ASUS announces the ExpertBook B5 G2 and bets on local AI in its professional laptop

In the business laptop, the trendy headline is no longer just autonomy or weight. More and more companies want certain intelligent tasks to be executed on the computer itself, without always depending on the cloud, for privacy, latency or simple efficiency. In that context, ASUS has presented the ExpertBook B5 G2 as a centerpiece of its work range, with a focus on NPU, corporate security and a design designed for intensive use.

Intel Core Ultra Series 3 and up to 50 TOPS for on-device AI

The B5 G2 is supported by processors Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 3 and ASUS highlights up to 50 TOPS of performance on the NPU to accelerate AI loads locally. That fact is more than a pretty number: a dedicated NPU allows you to run productivity and communication functions without loading everything on the CPU, with better energy efficiency and less impact on overall performance.

In practice, we talk about very earthly uses– Audio and video improvements in video calls, noise reduction, summary or transcription tools, and automations related to documents and meetings. The goal is for those functions to be consistent and fast, even when the laptop is working with several applications at the same time.

Full-time autonomy and real mobility approach

ASUS accompanies the announcement with a promise of up to 19 hours of batteryaccording to their figures. As always, it will depend on the brightness, the network and the type of work, but the message is clear: the B5 G2 wants to endure a long day in the office and on the go without living glued to the charger.

In the professional public, this approach carries weight. A business laptop is bought to last for years, used in meeting rooms, airports and hot desking, and is expected not to force you to go with the plug chasing you. Autonomy, in addition, is directly related to the commitment to NPU: if part of the everyday AI is executed efficiently, consumption is better controlled.

Another silent battle in work laptops is the sustained performance. A high peak is not useful if, with prolonged loads, the machine drops revolutions due to temperature. ASUS describes its ExpertCool thermal solution in the product sheetwith fluid dynamic bearing fans to increase lifespan, thinner heatsink fins to improve airflow and a dust filter designed to maintain performance over time.

These are less attractive details than a TOPS number, but in fleets they matter: the laptop does not retire due to lack of power, it retires due to noise, heat, dust and performance degradation after thousands of hours.

ExpertGuardian and enterprise-grade security

Safety is the other pillar of the B5 G2. ASUS fits it within ExpertGuardianits protection architecture for commercial equipment, with an emphasis on Firmware defense and alignment with NIST-type recommendations to preserve system integrity.

In the enterprise, firmware is a serious goal. Protecting BIOS and the boot chain, detecting tampering, and facilitating recovery are all part of what an IT department expects when deploying hundreds or thousands of laptops. In that sense, ASUS’s message is that the B5 G2 not only wants to be fast, but also predictable and controllable in the long term.

Connectivity and the basics that decide everyday life

Although the ad is based on AI, the real approval is decided in everyday life: ports, networks and office environment compatibility. The ExpertBook family usually seeks complete connectivity to avoid life based on adapters, in addition to an approach designed for corporate deployments, security policies and maintenance.

The choice of Intel Core Ultra also suggests an interest in platform and support: drivers, stability and consistency of configurations, aspects that weigh a lot when the equipment is part of a fleet and not an individual whim.

The basic reading is that the B5 G2 arrives at a time of transition. Until recently, an enterprise laptop could ignore local AI because most functions lived in external services. Now the market is pushing for part of that intelligence to be native, so as not to always depend on a connection or sending data outside.

Prices and final configurations by region remain to be seen, but the positioning is clear: the ExpertBook B5 G2 seeks to be a professional laptop that fits in 2026 and continues to fit when AI tools are a routine part of the job.

ASUS ExperBook B5 G2 specifications