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ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo - Laptop For The Professional

ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo - Laptop For The Professional

The Zenbook series laptop from ASUS is indeed very synonymous with the content creators who work daily using a computer or laptop. ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo is here to support and increase productivity for laptop users with two screens.

Today, ASUS is famous among gamers because of one of its well-known sub-brands, ASUS ROG (Republic of Gamer). ASUS ROG is well-known for its products with high-end gaming standards, from laptops, PCs, to accessories such as keyboards, mice, headsets, etc.

But it turns out ASUS is not only pampering gamers, professionals or creator content is also one of the market segments that it enters. Evident from the issuance of this Zenbook series laptop that is intended for professionals who often work with laptops.

For the Professional

ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo - Laptop For The Professional
ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo | laptopmag.com
The ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo was introduced, of course, expected to attract professional market segments. With premium designs and specifications, this laptop is very attractive, especially from the appearance.

Produktifikas is one measure that is very important for professional workers, such as editors, designers or people who work in other creative industries. Therefore it is very important for ASUS to truly understand the potential customers as well as possible.

The most interesting thing about this ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo design is that there are additional screens located on the keyboard area.

With this additional screen, users are expected to be able to use it to the fullest. Often we see professionals working with more than one screen, even bloggers like me also use two monitors while working.

With two screens available, it is certain that the utilization will be very diverse. Like anything else, the use of the extra screen will eventually be able to push productivity to a higher level.

Reflective aluminium material

ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo - Laptop For The Professional

In addition to the premium specifications, the ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo is also equipped with premium ingredients of course. Made from reflective aluminum, this laptop looks sturdy and luxurious under any conditions. This laptop is only available in one color, namely Celestian Blue. Even so, the aluminum reflective material on the sides of the laptop makes the color of the laptop 'change color'.

With reflective aluminum material, this ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo laptop will change color according to environmental conditions or light conditions around it. By reflecting the light around, the edges of the laptop will change color.

Zenbook's distinctive asymmetrical design is maintained. This is very visible in the placement of the ASUS logo that is not stored right in the middle of the backplate, but on the right. Likewise the flow - the design flow is not symmetrical in the middle, but follows the location of the ASUS logo.

Dual Touchscreen with 4K Resolution | UHD OLED

ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo - Laptop For The Professional

This additional screen is the concern of all technology observers, including potential buyers, of course. From the appearance it has also been very interesting, especially if we already know the quality of the two screens.

Not only the usual screen, the ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo is equipped with a main screen of 15.6 "inch with 4K OLED resolution and has a touchscreen feature. Not only that, the additional screen is certainly smaller than the main screen, also has the same quality as the main screen .

The screen used on the second screen, called ScreenPad Plus, has a size of 14 "inch with a touchscreen feature and has the same resolution, namely 4K UHD. So, the additional screen still provides the same experience with the main screen.

Not only provides additional screens, ASUS also provides special software for navigating between screens. You can set the application or any part that you want to display on the second screen easily. The touchscreen feature will also add ease of navigation between screens according to your needs.

King Class Specification on ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo

ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo - Laptop For The Professional

Here are the specification of ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo that we get from the official website of ASUS.com:

Finished Color

Celestial Blue

Operating System

Windows 10 Pro (Recommended by ASUS)

Windows 10 Home (Optional)

Processor

Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK processor

2.4GHz octa-core with Turbo Boost (up to 5.0GHz) and 16MB cache

Intel® Core™ i7-9750H processor

2.6GHz hexa-core with Turbo Boost (up to 4.5GHz) and 12MB cache

Graphics

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060

Video memory: 6GB GDDR6 VRAM

Display

15.6” OLED 4K (3840 x 2160) 16:9 touchscreen

5mm-thin bezel with 89% screen-to-body ratio

178° wide-view technology

100% DCI-P3

Memory

8GB / 16GB / 32GB 2666MHz DDR4

Storage

256GB PCIe® x2

512GB PCIe® x2

1TB PCIe® x4

Interfaces

1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 USB-C™ (up to 40Gbps and DisplayPort)

2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A (up to 10Gbps)

1 x Standard HDMI 2.0

1 x Audio combo jack

1 x DC-in

Keyboard and ScreenPad™ Plus

Keyboard

Full-size backlit with 1.4mm key travel

ScreenPad Plus

14” 4K UHD (3840 x 1100) touch display

178˚ wide-view technology

TouchPad

Precision touchpad (PTP) technology supports up to four-finger smart gestures

NumberPad

Integrated LED-backlit numeric keypad on touchpad

Audio

ASUS SonicMaster stereo audio system with surround-sound; smart amplifier for maximum audio performance

Array microphone with Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition support

3.5mm headphone jack

Long-travel voice coils for improved low-frequency response

Certified by Harman Kardon

Included in the Box

ZenBook Pro Duo (UX581)

Discrete palm rest

ASUS Pen

Harman Kardon x Alexa Light Bar

ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo - Laptop For The Professional

If we look at the design of this laptop, you will see the words Harman / Kardon on the front edge of the laptop. This article is a sign that ASUS has implemented audio technology that is certified by the audio device company from South Korea.

Harman Kardon itself is a subsidiary of a giant technology company that is also very well known in the world of electronics, namely SAMSUNG.

In addition, the ASUS Zenbook pro Duo laptop has an Alexa Dedicated Light Bar or illumination lights like those on Amazon Alexa Echo products. You can also use the Alexa feature on this laptop as in the Amazon Alexa Echo product.

Gaming-Grade Graphics

ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo - Laptop For The Professional
Difference Between LCD Screen (left) and OLED Screen (right)
Although it is intended for professional workers, this ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo laptop can still devour heavyweight games.

Although the specifications of laptops for gaming are generally higher than for other types of laptops, the ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo can still play heavy-class games.

Because basically, the specifications of this laptop are far above the average, it's no wonder that ASUS still labels this laptop as a Gaming-Grade Graphics.

Plus the screen resolution used can already play 4K quality games and that is a distinct advantage.

What do you think? Is there a laptop upgrade plan? Did this ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo fit into your wishlist? More Interesting Articles from ri-techno.com:

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Rindi Putra
Rindi Putra
Graphic Designer & Technology Junkie Graduated with 'International Trade Management' Major | 2 Years of Professional career on International Shipping Company & 3 Years career on Local Fashion Brand Company | 10 Years (and still counting) as Digital content creator. Feel free to connect with me on Social Media Twitter/Instagram: @rindiputra

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