We have then Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15. The big party trick here being
that besides the main 15.6-inch display, you also get a secondary 14.1-inch
3840 x 1100 pixel display, propped-up at a convenient 13 degree angle, by a
hinge that also makes room for some extra air intakes. Obviously, it takes
after the dual-screen design of other company offers, like the Zenbook Pro Duo
and the Zenbook Duo. While those are decently competent for gaming in their own
right, the Zephyrus Duo 15 is officially part of the ROG line and has the
aesthetics to match the horsepower.
And boy does it have horse power.
Currently, Asus has detailed a few configuration. The top-of-the-line one will
set you back US$ 3,699.99 and should be available on June 1. It features the
beastly new flagship Core i9-10980HK (8 cores and 16 threads, with a ludicrous
max single core Turbo of 5.3 GHz), 32GB of RAM, 2TB of storage and a full-fat
RTX 2080 Super (no Max-Q here). Top that off with a 4K 60Hz panel.
Asus has another option in the display
department, though – a FullHD panel, that can do 300Hz. Apparently, it will be
available on two configurations, starting June 29. The first US$ 3,499 one is
identical to the top-tier, but drops the RAM down to 16GB and the storage to
1TB. The most “affordable” $2,999 will also get the 300Hz panel, but drops the
CPU down to a Core i7-10875H and the GPU to an RTX 2070 Super (again not
Max-Q). Interestingly enough, it does pack the full 2TB of storage and 32GB of
RAM.
All of the configurations get a 90Wh
battery and USB Type-C charging support. The 4K panel option covers 100% of the
Adobe RGB color space and is more geared towards creative work. As for
utilizing the secondary display, beyond things like multi-tasking in Windows,
with UI for streaming and chatting, Asus has also partnered with Adobe to
develop special interfaces. Same goes for Techland, who are working on
optimizing Dying Light 2 and there area already companion apps for League of
Legends, Fortnite, and CS:GO.
Asus is also in the process of refreshing
some other parts of its laptop lineup with Intel and Nvidia’s new chips. This
includes a new Zephyrus S17, Zephyrus S15, and Zephyrus M15. Also Strix Scar
15, Strix Scar 17, as well as ROG Strix G15 and G17. Those will be coming to
North America in Q2 and Q3.
