ASUS ASUS - ExpertBook B9 OLED Laptop - Intel Core 7 with 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Star Black Review

The ASUS ExpertBook B9 OLED is a hyper-portable business laptop that sacrifices power for portability. Its 0.99kg weight (90th percentile) and gorgeous OLED screen (91st percentile) are standout features, but its Intel Core 7 CPU lands in a weak 37th percentile. At $1850, it's a premium choice for executives who prioritize travel weight and screen quality over raw performance.

The ASUS ExpertBook B9 OLED is a laptop that makes its priorities clear from the start. It weighs just 0.99kg, putting it in the 90th percentile for compactness, and it's built around a stunning 14-inch OLED screen that lands in the 91st percentile. This isn't a machine built for raw power, but for portability, security, and a premium visual experience. It's packing 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM and a 1TB SSD, which is solid, but the Intel Core 7 150U processor sits in the 37th percentile for CPU performance. That tells you exactly who this is for: the executive who needs a featherweight, secure laptop with a gorgeous screen, not a number cruncher.

Performance is a story of trade-offs. The Intel Core 7 150U is a 10-core chip, but its benchmark scores place it in the 37th percentile for CPU power. For everyday office tasks, web browsing, and video calls, it's perfectly fine. But don't expect to run heavy simulations or compile massive codebases quickly. The integrated Intel UHD Graphics lands in the 43rd percentile, which is exactly what you'd expect. It's fine for driving that beautiful 2880x1800 OLED display for work, but it's not for gaming or creative apps that need GPU muscle. Where it shines is in its memory and storage setup. 32GB of RAM is in the 83rd percentile, so you can have dozens of browser tabs and applications open without a hiccup, and the 1TB SSD is a generous amount of fast storage.

At $1850, the ExpertBook B9 OLED asks a lot for a laptop with a processor in the 37th percentile. You're paying a significant premium for the ultra-portable magnesium-lithium alloy build, the stunning OLED screen, the generous 32GB of RAM, and the full suite of enterprise security features. If your top priorities are weight, screen quality, and security, this price might be justified. But if raw processing power per dollar is your main metric, there are more powerful machines at this price point. It's a specialized tool with a specialized price tag.

Compared to something like the Apple MacBook Pro 14" with an M4 chip, you're giving up a massive amount of CPU and GPU performance for a lighter weight and different OS. The ASUS ProArt PX13, another OLED machine, offers a far more powerful Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and a discrete RTX 4050 GPU for likely a similar price, but it will be heavier. Against a Lenovo Legion gaming laptop, you lose all gaming capability but gain about a kilogram in weight savings and a much better screen for media consumption. The B9's real competition is other ultra-portable business laptops. Its killer features are that 0.99kg weight and the OLED panel, which are hard to find together.

Skip the ExpertBook B9 OLED if you need processing power. Its CPU sits in the 37th percentile, so software developers, data analysts, engineers, or anyone who runs CPU-intensive applications will find it frustratingly slow compared to similarly priced options. Also skip it if you're on a budget, as $1850 is steep for this level of computational performance. And obviously, gamers should look elsewhere due to the 43rd-percentile integrated graphics.

We recommend the ASUS ExpertBook B9 OLED for one specific person: the business executive or frequent traveler whose non-negotiable needs are a sub-1kg laptop, a breathtaking screen for presentations and media, and top-tier security features like Intel vPro. If that's you, and your workload is email, spreadsheets, video calls, and web browsing, it's a fantastic, focused machine. For anyone who needs serious processing power, plans to do any gaming, or is simply budget-conscious, its 37th-percentile CPU and $1850 price tag make it an easy skip.