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The Guide to Cisco Meraki Adaptive Policy
28 Dec, 2025







£1073.09 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
For £893 ex‑VAT, this ASUS ExpertBook B1 is a pretty sensible “workhorse” choice—especially if you want something that feels business-first (decent build, sensible manageability, and a Windows Pro licence) without paying for premium extras. The i7 variant should handle the usual Office + browser + video calls + light multitasking smoothly, and the 15.6" size is a sweet spot for people who mostly work from a desk but still need something portable. If your day is spreadsheets, email, internal systems, and the odd bit of photo/document work, it’s good value.
That said, I wouldn’t buy it as a “future-proof” powerhouse or a creator machine. At this price, you’re paying for reliability and day-to-day performance, not edge-case speed or heavy media workloads—and if your team routinely runs demanding CAD, large datasets, or intensive design tools, you’ll likely want a different class of device (usually with more headroom and performance tuning). Also, double-check whether 16GB RAM is enough for your specific apps/workflows; it’ll be fine for many businesses, but power users sometimes hit the ceiling sooner than they expect.
**Who should buy:** small teams and distributed workers who need dependable Windows Pro laptops for productivity, comms, and general office use. **Who shouldn’t:** heavy creative/CAD users, or anyone who routinely stacks lots of specialist software and expects it to stay snappy for years.

Lenovo
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 6 21RK - Intel Core Ultra 5 - 225U / up to 4.8 GHz - Win 11 Pro - Intel Graphics - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD TCG Opal Encryption 2, NVMe - 13.3" IPS 1920 x 1200 - NFC, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth - black - kbd: UK - with 1 Year Lenovo Premier Support, CO2 Offset 0.5 ton (2nd Gen)

Asus
ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614PP-RV021W - AMD Ryzen 9 - 8940HX / up to 5.3 GHz - Win 11 Home - GeForce RTX 5070 - 32 GB RAM - 1 TB SSD NVMe - 16" 1920 x 1200 @ 165 Hz - Gigabit Ethernet - Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth - eclipse grey

Lenovo
Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 21R5 - 180-degree hinge design - Intel Core Ultra 7 - 255U / up to 5.2 GHz - Win 11 Pro - Intel Graphics - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD TCG Opal Encryption 2, NVMe - 13.3" IPS 1920 x 1200 - Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth - black - kbd: UK - with 1 Year Lenovo Premier Support, CO2 Offset 0.5 ton (2nd Gen)

HP
HP EliteBook X G1i Notebook Next Gen AI - Copilot+ PC - 177-degree hinge design - Intel Core Ultra 7 - 258V / up to 4.8 GHz - Win 11 Pro - Intel Arc Graphics 140V - 32 GB RAM - 1 TB SSD NVMe - 14" IPS touchscreen HP SureView 5 1920 x 1200 - NFC, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth - 5G NR - atmosphere blue - kbd: UK