Kathmandu, February 12, 2020: ASUS has finally announced one of its most anticipated laptop ranges, ZenBook Pro Duo (UX581) and ZenBook Duo (UX481). Revealing the future of computing, both the laptops have stunning new designs, adding a secondary touchscreen atop the keyboard. Crafted with perfection for Nepal’s growing tribe of digital nomads, creative mavericks, content creators, editors, passionate gamers, and multitasking professionals, the latest ZenBook series from the house of ASUS allows users to unlock productivity and strive to achieve greater efficiencies.
In addition to the dual-screen laptop offerings, ASUS will also be bringing forth other stellar launches. This includes the launch of the new ScreenPadTM 2.0, on ZenBook 14/15(UX434/ UX534), taking the brand’s legacy forward as the world’s most compact laptops series.
The Laptop of Tomorrow: ZenBook Pro Duo & ZenBook Duo
It has never been this easy to harness one’s complete creative power, with ZenBook Pro Duo and ZenBook Duo introducing a new form factor for laptops. Equipped with both a keyboard and a secondary touchscreen for input, the laptops elevate creativity and productivity to the next level. Offering an edge in workflow efficiency, ZenBook Pro Duo features a full-width 4K ASUS ScreenPad™ Plus that works seamlessly with the main 4K UHD OLED display, while Zenbook Duo features a full-length 1920p ASUS ScreenPad™ Plus that works seamlessly with the main 1080p FHD LCD.
Dual-screen powered by ScreenPadTMPlus
Optimise and personalise the workflow with ASUS ScreenPad™ Plus; in ZenBook Pro Duo, it takes the form of a full-width 4K secondary touchscreen that works seamlessly with the main 15.6-inch 4K UHD OLED HDR touchscreen. ZenBook Duo comes with a full-length 1920p that works seamlessly with the main 1080p FHD LCD.
A series of handy built-in apps help boost your productivity. Quick Key allows one-tap automation of complex keyboard sequences, and Handwriting lets you input text intuitively. There are also useful quick controls such as App Switcher, ViewMax and Task Swap for intuitive interactions between the main display and ScreenPad™ Plus. Task Group lets you lock into work mode by opening multiple tasks with a single touch. And now you can drag any Windows app or in-app toolbar onto ScreenPad™ Plus to give you more room to work on the main display, wherever you are.
Stunning display
ZenBook Pro Duo offers a truly amazing 4K UHD NanoEdge OLED HDR display. It is well complimented by a four-sided frameless design featuring ultra-slim bezels. The brilliant OLED touchscreen delivers ultra-vivid colors and deep blacks, with a cinema-grade 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut and 100,000:1 contrast ratio. The barely-there bezels increase the screen-to-body ratio to a near-borderless 89%, thus offering more screen and less distraction.
ZenBook Duo is equipped with 1080p FHD NanoEdge display, with a four-sided frameless design featuring 90% screen to body ratio. The brilliant main LCD comes colour calibrated form the factory and offers 100% sRGB with Pantone Validation, adding to ZenBook Duo’s pro-user capabilities.
Unrivalled Performance
The stellar dual-screen comes with ASUS’ uncompromising focus on delivering a strong performance. ZenBook Pro Duo is powered by up to a 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 eight-core processor, the latest gaming-grade NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 graphics and blisteringly fast storage. This ultra-powerful combination ensures that ZenBook Pro Duo takes professional-quality tasks in its stride, such as multi-layer photo or video editing, 3D graphics rendering or even game live-streaming.ZenBook Duo is powered by the up to latest 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 10510U, the latest NVIDIA® GeForce MX250 graphics and extremely fast storage.
Fastest connectivity
ZenBook Pro Duo offers dongle-free connectivity with the latest Thunderbolt™ 3 USB-C™ port. The latest Intel Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ (802.11ax) takes wireless speeds to the next level.ZenBook Duo comes with no compromise on connectivity, with 2xUSB 3.1 Gen 2 USB-C™ ports – supporting 4K display and up to 10Gbps of DATA transfer speed. The latest Intel Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ (802.11ax) takes wireless speeds to the next level.
Accessories
The Zenbook Pro Duo(UX581) is bundled with a stylus, laptop stands for better viewing and palm rest, given the size. The Zenbook Duo (UX481) is accompanied by a stylus, laptop stands for better viewing and a sleeve.
World’s Most Compact Series: Zenbook 13(UX334), ZenBook 14 (UX434) &ZenBook 15 (UX534) with ScreenPadTM 2.0
The 10th Generation UX334 comes with MS Office H&S. Offering high-performance features, ZenBook 30 offers the latest 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 quad-core CPU, NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 graphics, 16GB RAM, an ultrafast 1TB PCIe® SSD and gigabit-class Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac).
The new ASUSZenBook 14 (UX434) and 15 (UX534) herald a new era of thin, light, compact laptops with four-sided frameless NanoEdge displays that feature ultraslim bezels on all four sides, giving up to an unrivalled up to 95% screen-to-body ratio for a near-borderless viewing experience. This also makes each of the new ZenBook models the world’s most compact laptops for their respective screen size.
Continuing the dual-screen offering, the new ScreenPad™ 2.0 is available on ZenBook 13/14/15, upgrading the traditional laptop experience with an interactive secondary screen that enhances productivity for endless possibilities. Both the 10th Generation laptops come with Microsoft Office H&S. The latest series are, furthermore, powered by the latest 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 quad-core CPU, up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Max-Q graphics (ZenBook 15) or GeForce® MX250 (ZenBook13 &14), 16GB RAM, ultrafast 1TB PCIe® SSDs and gigabit-class Wi-Fi 6. All of the new ZenBook models have been torture-tested to military-grade (MIL-STD-810G) reliability standards.
Availability & Pricing
Model Name | Starting Price(NPR) | Availability |
ZenBook Pro Duo (UX581) | 365,000 | From Feb 9th 2020 – at all leading computer stores, on Daraz.com, Sastodeal.com and nagmani.com.np |
ZenBook Duo (UX481) | 205,000 | From Feb 9th 2020 – at all leading computer stores, on Daraz.com, Sastodeal.com and nagmani.com.np |
Zenbook 15 (UX534)
|
1,24,990 | From Feb 9th 2020 – at all leading computer stores, on Daraz.com, Sastodeal.com and nagmani.com.np |
Zenbook 14 (UX434)
|
115,000 | From Feb 9th 2020 – at all leading computer stores, on Daraz.com, Sastodeal.com and nagmani.com.np |
Specifications:
ZenBook Pro Duo UX581
Finish / Color | Celestial Blue |
Operating System | Windows 10 Home |
Processor |
Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK processor 2.4GHz octa-core with Turbo Boost (up to 5.0GHz) and 16MB cache |
Intel® Core™ i7-9750H processor 2.6GHz Hexa-core
with Turbo Boost (up to 4.5GHz) and 12MB cache |
|
Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 2060
Video memory: 6GB GDDR6 VRAM |
Display |
15.6” OLED 4K (3840 x 2160) 16:9 touchscreen
5mm-thin bezel with 89% screen-to-body ratio 178° wide-view technology 100% DCI-P3 Pantone Validated |
Memory | 32GB 2666MHz DDR4 |
Storage | 1TB PCIeGen3x4 |
Interfaces |
1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 USB-C™(up to 40Gbps and DisplayPort)
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A (up to 10Gbps) 1 x Standard HDMI 2.0 1 x Audio combo jack |
Keyboard and ScreenPad™ |
Keyboard –Full-size backlit with 1.4mm key travel
ScreenPad™ Plus –14” 4K (3840 x 1100) touch display with 178˚ wide-view technology NumberPad –Integrated LED-backlit numeric keypad on the touchpad. |
Audio | ASUSSonicMaster stereo audio system with surround-sound;
smart amplifier for maximum audio performance Array microphone with Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition support |
Wireless Connectivity | Intel Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax),
Bluetooth 5.0 |
Camera | IR HD Camera with facial login (windows Hello support) |
ZenBook Duo (UX481)
Finish / Color | Celestial Blue |
Operating System | Windows 10 Home |
Processor |
Intel® Core™ i7-10510U processor 1.8GHz quad-core with Turbo Boost (up to 4.9GHz) and 8MB cache |
Intel® Core™ i5-10210U processor 1.6GHz quad-core with Turbo Boost (up to 4.2GHz) and 6MB cache | |
Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250
Video memory: 2GB GDDR5 VRAM |
Display
|
14” FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9 slim-bezel NanoEdge display
3.5mm-thin bezel with 90% screen-to-body ratio 178° wide-view technology Pantone Validated |
Memory | 16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 |
8GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 | |
Storage | 1TB PCIeGen3x4 |
512GB PCIeGen3x2 | |
Interfaces |
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C™ (up to 10Gbps)
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A (up to 10Gbps) 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A (up to 5Gbps) 1 x HDMI 1 x MicroSD card reader |
Keyboard and ScreenPad™ |
Keyboard-Full-size backlit with 1.4mm Key Travel
ScreenPad™ Plus-12.6” (1920 x 515) touch display with 178˚wide-view technology TouchPad-Precision touchpad (PTP) technology supports up to four-finger smart gestures |
Audio |
ASUSSonicMaster stereo audio system with surround-sound;
smart amplifier for maximum audio performance Array microphone with Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition support |
Camera | IR HD Camera with facial login (windows Hello support) |
Wireless Connectivity | Intel Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.0 |
Weight | 1.5 kg |
Finish / Color | Celestial Blue |
Operating System | Windows 10 Home |
Processor |
Intel® Core™ i7-10510U processor 1.8GHz quad-core with Turbo Boost (up to 4.9GHz) and 8MB cache |
Intel® Core™ i5-10210U processor 1.6GHz quad-core with Turbo Boost (up to 4.2GHz) and 6MB cache | |
Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250
Video memory: 2GB GDDR5 VRAM |
Display
|
14” FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9 slim-bezel NanoEdge display
3.5mm-thin bezel with 90% screen-to-body ratio 178° wide-view technology Pantone Validated |
Memory | 16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 |
8GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 | |
Storage | 1TB PCIeGen3x4 |
512GB PCIeGen3x2 | |
Interfaces |
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C™ (up to 10Gbps)
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A (up to 10Gbps) 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A (up to 5Gbps) 1 x HDMI 1 x MicroSD card reader |
Keyboard and ScreenPad™ |
Keyboard-Full-size backlit with 1.4mm Key Travel
ScreenPad™ Plus-12.6” (1920 x 515) touch display with 178˚wide-view technology TouchPad-Precision touchpad (PTP) technology supports up to four-finger smart gestures |
Audio |
ASUSSonicMaster stereo audio system with surround-sound;
smart amplifier for maximum audio performance Array microphone with Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition support |
Camera | IR HD Camera with facial login (windows Hello support) |
Wireless Connectivity | Intel Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.0 |
Weight | 1.5 kg |
ZenBook 15 (UX534FT)
Finish / Color | Royal Blue / Icicle Silver |
Operating System | Windows 10 Home |
Software | Pre-Installed Microsoft Office Home & Student 2019 |
Processor | Intel® Core™ i7-10510U processor 1.8GHz quad-core with Turbo Boost (up to 4.9GHz) and 8MB cache |
Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce®GTX1650 MAX Q
Video memory: 4GB GDDR5 VRAM |
Display | 15.6” LED-backlit Full HD (1920 x 1080) 16:9 slim-bezel NanoEdge display
Four-sided frameless NanoEdge design with 92% screen-to-body ratio 3.0 mm-thin side bezel and 4.5mm bottom bezel Wide 100% sRGBcolor gamut 178° wide-view technology |
Memory | 16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard |
Storage | 1TB PCIe Gen3x4 |
Interfaces |
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C™ (up to 10Gbps)
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A (up to 10Gbps) 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x Standard HDMI 1 x SD card reader 1 x Audio combo jack |
Keyboard and ScreenPad™ |
Keyboard – Full-size backlit, with 1.4mm key travel,
ScreenPad™ 2.0 – 5.65” FHD+ (2160 x 1080) Super IPS display 178˚ wide-view technology, Glass-covered for fingerprint and smudge resistance, Precision touchpad (PTP) technology supports up to four-finger smart gestures |
Audio |
ASUS SonicMaster stereo audio system with surround-sound
smart amplifier for maximum audio performance Array microphone with Cortana voice-recognition support Certified by Harman Kardon |
Camera | IR HD Camera with facial login (windows Hello support) |
Wireless Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6(802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.0 |
Battery | Up to 16hours battery life
71Wh 8- -cell lithium-polymer battery |
Weight | 1.65kg |
ZenBook 14 (UX434FL)
Finish / Color | Royal Blue / Icicle Silver |
Operating System | Windows 10 Home |
Software | Pre-Installed Microsoft Office Home & Student 2019 |
Processor |
Intel® Core™ i7-10510U processor 1.8GHz quad-core with Turbo Boost (up to 4.9GHz) and 8MB cache |
Intel® Core™ i5-10210U processor 1.6GHz quad-core with Turbo Boost (up to 4.2GHz) and 6MB cache | |
Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250
Video memory: 2GB GDDR5 VRAM |
Display |
14” LED-backlit Full HD (1920 x 1080) 16:9 slim-bezel NanoEdge display, non-touch
Four-sided frameless NanoEdge design with 92% screen-to-body ratio 2.9mm-thin side bezel and 3.3mm bottom bezel Wide 100% sRGBcolor gamut 178° wide-view technology |
Memory | 16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3onboard |
8GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard | |
Storage | 1TB PCIeGen3x4 |
512GB PCIeGen3x2 | |
Interfaces |
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C™ (up to 10Gbps)
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A (up to 10Gbps) 1 x USB 2.0 1 x Standard HDMI 1 x MicroSD card reader 1 x Audio combo jack |
Keyboard and ScreenPad™ |
Keyboard – Full-size backlit, with 1.4mm key travel
ScreenPad™ 2.0 – 5.65” FHD+ (2160 x 1080) Super IPS display 178˚ wide-view technology, Glass-covered for fingerprint and smudge resistance, Precision touchpad (PTP) technology supports up to four-finger smart gestures |
Audio |
ASUS SonicMaster stereo audio system with surround-sound
smart amplifier for maximum audio performance Array microphone with Cortana voice-recognition support Certified by Harman Kardon |
Camera | IR HD Camera with facial login (windows Hello support) |
Wireless Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6(802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.0 |
Battery | Up to 12.3hours battery life
50Wh 3-cell lithium-polymer battery |
About Asus :
ASUS is a multinational company known for the world’s best motherboards, PCs, monitors, graphics cards and routers, and driven to become the most-admired innovative leading technology enterprise. With a global workforce that includes more than 5,000 R&D professionals, ASUS leads the industry through cutting-edge design and innovations made to create the most ubiquitous, intelligent, heartfelt and joyful smart life for everyone. Inspired by the In Search of Incredible brand spirit, ASUS won more than 11 prestigious awards every day in 2018 and ranked as one of Forbes’ Global 2000 Top Regarded Companies, Thomson Reuters’ Top 100 Global Tech Leaders and Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies.