enough memory to make local AI tinkering less miserable.
This story draws on original reporting from Tom's Hardware.
