2 Screens - 1 BIG Problem! ASUS Zephyrus Duo 16 Review

[@JarrodsTech]

Hopefully the main issue gets fixed in an update, I'll update this comment if so!

[@adrianos2526]

Dude im sorry but your are hurting my mind by not using 4k screen 1080 or 1440p is trash

[@hwi7114]

@@adrianos2526 Gaming at 4k is generally not a good choice at the competitive level, it absolutely tanks your frame rate. Personally, I prefer to play esports titles at 1080p 240Hz. The only thing I'd play at 4k would something like a single player RPG and I wouldn't do that on a dinky 16" laptop display.

[@tatooine_dream]

pretty surprised at the cpu limitations and the fan noise in this model. i really thought the nature of the laptop with unique opening etc would permit way better temps with less noise..i guess not

[@JarrodsTech]

@@adrianos2526 they didn't send me the 4k model so what do you want me to do, download more pixels?

[@saintallnights7239]

@@JarrodsTech You could always hold each side of the screen and stretch it. 😆

[@VaydaladaVodalada]

The one big problem is the CPU not getting enough power, for people who hate clickbait.

[@VaydaladaVodalada]

@@bytbite4288 you can’t understand how “1 BIG problem” is clickbait? Lose a few ridges in the brain recently?

[@lpmoora]

Should be pinned, thanks man! I’m sure most of us still watch the whole video, but it’s good to know going in

[@DirtyBobBojangles]

Thanks. He should really delete your comment though, i would have watched the entire vid if I didn’t read it.

[@naotecurto]

Saved my life. Thanks m8. Is the issue related to the dual screens though?

[@justSTUMBLEDupon]

Wouldn’t call the title clickbait necessarily. Just took a long time to mention the problem. Might have been a better title if it said it was a full review.

[@MrAlmoOndo]

I like the subtle jokes Jarod puts in his videos, like checking negative bank account on dual screen, RGB for better gaming performance, etc. Appreciate your videos, they help more people choose what's right for them.

[@Fee.1]

Agreed. His videos help me realize I actually hate women and I’m gay. Before I just thought I needed to keep looking for a woman who doesn’t talk so much but he helped me find what’s right for me. Penis.

[@evelezpuma]

The absolutely dry delivery is what drives it home imo 🤣

[@insufferablered6280]

This is the only reviewer providing the proper amount of information a buyer would need when buying a new laptop. Love your vids!

[@FriendlyPCGamers]

You don't need to buy this laptop unless you have excess money for Leisure purchases. A desktop and a 3060 laptop combo at 3500 usd is more preferred than this useless laptop.

[@qualat9340]

@@FriendlyPCGamers Sorry for your loss my friend, go with God.

[@qualat9340]

I agree, being relatively new viewer of Jarrod's Tech, each of his model reviews I have seen has answered all my questions and more!

[@dalefrancis9414]

@@FriendlyPCGamers Useless? You don't have to be this bitter in life.

[@FriendlyPCGamers]

@@qualat9340 Define God? Have you seen any? Fake assumptions of a man made story. I am sorry for your loss too. You are lost in the misbelief.

[@IvanOfficial01]

I've always wondered why screens on laptops/monitors don't have a feature to change resolution & refresh rate. Very cool to see on a laptop

[@hwi7114]

You can change resolution and refresh rates through Nvidia's control panel.

[@lockinhinddanger934]

@@hwi7114 I think op means to change the refresh rate to be higher in a lower resolution, and the answer is generally, cost. as why bother having the switch if the monitor is just going to be able todo 240 hertz anyways, yes its a laptop, the point is, the display is a 240 hertz display, why its limited to 120 is beyond me.

[@jkomala]

@@lockinhinddanger934 it's probably limited by the bandwidth of the display interface; eDP 1.4a maxed out at 4K@120hz. it's also unlikely that a laptop GPU will be able to take full advantage of a 4K@240hz display.

[@passintogracegoldenyearnin6310]

These have panel overdrive and panel power saver. My Duo 15 SE with FHD300 only gives 300fps on the main screen if the Screenpad is set to 48Hz. Some limitation. The 4K/1080p thing is WAAAYYY more advanced than changing resolution. There is no proven controller than can drive a 4K screen at 240FPS and it would be a challenge to push that much data bandwidth reliably....plus it would be a waste because the mightiest desktops only push 4K in 50-140fps depending on the game and settings. The 4K/1080p hybrid screen changes how the pixels are controlled at the *hardware* level. It actually creates 2x2 blocks that all turn on and off together. This keeps the image sharp, sharper than a normal 1080p because there are 12 color dots per pixel instead of three. And this gets around the controller limit because you can literally buy a 1080p240 monitor from Wal Mart. 1080p screen controllers go up to 300Hz and even 360Hz, so 240 is no problem. If you scale up 1080p or especially 1440p onto a 4K screen, you'll see some fuzziness from the upscaling. This eliminates that. It's almost more like the way that scan lines worked in old tube screens, some of which still look good even today.

[@olivercharles2930]

@@hwi7114 You neanderthal, that is obviously not what they meant.

[@Crosyph]

Can't believe I was searching for this laptop and this upload suddenly popped up

[@ID-su6cv]

Sometimes it do be like that

[@aaz1992]

sus

[@aaz1992]

amogus

[@thenotred]

Right on time

[@Horus1133]

well no shit if you looked it up it would come up npc

[@laszlobertapercy5210]

Thanks for the great review, few thing to point out as an owner: -There is Full HD+ version, which is actually the best for me, and anyone who using DAW apps, becuase old VST plugin still looks big enough (Its 500+ nits) -My DUO 16 runs @ 4.4Ghz during gaming, with 1720Mhz+ GPU (3070TI) with latest BIOS. -Speakers are great and also inside the hinge under screen, but the second screen is covering it if you open the laptop. That is why highs and mids muffled. You can set costum EQ curve with preinstalled "Dolby Access" for just only the speakers.

[@JarrodsTech]

Try Aida 64 and heaven together rather than a random game to fairly compare with my results :)

[@Naraayanay]

I am awaiting for a laptop with high TGP 3060 or 3070TI laptop for Data Science and AI Simulation and algorithms for big data visualization. I was thinking of going for Ryzen 6900HX or i7 12th Gen. I am also working on Network technologies and learning Firewall and cybersecurity over Cloud. What would be the best option for a working professional who also needs atleast 3-4 hours of battery life? Budget: 2 lac INR ( or 2400 USD) Should I wait longer for another laptop or go for anything that's around for 2000-2400 USD? Looking for usually 17.3 inch or so for better screen as I am working on large data and visualizations. Small screen makes tough to work on large models What is the minimum configuration to do my tasks at ease? My teacher advised for 32 GB for the Network related works but for the AI and Data Science, 16 GB is seemingly enough. Should I buy somewhat cheaper laptop and build PC for heavy tasks?

[@Naraayanay]

I need to go out and move only once or twice a month for work related task. May be 6-8 times a year. So I think 17.3 inches is not a daunting task to carry, yeah it make things heavier but my work flow also easier when I am not able to get hold of large monitor when not in office or home. Since I am working on two 27 inches monitors sidewise and need large screen. It makes things really small for 15.6 inch. I am also looking to build new PC ( Tower or cabinet). I already have monitors. So, I am thinking what could be best spot to buy- whether to get too high end laptop for all task or upgrade my current PC to new one and then look for somewhat budget friendly laptop Though I have budget saved since 8 months just to buy 2500 $ laptop. Yeas- I agree and whatever machine I get I will be going for 3 years warranty atleast. All I am looking for well optimised and great performing machine within my budget. I am still confused whether to choose AMD 6900 HX or i7 12700 HX i9 12900 is outside my budget and also overheats and drains battery too fast. i9 are too pricey! SHould I wait for a month to get things cool down on price or for better options?

[@amogus1479]

@@Naraayanay Asus g15 with a rtx 3080 for around ₹2.1 lakhs is a good option but the cpu is only a ryzen 9 6900hs which is weaker than 12th gen i7 another option is MSI Vector gp 76 for ₹2lakhs with a 12700h and rtx 3070ti but has worse battery Right now i dont suggest getting a new laptop since availability is low and price is very high maybe a month later we will get better pricing but for now it's bad

[@donquaviousiii3943]

where did you find the fhd version?

[@Terreos]

I personally don't think I'll ever spend the extra money on a second screen laptop like this. But, it has been fun to watch this idea keep getting refined over the years. I do wish others were coming out with innovative ideas like this. However, I guess for the same reason that I wouldn't buy one of these I can see why manufactures would be too scared to take the risk.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Yeah if they become more mainstream it's possible the price will go down. But of course they've been saying that about foldable phones for four generations now and they're still 1800 bucks at least in North America.

[@devisals]

Agreed. Personally it's too large for me for a laptop, I'd go for the G14 over this any day.

[@chriswho12345]

this seems like a mature product. they have about everything u need for the 2nd screen in a convenient bar, the software support isn't trash, they've gone the extra distance to get some game integration. this is a very solid good faith effort

[@gandalf5895]

This is, by far, the most comprehensive review on this laptop. great job Jarrod, barely anyone dives into such important details during reviews as you do. Love to see an update when Asusu fixes the CPU performance issiue

[@hoseinqadam]

What I think can be done is to run games that have an inventory bar to the bottom of the screen (lets say Minecraft), at a higher vertical resolution than the main panel. Hopefully this would allow the bottom section of the game screen to extend into the lower screen and you can use the touch to switch items. I can see this messing up other menus tho, but just an idea.

[@TheL0stMind]

I am running the 3070ti version and have had the machine since March, the second screen has an angle that is still slightly too shallow and dim for my taste, it would have been great to have it tilt a little bit more forwad (I know I am nitpicking, it is much more convenient than carrying screen about). My setup actually includes an additional screen with a dock, with this machine I have the real estate to have more stuff open and being used at the same time. It is very helpful. Only worth it in my opinion if you work in at least two main locations (i.e. 2 bases) and have the financial headroom for the secondary screen. Superb build quality, my heart ached when Jarrod was poking the laptop omg... power brick is a pain to lug around, but a 100w high speed phoen charger can keep you going in a pinch. An added ego bonus is that generally people take a few moments to pick their jaws up off the floor when you first open it up

[@kennymixx6726]

Hi guys I also have the same laptop (1 month now) I have my laptop set up in the same fashion that you have yours with an external monitor. I thought that all of the 3080 TI versions came with the 4k monitor. Of course I was wrong so I ended up with a 2560x1600 monitor. I'm not complaining because there are more pros than cons with this laptop for what I do day today. My question is how are your monitor resolutions set up? I have an external LG 4K TV that's 4096 x 2160 set to a recommended 3840 x 2160 display resolution. The zephyrus main screen is 2560 x 1600 Scale 150% recommended, and the secondary screen except for 3840 x 1100 Scale175%. How are you scaling yours for best results?

[@tsukkomigordo]

I got a cheat laptop stand and propped but the laptop so both screens are at a nice angle. This only works if you are using an external keyboard however.

[@eltacomast3e]

I would really love to see a follow-up review if ASUS eventually fixes the CPU power issue discussed in your video

[@Yakikitsu]

My favourite laptop, the only problem is the price to performance.. got myself now an MSI Raider GE76 with i7-12700H, 3070 Ti, 32gb DDR5, 1TB, 240hz QHD Asus is my fav. brand but this MSI for 2200 Euros was a steal!

[@aaz1992]

I love ASUS products too, but I found an Acer Nitro 5 17" with a R7 5800H, 32GB DDR4-3200, and an RTX 3080 8GB (100W) and a 360Hz 1080p screen for only $1400! Insane deal

[@RomixV]

I would like to tell you about my experience of owning this laptop (RX650 model with 3080ti) I was upset by the fact that for such money, Asus did not bother to put a cover sleeve for protection in a backpack while carrying it somewhere else. The speakers are poorly tuned (I had to dig into Dolby Access and adjust it on my own + update Realtek drivers) and performance constantly jumps for the better, then for the worse from the bios version. And plastic lid takes away from premium feeling Mini led panel often has a small white noise from the screen controller (but I'd think most of us will live with that). Also, you need to manually change screen mode to “one zone” in armory crate! But the big advantages of this laptop are a full-fledged desktop replacement, two screens (I work with 3D and it's very cool to have two screens), good performance \ temperature, slimmer than most other powerful laptops, awesome HDR screen. And nice overall experience! And Asus didn't put a ROG stickers or magnet in a box (my 2021 G14 had those =_= ) If you can use it to the full - buy it. I'm happy with mine!

[@Rockport1911]

I like that we live in a time where laptops are very powerful, can run Crysis on the go and there are many innovations/ experiments like this one. Its a total niche product and I would never get this laptop but your review is as good as usual :)

[@ahsoka6807]

Yeah but I'd say Cyberpunk is the New Can it run Crysis

[@shekharsiddharth7827]

My man gives the most detailed info about the product, staying unmatched. Keep up the good work

[@rikblauer]

This is a very great review. ASUS Zephyrus Duo 16 works very well for multimedia content creation, but definitely AMD Ryzen 6900HX doesn't match with RTX 3080 Ti, since CPU TDP isn't provide enough power to boost GPU at the highest performance capacity. This is good to know it because having a power GPU like this, you will need a powerful CPU as well to feel what are you paying for.

[@saricubra2867]

Alder Lake mobile them.

[@anhph1489]

It's actually a bug with nvidia/armoury crate power limit. My S17 on turbo mode lock its CPU TDP to 30w and can't go above. After reinstalling GPU driver with DDU and armoury crate, somehow the CPU can boost to 50W in turbo mode again.

[@OxygenDiffusion]

Not having the fans animated is a real shame tho :S would have been a cool gimmick

[@jonnypena7651]

Agree, lost opportunity.

[@waterguy7463]

Performance.....

[@mistressofdreams6031]

@@waterguy7463 agreed that would ruin performance, would be nice to use tho

[@xXDeiviDXx]

That Dying Light 2 bit made me realize that the laptop is just a giant Nintendo DS

[@saturnotaku]

When testing Asus laptops in the future, can you measure idle temperatures in the performance and balanced modes? I’ve found these settings do not permit the CPU to lower its frequency correctly, resulting in much higher idle temperatures. The result is a constant need to shift back and forth depending on what tasks I’m doing.

[@JarrodsTech]

Honestly, sounds like a lot of work given I let it sit for 30-60 mins to measure idle

[@idkpeerpressure2854]

@@JarrodsTech is it though? The computer does all the work and it might add 10 minutes of editing for you. Not like you have to stare at the screen while testing idle Temps in both modes. Besides, despite what our school teachers taught us, accuracy and detail are MORE important than speed, when it comes to information sharing. ** A 3 hour delay in uploading won't hurt anyone involved, and if that results in a more informed decision for the consumers, all the better for your channel.

[@derdummeasi]

@@idkpeerpressure2854 make him prepare your lunch too

[@passintogracegoldenyearnin6310]

I almost exclusively use my Asus laptops in their lowest profile unless it's time for the heavy lifting, but when plugged in the Manual mode may serve your purpose. You can set custom fan behavior there.

[@gameplayspark1821]

im surprised the competitions still haven't done anything similar yet , asus got the zeph duo , and msi got the titan ,i'd like to see other brands try to compete with these two

[@marcvic_1595]

Before the most recent bios update, I was experiencing some weird bugs. But since then, about a week ago from today (8/25/22), things have been much smoother and no bugs at all.

[@benshapirohamburgerhelper1239]

I can confirm that as of september 2022 they have not fixed that bottlenecking issue. my advice for anyone else that bought this laptop (all two of you) is to game only when plugged in.

[@Unknown0YT0]

Imagine if Razer made their own dual screen laptop. It will dwarf even PC users in terms of pricing.

[@ujjwalmurmu4818]

Please compare DDR4 vs DDR5 RAM. How much latency difference and data transfer difference is there ? What about the total difference in DDR4 vs DDR5?

[@Pheryos]

Jarrod you see we in the laptop community have a porblem and thats replacing thermal paste whereever we get service from they dont have thermal paste for laptops of course we can do it on our own but most of us dont feel safe doing it and scared we might break it i have hp omen 15 and my servicer said to choose between deepcool z5 kryonaut and thermalcool flux all of them are for pc and have low vicsiocitys and thickness matters for laptops please make a video on thermal paste for laptops or spread awareness about this because when i bought a laptop i didnt know i had a limited thermal paste options

[@PrototypeElucidator]

Jarrod, did you unit have a whining noise from the main screen? It was a common complaint for duo 16 users

[@afargreencountry6324]

Mine died after six months, needed new mother board, £4,000, fantastic!

[@atomotron]

I don't really care for the second screen, and I consider it unnecessary, if not useless, BUT. The placement of the keyboard and trackpad is absolute GOLD in this notebook. It may take a few weeks to adjust but for a gaming laptop this IS the best possible option out there.

[@JarrodsTech]

Unless you're left handed.

[@atomotron]

@@JarrodsTech agreed, although there are multiple ways to fix this. Starting from altering the layout which is really easy with modular components and to adjusting your habits, since lets face it: the way we use keyboard today favors specific hand for specific task, and that cannot be easily altered. I have left-handed sister, and she uses normal right-handed mouse with her right hand, no problem. And that is because, if she'd opted to use the mouse with her left hand, this would effectively disabled a lot of hotkeys for her (you can't Alt-Tab with your right hand, right?) Millions of people drive cars where the controls are either right or left-oriented, depending on the country (like UK or Australia), and I never heard of any issue with that. And just imagine the consequences of reversing the motorbike controls for lefties.

[@yorkie4k]

I'm currently watching this video on this laptop on the 2nd screen whilst playing Red Dead Redemption 2. It's soo damn smooth!

[@aaz1992]

Lit

[@beastmafia-qw4ve]

someone above said "The one big problem is the CPU not getting enough power" is this real?

[@Hammy__75]

Can you Review the new Lenovo Legion 7 Gen 7 with AMD and the new XMG Neo 17? I don't know which I should buy.

[@HoEthanKing]

It's a pity that there is no intel cpu and 4k screen.

[@khan.954]

The real problem is KZbin hiding dislike numbers

[@deepelements]

I got the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX Hexadeca-Core-Prozessor 4090 GTX Duo 16 version of this and it is insane. I'm using it for Blender, Unreal 5, zbrush and video editing, and the dual screens makes it a dream machine. I'm basicly making a game with this laptop.

[@Elijah557]

how is it so far? i heard its got a lot of problems? I'm considering buying the same version you have

[@carsonswitalski9098]

I’d love to see your review on the new ASUS ROG Flow X16 sometime soon!

[@GreasyFox]

Gotta admit it, if I get another laptop, this would be the option for its hardware performance, usability, temperature and size ratio. But first, let's wait for the next gen of AMD Ryzen mobile CPUs and GPUs.

[@h_h_azmi_]

One big problem The price 😆

[@teddym2808]

Hey fellow Aussie Jarrod... After doing quite a bit of research recently, I have found out that any laptop manufacturer can include G-Sync on any screen that has basic adaptive sync, as they are all using the same tech underneath in laptops, it's just different front ends controlling that tech - there's no actual g sync module or anything like that. It's just Vesa VRR controlled by AMD or Nvidia's software to go further than the basic Windows implementation which only works with modern DX titles. I am finding Asus quite lazy and in fact many other laptop devs too for not including G-Sync in top end gaming laptops.. Look at Lenovo who prove it.. both Freesync and G-Sync on the very same screen. The fact that you can only use Freesync in optimus mode and there's no g-sync in dGPU mode is sheer laziness IMHO. Freesync is an open standard and is g-sync compatible. BTW, Lenovo quietly added an update to 2021 Legion 7i's to have advanced optimus.. Mine works precisely like the Razer 15/QHD with it now. Very cool! No more reboots!

[@Blu_Slime]

Your use of the chapters is truly God tier.

[@olddadagamer]

finally , a track pad on the right side. laptops never made sense to me with a mouse track underneath and center of a keyboard. moving over to the right and underneath the keyboard, made no sense to me either.

[@SteveEricJordan]

you are the best

[@deathstarr109]

This really does sound like the option for me. But does anyone know where to find dual spec version? I can only find 165 hz version

[@Dmitriy._]

Jarrod has as usuall very detailed overview with pros and cons for the particular model. Thanks for this.

[@PhillipLemmon]

Ok this thing clearly cost Round $2k-$3k so..... WHY DON'T THEY PUT A CAMERA THAT IS AT LEAST 1080P?!

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

It's the kind of future I imagined for laptops back when I was 15 in the mid 1990's. At 40 it's everything I don't want or need; to show off with gimmicks.

[@a-man4037]

the cpu draws 15w at 1080 and 45w at 1440p, they need to fix this

[@xanderunderwoods3363]

Upgrade the power supply and battery

[@thirasheela8334]

Alienware m15 r7 12700H 3070 ti or asus rog zephyrus duo 16 ryzen 7 6800H 3070 ti which is best for animation and VFX purpose

[@ilkerYT]

I wasnt planing to buy a laptop but after seeing the 2nd screen Im going to buy this laptop.

[@elmalloc]

I have the 14" OLED and it's perfect for what I'm using it for, programming! I think my 12900H probably throttles in it though. It has only a 3050TI 4GB. While playing CS-GO, it went from 100FPS to about 30FPS after a few minutes (throttling?). I set the laptop to best performance (instead of balanced) and it seemed to hold the FPS better, but I'm guessing I'm getting throttled in games also in the lower end duo.

[@Qui85]

reboot the laptop, make sure the fans are good, going fast, make everything for performance and stuff, and if then if it doenst work still, then youllk need to open it up and check if the thermal paste is good, if you cant do that get someone who knows what hes doing

[@InfinityFishing]

This is my laptop now , as a notified subscriber of your channel i will watch this after work with joy, dont want to rush it now , really like your content and reviews..i will also share my own impressions and some bugs i encountered with an edit following.. edit : the only bug i have at the moment is the windows hdr issue , when you enable it the screen gets crazy bright and all the colors get washout sometimes it doesnt happen sometimes it does.i assume it is a software bug from windows side cause it happens with other laptops too. shame though it doesnt allow you to benefit from nebula hdr display otherwise so far im really happy with it shoot any questions you want..

[@Playboy3112]

I think the main issue is using Amd`s driver Adrenalin for an Rtx 3080Ti 🤔

[@NightSlash34]

I feel like the main problem is with the track pad being made specifically for right handed people, without a version for left handed people

[@JarrodsTech]

Yeah. It's an unusual choice. I (Jarrod's partner, not Jarrod) really didn't like using it. Aside from it being on the far right, the shape didn't make it nice to use for me. Definitely needed a mouse.

[@Vronize]

I don't think these laptops are for gamers, they are called "gaming laptops", but they catch the eyes of pro life more. Good computer reliant professions require gaming laptops. Engineers, architects or designers are looking to gaming laptops rather than workstation laptops. I've heard that this laptops 2nd screen is usable with some apps for creativity such as adobe apps but it requires more adaptation to other apps (like cad softwares or more usability) Note: You might think that "In pro life why would I use a laptop, I would use desktop", its not wrong but in some situations such as college students or people who are working in jobs which requires them to change their homes/places it is what people seek, a laptop

[@JustSomeGuy900]

Saw these at microcenter when I bought my first gaming laptop, I thought they felt extremely fragile.

[@AdityaGupta-om8ez]

For me, the bigger problem is the price... At this point I am getting used to 3.5k plus pricing for a normal 3070ti configuration (lets not talk about the 3080ti) This is just the US pricing, in India this machine costs 5k for the 3080ti config and I suspect a similiar case for a lot of other countries too

[@jonnypena7651]

If you really needs this machine the price isn't that crazy, the Legion with the CPU GPU is 2500.

[@AdityaGupta-om8ez]

@@jonnypena7651 We cannot comment on whether this price is crazy or not since no other company makes a machine like this so we have no idea how much it could actually cost. Legion with the similiar specs cost around 2k so a 1.5k extra cost just for the extra screen addition feels a bit excessive. I am sure they can definitely sell this for cheaper but they won't because of the absence of competition, kinda like the foldables story with samsung

[@AdityaGupta-om8ez]

@Hemant Singh congrats

[@lars2894]

Some people are willing to pay extra for HDR display, secondary touchscreen, advanced cooling, and programmable software controls. If you don't need these features, then you are simply not the target consumer this laptop is intended for.

[@AdityaGupta-om8ez]

@@lars2894 The question is how much extra cost is reasonable for those features. I bet 1-1.5k extra money over a similiarly specced $2000 legion 5 is a bit too much. Had it been like $500-600 then it would have been fine

[@rope435]

What if dusts gets beneath where the hinge is for the second screen? Also the second screen is effectively worthless if you connect monitors to this thing

[@glenn3646]

Yep I was wondering about dust also, it looks cool but it it worth it?

[@xvrx4868]

Yeah, we need a future review of the laptop durability with that fan setup.

[@SteveEricJordan]

??????? the gpu is effectively worthless if you connect an external gpu to this thing. what even is this statement. the whole point of this device is that you dont have to take a second monitor with you.

[@rope435]

@@SteveEricJordan???????? This statement is referring to people who dock at home Clearly you aren't one of them.

[@_iczyzy]

@@rope435 If you stay docked at home most of the time, there's no point in buying a laptop with 2 screens. This is a niche product to people that moves a lot but need the extra screen real estate.

[@marcusx3605]

I have the 15 se version.. as soon as it came out they announced this one.. it toook 7 months to get mines because of chip shortage but all the time they were building a 16 inch model.. I love mines but I’m pretty pissed about not getting the newest version

[@sushimshah2896]

The Duo 16 is still an impressive piece of kit, hope they tweak the CPU bottleneck with an update! But idk, I think I'm still impressed by S17 as that had similarly good thermals, despite running an Intel CPU at high wattage, and didn't sacrifice the kb/trackpad position! ofc it didn't come with a 2nd screen, but if they release a S16 (16:10 screen) with AMD/Intel, that'd be awesome!

[@tatooine_dream]

thermals on this were surprisingly disappointing

[@lars2894]

S17 last gen was similarly priced as Duo 16, so don't expect any price drops from removal of the second screen.

[@vzx13]

Couldn't agree more Sir. I look at the new ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo 14 OLED and just wonder, out of all CPU options why did ASUS choose to go with the worst battery life (intel)? Great laptop with great portability, but only run for 4h? Come on, it's not worth it.

[@Freshone48]

It would start at $6900 with 512 GB ssd and 16GB of RAM lol

[@craigwoodgate7120]

i like the look of these laptops my only put off is how long it will last before running into some big issues

[@effanbyte151]

When are you planning to release your Dell G15 video?

[@zialfps7038]

I hate when companies put the power input on the side of the machine instead of the back. Would actually buy one of these if not for that one gripe.

[@BanjoPixelSnack]

I'm really torn between this and the Legion 7i both are around the same price in the UK at the mo. I'm leaning towards the Lenovo but that second screen looks so cool...

[@alanl9497]

The title on Amazon says it has 64GB, but when you look down in the description you can see it is set at 32GB 🤨

[@pranjalsinghsidar2524]

What should I upgrade 1st in my laptop 8 gb to 16gb or. Hdd to ssd

[@Sumeragy1]

@Jarrod'sTech The problem could be related to the Armoury Crate software. Depending on wich problem it has sometimes it does't get CPU/GPU information loaded. So the Software bugs out and most settings are ignored.

[@Stashmyash]

when mentioning "mini-LED" can you specify on your next video if it's "mini-led backlit IPS"? Cause people are going to think that it's a screen that has millions of tiny LEDs as opposed to an IPS display with fancy backlighting. Ps. Would also love to see Mini-LED bloom testing in the future.

[@ditroia2777]

Micro LED is the display that has an LED for each pixel. Mini LED is the correct terminology here.

[@Stashmyash]

@@ditroia2777 Yes, but IPS LCD with mini-Led backlighting would be MOST correct for this product.

[@decebalb]

This is a fantastic review!!! I am also patiently waiting for the Flow X16 review ❤️

[@colinsiu6870]

Nice video man, any follow up in depth review for the legion 7i on the cards?

[@RexTick]

I just got mine rtx 4090, ryzen 9 7945HX, 64gb ram. And it's just mind blowing performance and design

[@Elijah557]

how is it so far? heard its got a lot of problems and am interested in buying a 2023 one? also did you install the 64gb ram yourself or through a company like xotic PC?

[@RexTick]

@Elijah557 It's been amazing so far and no problems whatsoever. All specs are stock from factory and I haven't added anything. The only thing is that if you're running harder games you'll probably need extra cooling pad since I find when I push it with something like Ark survival it heats up quite a lot.

[@riyasvaliya]

Is there any gaming laptop in 2022 with Intel 12th gen that can fit a 2.5" hdd?

[@theblitz1687]

512 zones isnt good but its a start i guess. theres gonna be major blooming on particular scenes

[@mikrobyo1790]

Hi Jarod, can you review Gigabyte G5 pls?

[@donquaviousiii3943]

I have waited 6 MONTHS FOR THIS VIDEO THANK YOU😭

[@atomotron]

I personally have always thought having a touchpad under the keyboard is really weird, especially for gaming laptop. Even worse when the touchpad is not centered but rather shifted to the left where your hand rests. Since most of people use it with their right hand, this looks really silly even for work applications. In games, touchpad is absolutely not needed and it even gets in the way. So moving it to the right side or even above the keyboard is absolutely fine by me.

[@JarrodsTech]

I've written about why it's not centred here: jarrods.tech/why-are-laptop-touchpads-on-the-left/

[@atomotron]

@@JarrodsTech good reading, thanks! But that brings me to another topic: rather than asking "Why Are Laptop Touchpads On The Left?" I would ask this: "Why the hell are keyboards positioned in such a way that the center of the keyboard (which is point between the G and H keys) is not centered to the screen???" ;) Also, if you consider a typical PC keyboard with the numpad on the right, and the user in typing position (aligned to F-J keys) it seems really bizarre to place the mouse on the right in this layout. There is simply more space on the left! So why? Yep. Everything is simply "we are used to it", and not how it should logically be.

[@theb1114]

Another stellar review by you Jarrod! Thank you! Do you have in the works a full review with tests on the Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 7 that is now out? I am looking at it, this Duo 16, and the Titan GT-77 all with the 3070Ti. I do a bit of 3D work, programming, and gaming and your reviews have been priceless in my decision making!

[@lucaschiang7670]

Hi Jerrod! I see other reviewers with the Legion 7i 2022 model review. Do you plan to do the full review of it recently?

[@ivanlender9812]

Thanks for the Great review! Are the fans on your unit starting to whine on 50% fan speed and above? My unit has a very high pitch fan sound/whine. The screen is also producing a similar sound but it is not that loud. I got the 6900HX, 3070ti version.

[@AnimByBmXu]

Did anyone find a solution to increase the lower 25w tdp to get closer to the 45w the ryzen 9 6900hx is capable of? I can't seem to find stats on power usage of my CPU on any monitoring software either. Armoury crate and msi afterburner don't display it

[@JarrodsTech]

I believe they fixed it in a bios update. So, give that a try if you aren't on the most recent version.

[@lucabastianello9830]

I have the Asus Zenbook duo 14 ux482, and I'm in love with this dual screen and touchpad too (and I'm left handed...)

[@CptAloevera]

This concept is so cool, imagine if you're doing a Quest in SoT, where you have to translate somezhing. On the second screen the translation and on the main screen the game.

[@mistressofdreams6031]

Streaming my games would help so much could just switch from Twitch to OBS, beautiful

[@IzanagiFaust]

Glad to have finally found a laptop reviewer that gets into all the details with excellent presentation and quality to boot hope you earn more subscribers, who like myself are struggling to get honest reviews of products like this.

[@Gamex99999]

I'm very worried about the fact that they may have replaced the Zephyrus S with the Zephyrus Duo.

[@JOHNBe001]

I wanted this, but only if they have the 12900hx version.

[@supremacy98]

I’m not sure if Asus would ever do this but give buyers the option whether they want a second screen and make it somewhat affordable

[@Gamex99999]

Yes it's another model : ROG Zephyrus S17 - S16. The last refresh of the model was last year. Being the model I'm looking for I hope there will be a 2023 version.

[@supremacy98]

@@Gamex99999 oh yes, imagine they fit a full powered RTX 3080 laptop GPU in the S17 and have it still maintain as thin and light

[@Gamex99999]

@@supremacy98 Better than that. Most likely a 4080 or a 7800M - 7850M XT.

[@ChryslerLeBaro]

Strongly considered this when I bought, but the CPU options and the weird aspect ratio were a turn off. Still not disappointed with my X17.

[@ultimategohan1551]

16 by 10 is actually ass for gaming yet alot people clamour over it like its the next best thing since sliced bread, you chose right.

[@ChryslerLeBaro]

@@ultimategohan1551 I'll glamour for a 21:9 laptop. 3440x1440 in my backpack?! Oh hell yeah. THAT'S a gaming screen!

[@tingli3430]

Hi Jarrodtech, What bios are you on? Apparently going from 308 to 314 severely reduces the performance. They is a new Bios 315 but I'm not quite sure if they've fixed the issue.

[@sushimshah2896]

Any intentions of covering lower/cheaper & smaller/lighter/thinner machines like the Pavilion Plus 14 (the RTX2050 SKU) or other thin-n-light laptops with Max-Q dGPUs

[@Doubledteam1]

can we get a proper review of the flow x16 now that it is actually out?

[@unknown_truckers]

Thanks for the video, just pulled the trigger on the pro duo instead of this model with the 165hz, mostly due to not gaming on the laptop but content creation. 60hz 4k is more than enough for most. Keep up the good work

[@marianwhit]

Wondering if you know if there is a way to make the keyboard lighting in just white. I am an adult, lol. The aura feature is really unintelligible to me. It keeps telling me I have no products. I was unable to get to an online manual OR provide feedback, and have spent too much time looking for practical info and support...this is a continuing problem with ASUS though I love their hardware (migrating to the duo 15.6 from Zenbooks, got a Zen phone too). I learned a lot from this video and really appreciate the detail you put into your content. Thank you!

[@SAG172]

I love how we all are watching even tho atleast 70% of us can’t get close to affording it!

[@funnyanimalworld7579]

This review is as profesional as it can be 10/10 great job.

[@ragaadin9408]

I really hope you also reviewing the 2023 model with 7945hx and 4090. It's the identical chassis to, but with new cpu and gpu inside, i just want to know from your prespective review.

[@mikeraptorh6888]

This is the most complete review I've seen of this laptop I have a question since the second screen is 60hz, is it good for taking notes like on iPad?

[@JarrodsTech]

I don't have a stylus so it was not able to check

[@محمدآلمشافي-ل2ب]

I just bought one with the same specifications as the laptop in this video, except for the IPS screen - at a price of $2400. It is new. Is it worth it in your opinion?

[@FabFeline]

Is the battery glued in?

[@teddym2808]

I just love getting a 1TB drive on a 6 thousand dollar laptop. For the Aussie prices it should be 64Gb ram/2Tb at the least. And still a 720P cam. So bad.