

When you open the lid of the laptop, the ScreenPad Plus display slowly rises to an angle of 13 degrees above the body. The Duo 15 also ditches the ErgoLift hinge, found in the Zenbook Duo. The side and rear grilles complement the simple and minimalist design very well. Unlike other ASUS gaming series, the Zephyrus series comes in a less flashy design, with a big emphasis on portability. The laptop has a solid and durable frame with a minimalist design, a glossy diagonal stripe and a glossy ROG logo. It looks and feels good in the blue-gray hue, the only color choice. Asus manages to keep the weight down by opting for a magnesium aluminide frame, rather than aluminum or plastic. But for a 15.6-inch laptop with the most powerful components we’ve seen so far, it is not bulky either. With dimensions of 36 x 26.8 x 2.1 cm and a weight of 2.4 kg, the ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 is far from light. The packaging also includes a backpack, mouse and webcam. Inside are two smaller premium boxes, one with the battery and accessories and one with the laptop itself. The whole package comes in a large, ASUS ROG branded, black cardboard box. The model we’ve received for this review is the ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS PACKAGING, DESIGN & BUILD QUALITY Intel Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)Ģ x 4W speakers with Smart AMP technology SPECIFICATIONS CPUĭDR4 3200MHz SDRAM on board 16G, 1 x SODIMM slot, up to 32GBĢ x M.2 NVMe PCIE 3.0 x 4 up to 2TB SSD with RAID 0 supportġ5.6-inch, Non-Glare, UHD (3840 x 2160), IPS, 100% Adobe, Pantone Validated, G-SYNCTM with 14.1-inch (3840 x 1100) touchscreenġ x USB3.2 Gen2 Type C, DisplayPortTM 1.4, ThunderboltTM3, Power Delivery 3.0ġ x HDMI (HDMI 2.0b support) 2 x Audio jack: Mic-in & Headphone Mic-in

The model we tested is the top-end model, the Asus ROG Zephyrus 15 Duo GX550LXS offering an Intel Core i9-10980HK processor, 32 GB of 3200 MHz DDR4 memory, 2 TB of total SSD storage and dual graphics with a dedicated Nvidia RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GPU and Intel UHD Graphics.
ROG ZEPHYRUS DUO PORTABLE
Definitely not for anyone looking for an ultraportable laptop with high-end performance, but for those who need a professional and portable workstation. While it is primarily aimed at enthusiast gamers and content creators, The Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo is not a notebook for everyone. It’s a powerhouse that competes with high-end desktop alternatives while still offering the portability and convenience of a compact laptop. Regardless of the display you choose, there is enough power under the hood for serious performance. ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550 ReviewĬompared to the ASUS ZenBook Duo, the Screenpad Plus raises at an angle of 13° when the notebook is opened which makes the display more visible and also improves cooling.
ROG ZEPHYRUS DUO PRO
Known as the ROG Screenpad Plus, introduced last year with the ASUS ZenBook Duo and the ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo, this is a 14-inch IPS panel with a UHD resolution of 3840 x 1100 pixels, a 60 Hz refresh rate and comes with touch functionality. Both panels have no touch functionality.Īpart from the main screen, the Zephyrus Duo 15 also offers a second screen.
ROG ZEPHYRUS DUO FULL
The Zephyrus Duo 15 has a 15.6-inch main display, available in two configurations: 4K IPS 60 Hz with a 100% Adobe RGB color gamut, Pantone Validated, and supports G-Sync and a Full HD IPS with a 100% sRGB color gamut, Pantone Validated, also supports G-Sync but with a refresh rate of 300 Hz.
ROG ZEPHYRUS DUO BLUETOOTH
2 Type A, as well as Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0. In terms of connectivity, the ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 offers Thunderbolt 3, USB 3.2 Gen. The ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 offers up to a 10 th gen Intel Core i9, RTX 2080 Super Max Q with 8GB GDDR6 VRAM, 48 GB of DDR4 3200MHz RAM and up to 2 TB of NVMe PCIe SSD storage capacity which also supports RAID 0 configurations. It is the first laptop in the ROG series with dual screens, just like Zenbook Duo that we reviewed earlier, and presents itself as a laptop for enthusiast gamers and content creators. The latest from ASUS ROG series of gaming laptops is the Zephyrus Duo 15.
