ASUS Opens ROG Zephyrus Duo Preorders at $4,500

ASUS has opened preorders for the ROG Zephyrus Duo, described as the world's first dual 16-inch OLED gaming laptop, with pricing starting at $4,500 for the base configuration and reaching $5,500 for the top model equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 GPU.

The laptop features two 16-inch ROG Nebula HDR OLED touchscreens, each with 3K resolution at 2880x1800, a 120Hz refresh rate, 0.2-millisecond response time, 1,100 nits peak brightness, and 100% DCI-P3 color coverage. DisplayHDR True Black 1000 certified, the panels offer a combined diagonal screen space exceeding 21 inches. The primary screen supports NVIDIA G-Sync, while a built-in kickstand and 320-degree hinges enable five operating modes: Dual Screen for maximum productivity, Laptop for standard use, Sharing for flat collaboration, Book for portrait-oriented tasks like coding, and Tent for couch co-op gaming.

Powering the device is an Intel Core Ultra 9 386H 16-core processor with a 50 TOPS NPU for AI workloads, paired with either an RTX 5070 Ti or RTX 5090 laptop GPU at up to 135W TGP. Configurations include 32GB or 64GB LPDDR5X RAM and 1TB or 2TB PCIe 5.0 SSD storage. A redesigned cooling system incorporates a larger...