[PR] ASUS Launches VivoBook Flip 14 with NanoEdge Touchscreen and AMD Ryzen 4000 Series Mobile Processors

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ASUS today launched VivoBook Flip 14 (TM420), a boldly styled convertible touchscreen laptop with a 360° hinge that allows it to be used in laptop, stand, tent and tablet modes — or anything in between. It also supports the ASUS Pen active stylus for natural writing and response feel, along with accurate input.



Everything’s a breeze with VivoBook Flip 14, thanks to its powerful AMD Ryzen 7 4700U Mobile Processor with 8 GB memory and up to 512GB PCIe SSD. It’s also full of personality, sporting a sleek Bespoke Black finish and a color-blocked Enter key with yellow edges and text. The compact VivoBook Flip 14 is the perfect on-the-go laptop for productivity or entertainment anywhere.



Versatility that flips the world on its head



VivoBook Flip 14 (TM420) is designed to turn heads...

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Interested to see how these lower end laptops actually do with the 4700u.

Now the whole "flip" thing... I have a Dell that does that, turn it into a tent, flip it over to be a screen only, use as tablet mode etc. I have done this exactly twice EVER, and both times was to watch a movie on a plane and to free up a little tray space. I might be missing the point to this "feature".
I get what tablet mode is supposed to do/be, but I found it to be so glitchy I quickly gave it up. Whether this was Dell's problem, or Windows 10, I am not certain. But it doesn't work seamlessly.