Asus Zenbook Duo 14 ZDNET's key takeaways The Asus Zenbook Duo is on sale now starting at around $1,499, with pricier configurations available.
This laptop is a creator's dream machine, with dual-OLED touchscreens, a highly configurable form factor, and a great battery.
It takes time and effort to get the most out of this laptop, and you'll need lots of desk space to utilize the different form factors. $1,360.92 at Amazon $1,299.99 at Best Buy more buying choices
Upon first glance, Asus' Zenbook Duo looks like a standard laptop. The first thing you'll probably notice is the brilliant 3K OLED display, but there's more than meets the eye here. The entire keyboard comes off to reveal a second -- just as flashy -- display beneath.
The Zenbook Duo is designed to challenge the laptop status quo in every way. Its dual-touchscreen form factor allows for a myriad of configurations that would otherwise not be possible with a traditional clamshell, and when paired with Asus' rich customization features, makes for an exceptionally versatile device.
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That being said, this is a laptop designed specifically for creatives, as the dual displays steal the show and fuel its visual-first use case. Its sheer flexibility allows it to adjust to work as a mobile workstation for content creators, a sketchpad for visual artists with the included stylus, or a business device that can fold down flat to display one of the two screens to a client.
This laptop has a lot going on, so let's look at the specs. In terms of hardware, the Zenbook Duo is pretty stacked. It comes with 32GB of RAM, 1TB of storage, an Intel Arc GPU, and an Intel Core Ultra 9 (Series 2) processor, one of this device's biggest call-outs.
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Intel's Series 2 chips have proven to be battery-efficient and high-performing enough to set themselves apart, and I noted as such in my review of the Asus' Zenbook S 14 with the Core Ultra 7 200V (Series 2) processor last year.
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