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Asus Zenbook Duo UX8406 (2024)

PRICE As reviewed, £1,667 (£2,000 inc VAT) from asus.com/uk

As the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold 16 (see p58) proves with some vengeance, foldable tablets are expensive and relatively low-powered. So, what if you only have £2,000 to play with, still want to indulge in dual-screen action and fancy one of Intel’s new Core Ultra processors? The answer, as I suspect you’ve guessed, is the latest iteration of Asus’ Zenbook Duo range.

Just like the X1 Fold, it can be used as a laptop and quasi-all-in-one PC. You could even, at a push, use it as a giant ebook, while the bundled Asus Pen 2 sits at the ready if you wish to scrawl notes, draw or annotate. The difference is that here Asus provides two flat screens, which comes with obvious drawbacks and a handful of less obvious advantages.

■ Room for one on top

It’s easy to understand the Zenbook Duo if you think of it primarily as a laptop. An attractive one, too, with a subtle

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