Gamers will opt for an ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) laptop (or the Steam Deck's main rival, the ROG Xbox Ally).
Everyone else will probably gravitate towards Asus' main offerings: The Vivobook and Zenbook.
Vivobook components are housed in durable cases, but Zenbooks get special treatment thanks to a material known as ceraluminum.
While many Vivobooks and Zenbooks feature some of the same internal components, such as CPUs and SSDs (solid-state drives), Zenbooks separate themselves with the hardware they don't share.
For example, Zenbooks are more likely to have OLED, or at least superior OLED, monitors, and the Zenbook DUO has two monitors — Vivobooks only have one.
Generally speaking, two kinds of people own ASUS laptops: those who want to game on the go, and those who want to work on the go. Gamers will opt for an ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) laptop (or the Steam Deck's main rival, the ROG Xbox Ally). Everyone else will probably gravitate towards Asus' main offerings: The Vivobook and Zenbook. The former is much cheaper, but that price comes at a cost.
To put it as simply as possible, Vivobooks are less expensive because they often use less expensive parts. The chassis is the poster child of this design philosophy. Vivobook components are housed in durable cases, but Zenbooks get special treatment thanks to a material known as ceraluminum. This substance is a combination of aluminum and ceramic, making it both more durable and lighter-weight than a standard laptop shell.
While many Vivobooks and Zenbooks feature some of the same internal components, such as CPUs and SSDs (solid-state drives), Zenbooks separate themselves with the hardware they don't share. For example, Zenbooks are more likely to have OLED, or at least superior OLED, monitors, and the Zenbook DUO has two monitors — Vivobooks only have one. Plus, while you can spend additional money on either a Zenbook or Vivobook to upgrade its internals, you can only go so far with the latter. For example, you can only upgrade a handful of Vivobooks to a 13th-generation Intel Core i9, but you can improve several Zenbooks with the stronger and more recent Intel Core Ultra 9 Series 3.
