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Laptops that are breaking away from traditional form factor

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Mathures Paul Published 28.06.19, 03:03 PM
The Honeycomb Glacier

The Honeycomb Glacier Source: Intel

Honeycomb Glacier (Intel)

This is probably the most practical laptop with two screens. Intel targets gamers with this slightly beefy machine featuring a 15.6-inch 1080p primary panel and a 12.3-inch 1,920 x 720 secondary screen. Instead of distracting gamers, it makes them focus. You can prop up both the monitors at any angle. There is a Tobii-eye tracking camera that lets you switch focus to the secondary screen, which means one can engage with Twitch audience or colleagues on Slack without alt-tabbing out of the game. It also helps during editing pictures and videos, for the second screen allows one to track what’s in the library.

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The ZenBook Pro Duo

The ZenBook Pro Duo Source: Asus

ZenBook Pro Duo (Asus)

This is an “ultraportable laptop” with a 4K OLED UHD Asus ScreenPad Plus (3,840 x 2,160), a full-width secondary touchscreen (3,840 x 1,100) that expands and enhances the interactive capabilities of the original Asus ScreenPad. The secondary screen allows multitasking and Asus is working with third-party developers to amp up the productivity element. Add a stylus and creativity will know no bounds. It will help you take notes, make sketches and do precision graphical editing. It is powered by up to a 9th Generation Intel Core i9 eight-core processor and the latest gaming-grade NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 graphics.

The Omen X 2S

The Omen X 2S Source: HP

Omen X 2S (HP)

Consider this a dual-screen gaming laptop, using which you can chat, browse through your songs during gaming sessions, watch Twitch or YouTube, or even serve as a hub for Omen Command Centre software through an easy-to-use six-inch 1080p touchscreen above the keyboard. Also thrown into the mix is a real-time screen mirroring feature that allows you to cut and magnify parts of the main screen — such as copying the map portion of a racing game — to the second screen. It’s the first 15-inch diagonal gaming laptop in the world to come with an applied liquid metal compound to the thermal system by way of Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut. Meaning? Better heat dissipation.

The Twin River

The Twin River Source: Intel

Twin River (Intel)

The Twin River notebook is home to two 12.3-inch touchscreen displays facing each other. It showcases new PC experiences for the two-in-one with a fabric chassis, detachable keyboard and two displays. The device obviously looks at an audience that consumes large amounts of content. At the demonstration, both screens showed off a comic book, complete with animation when you turned the page.

The ConceptD 9

The ConceptD 9 Source: Acer

ConceptD 9 (Acer)

Featuring a 17.3-inch 4K display with an Ezel Aero Hinge and built-in Wacom pen support, it has been specifically designed for drawing and 3D work. Users can flip, extend and recline the device in a number of positions. Besides being flexible, the screen is a beautiful UHD IPS panel that’s Pantone validated and has great colour accuracy. In way of specs, there is a 9th Gen Intel Core i9 processor, up to 32GB of RAM, an RTX 2080 GPU, and either 512GB or 1TB of NVMe SSD storage.

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