ASUS ExpertBook B5 Flip G2 is the latest business laptop trying to make the hybrid-work notebook feel less stiff. ASUS announced the 14-inch convertible at Computex with a 360-degree hinge, a garaged stylus and a 2.9-pound aluminum body.
The pitch is not raw gaming power or creator flash. ASUS is aiming this one at enterprise teams, schools and educators who need a laptop that can turn into a tablet without losing normal business security.
That makes the ExpertBook B5 Flip G2 feel like a practical counterpoint to flashier AI PCs. It still gets modern silicon, but the real story is flexibility, cameras, durability and IT manageability.
A 360-degree laptop built for work
The ExpertBook B5 Flip G2 has laptop, tablet, tent and display modes. ASUS also includes an MPP 2.0 garaged stylus, and the company says a 15-second charge gives up to 60 minutes of stylus use.
The chassis weighs 1.34 kg, or about 2.95 pounds, and measures 14.9 mm thick. ASUS says the machine uses an aluminum build in a Gentle Gray finish.
Inside, configurations go up to an Intel Core 7 Series 3 processor with an 18 TOPS NPU and Intel Graphics. Memory tops out at 32GB of LPDDR5X, while storage goes up to a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD.
The camera setup is unusually useful
ASUS also added two cameras. A 1080p FHD plus IR camera handles video calls. A separate 5MP world-facing camera can capture documents, notes or classroom projects when the device is folded around.
Both cameras include physical privacy shutters. That is a small detail, but it fits the buyer ASUS is chasing. Schools and companies care about privacy controls that do not depend only on software.
The 14-inch NanoEdge touchscreen uses a 16:10 panel with 400 nits of brightness. ASUS also lists WiFi 7, AI noise cancellation, dual speakers, dual-array microphones and a Smart Amplifier.
Security may be the real reason to care
ASUS is leaning hard on ExpertGuardian. The system includes a NIST SP 800-193-compliant BIOS, Windows 11 Secured-core technologies, FIDO2 authentication and five years of security updates.
Other security features include a fingerprint sensor in the power button, discrete TPM 2.0, dual BIOS backup protection and chassis-intrusion detection. The laptop also meets MIL-STD 810H durability standards.
For business buyers, that may matter more than the hinge. We have seen the same enterprise-PC lane heat up with Acer’s TravelMate P6 14 AI and Dell’s newer 5G business laptop push. ASUS is now making its case with a convertible design.
ASUS has not given final U.S. pricing in the global press release. So the big question is how close this lands to competing business convertibles once companies start ordering fleets.
