2 Screens 1 LAPTOP! - ASUS Zenbook Pro 14 Duo & 16X

ASUS Zenbooks have been tailored more to creative or daily use, but the Pro versions take it to a new level. The 14 Duo has two screens one OLED, while the 16X has a giant OLED screen and a knob! So if you want to flex on Apple users, this is probably your best BET!

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 - 2 Screens 1 Laptop?
0:10 - Unboxing
1:39 - 14 Duo exterior impressions
2:43 - 14 Duo screen reveal and impressions
5:06 - 14 Duo Touch screen settings
6:00 - 14 Duo Keyboard and touchpad impressions
7:33 - 14 Duo Specs
7:57 - 14 Duo Gaming with two screens impressions
9:37 - 16X unboxing
9:54 - Cooling performance thoughts
10:47 - 16X exterior impressions
11:24 - 16X nubbin impressions
12:11 - 16X touchpad and keyboard impressions
13:40 - 16X specs
14:11 - Speaker impressions
14:57 - Pricing
15:05 - Taking them apart
16:22 - Final thoughts

[ShortCircuit]

Note: The second bottom screen on the laptop is not an OLED, but an IPS. Sorry about that!

[Neoxon]

Didn’t Taran use one of these in his editing competition against iJustine? Speaking of whom, I’m gonna miss Taran at LMG. I wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.

[blue]

FYI, the ZenBook Duo series are entirely Intel exclusive, meaning "co-developed with and paid by Intel to use Intel CPUs only". So that's the reason for 2-3 hour battery on the Duo Pro 14, despite ASUS touting "portability". Whereas VivoBook Pro and Zephyrus Duo are ASUS line of creator laptops that use AMD Ryzen H-series CPUs, if you'd like some decent battery life to go with that power.
Another FYI, the "pixel graininess" of OLED touch screen is only unique to certain laptops. Few Lenovo laptops that share the same display apparently do not have this issue.

[TomasHolcik]

The lower one is an IPS display. not OLED. Source: I have a review sample too. Even the subpixel structure is different.

[CarthagoMike]

This second screen actually seems pretty useable and practical.
We have come a long way since the trackpad-screen.

[ALaModePi]

The ZenBook ProDuo is my absolute favorite laptop design ever. I do video editing and the dual screen augment that capability to a phenomenal degree. They're both touch screens and both work with the pen. The one thing I don't like is the very small track-pad way over on the right of the keyboard. It's one reason I almost always use it with a mouse. The unit I have not only has a powerful CPU but also includes a fairly powerful GPU so rendering is quick, even if you don't add an external GPU. Mine also came with an wrist-pad that connects (via magnets) at the bottom of the keyboard. It's OK, but not phenomenal.
Asus is leading the market on these specialty-designed laptops (with Lenovo coming out with a few interesting ideas recently). I really look forward to seeing what they'll come out with next.

[NigelMelanisticSmith]

I almost bought this, but the OLED Version was too expensive for me. I've had the dual-IPS version for 9 months though and have loved it! This is a great laptop. It was funny seeing Ned from No Way Home use the gamer version of it too lol

[TheSakuraGumiLTD]

The Duo I’ve always like through their constant upgrade of it each time… it’s perfect for on the go music production having control by the fingers of faders and knob on plugins… I would also like the Duo for video editing also for this same reason… the bottom screen is great for a not too packed time line also leaving all the editing options above it… but it’s swappable at any point so whatever is best for workflow can be adjusted on the fly… it having thunderbolt 4 is a big “finally” for me for connecting thunderbolt 3 interfaces and having them run as smoothly as they do on Mac… thunderbolt 3 ports on windows can be a bit temperamental, well, with audio interfaces that is

[monkeywithocd]

If I had the money to burn, I'd want the dual screen one. I like having as much screen real estate as possible, so on my desktop I have 3 monitors, and I've always loved the idea of having multiple screens on a laptop.

[kovafilms]

As a professional filmmaker and Photographer i love my Zenbook Duo 14. ive been using it for almost a year now, and its great for working on the plane or on the go. Having the timeline on the second screen or the creator controls for lightroom there as well is game changer. Asus has been killing it with their laptops.

[bandito]

HDMI on the back is genius. Why more laptops not do this is beyond me.

[kovafilms]

Please also note if you're having a hard time with the small trackpad you can three finger press the second screen and the whole screen becomes a giant trackpad and works surprisingly well. So in a way this laptop has the smallest and largest trackpad on any laptop 🤣 and technically the only with two trackpads as well.

[marcoronzani]

I personally use the zephyrus-forward-style keyboard since 2019, and it is fantastic, you need a decent surface to rest your palms on in front of the laptop, but aside from that the feeling is AMAZING! The trackpad on the right, with numpad integrated, is also something pretty damn smart as well IMO!

[eris]

I'd 100% go for the dual screen, I'm pretty much always in need of any extra screen real estate I can find while traveling. Will probably buy one of these when it comes out to replace my Book 13.

[jaytee]

The main display appears exceptionally bouncy, even with the slightest movement. I think ASUS need to look at that in V2.0

[unknownusername]

Top screen on Duo wiggles a lot. I think this would be pretty annoying, especially if it's not on really solid surface.

[sgaduuw]

I would love to see Anthony do Short trying to run Linux on it. I would definitely consider one of these if Linux runs decently on it with both screens usable

[salmiakki]

That's just a Star Trek logo, Asus.

[dark_matter]

I love the X16, but starting at 2600 bucks seems very rough for the specs at hand. I suppose the practicality of the layout has to really fit your workflow to make it worthwhile.

[JohnDoe-yhrr]

I think the bottom screen has a Matte finish, thus the color & texture differences. Matte finish on the outer layer is a good solution when you consider the user will finger it more than the main display.