I’ve always been on-the-go for the past few months, juggling life as a journalist, an athlete, an entrepreneur, and a sports event organizer. I’ve been used to working remotely ages ago, making my laptop my entire life.

This entire ordeal had me depending on bulky machines when I was younger. I’ve always held a belief that for heavy work, I’ll need a big laptop that weighs too much for my back.

Such belief contributed to my poor posture, added stress in my body, and various inconveniences when working remotely. Fast forward to today, I’m grateful for business laptops made for people who are constantly on the go.

Like the ASUS ExpertBook B5, these business laptops are thin, ultra-portable, yet packs a punch while keeping your data secure.

Strong, durable, but light enough to bring wherever you go

The ExpertBook B5 uses an all-metal chassis, and still keeping it thin at 1.89cm and weighing only 1.29kg. In addition, it has a military-grade durability (rated MIL-STD 810H) which meant it underwent intense panel-pressure, shock, and drop test.

For someone who’s always on-the-go, a military-grade laptop is a feature I always consider. The added safety for my machine, which basically has everything in my working life, is something I wouldn’t take a compromise with.

Most likely, you came across hilarious videos on TikTok where most remote workers work under intense situations. For instance, typing inside trikes, continuously working even when walking–at the airport or at the beach–or just having a call inside a ferry or speedboat. Yes, that’s how I look like on most of my trips.

Thankfully, the ExpertBook B5 came with a luxurious design and light build, even for a business notebook. I don’t have any qualms carrying it wherever I go.

Staying secure

My work in media, communications, and events gave me insurmountable confidential projects. If you travel a lot, you’d know how unsafe most public WiFis are, especially in hotels and airports.

On certain occasions, my mobile data hotspot would fail on me and I have to connect my laptop to an accessible network. This opens up my device to possible attacks.

But when you have enterprise-grade security, you can calm down for a bit. Inside-out, the ExpertBook B5 is heavily protected and guarded.

A minimum for ASUS laptops, for instance, is having a trusted platform module. The ExpertBook B5 uses TPM 2.0, which helps store essential and critical information–safely and securely.

The sensitive information is kept behind a hardware barrier, protecting it from external attacks.

Most data breaches also come from stolen or lost, unprotected devices. Having the Kensington Nano Security Slot ensures that you can lock your device down whether you anchor it to a device, to a desk, or another fixed object.

With all these sophisticated security features, you get to enjoy working remotely, especially when the place uses WiFi 6E or even better, WiFi 7, which the ExpertBook B5 supports.

Aside from making sure your data is safe and secure, there’s also something within your control. The ExpertBook B5 uses a webcam shield, so you can be assured that your webcam doesn’t record without your knowledge.

Keeps up with your multiple tabs

There came a time when I had more than 20 tabs open. I was reading various sources for an article, updating a proposal, responding to emails and chats, having an audio meeting, and reviewing video submissions.

I’m not saying I did all of that at once, it would be absurd. But I’ve been known to multitask and juggle all my responsibilities like a mad man, and still able to deliver.

My attention span might be shorter than a goldfish’s, but that’s just how my brain is wired. It’s probably built to thrive in dysfunction.

With the way I use my laptop just like how my mind works, the ExpertBook B5 surely kept up. It came to a point when my brain lagged and froze first than the machine I was using.

Thanks to the ExpertBook B5’s configurations, I was able to keep going without needing for a pause. My unit sports an Intel i7-1360P for its chipset, and comes with a 1TB SSD storage, and powered by a 16GB DDR5 RAM.

It maybe an overkill if your tasks involved drafting proposals, signing documents, reading and writing articles, and managing your businesses remotely.

But if having an overpowered machine enables me to keep going wherever I am without overheating and freezing, I will take it in a heartbeat.

Smart and Intelligent working

The ExpertBook B5 is designed as a business laptop, no doubt. Beside the ExpertBook logo on its top cover, sometimes, it indicates your status like glowing up when you’re on a call. This wards off anyone from disturbing you since it signals being in an important meeting.

Speaking of meetings, the ExpertBook B5 levels up the way you do your conference calls. It uses AI-powered noise cancellation, isolating unwanted noise picked up around you.

This helped me deliver clear speech even when inside crowded and noisy coffee shops.

I also got to enjoy a stellar video quality during my virtual meetings with clients and sponsors. When waiting for other people to join the meeting, I enjoyed staring at myself — that’s just how good the video quality is.

The ExpertBook B5’s AI-powered camera comes with motion-tracking technology, so it keeps my face centered and adjusts its focus on my eyes.

It also adjusts the image quality and brightness, depending on your lighting condition.

Moreover, there’s a dedicated Copilot key so you can improve your productivity. Now, I’m not a fan of having AI assist me in my day-to-day tasks since that’s another learning curve and I already have a lot on my plate. But for some people, I’m certain that this feature is a godsend.

Connected, always

As someone who juggles with various hard drives for different workloads, the ExpertBook B5 came with a handful of ports.

It has two (2) ThunderBolt 4 Type-C ports which you can use for charging and data transfer, and two (2) USB 3.2 Type-A ports. There’s also an HDMI 2.1 slot, and even a smart card reader and nano SIM slot option.

I already use Anker’s 7-in-1 dongle to cover all my other needs, which enables me to use various cables and connect with my laptop on other ports. Honestly, it’s got a lot of ports enough to keep me stationed in a desk and do my work for long hours.

Is this your GadgetMatch?

The ASUS ExpertBook B5 demonstrates how business laptops should be. It’s smart, strong, powerful, keeps up with how fast your mind and thought process change, and enables you to show up the best way you should in the world you live in.

It sounds like I’m describing the ideal partner for an entrepreneur, an achiever, and the goal-driven individuals out there, but it’s really true. What you want out of a partner may have the same qualities, traits, and features as your laptop.

If you want to stay on top of every commitment you have, you just need a machine–or a companion–that would help you achieve every goals you set. Like the ASUS ExpertBook B5.

Learn more about the ASUS ExpertBook B5 via www.asus.com/ph/business/.