Activating the Screenpad at 50% brightness takes a further toll on these numbers: However, due to its positioning, youll most likely have to keep the ScreenPad at an even higher brightness level in order to make the content easily legible from that sharp angle.

On top of that, due to the ScreenPads positioning, theres also a good chance youll hit keys during the process, so youll most likely have to disable the keyboard. Ive given it a try and it works, but its not extremely precise and shows a small delay between your action and the response. The performance on battery was surprisingly solid, though, on one of our samples, with the CPU constantly running at 45W TDP and returning scores of around 1000 points. Pricing and configurations might vary between regions, so you should check your local shops or sites like Amazon for potential discounts. Asus also offers a higher tier variant with a Core i9-9880HK processor, 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage, for $500 more ($3K for the top variant, $2.5K for the one we tested here). The Pro Duo uses the same Ergolift hinge design weve seen on most recent ZenBooks, with the main-chassis lifting on rubber feet placed at the bottom of the screen in order to ensure improved airflow underneath and a slightly inclined typing position. You can also subscribe without commenting. Youll need an ample desk to rest this laptop on, I hope I already made that perfectly clear by now. The second screen adds some breathing room to your workspace, and its OLED display offers a wide color gamut. Like the HP's, Asus' Screen Pad Plus works much like a standalone second display, and both of the displays have touchscreens, which is nice. Hello, I understand, thank you very much for your availability. Battlefield V, The Witcher 3 recorded with Fraps/in-game FPS counter in campaign mode; Far Cry 5, Middle Earth, Tomb Raider games recorded with the included Benchmark utilities. It's just not comfortable for working on your lap.

ux581gv zenbook It performs like a gaming laptop, but I found it best for photo editing with Lightroom Classic CC. But since the laptop is kind of heavy, the hinge digs into your legs. NBCs review mentions the fans ramping up to 50 dB on Turbo, but ours only jumped 40-42 dB in both the Auto and the Turbo modes, so perhaps Asus somehow nerfed them in a more recent BIOS update. Im not a creator/artist, but as a regular user, Im not happy with these compromises and rather prefer an external drawing-pad instead. That means the Zenbook Pro Duo UX581 is not the rational choice, but at the same time, it is such a unique and different notebook that it might just make sense for some of you. Undervolting the CPU helps lower the temperatures in Witcher 3, but hardly impacts anything in the more CPU-heavy Far Cry 5, with little to no effect on the performance in either case. Id also like to see further development for third-party companion apps that would make better use of this ScreenPad, especially for the professional software this laptop targets: Premiere, Photoshop, Blender, Excel, etc. Sounds like palm-rejection is problematic on your unit, and I'd say it's also problematic on the DUO, but not the point you're describing. This clickpad struggled with taps on our unit, though, sometimes failing to register the light ones. What do you think? It likely costs 3,000 in the UK as well. March 5, 2020 at 2:14 pm. But the ZenBook Pro Duo is not a gaming laptop in the first place, its rather a productivity tool, and theres where the ScreenPad makes the most sense. Real notebook reviews and analysis by real people. And it's annoying that, when the system takes a nap, Windows thinks the second screen has been "disconnected," so when it wakes up all the open applications have moved back to the main screen. Having multiple monitors makes working and playing so much more pleasant. Light creeps annoyingly from beneath the arrows and top-row of Functions keys, but that aside, the LEDs are bright enough and fairly uniform.

Windows sees it as a secondary screen and you can push there different Windows and apps. From what I can tell, perhaps better air-intake cuts on the bottom would have helped. It also has a downward-shining light for conveying Alexa status that gives it an extra edge of cool. That doesnt affect the GPUs benchmarks scores, but it does limit the CPU by 10-15% of what it can do in high-performance notebooks with better cooling, like on the Asus ROG Scar III and the MSI GE65 Raider gaming notebooks. However, with normal use, youll constantly look at it from a down angle, and that takes a toll on the image quality. Andrei Girbea, Editor-in-Chief of Ultrabookreview.com. Get in touch below with your feedback and questions, Id love to hear what you think about this ZenBook Pro Duo UX581. Theres a picture below comparing the OLED and IPS screens that illustrate the difference. That angle is actually normal for this laptop, as youll have to place it farther away from you in order to get your hands ontop of the down-shifted keyboard. We found these results consistent on both our test units. Typing feels like typing on a compact regular desktop keyboard, and the clickpad at the right feels natural, since thats where youd normally look for your mouse. I also replaced the pen as you could see from the previous video where the old pen was on the table while I was writing with the new one. Firstly, heres what we got on the stock profile.

amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0";amzn_assoc_enable_interest_ads = "true";amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "fatherday00-20";amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "auto";amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart";amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon";amzn_assoc_region = "US";amzn_assoc_linkid = "b9262bfd0a741abacb709b2abd1d1026";amzn_assoc_emphasize_categories = "13900871";amzn_assoc_fallback_mode = {"type":"search","value":"laptop"};amzn_assoc_default_category = "PCHardware"; More importantly, the cooling has been completely redesigned, and the exhaust no longer blows into the screen. The 15-inch Asus ZenBook Pro Duo is the first to put them together in the same laptop, making it a potential photo-editing powerhouse and a workhorse in cramped spaces-- if you don't mind the weight and don't need good battery life. Finally, OLED flicker is something to consider. ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All rights reserved. I made this video: That means you should switch to Dark modes in order to favor daily-use battery life and you should expect your mileage to vary based on whats on the screen, from as low as 2 and as high as 5 hours of everyday use. I think one of the reasons we've only seen high-powered models with two screens is because that way you don't expect great battery life. I also noticed on both dual-screen laptops that it's a little hard to grab things at the bottom of the top screen and the top of the bottom screen: The cursor jumps. I also havent noticed any coil whine or electronic noises, so theres really nothing to complain here. In fact, this is the first recessed-keyboard design that actually makes sense to me. Youll either have to pump-up the sensitivity significantly, in which case the cursor gets over-responsive, or have to perform all sorts of finger gymnastics to efficiently perform tasks that feel a lot more natural on regular, landscape shaped surfaces. As for the CPU, it performs within 10-15% of its maximum potential based on our findings, due to thermal throttling kicking in with longer loads. Furthermore, the high GPU temperatures limit overclocking, thats why many of the other RTX 2060 80W models that allow overclocking are able to score 10-15% better in GPU chores and up to 20% better in games. With daily use the fans rest quiet, inactive most of the time, and rarely kick in with heavier multitasking.

Asus also offers an Auto fan profile, and on our samples, the fans performed pretty much the same with games in both cases. Our unit proved stable at -125 mV, which resulted in speeds of 3.3-3.4 GHz, 60W+ TDP, temperatures of around 95 degrees Celsius and scores of only around 1060+ points. With all these out of the way, we also need to address another elephant in the room: the OLED display. Given how thick it is, it's also disappointing that it lacks a wired Ethernet jack. You can also find OLED screens in more portable form-factors as well, if thats what youre after.

Coverage: 100% sRGB, 97% AdobeRGB, 100% DCI P3; Max brightness in the middle of the screen: 406 cd/m2 on power; Panel HardwareID: BOE BOE087F (NV126B5M-N41); Coverage: 94% sRGB, 68% AdobeRGB, 71% DCI P3; Max brightness in the middle of the screen: 263 cd/m2 on power; Burn-in is something to consider long-term with an OLED-laptop, given the amount of static content on Windows, like the menu and browser bar, etc. Deactivating the ScreenPad has a significant impact on the battery runtimes, and its something we definitely recommend when watching movies.

It feels very natural over there, although you will have to move your right hand out from the keyboard to get to it, much like with a regular computer mouse. Nonetheless, youre not going to get this laptop for movies and browsing. An SD card-reader would have been also much appreciated on a creator laptop and its the only thing Im missing, although some of you might have also appreciated a LAN port (theres an adapter for that) or some sort of lock. Both components reach high temperatures though, of 95+ C for the CPU and 80+ C for the GPU. The results were consistent between the two, though: the CPU runs hot and that impacts the performance in most demanding tasks, either work-related or games. The side-angle allows the sound to bounce out easily, and the overall quality is above average, with good mids and highs and some decent lows. For instance, you can have Spotify and a Youtube clip down there while running the browser on the main screen, or maybe put OBS/Discord there while playing a game, or maybe send there some of the Photoshop/Premiere side tools while editing on the main screen. Other laptops better handle the same components with simpler cooling solutions, thats why I asked Asus for a second review unit and reran all our tests. As a result, the Cinebench score is only about 85% of what the CPU is capable of in top-tier thermal implementations, like the ROG Scar III. The laptop passes the 3DMark tests with both stock and undervolted settings. I have also tried other pens from other brands but nothing has changed. Thats about it for this review. On the other hand, the CPU is greatly limited and the GPU drops to around 30W while the laptop is unplugged, which suggests that the Pro Duo will struggle with demanding combined CPU+GPU loads in this case. Finally, this laptop also gets a webcam and the microphones, both placed at the top of the screen, next to the IR cameras for Windows Hello. Just dont expect to type on the lap, on the thighs or in cramped spaces, this ZenBook is a desk computer and I cant stress this aspect enough. In fact, it will feel a lot like typing on a desktop keyboard, with or without the palm-rest accessory attached. Asus includes a battery-powered pen in the pack. Down below weve gathered all our thoughts on the ZenBook Pro Duo, with the solid points and the quirks, so youll know if this is the right choice for you or not. This sort of design is fine as long as you keep the laptop on a desk. OLEDs dont experience the same kind of flickering youre getting on low-frequency LED panels. You can even use it as a touchpad while it's in that mode, but you may get random numbers in odd places. Its a work-horse, so lets see how it can handle demanding loads. Your email address will not be published.

The GPU performs well across the board in these tests, pretty much as youd expect from an 80W RTX 2060.

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