Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo (2022) Review: King of versatility

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Making the perfect laptop for creators is an uphill task. Every creator has a different need but the most common one they all have is the need for more screen space. Asus identified this need and have been stuffing dual display setups in its ZenBook laptops. The ZenBook Pro Duo was the flagship one with a half-sized display sitting above the keyboard and when I used it first, I fell in love with the concept. In 2022, Asus has released another updated iteration of the same and this time, the changes are small but work in a big way to affect the end user experience drastically. Positively or negatively? That's what we are here to find out.

The Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo for 2022 gets a fancy high refresh rate OLED display, the latest 12th Gen Intel processors, some update design elements, and a smartened up ScreenPad Plus software. It now starts at Rs. 144,990 but Asus has shipped us the droolworthy Intel Core i9 variant with all the bells and whistles, costing a whopping Rs. 224,990. That puts it in the Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch territory and that means this laptop has to prove itself in the best of ways.

If you have seen a ZenBook Pro Duo laptop previously, the design seems exactly the same, save for minor refinements and a new logo. For those coming from conventional “single screen” laptops, the ZenBook Pro 14 Duo is a piece of sci-fi tech that deserves its own space on Iron Man's desk, if Iron Man had a conventional work station. A 14.5-inch 2.8K OLED display accompanied by a 12.7-inch secondary display is a setup that makes the MacBook Pro with its display notch look dated. You also get a keyboard and a trackpad, all stacked up on the deck.

The secondary display lofts up by a vast angle to aid cooling and a better viewing