ASUS' new laptop lineup finally kills the budget-versus-premium divide

A pink laptop surrounded by wildflowers Credit: ASUS By Sara Heritage Published Jun 1, 2026, 9:30 PM EDT Sara Heritage is a tech and gaming journalist, who's currently making her way up to Master Ball rank in Pokemon Champions. Bylines in IGN, GAMINGbible, The Gamer and more. You can usually find her tinkering with tech, or restoring old consoles, always with one of her 3 cats nearby. Come and talk with her over on Twitter @SHeritageJourno. Sign in to your MakeUseOf account Add Us On Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread 1 Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Summary ASUS makes aluminum, premium builds standard across Vivobook, Zenbook, ExpertBook. New agentic AI unifies workflows (work, life, travel) and lets you balance cloud versus local token processing. The business-focused ExpertBook gains all-aluminum chassis, garaged stylus, 50% longer battery and post-quantum security. The tech giant ASUS has just announced a sweeping refresh of its laptop lineup, with high-end features—like all-aluminum chassis and next-gen AI processors—standard across its entire range, not just the flagship models. Here’s everything you need to know.