Asus has come into CES 2026 swinging with the (frankly) bonkers ROG Zephyrus Duo — the world’s first dual-screen 16-inch gaming laptop that gives you a wall of OLED for all your gaming.
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The Duos of old focused on offering a letterbox display on the keyboard deck that could be used as a secondary panel for Spotify playlists and a web browser showing a gameplay tutorial. But clearly copying the Zenbook Duo’s homework, Asus has taken the concept and turned it up to 11. Let’s look closer.
A premium build
Yes, that headline is a little provocative, but…I mean just look at it. Those two 16-inch 3K OLED displays are drop-dead gorgeous, running at a buttery smooth 120Hz and sporting HDR support.
Both displays are attached onto a hinge that can bend back a full 320-degrees too, and are protected by that CNC-milled aluminum chassis with a strong, wide kickstand to keep it all stable. The keyboard and touchpad feels good (no more squished touchpad because of the second panel), and it feels premium and powerful to the touch.
And yes, I checked: that super versatile hinge does unlock several gameplay modes, including (most importantly) tent mode. While that does make the idea of local multiplayer on a laptop an interesting possibility (especially if playing sports titles like EA Sports FC), split-screen games cannot be split across panels. It’s a small frustration that Asus will have to sort out with developers.
A monstrous spec list
For this to be a Zephyrus laptop, this machine needs the crazy good spec list. It should come as absolutely no surprise that Asus delivers on that front, with an Intel Core Ultra Series 3 CPU, up to RTX 5090 laptop GPU, 64GB LPDDR5X RAM and a 2TB SSD — pumping 135W through that GPU. You also get plenty of I/O including Thunderbolt 4, and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity to boot.
Cooling is maintained with a vapor chamber, graphite sheet and Liquid Metal to maintain optimal temperatures for sustained performance and reduced fan noise. And those ROG Nebula HDR OLED displays? They’re Pantone-verified and come packed with Nvidia G-Sync.
Everything has been considered here. Asus has taken the dual-screen laptop concept and thrown the kitchen sink at it to make the next-gen ROG Zephyrus Duo. And while I’m sure the price will be truly ludicrous, I can’t help but hold a soft spot for this as one of the coolest laptops I’ve seen so far this decade.
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