Asus puts the outrageous dual-screen ROG Zephyrus Duo on the shelf at an eye-watering price
Asus has decided that one screen isn't simply enough on a laptop. The ROG Zephyrus Duo has returned to the market with two screens, with pre-orders now live for what the company is calling the world's first 16-inch dual-screen gaming laptop.
Starting at $4,499.99 and going up to $5,499.99 for the top configuration, this is undoubtedly a machine that is built for people measuring their laptops with ambition, either for innovation or the desire to game on a dual-screen laptop.
What are you actually getting for $4,499.99?
Two full 16-inch ROG Nebula OLED touchscreens , which give you a combined diagonal display space of over 21 inches. Both panels feature a 3K resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and 0.2ms response time. Further, they also hit 1,100 nits of peak HDR brightness and cover 100 of the DCI-P3 color space.
The primary screen supports Nvidia G-Sync, but the secondary doesn't. Powering the dual-screen laptop is an Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (16-core) CPU, paired with either an RTX 5070 Ti or RTX 5090 laptop GPU , both running at 135W TGP.
The 1TB PCIe 5.0 SSD and 32GB of soldered LPDDR5X RAM round up the spec sheet that is designed for delivering top-tier performance, whether it is for AI workloads or gaming. Complementing the hardware is a redesigned cooling system that features a larger capor chamber, dual fans, and a graphite sheet over 100% of the CPU and GPU.
How many ways can you actually use the dual-screen laptop?
You can use the ROG Zephyrus Duo in five ways (officially). The dual-screen laptop supports the usual Laptop Mode, a Dual Screen Mode (with the kickstand deployed, keyboard detached), a Sharing Mode (wherein the screen lies flat at 180°), a Book Mode (with portrait orientation), and a Tent Mode (for two-player face-off gaming).
The magnetic keyboard provided with the laptop connects wirelessly via Bluetooth and detaches entirely when needed. Connectivity options on the machine include Wi-Fi 7 , Bluetooth v6.0, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI 2.1, and a UHS-II SD card reader, rounding things out.
