ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA with Omarchy
Nineteen exact-model reports establish a working Linux tablet with exceptional CPU and integrated-graphics capacity, but the detachable input stack, microphone, brightness and suspend remain sensitive to firmware and software updates.
GZ302EA identifies the 2025 AMD model. Retail configurations pair the Ryzen AI Max 390 with Radeon 8050S graphics or the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 with Radeon 8060S graphics. Do not transfer these findings to older GZ301 models. Later 128 GB listings can carry GZ302EAC retail naming and remain outside this profile unless an exact report also establishes the GZ302EA DMI identity.
Bottom line
Three exact-model owners report using Omarchy, including a current brightness diagnosis and a physical-device test attached to a proposed hardware hook. The wider Linux record shows that the Radeon desktop and most basic tablet hardware can work, but this is not yet a low-maintenance installation. Current open reports cover an internal microphone path, touchpad clicks, immediate wake from suspend and a panel that turns black when Omarchy requests maximum brightness. Several failures have explicit working and broken version boundaries, so an old success or failure should not be treated as permanent.
Should you use or buy it?
An existing owner has a credible route if updates can be tested rather than applied blindly. Keep access to the ASUS keyboard firmware recovery tool, avoid Omarchy's maximum-brightness command until a model-specific cap ships, and test the keyboard, touchpad, rotation, microphone, camera and repeated suspend after kernel or firmware changes. Buyers should confirm the full GZ302EA suffix, processor, memory and panel, then decide whether the tablet form and unusual graphics capacity justify maintaining ASUS-specific packages and rollback options.
- Screen size
- 13.4 inchesSource
- Dimensions (W × D × H)
- 11.81 × 8.03 × 0.51–0.59 inchesTablet only; keyboard cover is separate.Source
- Weight
- 2.65 poundsTablet only; excludes the 0.86-pound keyboard cover.Source
- Release
- Available Feb. 18, 2025Source
- Launch price
- $2,099.99–$2,799.99DS96, XS96, R9641TB or XS99 U.S. configuration2025 ROG Flow Z13 U.S. launch
- Current new price
- $1,699.99–$3,299.99Orderable DS96, XS96 or XS99; configuration prices do not move in parallel · observed Sept. 2, 2026Current ROG Flow Z13 configurations
Current figures are dated asking prices, not completed sales or appraisals.
Compatibility
- Working reports
- Problems reported
- Mixed results
- Evidence, no verdict
- Not covered
Before you buy
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Detailed findings
Install and boot
Three independently attributable GZ302EA owners report running Omarchy, from Omarchy 3.4.1 through 4.0.0. Exact owners also reached working Arch, CachyOS, Fedora, Bazzite and Bluefin systems.
In practice The machine can reach a useful desktop. Installation success does not establish a complete tablet experience, and the retained direct Omarchy reports do not amount to a clean-install recipe for every configuration.
Sources Omarchy maximum-brightness panel failure, Omarchy special-workspace regression, Proposed Omarchy GZ302 chassis-light support, Arch and NixOS detached-keyboard control-center reports, CachyOS s2idle kernel regression, Bazzite input-controller firmware recovery
Desktop and graphics
The Radeon 8050S and 8060S appear in exact-model Linux diagnostics, and one Fedora 44 Radeon 8060S result completed Geekbench 6.7's Vulkan test with a score of 118,072. A separate Omarchy setup project runs Hyprland and gamescope on the Radeon 8060S.
In practice There is direct evidence that the integrated GPU can drive a Linux desktop and accelerated workloads. The single Fedora score is not an Omarchy benchmark, and neither it nor the Windows review guarantees game or compute compatibility.
Sources GZ302EA Radeon 8060S Vulkan result on Fedora 44, Omarchy Strix Halo Z13 configuration project, CachyOS touchpad click regression, GZ302EA Ryzen AI Max+ 395 measured review
Internal display and brightness
The 2560-by-1600 panel runs at 180 Hz in exact Linux inventories. On one GZ302EA, raw brightness values through 64,532 worked but 64,533 and higher turned the backlight off; Omarchy's 100% command requests the invalid range. Project triage confirmed the command path but did not reproduce the panel behavior on another unit.
In practice Ordinary display output works, but maximum brightness can produce a black screen on the documented panel. The issue remains open and the proposed cap has not shipped in Omarchy 4.0.2.
Sources Omarchy maximum-brightness panel failure, Omarchy brightness issue triage, CachyOS touchpad click regression, ROG Flow Z13 2025 specifications
Keyboard, lighting and ASUS controls
Keyboard input and backlight brightness work in current exact-model reports. The owner who found the keyboard dark on Fedora 43 with Linux 6.17.9 later confirmed visible lighting and brightness levels 0 through 3 on Linux 6.19.14. A separate owner confirmed that G-Helper Linux 1.0.62 controls the rear chassis light. Omarchy's native chassis-light integration remains unmerged, and the built-in brightness keys still have an open controller-drop report in some Proton games.
In practice Treat keyboard lighting, the rear chassis light and media-key behavior as separate results. Working backlights do not resolve the open gaming hotkey conflict, and released third-party chassis-light control does not mean Omarchy ships it.
Native Omarchy chassis-light support is proposed. The exact-device change passed local tests and a live GZ302EA check but remained open on the profile date. Project source
Sources GZ302EA asusctl 6.4.0 capability inventory, Fedora keyboard-backlight failure and recovery, Fedora rear-lightbar report, CachyOS rear chassis-light fix confirmation, G-Helper Linux 1.0.62 release, Proposed Omarchy GZ302 chassis-light support, Omarchy Strix Halo Z13 configuration project, Arch and NixOS detached-keyboard control-center reports, Bazzite brightness-key gamepad failure
Touchpad, touch and tablet input
Touch, pen and the detachable touchpad work in several exact-model inventories. Other owners reported dead touchpad clicks on Linux 7.2-rc4, an external Magic Trackpad that stopped when the keyboard cover was detached and a keyboard-controller firmware state that disabled the keyboard, touchpad and rotation together. The last failure was recovered with ASUS's Windows firmware tool.
In practice A working pointer today does not clear the detachable input stack across updates. Preserve a firmware recovery path and retest attach, detach, touch, clicks, pen and rotation after changes.
Upstream now classifies the folio input as internal. A merged systemd hwdb change corrects the keyboard and touchpad classification used for disable-while-typing; distribution arrival still depends on packaging. Project source
Sources CachyOS touchpad click regression, Fedora external-touchpad detach behavior, Bazzite input-controller firmware recovery, systemd GZ302EA internal-input classification, CachyOS touchscreen battery-device regression
Fingerprint and biometrics
ASUS lists an infrared front camera but no fingerprint reader. None of the retained exact-model Linux reports tests face recognition or biometric login.
In practice This is missing evidence, not a report that the infrared camera fails. Plan on password or hardware-key login unless the intended biometric stack is tested separately.
Sources ROG Flow Z13 2025 specifications, GZ302EA Ryzen AI Max+ 395 measured review
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
A Bluefin owner showed Bluetooth working on the Nov. 19, 2025, build and missing after the Nov. 25 build; rollback restored it. A current Omarchy setup project documents an MT7925 Bluetooth reload after firmware-related WMT timeouts, while a CachyOS suspend report attributes one wake problem to the same radio stack.
In practice The radio can work, but firmware and kernel changes have altered both Bluetooth and sleep behavior. Keep a network fallback and verify Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and resume together after updates.
Sources Bluefin Bluetooth rollback result, Omarchy Strix Halo Z13 configuration project, CachyOS s2idle kernel regression, ROG Flow Z13 2025 specifications
Speakers, microphone and audio
One exact CachyOS owner could use the ALC294 analog fallback but could not access the internal three-microphone array through the expected ACP, DMIC or PDM path. An Omarchy setup project includes separate speaker, headphone and microphone processing profiles rather than demonstrating a clean stock path.
In practice Do not assume that hearing the speakers means the microphones are ready for calls. The internal microphone remains an open exact-model issue, and the retained reports do not establish the 3.5 mm path under Omarchy.
Sources CachyOS internal microphone routing, Omarchy Strix Halo Z13 configuration project, ROG Flow Z13 2025 specifications
Camera
An exact-model Omarchy setup project uses the 5-megapixel camera but reports that it can fail to re-enumerate after suspend until the USB controller is reset. The retained owner reports do not separately test the rear camera or infrared login.
In practice Video can work and still fail after a lid cycle. Test the actual conferencing application before and after suspend rather than treating device detection as a complete result.
Sources Omarchy Strix Halo Z13 configuration project, ROG Flow Z13 2025 specifications
Suspend and resume
One GZ302EA suspended normally on CachyOS 7.1.6 and Linux LTS 6.18.42 but woke immediately on 7.1.8. A second owner reproduced the failure on Linux 7.2 and restored sleep only after disabling detachable-keyboard wake and unloading the MT7925 stack; an attached monitor made the failure return.
In practice Suspend is kernel- and configuration-sensitive. A single successful wake is insufficient: repeat the test with the keyboard attached and detached, wireless active and an external display connected.
Sources CachyOS s2idle kernel regression, Linux 7.2 suspend workaround follow-up, Omarchy Strix Halo Z13 configuration project
External displays, docks and ports
The hardware exposes HDMI 2.1 and two USB4 DisplayPort paths. One suspend follow-up says an attached monitor reintroduced immediate wake, but the retained exact-model evidence does not isolate HDMI, either USB-C path, the XG Mobile connector or a particular dock.
In practice The connectors are present; reliable dock and display behavior remains unproven. Test the complete cable, adapter, monitor and lid-state combination you intend to use.
Sources ROG Flow Z13 2025 specifications, Linux 7.2 suspend workaround follow-up, GZ302EA Ryzen AI Max+ 395 measured review
Battery, power and thermals
The chassis can sustain roughly 62 watts of combined processor and graphics load in one Windows review. A GZ302EA Omarchy setup project measured platform profiles from quiet through a custom high-power mode and warns that aggressive tuning and concurrent writes can hard-lock the system. The suspend workaround owner also reported lower sleep drain after unloading the Wi-Fi stack.
In practice The tablet has unusual performance headroom, but power controls and sleep efficiency are part of the compatibility story. Use measured review data as a hardware ceiling, not an Omarchy runtime promise, and treat model-specific tuning as experimental.
Sources GZ302EA Ryzen AI Max+ 395 measured review, Omarchy Strix Halo Z13 configuration project, Linux 7.2 suspend workaround follow-up, GZ302EA asusctl 6.4.0 capability inventory
Daily use
The keyboard cover is part of a larger input system
One firmware state disabled the keyboard, touchpad and rotation together
The detachable cover, controller and sensor hub are not independent checkboxes. The most severe retained failure survived a BIOS update and a second Linux environment, then recovered only after ASUS's Windows keyboard firmware tool restored the controller.
Updates can flip a working component
Bluetooth, suspend, control-center behavior and touchpad clicks all have version boundaries
The evidence includes same-machine rollback comparisons rather than only isolated complaints. Those boundaries make the page useful for deciding whether to update, roll back or wait for a project change.
Sources Bluefin Bluetooth rollback result, Arch and NixOS detached-keyboard control-center reports, CachyOS touchpad click regression, CachyOS s2idle kernel regression
Maximum brightness is not merely too bright
One panel turns fully black above a measured raw-value threshold
Omarchy's maximum-brightness binding reaches the unsafe range. The exact threshold belongs to the reported CSOT panel and should not be generalized to every GZ302EA panel without matching its identity.
Sources Omarchy maximum-brightness panel failure, Omarchy brightness issue triage
The performance case and maintenance cost are both real
The Radeon 8060S completed a current Fedora Vulkan run while tablet controls still needed model-specific work
This is not a choice between a broken novelty and a perfect workstation. The high-end APU can do substantial work, but a buyer must decide whether the detachable form and integrated-GPU capacity justify preserving rollback and firmware-recovery options.
Sources GZ302EA Radeon 8060S Vulkan result on Fedora 44, GZ302EA Ryzen AI Max+ 395 measured review, Omarchy Strix Halo Z13 configuration project, Bazzite input-controller firmware recovery
Performance
Development and CPU-heavy work
Geekbench 6.7: 21,269 multicore and 2,978 single-core in one Windows review
The 16-core Max+ 395 configuration has substantial compilation and creation capacity in a small chassis. These numbers describe the review unit under Windows, not Omarchy overhead, and the processor and soldered memory vary by SKU.
Sources GZ302EA Ryzen AI Max+ 395 measured review, ROG Flow Z13 2025 specifications
Linux graphics and compute
Geekbench 6.7 Vulkan: 118,072 on Fedora 44 with RADV and the Radeon 8060S
The exact-model upload proves that a current Linux stack can exercise the integrated GPU. It is one public benchmark run with 23.1 GB visible memory, not a controlled Omarchy comparison or proof that every ROCm, AI and creative application works.
Gaming
Cyberpunk 2077: 75.6 frames per second at 1080p Ultra without FSR in one Windows review
The Radeon 8060S has meaningful gaming capacity, and a Bazzite owner ran several current Proton games. On that Linux setup, using the built-in brightness keys could drop the game controller until the game restarted. No retained source measures game performance under Omarchy.
Sources GZ302EA Ryzen AI Max+ 395 measured review, Bazzite brightness-key gamepad failure
Portable work
9 hours, 20 minutes at 60 Hz and 7 hours, 30 minutes at 180 Hz in one 150-nit Windows Wi-Fi test
The 70 Wh battery can support a useful untethered session under the review conditions. Linux suspend failures, wireless workarounds and display refresh rate can change the practical experience; no retained source measures an equivalent Omarchy runtime.
Sources GZ302EA Ryzen AI Max+ 395 measured review, CachyOS s2idle kernel regression, Linux 7.2 suspend workaround follow-up
Changes over time
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Rear lightbar is unavailable in an early report
Fedora and current asusctl detected the keyboard lighting device but not the separate chassis lightbar.
Sources Fedora rear-lightbar report
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Bluefin update removes Bluetooth
Bluetooth worked on the Nov. 19 build, disappeared on the Nov. 25 build and returned after rollback.
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Keyboard backlight writes have no visible effect
An exact Fedora owner found the sysfs controls accepted brightness changes while the keyboard remained dark.
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Hyprland 0.54 breaks special workspaces
An Omarchy owner traced misplaced windows and a toggle-floating crash to the 0.54 transition; the same owner reported that 0.54.1 did not resolve it.
Sources Omarchy special-workspace regression, Hyprland 0.54.1 owner retest
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Released G-Helper update enables the rear chassis light
An exact CachyOS owner confirmed that the proposed GZ302EA lighting change fixed the rear RGB light. The change then shipped in G-Helper Linux 1.0.62.
Sources CachyOS rear chassis-light fix confirmation, G-Helper Linux 1.0.62 release
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Brightness keys drop controllers in some Proton games
On Bazzite, the built-in brightness keys disrupted virtual gamepads in three tested games while the same keys on an external keyboard did not.
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Windows firmware tool recovers the input controller
After the controller entered bootloader mode, the keyboard, touchpad and rotation stayed unavailable across Linux environments and a BIOS update. ASUS's keyboard firmware tool restored all three.
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Control center crashes when the keyboard is detached
The Arch owner reports that rog-control-center 6.3.4 worked and 6.3.6 or later crashed after detaching the keyboard cover.
Sources Arch and NixOS detached-keyboard control-center reports
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Internal microphone path is missing
CachyOS exposed an analog ALC294 fallback but not a usable path for the built-in three-microphone array.
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Newer kernel restores keyboard backlight control
The original Fedora reporter confirmed visible keyboard lighting and working brightness levels 0 through 3 on Linux 6.19.14. This does not establish support for the separate rear chassis light.
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Project main fixes the detached-keyboard control-center crash
The original Arch reporter built rog-control-center from the main branch and could no longer reproduce the crash after detaching the keyboard. The retained evidence does not identify the first packaged release with the fix.
Sources Arch and NixOS detached-keyboard control-center reports
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Linux 7.2 release candidate loses touchpad clicks
The detachable touchpad appeared as broken duplicate nodes on CachyOS 7.2-rc4. The issue remained unresolved on Sept. 2.
Sources CachyOS touchpad click regression, CachyOS touchpad issue follow-up
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systemd merges an internal-input classification
The upstream hwdb now marks this keyboard and touchpad as internal so disable-while-typing can apply correctly.
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Linux 7.1.8 breaks s2idle
The same machine suspended on 7.1.6 and Linux LTS 6.18.42, then woke immediately on 7.1.8. The problem persisted on 7.2 without keyboard-wake and Wi-Fi workarounds.
Sources CachyOS s2idle kernel regression, Linux 7.2 suspend workaround follow-up
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Omarchy maximum brightness turns the panel black
An exact owner measured the safe and failing raw backlight values; project triage confirmed that Omarchy sends the unsafe 100% request.
Sources Omarchy maximum-brightness panel failure, Omarchy brightness issue triage
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Chassis-light prototype passes an exact-device test
An Omarchy contributor reports that proposed code synchronized the rear light with keyboard brightness on a GZ302EA; the pull request remained open.
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asusctl 6.4.0 exposes current platform controls
An exact GZ302EA inventory reports fan curves, charge threshold, throttle policy, keyboard brightness and Static, Breathe and Pulse Aura modes.
Sources
Omarchy reports are direct results. Arch, Arch-based and other Linux reports are labeled separately and used only as evidence of hardware or driver behavior that may carry over. Shared-identifier and related-model reports are context and do not enter the exact-model count.
- Omarchy maximum-brightness panel failureOpen source
Field report on GitHub · Omarchy · Aug. 21, 2026
Exact GZ302EA owner report with measured last-working and first-failing raw brightness values.
- Omarchy special-workspace regressionOpen source
Field report on GitHub · Omarchy · March 3, 2026
Exact-model Omarchy owner report with a last-working Hyprland version and crash trace; the failure is software-wide rather than unique to this hardware.
- Proposed Omarchy GZ302 chassis-light supportOpen source
Field report on GitHub · Omarchy · Aug. 25, 2026
The author reports a live test on the exact GZ302EA. The code remained an open proposal on the profile date.
- Arch and NixOS detached-keyboard control-center reportsOpen source
Field report on GitHub · Arch Linux · July 1, 2026
Two exact-model owners reproduced the launch crash without the keyboard attached. The original Arch reporter later confirmed that the project main branch fixed it.
- CachyOS asusctl duplicate-entry crashOpen source
Field report on GitHub · Arch-based · July 9, 2026
Exact-model CachyOS owner reproduces the control-center crash and a local workaround that an update can overwrite.
- CachyOS internal microphone routingOpen source
Field report on GitHub · Arch-based · June 15, 2026
Exact-model owner enumerates the available audio paths and the missing internal microphone route.
- CachyOS touchpad click regressionOpen source
Field report on GitHub · Arch-based · July 25, 2026
Exact-model owner records broken duplicate input nodes and dead clicks on Linux 7.2-rc4.
- CachyOS s2idle kernel regressionOpen source
Field report on GitHub · Arch-based · Aug. 12, 2026
Exact-model same-machine comparison: 7.1.6 and LTS 6.18.42 worked, while 7.1.8 woke immediately.
- CachyOS touchscreen battery-device regressionOpen source
Field report on GitHub · Arch-based · April 16, 2026
Exact-model owner distinguishes a firmware-era device-classification problem from a touchscreen input failure and supplies a udev workaround.
- CachyOS rear chassis-light fix confirmationOpen source
Field report on GitHub · Arch-based · March 17, 2026
Exact GZ302EA owner confirms that the proposed G-Helper Linux change fixed both the rear RGB light and erroneous discrete-GPU checks.
- Fedora keyboard-backlight failure and recoveryOpen source
Field report on GitHub · other Linux · June 22, 2026
Two exact-model owners reported the keyboard backlight dark on Fedora, Bazzite and CachyOS. The original reporter later confirmed visible lighting and working brightness levels on Fedora 43 with Linux 6.19.14.
- Fedora external-touchpad detach behaviorOpen source
Field report on GitHub · other Linux · July 14, 2026
Exact-model owner reports an Apple Magic Trackpad becoming unusable when the detachable keyboard is removed.
- GZ302EA asusctl 6.4.0 capability inventoryOpen source
Field report on GitHub · other Linux · Sept. 2, 2026
Exact board-name diagnostic for current fan, charge, throttle, keyboard-brightness and Aura interfaces; the distribution is not stated.
- Fedora rear-lightbar reportOpen source
Field report on GitHub · other Linux · May 5, 2025
Exact-model owner finds the separate rear lightbar unavailable while keyboard lighting remains detected.
- Bazzite input-controller firmware recoveryOpen source
Field report on GitHub · other Linux · May 17, 2026
Exact-model owner isolates a persistent controller bootloader state and confirms recovery through ASUS's Windows firmware tool.
- Bazzite brightness-key gamepad failureOpen source
Field report on GitHub · other Linux · March 23, 2026
Exact-model owner compares built-in and external keys, multiple controllers, games and desktop modes.
- Bluefin Bluetooth rollback resultOpen source
Field report on GitHub · other Linux · Nov. 27, 2025
Exact-model owner supplies last-working and first-broken builds and confirms rollback recovery.
- Omarchy brightness issue triageOpen source
Official compatibility record on GitHub · Aug. 22, 2026
Project triage confirms the Omarchy command path and arithmetic but explicitly does not reproduce the hardware behavior.
- Hyprland 0.54.1 owner retestOpen source
Machine diagnostic on GitHub · March 9, 2026
The original exact-model owner reports that the first point release did not resolve the failure; it does not add another owner.
- CachyOS touchpad issue follow-upOpen source
Official compatibility record on GitHub · Sept. 2, 2026
Project maintainer retracts a suggested fix as a different issue; no positive owner retest is retained.
- Linux 7.2 suspend workaround follow-upOpen source
Shared-identifier field report on GitHub · Aug. 30, 2026
A second participant reports keyboard-wake and MT7925 workarounds in the exact-model issue. It is not included in the strict count without separately retained DMI output.
- systemd GZ302EA internal-input classificationOpen source
Project code on GitHub · Aug. 5, 2026
Merged upstream hwdb change based on exact-device properties; project state rather than another owner report.
- G-Helper Linux 1.0.62 releaseOpen source
Release record on GitHub · March 17, 2026
Release notes include the merged GZ302EA and Dynamic Lighting RGB support change. This is a third-party control path, not native Omarchy support.
- Omarchy Strix Halo Z13 configuration projectOpen source
Hardware support project on GitHub
A maintained 128 GB Z13 Omarchy setup with platform, Bluetooth, webcam, audio, gaming and power guidance. The retail suffix is not established as GZ302EA, so it does not enter the exact-model count.
- ROG Flow Z13 2025 specificationsOpen source
Manufacturer specification on ASUS · Jan. 7, 2025
Official configuration, display, camera, audio, battery, size and port details; not Linux evidence.
- GZ302EA Ryzen AI Max+ 395 measured reviewOpen source
Original measured review on Notebookcheck · Feb. 17, 2025
Original review-unit measurements for CPU, graphics, display, thermals, noise, power and battery under Windows; not an Omarchy result.
- GZ302EA Radeon 8060S Vulkan result on Fedora 44Open source
Machine diagnostic on Geekbench · April 14, 2026
Exact DMI, operating system, GPU and score from one public uploaded run; useful Linux capacity evidence, not an owner experience report.
- 2025 ROG Flow Z13 U.S. launchOpen source
Manufacturer specification on ASUS · Feb. 18, 2025
Official U.S. preorder date and exact launch prices for four GZ302 configurations. Product image is an ASUS exact-generation press asset.
- Current ROG Flow Z13 configurationsOpen source
Dated market snapshot on ASUS · Sept. 2, 2026
Orderable direct-from-ASUS asks for DS96, XS96 and XS99. The configurations are kept distinct in the source because their current prices changed differently.