At Computex, ASUS today announced the ZenBook Pro Duo, a powerful laptop which comes with a full-width secondary 32:9 aspect ratio touchscreen (3840 x 1100) that works seamlessly with the main display. It allows consumers to enjoy the benefits of dual-screen computing in a single device. Consumers can also manage tasks on the main display while using the secondary display for extra toolbars, multiple cross-references and companion apps. This secondary display is called ScreenPad Plus and it is placed directly above the laptop’s keyboard. This laptop is now available for
pre-order on Amazon . The laptop will be shipping on September 6th.
VIDEO The ZenBook Pro Duo contains a 15.6 ” 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED HDR screen with a 14 ” 4K (3840 x 2160) ScreenPad Plus, is powered by a 9th Gen Intel Core processor with eight cores and has NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 ray-tracing graphics. In addition, it is characterized by a 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3, NumberPad 2.0, Amazon Alexa voice control and a specific button for turbo cooling.
Here’s how you can use the ScreenPad Plus:
■ You can use ScreenPad Plus just like any standard second display in Windows to
display visual content.
■ You can take advantage of many time-saving features and functions built into
the ScreenXpert control software to simplify multiscreen window and app
management.
■ You can also drag discrete apps, toolbars or menus onto ScreenPad Plus to
reduce clutter on the main screen and enhance work efficiency.
■ Creators can dock their tools such as video previews, timeline controls, code
windows or audio mixer panels onto ScreenPad Plus to optimize workflow.
■ Social communications apps placed on ScreenPad Plus while working can help
reduce distractions from notifications.
■ Adaptive functions, pioneered in the original ScreenPad, also offer enhanced
the workflow in apps such as Microsoft Office.
You can
pre-order it here from Amazon for $2499 . If you want a more powerful machine,
go for the Core i9-9980HK/32GB RAM model which costs $2999 .
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