ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo OLED UX582HM Ultra HD 15.6" Touchscreen Laptop (Intel i9-11900H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11) Ships with Stylus Pen, Stand, Backpack

I purchased this model update to make sure the lower screen has sufficient ventilation, it really does get hot so have a look at the ASUS tools to throttle the processor and graphics capability unless you need it. The lower screen acts for me rather like a graphics tablet used to with a Mac or PC when electronic art first became a thing. It sits at the right angle and I can avoid the keyboard most of the time. I do miss the full size numbers on the keyboard for data manipulation but I am getting used to the smaller than usual arrow keys so I guess having the keypad to the right of the keyboad is a trade off on the real estate. I would have preferred a wider unit, with a full width keyboad and a trackpad with bigger screens but I am just being picky.The I9 processor is a dream I use my pc for business and photo editing but not gaming so the Intel chip was the right choice for me. The colour palette is spectacular, even the screen saver is a pleasure to watch.One thing you don’t expect from a laptop like this is the sound quality, I’m no musician but my music library sounds better on here than on my separates (depressingly) so if music is your jam this will be the device for you potentially.The build quality is great with a tough chassis and sturdy feel to the device, the only aesthetic drawback is the fingerprint problem - both the outer case and screen seem to attract finger marks by simply thinking about using the device, it’s a devil to keep clean and smear free so I use a stylus for everything.Battery life is short when you have not applied all the relevant settings to avoid full throttle use but I rarely use this laptop without a power supply and have recently purchased a thunderbolt 4 docking station to connect all my peripheral devices without draining power from the laptop or diluting cables network connectivity or display capability on external monitors. I know it sounds odd to have such a highly capable device then output to a secondary monitor but in my defense spreadsheets work better when you can see multiple columns easily and you can’t dismiss the need to have teams and several apps open at the same time in the workplace. When I’m editing photos however I go back to the laptop screen and make sure my stand is at the right height / angle for me to work comfortably, I know this sounds picky but the larger screen could do with some extra flexibility to allow it to bend back a bit, or even flip like the Yoga does. As someone used to paper as a medium I struggle with steadiness of hand when hovering over a keyboard to reach the screen or the fact that the I can’t angle the screen backwards like you can on an easel - maybe it’s just lack of familiarity on my part but I found editing with an angled graphics tablet easier to transition from paper to electronic.

Laptop is outstanding. Arrived well before expected delivery date. I highly recommend you buy it. Thanks!

Cooling could be better