Laptops sometimes seem anchored in the past, with very classic designs, but the Asus Zenbook Pro Duo has come to put that idea out of our heads. Its hallmark is the second touch screen that occupies a large part of its base and if you know the range of possibilities that that screen opens, we are sure that you will not want another laptop.
Technical characteristics of the Asus Zenbook Pro Duo
To review the technical characteristics of the Asus Zenbook Pro Duo, it is essential to start with its screens. The main screen has a 15.6-inch OLED panel with 400 nits, while the Screen Plus is IPS, 14 inches. They have 4K resolution in common and are also tactile, so they combine great image quality and versatility in handling .
Power is assured thanks to the 9th generation Intel Core i7-9750H processor, accompanied by 32GB of RAM. On the graphic side, the Zenbook Pro Duo has nothing more and nothing less than an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card , while on the storage side you can choose between SSD hard drives of two different capacities, with 500 GB or 1 TB.
The cooling system deserves a separate mention, because a machine as powerful as this one needs good ventilation. The base of the Zenbook Pro Duo rises in the part closest to the screen, creating a tunnel through which the air circulates , facilitating its cooling. So you can put it to its maximum performance without fear of overheating.
How to get the most out of the two screens of the Asus Zenbook Pro Duo
Knowing the characteristics of this peculiar laptop, you will surely have a question in your head: what is the use of that second screen? The Screen Pad Plus is one more screen, with all the possibilities that this opens up. For example, keeping the window of any program pressed opens a menu with three options, which allow you to move the application to the lower screen, anchor it to the Screen Pad Plus menu or expand the window across the two screens, such as if it were only one.
Beyond playing with the location of a window, the Taiwanese brand has prepared a series of functions to get the most out of it. With the Quick Key function, you can configure shortcuts so that a single button click executes a combination of keys. Goodbye to stretching your fingers to the maximum because you do not get from Ctrl to P. This function is especially useful for those who work with an app for hours and have repetitive actions. In fact, the buttons can be placed in a row attached to the keyboard, as if they were more function buttons.
Another of the most interesting functions allows you to write by hand or draw with the pen stylus that comes with the laptop. With the pencil you can draw or even enter text, because the same laptop is responsible for transferring what you write to a program. Something that you can also do with the screen is to put a numeric keyboard on it , although in case you don't know, the Zenbook Pro Duo also has a tactile numeric pad , which can be displayed on the trackpad.
The options for getting the most out of the ScreenPad Plus don't end there. It is also very useful to put in it shortcuts to your most common programs, to open them with a simple touch. If when you go to stand in front of the laptop you always open the same applications, another interesting option is to save a configuration of screens to open all the applications at once with one click . There is no shortcut that allows you to exchange the content of the two screens, to pass what you have on the top to the bottom and vice versa
Asus Zenbook Pro Duo, a laptop for work ... and play
As you have seen, the second screen of the Asus Zenbook Pro Duo opens up endless possibilities. The Screen Pad Plus is ideal for those who work with design tools , video or music editing, because in it they can place the most common controls and leave the main screen as a work area.
But the Zenbook Pro Duo is also a perfect laptop for gaming . With plenty of power for this, on the upper screen you can be playing while on the lower one you have Discord or the chat of a transmission open. There are even games, like League of Legends , adapted to the Screen Pad Plus, showing game statistics in real time.