ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo UX581 Laptop, 15.6” 4K UHD NanoEdge Touch Display, Intel Core i7-10750H, 16GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, GeForce RTX 2060, ScreenPad Plus, Windows 10 Pro, Celestial Blue, UX581LV-XS74T

Description

★★★★★
$1,799.99
Buy now
amazon.com

Features

  • Standing screen display size: ‎15.6 Inches
  • Processor: ‎5 GHz corei7_10750h
  • RAM: ‎16 GB DDR4
  • Graphics Coprocessor: ‎NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
  • Chipset Brand: ‎NVIDIA
  • Card Description: ‎Dedicated
  • Wireless Type: ‎Bluetooth, 802.11ax
  • ScreenPad Plus: 14 inch 4K matte touchscreen, giving your endless way to optimize your multitasking experience by extending the screen or split windows and apps on both displays

Description

  • ScreenPad Plus: 14 inch 4K matte touchscreen, giving your endless way to optimize your multitasking experience by extending the screen or split windows and apps on both displays
  • 15.6 inch 4K UHD NanoEdge touchscreen glossy main display
  • Latest 10th generation Intel Core...

    User reviews

    Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  Be aware their so called flagship Asus ZenBook Pro Duo UX581…some of the units have fatal flaw in which the brand new 2.5k laptop will take more than 9 minutes to boot (watch the clip) the power button and the pad will blink for a second and than goes blank..It constantly does that for full 9 minutes did everything from security patches to latest build of windows plus charge the batteries in full ..no fix..in short I have done every trick in the textbook but the results were the same …it acts like that once you turn it off and than turn back on .otherwise once fully booted (after 8 minutes that is) it restarts fast just like normal the tech support from ASUS was super horrible the man I spoke to from their tech support was not helpful at all and admitted the unit is faulty than suggest me to send the brand new 3 days old laptop for repair and gave me the case number... say what …. No thanks… Amazon was there TO rescue not only Amazon is picking up the unit but also sent me the replacement ..5 stars to Amazon and zero stars to ASUS …so if you encounter the same error …explain to Amazon and get your replacement from Amazon DON’T EVEN BOTHER to contact ASUS tech support they are answering all questions here on amazon but they have different face when you contact them and tell them your laptop is faulty what a shame ..i am giving 5 STARS to Amazon for their help and support that is why Amazon is becoming king in the market ASUS should learn the meanings of customer /tech support service from Amazon ....
    This is a phenomenally designed laptop with a very limited number of flaws so far in 3 days of professional use. First, the battery life under standard usage (video streaming + web + office files) has been in the 4-5 hour range with intermediate to high screen brightness. The laptop is continuously silent. The dual screen works flawlessly at first initiation of Windows with no additional input/installation required. Setting up a hotkey to auto-load preset applications was simple and self-explanatory, and this function works flawlessly (this is what I show people when bragging about the laptop). The secondary screen, like the primary screen, is touch responsive and works well the the bundled Asus pen or by finger touch. The keyboard is beautifully responsive and pleasant to use (much more so than my previous 3 macbooks), and I have found no need to use the wrist rest. The offset touchpad works well if you are right-handed, but the responsiveness to the touchpad is slightly worse than a macbook so far (I find myself having to repeat movements to scroll through webpages- not often- but noticeably more than with a macbook), although the settings for this could be optimized better within Windows (sensitivity). The screen resolution is phenomenal and to my eye is at least as good as a retina display. The secondary screen is matte but is quite functional- I am using 1/2 of the secondary screen for email (which I receive constantly) and the other half for webpages vs. word documents, with the primary screen for my primary job occupation including image analysis. The computer has benchmarked within expectation, and to improve battery life, uses an integrated processor GPU instead of the 2060 for routine applications (I am unsure if the 2060 is only active when the battery is plugged in, or if it kicks in for certain applications- perhaps someone else could specify). The M.2 SSD is a 1TB Samsung MZVLB1T0HALR which has benchmarked as expected. 16Gb ram are clocked at 2667 MHz. The machine is a portable workhorse, comfortable but on the high end weight of what you would want to walk around with for a long period, and can handle anything you would throw at it. Having the extra screen real estate has already made a difference in my specific workflow, and the dual screen setup has been implemented flawlessly. I will say that old programs (old versions of Citrix) that do not have DPI correction for dual monitors (rare nowadays) may have an issue with the dual screen setup, but this would be true for a desktop also and unlikely to affect your usage. Evening sitting recumbent with a 20-30 degree angle on the secondary screen, the font is quite visible.I highly recommend this laptop and expect it will be very popular for busy professionals who do a lot of multitasking and are required to respond to many things in the moment- or who like to utilize a quick glance instead of flipping back and forth amongst screens- or any other possible usages!
    EDIT 3/13/20: Dropping review to 2 stars. This laptop is not compatible with the Windows 1909 update (installation always blue-screens and fails). It also isn't compatible with the HTC Vive VR headset (says GPU cannot connect to the HMD).EDIT 10/28/19: After installing some Windows updates, the screen brightness setting stopped working for the ScreenPad + (bottom screen). I installed the latest BIOS from the ASUS website and that resolved the issue.Very cool laptop. The hardware specs are comparable to gaming laptops, but for a similar price you get a second screen and a chassis that isn't a hideous monstrosity.The second screen is very useful, especially when browsing the web, where you can see much more of the page than on a single 16:9 display. The second display doesn't look as nice as the main display unless you turn it up to full brightness, but at full brightness the color is quite good. Not as good as the OLED main display, of course, but that's to be expected.The chassis seems well made and very durable. There is no flex anywhere. It also looks extremely modern and sexy.MISLEADING ADSASUS advertises this laptop as coming with Amazon Alexa support, including a light bar that will light up when Alexa recognizes your voice. This is totally false. Alexa is NOT built in. If you download the Alexa app from the Microsoft Store, the light bar does not change color when you speak.ACCESSORIES:The included e-pen for drawing on the screen works reasonably well. The pressure sensitivity isn't the best, but that's no big surprise from an included accessory.I was expecting the palm rest to magnetically snap to the bottom of the laptop. It turns out that it does not snap or attach in any way, and it's easy to accidentally move it.PERFORMANCE:Minecraft Java Edition: Minecraft is a good test because the Java edition is famously not that well optimized compared to most games, due to inherent performance limitations of Java. When I opened an existing world (copied over from another computer), it just opened instantly. No load time whatsoever. I first tried running the game in 4k with the bottom screen off. Performance was fine (steady 60fps), but the laptop ran fairly (though not alarmingly) hot. Turning the second screen on caused the framerate to noticeably dip, and the laptop seemed to run even hotter. However, it was super convenient being able to access the Minecraft wiki in the bottom screen without alt-tabbing out of the game. I would recommend running the game at less than 4k resolution to reduce heat.Metro 2033: The first Metro game is very demanding due to its sophisticated lighting engine. The game ran at a consistent 60fps in DX11 mode with tessellation enabled and all of the quality settings maxed. The ZenBook ran fairly (but not alarmingly) hot. Metro's dark environments look fantastic on an OLED screen. After a while, it occurred to me that I hadn't actually checked the resolution when choosing the quality settings. I checked it and discovered that the game was running at 1920x1080. I hadn't even noticed it wasn't at full resolution; 4k is just an unnecessarily high pixel density for a 15-inch screen, and you can probably run most games at 1080p without noticing the difference.HEAT:This ZenBook has the best heat dispersion I've ever encountered in a laptop or ultrabook with a gaming GPU. There are fans on both sides of the chassis that blow heat outward to the left and right. When the laptop is under heavy load (e.g. while playing a performance-intensive game), the fans will be blasting out hot air like a space heater, and the air in the general vicinity of the laptop gets noticeably (but not uncomfortably) warmer. However, the laptop chassis itself _barely gets warm_. This means almost 100% of the heat generated by the CPU and GPU is successfully vented out of the chassis, which means you never have to worry about overheating the components.---These are only initial impressions; I will update this review after spending more time with the laptop.


    View all reviews

0 Shares
Share
Tweet
Pin
Share