Asus’ dual-screen gaming laptop computer is again with extra display screen than ever. The Taiwanese tech firm unveiled an new ROG Zephyrus Duo with twin 16-inch 3K OLED touchscreens at CES 2026 Monday, marking its first replace in three years and a serious redesign.
Earlier ROG Zephyrus Duos launched from 2020 to 2023 had 15- to 16-inch shows that had been accompanied by a thinner tilted panel known as a “ScreenPad Plus.” It was connected to the highest of the machine’s keyboard, which had slim vertical touchpad on the right-hand facet. Reviewers known as its total design “fairly cool” and doubtlessly helpful for maintaining a tally of Twitch or Discord chats whereas gaming, however took subject with its “cramped” and “awkward” keyboard and touchpad format.
In overhauling the ROG Zephyrus Duo for 2026, Asus lastly made it a correct dual-screen gaming laptop computer. The ScreenPad Plus has been changed with a second full-sized show for 213% extra display screen actual property, and it now has a bigger removable keyboard with a centered touchpad beneath it.
Bye-bye, ScreenPad Plus.
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Asus additionally constructed a kickstand into the bottom of the ROG Zephyrus Duo and made its hinge able to rotating 320 levels. This affords it 5 totally different person modes:
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Twin-Display screen Mode, the place the 2 shows are stacked on high of each other.
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Laptop computer Mode, the place the second show is connected the keyboard. (The keyboard mechanically costs itself this manner.)
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Sharing Mode, the place the 2 shows are laid flat on a floor.
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Ebook Mode, the place the 2 shows are propped up vertically facet by facet.
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Tent Mode, the place the 2 shows fold up within the middle like an inverted V, permitting two individuals to make use of the machine without delay.
These modifications convey the ROG Zephyrus Duo’s design extra in keeping with that of the ZenBook Duo, Asus’ dual-screener for on a regular basis productiveness. Nevertheless, the ZenBook Duo’s hinge opens to a most of 180 levels, so it lacks Tent Mode help.
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The brand new ROG Zephyrus Duo runs a brand new Intel Core Extremely chip with as much as Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics, and it maxes out with 64GB of RAM and 2TB of storage. Its two 16-inch touchscreens each function 3K OLED panels with 120Hz refresh charges and as much as 1,100 nits of brightness for HDR content material.
The 2026 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo helps (clockwise from higher left) Ebook, Tent, Sharing, Twin-Display screen, and Laptop computer modes.
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To maintain the ROG Zephyrus Duo cool, Asus has outfitted it with a vapor chamber, liquid metallic, two followers, and put a graphite sheet beneath its second show.
The ROG Zephyrus Duo has an aluminum chassis in a brand new Stellar Grey end. Its lid contains a diagonal “Slash Lighting” RGB LED strip with 35 totally different lighting zones, but it surely’s in any other case fairly understated. (Nicely, as understated as a laptop computer with two brilliant OLED shows will be.)
The ROG Zephyrus Duo comes with six Dolby Atmos audio system and mixture of ports, together with Thunderbolt 4 ports, USB-A ports, an SD card slot, and an HDMI port. It measures 0.77 inches skinny and weighs 6.28 kilos, making it fairly heavy even for a 16-inch gaming laptop computer. For comparability’s sake, its 2023 predecessor got here in at 0.81 inches and 5.9 kilos.
The ROG Zephyrus Duo’s heft will most likely be the second-biggest dealbreaker for potential patrons after its value. Asus has but to disclose its beginning value, however the earlier mannequin retailed for $3,499.99 with 32GB of RAM and 2TB of storage — and it wasn’t launched amid a RAM and storage scarcity.
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