ASUS Announces ExpertBook B5, the World’s Lightest 16-inch Business Laptop
The all-around 16-inch laptop delivers all-day, 14-hour battery life, stunning OLED-option display and up to 13th Gen Intel Core i7 vPro CPU and Intel Arc graphics
KEY POINTS
• Professional portability: 16", 16:10 OLED-option laptop crafted from aluminium and magnesium-alloy, as little as 1.4 kg and with up to 14-hour battery life
• Serious performance: Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 vPro® CPU, Intel Arc™ A350M discrete GPU, 40 GB of RAM, plus RAID support and ultrafast WiFi 6E
• Enterprise-grade security and manageability: Intel vPro support, with TPM 2.0, fingerprint login, optional IR camera and webcam shield
• Made for business: Military-grade tested, with AI-powered noise cancellation, AiSense camera and comprehensive connectivity
• Sustainably designed and packaged:Manufactured using up to 90% post-industrial recycled materials and packed in 90%-recycled FSC™ MIX labeled materials
TAIPEI, Taiwan, October 3, 2022 — ASUS today announced the ExpertBook B5 (B5602C) laptop, engineered with an expansive 16-inch, 16:10 display and strong, lightweight build for extreme flexibility and business productivity on the go — plus the option of an OLED panel for stunning visuals with ExpertBook B5 OLED.
The newly-updated model is set for serious travel with amazing up to 14-hour, all-day battery life, and is engineered with many cutting-edge technologies to improve mobile work efficiency. These include an up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ vPro® processor with up to Intel Arc™ A350M discrete graphics, dual-fan cooling, AI-powered conferencing technology, and dual-SSD RAID support.
ExpertBook B5 is also packed with features to protect personal privacy and business data, including vPro® support, a built-in fingerprint sensor and TPM 2.0 chip.
Professional portability
ExpertBook B5 is designed to be the perfect portable partner for modern business. Crafted with magnesium-aluminium alloy and pure aluminium, this 16-inch laptop weighs as little as 1.4 kg1, making it lighter even than many competitor laptops with smaller 14-inch displays. It also provides up to 14 hours2, of battery life on a single charge — empowering big-screen productivity in or out of the office.
The glorious OLED-option 16-inch display has a 16:10 aspect ratio that provides a larger visual workspace compared to a standard 16:9 screen. This makes it easier to read articles, view websites, work on spreadsheets — or anything else that needs just that little extra room.
Serious performance
The ExpertBook B5 is powered by an up to 13th Gen Intel Core i7 processor with the Intel vPro platform, and packs up to 40 GB of RAM. It also features up to two SSDs to provide huge up to 2 TB capacity, and supports RAID technology3, for improved data reliability or faster operation. The dual-fan design empowers up to Intel Arc A350M discrete graphics, delivering quiet, cool and powerful performance for both work and play. The inclusion of powerful discrete graphics makes ExpertBook B5 the perfect choice for the modern hybrid-working paradigm, ensuring professionals in diverse industries — from financial analytics to architecture and beyond — have serious processing power on tap, accelerating number crunching, video editing and rendering,
The new machine additionally benefits from the latest WiFi 6E technology, for ultrafast wireless connections with extended range and rock-solid reliability.
Enterprise-grade security and manageability
The updated ExpertBook B5 with OLED-option display empowers business safety and excellence, with a range of features to enhance both security and productivity.
Robust, multi-layered security features ensure that confidential and private data does not leak out. These include support for the Intel vPro platform for superior business protection, an integrated fingerprint sensor, a physical webcam shield for instant privacy and an optional TPM 2.0 chip to keep attackers away from private data. There’s even an infrared camera for fast, secure face login, plus a physical webcam shield for instant privacy.
Made for business
The 16-inch ExpertBook B5 with optional OLED display is meets and surpasses exacting industry thresholds, including the ultra-demanding MIL-STD 810H US military standard — so it’s built to survive environmental extremes and everyday knocks and bumps. It also undergoes stringent in-house testing, including panel-pressure, shock and drop tests for an assurance of serious durability. Even the keyboard is resilient, engineered to resist everyday spills and splashes.4,
The new laptop also leverages ASUS-exclusive AI-powered technologies to serve as the perfect partner for hybrid working. These include both two-way AI-powered noise-cancelling technology for crystal-clear chat at both ends of the conversation, and an ASUS AiSense camera to ensure excellent video quality for every virtual meeting — with motion-tracking technology to automatically keeps the user’s face centered and focused.
In addition to a distinct numeric keypad to speed data entry, the latest ExpertBook B5 model also benefits from ASUS ExpertWidget to allow users to create custom hotkeys, making it quick and easy to trigger favorite functions. They’re also engineered with an expansive touchpad, measuring a remarkable 15 x 9 cm, providing the user with extra room for everyday control and navigation.
With two Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C™ and one HDMI® 2.1 port available, ExpertBook B5 also enables the connection of up to three external 4K UHD displays — ramping up the productivity possibilities.
Sustainably designed and packaged
Finally, ExpertBook B5 is also sustainably designed, manufactured using up to 90% post-industrial recycled materials with the ambition to receive EPEAT Gold verification — and it has already been verified as exceeding with the exacting ENERGY STAR® 8.0 standards, with energy consumption that’s up to 46%-lower than requirements. Even the packaging and accessory box have been created with sustainability in mind, carrying FSC™ MIX labeled packaging for up to 90% recycled materials.
SPECIFICATIONS5
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ASUS ExpertBook B5 (B5602CVA) |
ASUS ExpertBook B5 (B5602CVN) |
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Operating System |
Windows 11 Pro (ASUS recommends Windows 11 Pro) |
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CPU |
Intel® Core™ i7-1370P (24MB cache, up to 1.9 GHz, 14 cores) (vPro® Enterprise) |
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GPU |
Intel® Iris® Xe graphics |
Intel® Arc™ A350M Graphics |
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Memory |
1 x Onboard, 1 x SO-DIMM, up to 40GB DDR5 4800MHz (8GB onboard + 32GB SO-DIMM) |
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Storage |
2 x M.2 NVMe PCIe® Gen 4 SSD up to 2TB |
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Display |
16" 16:10 WUXGA (1920x1200), 300nits, NTSC 45%, Value-IPS AG, Narrow Border, eDP1.2, NTSC45%, 20ms, 1000CR, 60Hz |
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I/O ports |
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C™ |
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Video camera |
HD +IR camera, Webcam Shield |
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Wireless |
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ac) (Dual band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.3 Wireless Card |
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Audio |
2 x speakers |
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Weight |
Starting from 1.4kg |
Starting from 1.65kg |
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Dimensions |
35.82 x 26.12 x 1.995 cm |
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Battery |
84 Whr |
84Whr |
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Security |
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Fingerprint sensor with power button |
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Keyboard and touchpad |
Full-size, 1.5 mm key travel, spill-resistant, backlit (optional) |
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Featured software |
ASUS Control Center (sold separately), ASUS Business Manager, MyASUS |
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AC adapter |
USB Type-C®, 90W AC Adapter, Output: 20V DC, 4.5A, 90W, Input: 100~240V AC 50/60Hz universal |
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Energy-efficiency compliance |
Certified by Energy Star 8.0. Target to be EPEAT Gold verified, and TCO 9.0 verified, FSC™ MIX labeled packaging |
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