Asus Zenbook Duo review: a sleek design, gorgeous displays, and solid battery life, but pricier than a clamshell and Windows 11 isn’t optimized for two screens 彰化收購筆電

彰化收購筆電book Duo is the first dual-screen laptop you’d actually want to buy. ProsSleek designGorgeous screensBuilt-in kickstandGood port selectionSolid battery lifeConsSlightly pricier than a traditional clamshellWindows 11 still isn’t optimized for dual-screen laptops$1,500 at ASUSDesignOne of the most impressive things about the Zenbook Duo is that it doesn’t look like some kind of Frankendeivce. It’s just a regular-looking 14-inch laptop. Even after you open it, things still look normal with a physical keyboard and touchpad, not to mention a healthy selection of ports around the outside (two Thunderbolt 4, one USB 3.2 Type-A and a full-size HDMI 2.1 jack). A small part of me wishes ASUS had found room for some kind of SD card reader, but I understand if there just wasn’t space.ADVERTISEMENTAdvertisementIt’s only after you remove the keyboard that things get interesting because as soon as you do, the Duo’s second display springs to life. From here, you have a ton of options. Tapping three fingers on the lower panel summons a floating touchpad. Alternatively, eight fingers makes a virtual keyboard appear, which you can follow with a swipe up to reveal a traditional keyboard/trackpad combo. But the cool thing is that because these are all virtual stand-ins, it’s easy to swap in a new layout (like for other languages), move the touchpad off to the side or call up a numpad if you need to do some data entry. There’s just so much more flexibility when half of a laptop’s interior isn’t taken up by a rigid set of physical keys. Photo by Sam Rutherford/EngadgetBut things keep getting better, because on the bottom of the Duo is a flap that folds out into a kickstand. This allows you to prop the system up and use both screens as proper displays, sort of like a portable dual-monitor setup but all in a single self-contained system. And because the detachable keyboard connects wirelessly over Bluetooth, you can place it in front (or wherever you want) just like a desktop. The one small drawback to this design is that if you rotate the Duo’s displays into portrait orientation side by side, the design of the kickstand means there’s no way to adjust how far it tilts. This heavily favors the stacked setup with one display above, which is fine because I think that arrangement is more useful in most situations.Another pleasant surprise is that for a device with two screens, the Zenbook Duo isn’t much bigger or heavier than a typical clamshell. It weighs 3.6 pounds and measures 0.78 inches thick versus the 2.82 pounds and 0.59 inches for a standard Zenbook 14 OLED. And when compared to something like a Dell XPS 14 (3.7 pounds and 0.71 inches thick), both systems are practically the same size. Photo by Sam Rutherford/EngadgetMy one gripe is that ASUS’ dark gray paint job color doesn’t help the Duo stand out. It’s almost like someone who wears subdued colors to avoid drawing attention. But this design is fantastic and I wish ASUS would give this laptop (and the engineers who designed it) the flowers it deserves.Displays and softwareThe centerpiece of the Duo is its pair of 14-inch displays, which are an absolute delight. Not only do the matching OLED panels offer strong brightness (around 500 nits), they also pump out rich and accurate colors (100 percent of DCI-P3). But the real magic is when you use both panels together. Photo by Sam Rutherford/EngadgetMoving apps from one display to another is as simple as dragging and dropping or using the handy menus that appear at the top of the display. In addition, there’s a floating button in the bottom left for ASUS’ ScreenXpert software, which provides shortcuts for adjusting brightness (separately or as a pair), disabling specific panels or pulling up handy widgets for things like a control panel, a handwriting recognition tool, news and weather and more. If the goal was to get as much value out of the Duo’s two displays, I think ASUS’ software does a pretty good job.ADVERTISEMENTAdvertisementThe downside to all this is that despite ASUS’ best efforts, Windows 11 and many apps still aren’t fully optimized for systems like this. For example, when I played a round of Teamfight Tactics and wanted to pull up some game stats on the lower display, I ran into an issue where the virtual touchpad stopped working. It was only after I set the game to borderless window mode, closed the game and relaunched everything that it started working again. Granted, situations like this were rare, but it’s important to remember that when you’re using a cutting-edge device, there may be some bugs or awkward interactions.Performance Photo by Sam Rutherford/EngadgetThe Zenbook Duo comes with an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H processor, 16GB of RAM and a 1TB NVMe SSD. While you can upgrade it with double the memory and a faster Ultra 9 chip, I found the base configuration to be plenty fast. On tests like Geekbench 6 and PCMark 10, the Zenbook Duo turned in results that were identical to those from similarly equipped clamshells, including ASUS’ own Zenbook 14 OLED. This is great because it means there’s not a ton of overhead due to the addition of a second screen and even when setup in desktop mode, dragging apps from one display to another felt snappy and responsive. The obvious drawback is that unlike some 14-inch systems such as the XPS 14, there’s no room for a discrete GPU, which makes the Zenbook Duo better suited to general productivity than more demanding tasks like video editing.Battery lifeYou might think a system with two screens would be a battery hog, but the Zenbook Duo fared better than expected. With just one screen on, it lasted 13 hours and 12 minutes on our video rundown test, which is pretty much equivalent to (actually a touch longer than) the Zenbook 14 OLED (12:43). And with both screens going, the Duo’s time only dropped to 10:17, which is still more than enough to survive an entire workday.Wrap-up Photo by Sam Rutherford/EngadgetOK, so the Zenbook Duo delivers on the promises of dual-screen laptops. But one question I get a lot is who are devices like this actually for? The most obvious application is for people who carry a portable monitor around while traveling. But more generally, this thing is aimed at anyone who appreciates multiple monitors and wants a system that can recreate that experience in a more travel-friendly way, which is something the Zenbook Duo does with aplomb. The best part though is that it doesn’t make major sacrifices to do so, because thanks to its detachable keyboard, it can function just like any other clamshell when space is tight (like on an airplane).When you have room to spread out, it transforms into a portable workstation with plenty of screen space for a project up top and bonus real estate for Slack, email, video calls or anything else you might need down below. It’s got ample ports so you don’t need to carry a dongle around and thanks to its gorgeous OLED screens, your work (or play) always looks great. The Zenbook Duo can do everything a traditional laptop can and more. Yes, the software experience could be a bit more polished, though that’s not entirely on ASUS. 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歲末年終許多人都會想趁著年底更新3C產品，而現在各家電信公司也推出3C相關優惠，雖然iPhone 14 Pro依然缺貨，但iPhone 14與iPhone 14 Plus也有相關優惠，此外，三星與Sony等安卓品牌手機也推出相關優惠。

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中華電信針對iPhone新機推優惠，申辦精采5G月繳1,399元(48個月)，iPhone 14 Plus(128GB)專案價5,300元、iPhone 14 (128GB)專案價1,300元，搭配「舊機換新機」方案，舊機回收價加碼折2,000元、再送Apple購物金2,000元，VIP客戶續約購機最高還可折5,000元。

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台灣大表示，12月5日起開賣蘋果AirPods Pro(第2代)，並首度祭出手機搭配耳機的獨家組合，申辦台灣大5G 1,399以上指定專案，購買iPhone 14或iPhone 14 Plus，再搭配AirPods Pro(第2代)，專案價折2,000元。另外，預計12月中到貨開賣iPad(第10代)以及新款iPad Pro 11吋(第4代)與12.9吋(第6代)，申辦台灣大5G指定專案月付999元、綁約48個月，原價14,900的iPad(第10代)64GB WiFi版即可0元帶回家。

▲遠傳買小送大回饋組加碼再升級，買手機送65吋大電視。（圖／遠傳）

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台灣之星

台灣之星表示，至2022/12/31止，若符合新朋友資格且新申辦、攜碼申辦指定5G月租1,199專案(綁約30個月)，最新iPhone14限時再降九千，只要$5,990即可入手，再享免費上網量加碼50%。而搭配5G月租799元起，每月依不同資費方案享免費上網量全面加碼至少50%即60GB到180GB超大上網量。

若沒有購機需求，門號不限速吃到飽399元起，再加碼送最高3,000元家樂福禮券：月租399元即享約期內4G不限速上網吃到飽；申辦5G月租最低599元，每月上網量加碼爆送100GB。

亞太電信

亞太電信剛好適逢8週年慶，即日起至12月31日週年慶期間，新申辦、攜碼、續約5G全系列599元(含)以上資費，且約期24期以上，無論是購機約或是單門號方案，都可參加百萬豪禮抽獎，包括夏普50吋電視、夏普空氣清淨機、Dyson V10無線吸塵器、iPhone 14 Plus 256GB、家樂福禮券6,000元等。

亞太電信也推出iPhone 14系列免費小升大限時優惠購機方案，申辦月租1399元，享5G不限速上網吃到飽、網內互打免費，iPhone 14系列只需支付128GB容量專案價，即可免費升級同型號256GB容量，免排隊、免預約，價格不變容量翻倍，等同最高現賺3,500元，老客戶續約再折2,400元，專案價0元就能帶走最夯iPhone 14 256GB手機。

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