Asus ZenBook Duo - 2024

Hands on: The Asus Zenbook Duo is astonishingly well done for a first attempt at a laptop of this type. The screens look amazing, the detachable keyboard/trackpad works a treat, and the practical benefits are immediately obvious. It’s not the absolute slimmest 14-inch laptop going, and performance is basic – at least in terms of gaming – but it’s still an impressively portable unit that’s not all that expensive, considering what it offers.

Hands on: The Asus Zenbook Duo (2024) looks to be one of the most promising dual-screen laptops yet, with a more polished package than its rivals thanks to the full-size keyboard, built-in stand and cutting-edge chip. And with a relatively affordable price, this could well be the laptop to kick off the dual-screen craze.

Hands on: The new-look Asus Zenbook Duo fixes a lot of my problems with the dual-screen laptop concept. It also packs the latest Intel CPU and sells for a surprisingly competitive price.

Hands on: Asus has optimized that template even further by adding ports, moving to bigger and better screens, including a built-in kickstand and making it even more portable. And then there’s that surprisingly affordable $1,500 starting price. I’ve been waiting for years to switch over to a dual-screen laptop, and the Zenbook Duo might actually convince me to finally make that jump.

Hands on: Asus makes a compelling case to transition your workflow to a more unconventional form factor. The ZenBook Duo will have the same challenge of appealing to enough folks who need a second screen on the go as the Yoga Book 9i, and it’ll be interesting to see how many folks latch on to the concept.

Hands on: We’ve been fans of the past two-screen efforts from Asus, ranging from other Asus Zenbook Duo devices to the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 gaming counterparts, but this model supersizes the second display to match the primary one. It’s always been a caveat that, while useful, the unusual, elongated size of the second screen on past Duo devices was limited, but it’s immediately easier to see how useful this new layout can be.

Hands on: I only got to use this Zenbook Duo early unit for a few hours, and that’s not nearly enough to draw proper conclusions on its worth and versatility.

Hands on: It's packed with new Intel Core Ultra processors and offers configurations up to 32GB of memory and up to 2TB of SSD storage. It also has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, an audio jack, an HDMI 2.1 port, and a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A port. I'm concerned about battery life, but interestingly, the Asus Zenbook Duo is Intel Evo-certified, which means that it has been designed to meet an acceptable battery life standard. But I'll only know for sure when I test it in the Mashable lab.