Announced earlier this year in Computex 2019, the Asus ZenBook Duo and Asus ZenBook Pro Duo is finally here in Singapore.
With dual-screen laptops becoming increasingly a thing, it is little wonder that Asus has hopped on board but it is clear that a lot of thought has been put into what Asus calls its “laptop of tomorrow”.
The Asus ZenBook Pro comes with not just a 15.6-inch 4K OLED HDR main screen, but also a 14.1-inch 4K LCD secondary screen right above its keyboard. Dubbed the ScreenPad Plus, it is infinitely more useful than the MacBook Pro’s touch bar. It comes with a variety of functions to help increase its user’s productivity, such as a Task Group function, which lets users customise app groups, allowing them to open up to five apps (that’s three on the ScreenPad Plus, and two on the main screen) with a simple tap on the screen.
Users will find that the ScreenPad Plus can be used in a multitude of ways for various tasks, such as photo or video editing, research, or gaming.
All this is made possible with the Asus ZenBook Pro Duo’s Intel Core i9 eight-core processors, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU processors, PCleG3x4 NVME 1TB M.2 SSD Storage, and 32GB of RAM. The ZenBook Pro Duo also comes with a “Turbo Mode” to help prevent the laptop from overheating.
Aside from the beastly ZenBook Pro Duo, Asus will also be releasing the smaller ZenBook Duo which comes with a 14-inch FHD main display, and a 12.6-inch ScreenPad Plus. With regards to its hardware, it is powered by an Intel Core i7 processor, an NVIDIA GeForce 250, PCleG3x4 NVME 1TB M.2 SSD Storage, and 16GB of RAM. The ZenBook Pro is also much lighter, and thus more portable, than its Duo counterpart.
Asus seems to think that dual screens are the future of laptops, and with the ZenBook Pro Duo, they seem to be making a pretty sound argument for it. We can’t wait to see if the ScreenPad Plus will be a mainstay in Asus’ future offerings.
The Asus ZenBook Pro Duo is available from August 28, and will be retailing at S$4,998, a steep price but one that is not surprising considering its hefty specs. Meanwhile, the Asus ZenBook Duo will be priced at a more affordable S$2,198, and will only be available come September.
If you wish to read more about what our thoughts on the Asus ZenBook Pro Duo, you can read about it in our review.
Alongside the ZenBook Duo and ZenBook Pro Duo, Asus has also launched the ZenBook Edition 30 which retails for S$2,198 and the ZenBook 14/15 which retails for S$2,098. Both these laptops come with the much smaller ScreenPad 2.0, and will be available during Comex 2019.
Asus ZenBook 14 with the ScreenPad 2.0. 
Asus ZenBook Edition 30
Here are the specs for Asus ZenBook Pro Duo and Asus ZenBook Duo:
| ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo (UX581) | ASUS ZenBook Duo (UX481) |
Processor | Intel Core i9-9980HK | Intel Core i7-1051OU |
Display | Main Display: 15.6” OLED 4K (3840 x 2160) 16:9 touchscreen | Main Display: 14” FHD (1920x 1080) 16:9 screen |
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home / Microsoft Windows 10 Pro | Microsoft Windows 10 Home / Microsoft Windows 10 Pro |
Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 – 6GB GDDR6 VRAM | NVIDIA GeForce MX250 – 2GB GDDR5 VRAM |
Memory | DDR4 2666MHz, up to 32GB | LPDDR3 2133MHz, up to 16GB |
Storage | 1TB PCIe x4 SSD 512GB / 256GB PCIe x2 SSD | 1TB PCIe x4 SSD 512GB / 256GB PCIe x2 SSD |
| RAM | 32GB RAM | 16GB RAM |
Connectivity | Intel Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.0 | Up to Intel Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.0 |
Cameras | IR webcam with Windows Hello support | IR webcam with Windows Hello support |
Interfaces | 1x Thunderbolt 3 USB-C | 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C |
Audio | Array microphone with Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition support Harman Kardon-certified audio system | Array microphone with Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition support Harman Kardon-certified audio system |
Battery | 71Wh 4-cell lithium-polymer battery | 70Wh 4-cell lithium-polymer battery |
AC Adapter | Output: 19.5V, 230W, Input: 100V-240V AC, 50Hz/60Hz | Output: 19V, 65W, Input: 100V-240V AC, 50Hz/60Hz |
Dimensions | 359 x 246 x 24 mm | 323 x 223 x 20 mm |
Weight | 2.5kg | 1.5kg |
| Price | S$4,998 | S$2,198 |
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