ZenBook Pro Duo (UX581)

"ZenBook Pro Duo" is characterized by a main display and a sub-display, but the novelty of having two displays is not the product of Uri. In addition to the display, carefully selected parts are used in various parts of the CPU, GPU, and undercarriage. First of all, I would like you to see the carefully selected specifications of the "ZenBook Pro" series, which is aimed at gamers and creators.

[ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo UX581]

[ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo UX581 / UX581GV-9980] CPU: Intel Core i9-9980HK GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Chipset: Mobile Intel HM370 Main memory: 32GB DDR4 SO-DIMM Storage: 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD Optical drive: None Network: - (wired LAN) / IEEE802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (wireless LAN) Main display: 3,840 x 2,160 dots 15.6 type OLED (organic EL) sub-display: 3,840 x 1,100 dots 14-inch wide TFT color liquid crystal AC adapter: 230W AC adapter OS: Windows 10 Pro Body weight: about 2.5 kg Accessories: palm rest, ASUS PEN 466,500 yen (excluding tax)

As you can see in the specifications, the biggest feature of this "ZenBook Pro Duo" is that it is a dual display model. The main display is a 4K (3,840 x 2,160 dots) 60Hz display that uses an organic EL panel. Unlike general liquid crystal panels, the brightness of each pixel can be adjusted, so perfect black can be expressed. are doing.

The TFT liquid crystal wide display "ScreenPad Plus" at the bottom has a resolution equivalent to 4K, a width of 3,840 dots, and a height of 1,100 dots, which is irregular, but it is just the size of a keyboard, and it can be used comfortably between the main display and the sub-display. You can go back and forth between windows. Even on the sub-display, you can easily change the maximum display by simply moving the window, the display according to the three frames, or the full size display. Equipped with the launcher application "Quick Launcher", you can call the application registered for the sub display at any time.

I will talk about the actual usability later, but let's first look at the specs.

[ScreenPad Plus] The name of ASUS's sub-display and function that realizes a highly convenient dual display. You can freely adjust the window display together with the software "Quick Launcher" [ZenBook Pro Duo UX581 example of moving windows on dual display] Name of ASUS sub-display and function that realizes highly convenient dual display. You can freely adjust the window display together with the software "Quick Launcher"

The CPU is equipped with Intel Core i9-9980HK. It is a monster CPU that realizes 8 cores and 16 threads while being a mobile CPU with an architecture equivalent to the ninth generation, and operates at 2.4 GHz and a maximum of 5 GHz. This CPU, which has specs that are similar to CPUs for desktop PCs, has the high clock operation required for games and a large number of processing threads that are advantageous for distribution, so it can be expected to demonstrate high performance in both games and distribution. .

[Core i7-8700] Core i9-9980HK capable of processing the latest 16 threads. The latest GeForce RTX 2060 is equipped with the

GPU, which demonstrates high performance in games along with an operating clock of 5 GHz. It supports DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling), which calculates reflections in the game in real time and optimizes screen drawing by reflecting ray tracing and AI. These functions, which were not supported by many games when they first appeared, will also support DLSS in "Monster Hunter World" with an update, and the AAA title "Call of Duty Modern Warefare" scheduled to be released this fall will support ray tracing.

Besides the new features, the base performance has improved from the conventional GTX 10 series, demonstrating high performance in games. As a function for notebook PCs, it uses the graphics function built into the CPU when idle, and supports NVIDIA Optimus technology that switches to GeForce RTX 2060 when games and GPU performance are required.

[GeForce GTX 1050 Ti] Equipped with GeForce RTX 2060. The popular game "Monster Hunter World" will newly support DLSS, and "Call of Duty Modern Warefare" will also support ray tracing. High-speed, large-capacity members are used for these. As for the memory, while desktop gaming PCs are about to move from 8GB to the standard 16GB, the capacity is doubled to 32GB DDR4-2666. As long as you play games, you won't have to worry about memory capacity.

Although the network does not have a wired LAN port, it supports IEEE 802.11ax (hereafter, 11ax) called the latest standard WiFi6. Although the communication partner requires an 11ax compatible router, the communication speed has been improved and the communication distance has been improved. Supports 2x2 communication and allows up to 2.4Gbps communication. As a gamer, I'm worried about the behavior of the response speed, including PING, because it's a wireless LAN, but I should be happy with the pure speed improvement.

[NVMe M.2 SSD and IEEE 802.11ax] Overwhelming transfer speeds of 3,000 MB/s read and over 2,000 MB/s write. The number of compatible routers for 11ax is still small, but ASUS has also made an appearance, so I would like to consider it as well

Another feature is that it comes with a battery-powered touch pen "ASUS Pen" that supports 1,024 levels of pen pressure sensitivity, allowing you to work creatively. It comes with a palm rest that can be used for a long time and reduces fatigue when typing.