The ASUS ExpertBook is a series of business laptops targeted at professionals, small-to-medium businesses (SMBs), and enterprise environments. We’ve never reviewed a dedicated corporate laptop before, and it was great to get our hands on the flagship-level ASUS ExpertBook Ultra.
We got our hands on the review unit in early September, about a month after the laptop launched in July 2026. We spent the next 30 days using the ASUS ExpertBook Ultra as our daily driver, putting it through our everyday work, productivity tasks, and benchmarks to see what it’s really like to live with. Here’s our 30-day experience with the ASUS ExpertBook Ultra.
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ASUS ExpertBook Ultra Specifications
| Processor | Intel Core Ultra X7 358H |
| Graphics | Intel Arc B390 |
| Memory | 64GB LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 2TB PCIe 5.0 SSD |
| Display | 14-inch 3K Tandem OLED, 2880 × 1800, 120Hz |
| Webcam | 1080p 30fps |
| Battery | 70Wh |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0 |
| Ports | 2× Thunderbolt 4, 2× USB-A, HDMI 2.1, 3.5mm audio |
| Weight | 0.99kg |
Design and Build Quality
The ASUS ExpertBook Ultra is a professional-looking laptop straight out of the box. It has a sleek and minimalist look with a deep black colorway called Jet Fog. It is a very handsome machine that would fit in perfectly at any high-level meeting or boardroom presentation.
This laptop is portable. At just 0.99 kg and 10.9 mm thin, it redefines what ultra-portability is all about. You can tuck it away in a bag and forget it’s even there. And ASUS didn’t skimp on structural integrity, despite its featherweight footprint. The chassis is a tough magnesium-aluminium alloy that feels very solid in the hand. Adding to the exterior’s appeal is a premium nano-ceramic coating designed for enhanced longevity, resisting scratches and stains over time.
During its grand launch event at Okada Manila, ASUS confidently showcased the device’s extreme durability. They put it through unforgiving real-world torture tests, including aggressive drop tests, liquid spills, hinge stress tests, physical pressure from sitting or standing on the lid, and even closing the screen with a pen left on the keyboard. You can watch the full event highlights on YouTube to see the madness for yourself.
Beyond the live stunts, the laptop officially carries MIL-STD-810H military-grade certification after passing 24 rigorous durability tests. This offers true peace of mind for business travelers.
The typing experience is another major highlight. The keys have relatively short travel but offer crisp, tactile, and satisfying click feedback. Better yet, the acoustic profile is whisper-quiet, making it ideal for taking intensive notes in silent conference rooms or libraries.
The keyboard is backed by a white LED backlight with adjustable brightness. While it isn’t blindingly bright, it is perfectly tuned. Typing in a pitch-black room at night provides clear legibility without casting distracting glare into your eyes.
The touchpad, however, is a bit of a mixed bag. On the positive side, ASUS opted for an edge-to-edge glass haptic touchpad embedded with six force sensors that operates flawlessly when working conventionally on a desk, offering a buttery smooth surface, highly responsive gesture tracking, and natural haptic feedback.
Unfortunately, issues crop up when moving away from a traditional workspace. I frequently use this laptop while lying in bed, resting it directly on my chest or lap, and because the glass trackpad stretches right up to the absolute bottom edge of the deck, my body or clothing occasionally triggers accidental inputs, phantom clicks, or cursor drifting.
If you solely use a laptop on flat surfaces, you will love this trackpad, but if you are a casual bed or couch user like me, it is a design quirk worth keeping in mind.
While the hinge operates smoothly for standard clamshell viewing, I found myself wishing for more flexibility. Because the display fully supports touchscreen inputs, it feels like a missed opportunity that the hinge cannot fold completely flat (180 degrees) or rotate back into a tablet orientation. The restrictive maximum tilt angle works perfectly fine at a desk, but a wider range of motion would have unlocked the full potential of the touchscreen.
Thin laptops are notoriously known for tinny, hollow audio, but the ExpertBook Ultra completely shattered my expectations. It houses a robust six-speaker system tuned by Dolby Atmos. Because the speaker grills are top-firing and positioned neatly on both sides of the keyboard, rather than firing downward into your lap, the soundstage feels incredibly wide and full-bodied.
Whether I was catching up on video reviews, listening to background music, or jumping into standard Zoom calls, the volume levels and deep clarity meant I rarely felt forced to reach for a pair of headphones.
Even with its razor-thin chassis, ASUS still managed to include a decent array of physical ports. You’ll find ports on both sides of the laptop, including two Thunderbolt 4/USB4 ports (with DisplayPort and Power Delivery support) and two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports. The left side also gets the HDMI 2.1 port and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
The wireless connectivity is completely future-proof with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0 so the average business user can easily get through a day at the office without having to carry around an annoying USB dongle, although ASUS even throws in a dedicated USB-to-Ethernet adapter in the box for legacy wired networks.
The laptop comes with a 1080p webcam at 30fps that’s excellent for video conference call, providing a crisp and clean image for professional Microsoft Teams or Zoom conferences. Pros who care about security will appreciate the built-in physical privacy shutter that mechanically blocks the lens when not in use, an infrared (IR) sensor for secure Windows Hello facial recognition, and a fast fingerprint sensor for instant logins.
Display
The ASUS ExpertBook Ultra that we have uses a 14-inch 3K Tandem OLED display with a resolution of 2880×1800, a refresh rate of 120Hz, touchscreen support, and an anti-glare finish.
ASUS rates the Tandem OLED panel at up to 1,400 nits HDR brightness and 600 nits SDR, with 100% DCI-P3 coverage and Delta E below 1.
Of course, specifications are one thing, so we also tested the panel ourselves using a SpyderX Pro. At maximum brightness, we measured 669.2 nits. The display also recorded a black level of 0.12, resulting in a measured contrast ratio of approximately 5,630:1 at maximum brightness. For color coverage, we got 99% DCI-P3, which is particularly impressive for a laptop that is primarily designed around business and productivity use.
The display also measured around 6500K for its white point and recorded a 2.2 gamma, which is close to the standard target for many desktop and content-creation applications.
In actual use, the display is simply a pleasure to look at. Text is sharp because of the 3K resolution, colors are vibrant thanks to the OLED panel, and the high refresh rate makes scrolling and general interaction feel smooth.
The touchscreen is also useful, although I do wish the hinge had a wider range of motion to take better advantage of it.
For me, this is a display that works well whether I’m writing an article, browsing the web, editing photos, watching videos, or simply using the laptop for everyday work.
Performance
Do not let the ultra-portable chassis fool you, because ASUS did not compromise on its internals. The ASUS ExpertBook Ultra we have comes with an Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390, 64GB LPDDR5X memory, and a 2TB PCIe 5.0 SSD.
To keep these powerful components from throttling inside a 10.9mm shell, ASUS deployed its proprietary ExpertCool Pro thermal layout. This system utilizes dual internal fans and specialized multi-directional exhaust pathways to pull heat away from the silicon.
We put the laptop through several benchmarks to see what it could actually do.
These results show that the X7 358H has plenty of processing power for everyday productivity and heavier workloads.
For normal use, the laptop had no problem handling multiple browser tabs, office applications, media, and other applications at the same time. The 64GB of RAM also gives the system plenty of room for heavy multitasking.
We also ran 7-Zip, where the system recorded a total rating of 5.662 GIPS.
For a more general look at productivity, we ran PCMark 10. The ExpertBook Ultra scored 7,778 points overall. The results show that the laptop is particularly comfortable with general productivity work and creative applications.
The 25,055 photo editing score was the strongest individual result in our testing, while web browsing and office productivity also produced strong results.
The ExpertBook Ultra uses the integrated Intel Arc B390 GPU, which gives the laptop considerably more graphics capability than what we’d normally expect from a thin business-oriented machine.
The results show that the Arc B390 is capable of handling graphics-intensive workloads and some gaming, although this is still primarily a productivity laptop rather than a dedicated gaming machine.
For someone who wants a lightweight laptop that can also handle photo editing, video editing, GPU-accelerated applications, and occasional gaming, the Arc B390 gives the ExpertBook Ultra more flexibility.
Storage performance is another strong point of our review unit. We’re looking at around 10.9GB/s read and 10.3GB/s write. That’s extremely fast storage, especially for a laptop.
Large files move quickly, applications load quickly, and the capacity we got is also useful if you’re working with large photo and video files.
Of course, putting this much hardware into such a thin laptop raises the question of temperatures.
We tested the laptop in a room with an ambient temperature of approximately 34°C.
At idle, the CPU temperature was around 45°C.
Under maximum load, the CPU reached a maximum package temperature of 91°C, with the P-cores reaching around 90°C and the E-cores reaching 91°C.
The SSD remained around the mid-40°C range during normal conditions, although one of its temperature sensors recorded a maximum of 77°C during testing, while another sensor reached 58°C.
For an ultra-thin laptop, the interesting part is that ASUS hasn’t simply limited the processor to very low power levels to keep temperatures down. The system is capable of allowing the processor to consume substantial power when workloads demand it. And during my month of use, I didn’t find the fan noise distracting.
Battery Life
The ASUS ExpertBook Ultra is equipped with a 70Wh 4-cell Li-ion lithium-polymer battery. In my normal day-to-day use, the laptop consistently delivered around 7 to 8 hours of battery life. This typical daily workload included a mix of web browsing, writing articles, watching videos, multitasking across multiple applications, and general productivity tasks.
To gauge its endurance under a continuous workload, I also ran a dedicated video playback loop. By continuously streaming a 4K YouTube video, the ExpertBook Ultra lasted exactly 7 hours before the battery was fully depleted. Of course, actual battery performance will always vary depending on your screen brightness, active background applications, selected power modes, Wi-Fi usage, and overall workload intensity. However, based on my full month of real-world testing, getting a reliable 7 to 8 hours of runtime means you can comfortably tackle a substantial part of your workday without constantly hunting for a power outlet.
When it is time to top up, ASUS includes a 90W power adapter in the box. While it gets the job done quickly, I found the stock brick to be a bit too bulky for a laptop this slim. Fortunately, because the laptop charges via standard USB Type-C instead of a frustrating proprietary connector, you have plenty of flexible alternatives. For my travels, I personally preferred pairing the laptop with a much smaller, third-party 100W GaN charger. It keeps the travel kit incredibly light and streamlined while still delivering full charging speeds.
ASUS ExpertBook Ultra Verdict
After spending a full month with the ASUS ExpertBook Ultra, it is clear ASUS didn’t just make another generic corporate laptop. They built a very specialized tool, targeting specifically mobile professionals, executives, and enterprise power users who won’t settle for a compromise between raw performance and extreme portability. It’s a staggering engineering achievement to pack desktop-class specs such as 64GB of RAM and a gorgeous 3K Tandem OLED screen into something weighing under a kilogram, effortlessly bridging the gap between a high-power workstation and a featherweight travel companion.
At Php 129,995 for its entry price, the ASUS ExpertBook Ultra is undeniably a premium investment. However, for businesses and enterprise users looking to completely eliminate IT maintenance anxiety, it delivers exceptional value. To sweeten the deal and ensure absolute peace of mind, the laptop comes backed by an impressive 3-year International Warranty (which is upgradeable up to 5 years) alongside Onsite Service. If your work demands absolute reliability, uncompromising speed, and enterprise-grade peace of mind, the ASUS ExpertBook Ultra earns our highest recommendation. It truly is a masterpiece that means business.
If you are looking to purchase the ASUS ExpertBook Ultra, it is officially available at the ASUS Concept Store in SM City Fairview, the ASUS Concept Store in SM City Dasmariñas, and selected VillMan branches nationwide. For online shoppers, you can buy the laptop through the official ASUS Expert Stores on Lazada and Shopee. You can also visit the official ASUS Business Website or contact your nearest authorized ASUS Business reseller to make an inquiry.
As a massive bonus for early buyers, ASUS is running an exclusive, limited-time promo until October 18, 2026. Under this launch offer, you can save up to ₱6,000 on your purchase of the ASUS ExpertBook Ultra, and it also comes packaged with a FREE premium ASUS GaN Charger, giving you that compact, high-speed travel charger right out of the box.
Pros
- Extremely lightweight at 0.99kg
- Excellent 3K 120Hz OLED display
- Strong performance from the Core Ultra X7 358H
- Great speakers
- Good selection of ports
Cons
- Premium price
- Battery life could be better
- Hinge doesn’t fold completely flat
- Gets warm under heavy workloads
After spending 30 days with the ASUS ExpertBook Ultra, we’re giving it our Recommended Award. Its combination of an ultra-light 0.99kg design, excellent 3K OLED display, strong performance, and practical connectivity makes it a compelling choice for professionals who want a capable business laptop without the usual bulk. While it has a few compromises, the overall experience makes the ExpertBook Ultra easy to recommend.
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