New Asus ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED and Duo Pro 14

[14:15 Fri,15.January 2021 by Thomas Richter]

Asus has introduced two new models of its ZenBook Pro Duo series at the virtual CES 2021, whose special feature is an additional second small touch screen above the keyboard, the so-called ScreenPad Plus.

What&s new here is that the second display automatically angles itself at an angle of 9.5° for better readability and usability when the notebook is opened. Visually, the ScreenPad Plus also seamlessly connects to the main screen. Additionally, the new opening is used for cooling the hardware. This special functionality as well as its good displays and technical performance data make it interesting for professional users.

Asus ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED.
The larger and more powerful new model is an update of the

ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED, which features a Pantone-certified 15.6 OLED touch display with UltraHD resolution (3,840 × 2,160 pixels) 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 color space, 440 nits brightness, 4,096 pressure levels, as well as

DisplayHDR True Black 500 certification. The secondary screen is 14", also 3,840 pixels wide, but only 1,100 pixels high.

Asus ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED

Asus has updated the hardware on both models - for example, the new

ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED now has a tenth-generation Intel processor (you can choose between a Core i7-10870H or a Core i9-10980HK) and the latest mobile Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 GPU with 8GB.

The ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED (UX582) can be equipped with up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM and a maximum 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD. There are two Thunderbolt 3 as well as one USB 3.1 Gen2 Type A, one HDMI 2.1 interface on board.

Asus ZenBook Duo 14.
The second model is the successor (UX482) of the ZenBook Duo with a Pantone-certified 14" touch display with FullHD resolution in 16:9 format, 400 nits brightness, 4,096 pressure levels and 100% sRGB color space coverage - the secondary display is 12.6" and has the same horizontal resolution as the main display of 1,920 pixels with a height of 515 pixels.

The new

ZenBook Duo 14 is equipped with an 11th generation Intel CPU (either a Core i5-1135G7 or a Core i7-1165G7) with integrated Iris Xe graphics (plus an optional Nvidia GeForce MX450 GPU with 2GB) and can be equipped with up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM and a maximum 1TB NVMe SSD. There are two Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports, a USB 3.2 Type-A, HDMI and a micro-SD card slot.

Asus ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED

The secondary screen.
The second screen is used via Asus ScreenXpert 2 software specifically for displaying as well as touch operating option menus or for example the timeline in video editing programs. Among other things, several programs from Adobe&s CC bundle, such as Premiere Pro, After Effects and Photoshop, supported the ScreenPad Plus for displaying, for example, brush size, saturation or layer opacity - leaving more space on the main screen for displaying the actual content.

Prices and availability
The ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED will be available in April at prices starting at around 4,000 euros, while the ZenBook Duo 14 will be available from around 1,700 euros and is scheduled for launch in the first quarter of 2021.

more infos at bei www.asus.com

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