{"id":405270,"date":"2026-01-12T20:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/405270\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T20:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:47:11","slug":"ces-2026-asus-rog-zephyrus-duo-is-finally-a-proper-dual-screen-gaming-laptop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/405270\/","title":{"rendered":"CES 2026: Asus’ ROG Zephyrus Duo is finally a proper dual-screen gaming laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Asus’ dual-screen gaming laptop is back with more screen than ever. The Taiwanese tech company unveiled a new ROG Zephyrus Duo with twin 16-inch 3K OLED touchscreens at CES 2026<\/a> Monday, marking its first update in three years and a major redesign. Mashable stopped by Asus’ private showroom to check it out.<\/p>\n

Previous ROG Zephyrus Duos released from 2020 to 2023 had 15- to 16-inch displays that were accompanied by a thinner tilted panel called a “ScreenPad Plus.” It was attached to the top of the device’s keyboard, which had narrow vertical touchpad on the right-hand side. Reviewers called its overall design “pretty cool<\/a>” and potentially useful<\/a> for keeping an eye on Twitch<\/a> or Discord<\/a> chats while gaming, but took issue with its “cramped” and “awkward” keyboard and touchpad layout.<\/p>\n

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\n Bye-bye, ScreenPad Plus.
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In overhauling the ROG Zephyrus Duo for 2026, Asus finally made it a proper dual-screen gaming laptop. The ScreenPad Plus has been replaced with a second full-sized display for 213 percent more screen real estate, and it now has a larger detachable keyboard with a centered touchpad underneath it. <\/p>\n

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\n The Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo was on display in Dual-Screen and Book modes.
\n Credit: Haley Henschel \/ Mashable\n <\/p>\n

Asus also built a kickstand into the base of the ROG Zephyrus Duo and made its hinge capable of rotating 320 degrees. This affords it five different user modes:<\/p>\n

Dual-Screen Mode, where the two displays are stacked on top of one another.<\/p>\n

Laptop Mode, where the second display is attached the keyboard. (The keyboard automatically charges itself this way.)<\/p>\n

Sharing Mode, where the two displays are laid flat on a surface.<\/p>\n

Book Mode, where the two displays are propped up vertically side by side.<\/p>\n

Tent Mode, where the two displays fold up in the center like an inverted V, allowing two people to use the device at once.<\/p>\n

These changes bring the ROG Zephyrus Duo’s design more in line with that of the ZenBook Duo<\/a>, Asus’ dual-screener for everyday productivity. However, the ZenBook Duo’s hinge opens to a maximum of 180 degrees, so it lacks Tent Mode support.<\/p>\n

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The new ROG Zephyrus Duo runs a new Intel Core Ultra chip with up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics, and it maxes out with 64GB of RAM and 2TB of storage. Its two 16-inch touchscreens both feature 3K OLED panels with 120Hz refresh rates and up to 1,100 nits of brightness for HDR content.<\/p>\n

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\n The 2026 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo supports (clockwise from upper left) Book, Tent, Sharing, Dual-Screen, and Laptop modes.
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To keep the ROG Zephyrus Duo cool, Asus has equipped it with a vapor chamber, liquid metal<\/a>, two fans, and put a graphite sheet underneath its second display.<\/p>\n

The ROG Zephyrus Duo has an aluminum chassis in a new Stellar Gray finish. Its lid features a diagonal “Slash Lighting” RGB LED strip with 35 different lighting zones, but it’s otherwise pretty understated. (Well, as understated as a laptop with two bright OLED displays can be.)<\/p>\n

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\n Here’s that “Slash Lighting” LED strip.
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The ROG Zephyrus Duo comes with six Dolby Atmos speakers and a good mix of ports, including Thunderbolt 4 ports, USB-A ports, an SD card slot, and an HDMI port. It measures 0.77 inches thin and weighs 6.28 pounds, making it quite heavy even for a 16-inch gaming laptop. For comparison’s sake, its 2023 predecessor came in at 0.81 inches and 5.9 pounds.<\/p>\n

The ROG Zephyrus Duo’s heft will probably be the second-biggest dealbreaker for potential buyers after its price. Asus has yet to reveal its starting cost, but the previous model retailed for $3,499.99 with 32GB of RAM and 2TB of storage \u2014 and it wasn’t released amid a RAM and storage shortage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Head to the Mashable CES 2026 hub<\/a> for the latest news and live updates from the biggest show in tech, where Mashable journalists are reporting live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Asus’ dual-screen gaming laptop is back with more screen than ever. The Taiwanese tech company unveiled a new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405271,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,61],"class_list":["post-405270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}