Asus’ Zenbook Duo dual-screen laptop computer will get Intel’s new chip and a extra seamless hinge

The Asus Zenbook Duo is getting a chip improve, an overhauled hinge design, and an enormous battery improve for CES 2026. The brand new dual-screen laptop computer will get Intel Panther Lake when it launches later in Q1 2026, although its pricing isn’t finalized. However probably the most noticeable change is to its end and its hinge. The Duo now makes use of Asus’ Ceraluminum end for a textured really feel, and its hinge creates a way more seamless dual-screen expertise with much less of a niche between the 2 14-inch 2880 x 1800 / 144Hz OLED shows.

The brand new Zenbook Duo additionally has a barely smaller footprint in comparison with the last-gen model, however with a a lot bigger 99Wh battery over the earlier gen’s 75Wh. The pogo pins for attaching its keyboard and trackpad deck over the decrease show are actually magnetic, so that they conceal away into the chassis as you yank off the keyboard and slowly emerge as you connect it.

The brand new Duo could appear not all too completely different from the last-gen model when seen in a vacuum, however sitting aspect by aspect with the last-gen mannequin exhibits the hinge distinction to be evening and day. I’ll be trying ahead to testing this one along with its new gaming counterpart, the 2026 Zephyrus Duo.