Just bought one. It’s brilliant! I’m a software developer and it means I can work productively on a laptop now, and get away from the 27 inch iMac and being stuck to a desk. Mine is i7 and it’s smooth and quick.
I've been salivating over this laptop for months, but n-trig means it's basically useless for what I want to do. If they could license tech from Wacom or huion it would be the dream machine I was hoping it would be
I had the zenbook pro duo for 2 weeks. I’d say this is the best laptop I ever owned. I don’t think any laptop will ever come close to it. I watch more video on the second screen then the main screen. The 4K OLED screen is so bright it burns my eyes. I watch a movie,TH-cam and browsing the internet at the same time. Best investment I have ever made.
If it’s powerful enough for it I can see how the extra screen might be useful for video editing programs. However without trying it myself I just can’t imagine how it would be better for painting than something lighter in weight. Also those jagged lines... sheesh.
Brad I really appreciate your honest reviews and I recommend you to my friends who are looking for tech devices, especially art ones. It's refreshing to see what works and what doesn't for you in an easy to understand way. Thanks a lot!!
I honestly went into this video thinking the 2nd screen would be a total gimmick for me, but after a few minutes of you talking about it, I think it'd be pretty nifty, especially for reference materials! The only thing that lost me was...you bet, N-trig. Curse you, N-trig!!!!! I'd really like to see this idea implemented further, though, especially by more art-oriented brands (that DON'T use N-trig!!!)
I have watched a LOT of reviews for this laptop since I decided to buy one and this is the FIRST one I've come across that has shown the issue with the stylus jitter. Thank you for actually using the laptop a little before reviewing it!
That wave is because N-trig. A year ago when I saw it for the first time on LTT, I immediately looked what tech they use for stylus and realized that it is that shitty one. It's kind of good enough for notes and quick drafts but it will never replace a semi decent drawing tablet. I wanted to buy this one nevertheless. Those two screens look badass and are actually nifty. I always lack another screen on my laptop.
I fell out of love with the Surface drawing tech sadly... So knowing this uses the same tech doesn’t thrill me, it’s a neat idea though! I think the computer would be amazing for video editors! The ability to have the timeline or maybe effects controls on the bottom screen is really useful, but for drawing... nah. I love seeing new technology develop though so I’m excited either way!
3 years later. Im wondering wich one with 15.6" screen oled. I can get for about 1,800. As my first laptop. To be a replacement desktop. Weight, keys seem fine to me.
Good video but u have not u noticed more cons like its not perfect there r flaws like screen flickering and touching issues with power supply plugged in and so many more needs to be addressed by a professional
Well EMR is a Wacoms technology as well as AES. And it is less energy efficient comparing to N-trig. I have no idea why nobody is even trying to do more products with them. AES can have pens with batteries, thus preserving some power. But AES is even more expensive to EMR to produce.
Thanks for the info about the pen. None of the other reviews mentioned the drawing quality. It’s ok for rough sketching and painting and lots of graphic software has line smoothing.
Hey thank you for including the proper pen review in this video. A lot of reviews don't touch properly on the pen quality and drawing aspect. I was going to look into buying this. But as long as asus doesn't upgrade their pen game I will not invest yet. But I'd love having a laptop with this setup. Just. Better pens pls
I'd love to see a video on good work habits for illustrators. I've done commissions before and im keeping up a print store, but since im a highschool student i never had the chance to draw for more than eight hours. That changed after i began attending art classes, and we're drawing from live models for 8 hours, and i just feel like a mess. I'll be doing that for the years to come, and it would be nice to hear some tips from a professional
Wow. This laptop might be the start of something new. This is a great workstation. I can only imagine our accounting department at work using this device on the go. Being able to compare multiple documents at a time due to the extra screen.
Hi! Thanks for sharing this review!! It was a really good take on the product. I would love to ask: Almost a year later, would you still recommend purchasing this? Or am I better off purchasing a more recently released laptop? Thanks!
Thanks for the review Brad - great info as usual! Have you tried the line quality on the Asus screen with a Microsoft Surface pen? I have seen you reviews of less expensive N-trig pens on a Surface Pro 7. It seems the degree of waviness in a ruled line is quite dependent on the pen rather than the screen, so I wonder whether using a Surface pen on the Asus Zenbook Duo screen would give less waviness.
I hope they make a gen 2. Build quality has me grinning, but that second screen is amazing that you can have the workspace on top and editing tools in the bottom is dreamily. I like I said I want to see this continued and hopefully make a 17in version
I game developer (using Unity engine now).... and i just realized how I can do my work much easier with that additional screen .. especially when a 2nd monitor is too heavy and too big to bring during traveling
Would you recommend this laptop for heavy music production? I need something powerfull, that can handle heavu cpu usage and multithreading tasks. But it also needs to be light and smooth enough for regular transportation. Good battery time And also look professional would be good. So I have my mind on this one.. what do you think?
Yeah, this would do just fine for music production. Really anything with 16GB of RAM(You could get away with 8GB) and a processor with minimum of 4 cores. You could get away with less cores, but it wouldn't be fun lol. The more cores the better. Also an SSD is a must, but that's pretty much standard on all mid-high end laptops. You don't need anything with a crazy good graphics card either. You could honestly spend like minimum $700 and have a laptop that does good in a DAW. EDIT: How much of a budget are you looking at? I can give you a whole list of laptops that are great on price to performance and will do great for music production. Also to put it into perspective. I had a laptop with a quad core i7 @ like 3.4GHZ turbo boost, 16GB of DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD(500mbps read/write speeds), and an integrated GPU and I never had a single issue whatsoever with Ableton Live + Plug-ins like Serum and what not.
hey Brad, how you doing ? the review is acceptable but i think you missed some important part of the thing that might interest artist, such as pressure sensitivity, shortcuts and layouts. The review is good that is just my point
Thinkpad duo: bigger keyboard, removed track pad (since nipple will suffice), and a second screen. Pen located within the body of the computer. Some sort of mechanism to increase airflow? Make it happen please!
this is so bloody useful, i can do heavy duty work without dragging a second monitor around. def would consider this a rendering laptop rather than a gaming laptop, but hey you could use this for gaming if you want to
Seems like you could pair this with a portable cintiq and have a full multi-tasking setup, as the bottom screen is a touch-screen you could put your tool menu stuff on.
Excellent review, THANKS! QUESTION: Is this laptop can be considered as a best video editing laptop? Is it comparable to MSI or Razer video editing laptops?
It has an SSD not an SSD hard drive. a "Hard Disk Drive" (HDD) or short "Hard Drive" (HD) works with a rotating disk that is being magnetized to store data. A SSD "Solid State Drive" has no moving parts, is more resiliant, more silent and faster. In this case its a special kind of SSD that makes use of PCIe lines instead of SATA which allows for even faster reads and writes.
Excellent review! I have been considering this for my next laptop, and you addressed many of the things I've been wondering about. The pen performance and weight are disappointing, but it's still a contender for me. One question, when you write on the screen, have you had any issues with your arm hitting the keys or trackpad to give unwanted input?
I know this comment is old, but there's an option on the screenpad (bottom screen) to disable keyboard + trackpad input, specifically for when you want to draw or write on the bottom screen.
Hey Brad, you said that there were better alternatives for a pure art laptop, outside of wacoms pencomputers that are just so incredible expensive, are there any? I get for 2D drawing that an ipad pro works well, but i'm a 3d artist and I need the power to handle 3D programs and still have a screen to draw on, i'm a bit lost on what to look for. Love your channel, super nice content!
2 screens looks promising. It's similar to two screens or more on a desktop. I switched to a 2 screen workflow on my desktop and it's hard to go back to just one.
You don't know cuz you haven't tried you could turn out be a great artist you never know until you really try ....same applies to every thing and everyone
what would you recommend for a more full time art 2 in 1 laptop? but also for more general multipurpose use?? I'd really appreciate your opinion and help. I desperately need to upgrade to something I can use for illustration and photo editing but don't have a huge amount of cash. Previously been using a wacom intuos and an ancient Asus. Need something that can do everything.
What temperatures do you usually get ? I have the i7 version and I get between 60-60 oc idle and around 100oc when stress testing with Cinebench R23. Is it a normal temperature ?
7:49 Apple's pr statements about why they won't make a touch screen laptop now make sense. We would almost never use the touch screen because it's "not where our hands are". Their statement felt like they just didn't want to be innovative, but seeing how I hardly use my surface book 2 touch screen unless I'm drawing, I now somewhat agree.
@@djeieakekseki2058 I love my Surface Book 2 overall. It's way more powerful than my base model surface Pro 4. Pretty much all these surface devices have the same drawing experience, provided they have similar specs. They do well for drawing but as Brad showed in past videos it's not on the same level as using the apple pencil. The app you're drawing in will play a bigger factor in how the drawing experience is too. Adobe Illustrator is amazing for it, but photoshop can be really laggy when drawing in bigger documents. Photoshop is slow in the first place, though. I prefer Affinity photo. Surface book 2's battery isn't outstanding and when you use it without the keyboard base expect only a 1-2 hours of battery time. I hardly ever seperate the screen from its base for this reason. With the base I get around 6-8 hours but not 17 hours as advertised. I do game, web, design work and video editing so I often have a lot of apps oppened at once which drains the battery faster. If you're looking for a powerful but portable touch screen windows computer that you can draw on, the surface book 2 is certainly a great option. If a surface book 3 is coming soon i would wait for that though.
Anthony Baumgartner thanks! I really love to get a surface book at one point simply because there is nothing like it! I've searched for alternatives but can't find anything like this, it's a jack of all trades! But my concern is the price tag and reliability. I've heard a lot of stories about people opening it and seeing the screen is cracked or the fact that you can't repair it easily, the power supply issue that can't use the full potential of GTX 1060, the not so perfect N-Trig, driver issues and etc. I feel like Surface book 3 will be more repairable after seeing what they had done to surface laptop, the recent patent shows that they will fix the battery issues too. I believe they might fix the power supply and the pen support might get better ( I don't expect Apple level pencil ). A more powerful GPU and CPU coupled with a 120 he screen will make it perfect!
As someone who illustrates with a Wacom intuos pro, the second screen is completely useless. If I turn it on then my tablet gets divided even further and becomes hard to use. I wish there is a button to lock the second screen into display only mode. Also if you keep the second screen off for too long you will have to restart the computer to get it to turn on again. That being said the color is gorgeous on this laptop.
You know, this might be a wash as a drawing laptop, but I can see a future for this device as a portable 3D workstation. Blender is all about having multiple windows open at once--I could see myself putting the 3D view in the top window and the shader editor in the bottom. Or the dopesheet. Or the video editor. Or whatever it is I need at the moment. It even has a numpad of sorts: currently when I'm away from the main rig, I use a Surface and I have to lug around a USB numpad with it.
I much rather have Lenovos foldable screen tablet. It makes a big screen portable. The touchscreen keyboard would work fine for short notes, and when needed add a portable keyboard for longer typing.
I want that smart fridge!
It's soooooo good!
@@thebradcolbow i legit thought you review that fridge 😂
It would be a Samsung fridge. Theirs play music now
Just bought one. It’s brilliant! I’m a software developer and it means I can work productively on a laptop now, and get away from the 27 inch iMac and being stuck to a desk. Mine is i7 and it’s smooth and quick.
Mark Crichton hey, can you ditach the battery and only work on it plugged to electricity? And is it better than the Macbook pro 16?
I've been salivating over this laptop for months, but n-trig means it's basically useless for what I want to do. If they could license tech from Wacom or huion it would be the dream machine I was hoping it would be
This laptop really said:
Nintendo ds
it did really say nintendo ds doe
No it didn't though did it....
I had the zenbook pro duo for 2 weeks. I’d say this is the best laptop I ever owned. I don’t think any laptop will ever come close to it. I watch more video on the second screen then the main screen. The 4K OLED screen is so bright it burns my eyes. I watch a movie,TH-cam and browsing the internet at the same time. Best investment I have ever made.
Your reviews are always high-level. It's clear that you do them really with professionals in mind. Very good job!
If it’s powerful enough for it I can see how the extra screen might be useful for video editing programs. However without trying it myself I just can’t imagine how it would be better for painting than something lighter in weight. Also those jagged lines... sheesh.
Brad I really appreciate your honest reviews and I recommend you to my friends who are looking for tech devices, especially art ones. It's refreshing to see what works and what doesn't for you in an easy to understand way. Thanks a lot!!
There were already several reasons I wouldn't get this for drawing, but if the pen is as bad as this video made it look...Ouch.
Wicker O'Seer buy another pen then
@@hellotherechild8086 It's not how it works. Ntrig is built into the screen.
I honestly went into this video thinking the 2nd screen would be a total gimmick for me, but after a few minutes of you talking about it, I think it'd be pretty nifty, especially for reference materials! The only thing that lost me was...you bet, N-trig. Curse you, N-trig!!!!! I'd really like to see this idea implemented further, though, especially by more art-oriented brands (that DON'T use N-trig!!!)
I have watched a LOT of reviews for this laptop since I decided to buy one and this is the FIRST one I've come across that has shown the issue with the stylus jitter. Thank you for actually using the laptop a little before reviewing it!
That wave is because N-trig. A year ago when I saw it for the first time on LTT, I immediately looked what tech they use for stylus and realized that it is that shitty one. It's kind of good enough for notes and quick drafts but it will never replace a semi decent drawing tablet. I wanted to buy this one nevertheless. Those two screens look badass and are actually nifty. I always lack another screen on my laptop.
I can def see how 2 screens would be a killer feature for a cheese carver
I am an accountant, it is very useful for book keeping works especially nowadays people are transforming to digital archive.
I hope 5 years from now, Brad is still employing that same "I'm Brad from the past" clip.
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I fell out of love with the Surface drawing tech sadly... So knowing this uses the same tech doesn’t thrill me, it’s a neat idea though! I think the computer would be amazing for video editors! The ability to have the timeline or maybe effects controls on the bottom screen is really useful, but for drawing... nah. I love seeing new technology develop though so I’m excited either way!
I hope Microsoft really improves N-trig technology. Mainly for those straight lines.
3 years later. Im wondering wich one with 15.6" screen oled. I can get for about 1,800. As my first laptop. To be a replacement desktop. Weight, keys seem fine to me.
Finally a serious artist tablet laptop
(pen is trash)
The wait continues
whade62000 same here :(
Good video but u have not u noticed more cons like its not perfect there r flaws like screen flickering and touching issues with power supply plugged in and so many more needs to be addressed by a professional
Maybe Huion could start licensing out some of its EMR tech. N-trig has got to go.
The dual screen looks OK, but side car works better IMO.
Well EMR is a Wacoms technology as well as AES. And it is less energy efficient comparing to N-trig. I have no idea why nobody is even trying to do more products with them. AES can have pens with batteries, thus preserving some power. But AES is even more expensive to EMR to produce.
what can you recommend for full time art laptops ??thank you
you should make a video about that
I never use the trackpads and always buy my laptops with number pads. So bonus.
This machine looks great, but that pen is a let down for sure.
Thanks for the info about the pen. None of the other reviews mentioned the drawing quality. It’s ok for rough sketching and painting and lots of graphic software has line smoothing.
Damn N-trig, still having jitters in 2019?
brad: *states the specs*
me: thats a gaming computer!
brad: is it a gaming laptop?
😅
My dream would be two complete Screens (bottom one should be a drawing display) with a smart keyboard solution.
Surface Neo
Hey thank you for including the proper pen review in this video. A lot of reviews don't touch properly on the pen quality and drawing aspect.
I was going to look into buying this. But as long as asus doesn't upgrade their pen game I will not invest yet. But I'd love having a laptop with this setup. Just. Better pens pls
I'd love to see a video on good work habits for illustrators. I've done commissions before and im keeping up a print store, but since im a highschool student i never had the chance to draw for more than eight hours.
That changed after i began attending art classes, and we're drawing from live models for 8 hours, and i just feel like a mess. I'll be doing that for the years to come, and it would be nice to hear some tips from a professional
"Bless your heart, younger Brad". Dude, I was drinking milk!
Wow. This laptop might be the start of something new. This is a great workstation. I can only imagine our accounting department at work using this device on the go. Being able to compare multiple documents at a time due to the extra screen.
That’s what I was thinking, and doing taxes
Have not watched a video of yours for a while and I'm glad to say your comedy is still on point
Hi! Thanks for sharing this review!! It was a really good take on the product. I would love to ask: Almost a year later, would you still recommend purchasing this? Or am I better off purchasing a more recently released laptop? Thanks!
Thanks for the review Brad - great info as usual! Have you tried the line quality on the Asus screen with a Microsoft Surface pen? I have seen you reviews of less expensive N-trig pens on a Surface Pro 7. It seems the degree of waviness in a ruled line is quite dependent on the pen rather than the screen, so I wonder whether using a Surface pen on the Asus Zenbook Duo screen would give less waviness.
I hope they make a gen 2.
Build quality has me grinning, but that second screen is amazing that you can have the workspace on top and editing tools in the bottom is dreamily.
I like I said I want to see this continued and hopefully make a 17in version
I game developer (using Unity engine now).... and i just realized how I can do my work much easier with that additional screen .. especially when a 2nd monitor is too heavy and too big to bring during traveling
I think this laptop is gold for video and photo editors
the freezing between displays is because of windows 10 scaling, what if you set both screens to the same scaling ratio?
Would you recommend this laptop for heavy music production?
I need something powerfull, that can handle heavu cpu usage and multithreading tasks.
But it also needs to be light and smooth enough for regular transportation. Good battery time And also look professional would be good.
So I have my mind on this one.. what do you think?
Yeah, this would do just fine for music production. Really anything with 16GB of RAM(You could get away with 8GB) and a processor with minimum of 4 cores. You could get away with less cores, but it wouldn't be fun lol. The more cores the better. Also an SSD is a must, but that's pretty much standard on all mid-high end laptops. You don't need anything with a crazy good graphics card either. You could honestly spend like minimum $700 and have a laptop that does good in a DAW.
EDIT: How much of a budget are you looking at? I can give you a whole list of laptops that are great on price to performance and will do great for music production.
Also to put it into perspective. I had a laptop with a quad core i7 @ like 3.4GHZ turbo boost, 16GB of DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD(500mbps read/write speeds), and an integrated GPU and I never had a single issue whatsoever with Ableton Live + Plug-ins like Serum and what not.
hey Brad, how you doing ? the review is acceptable but i think you missed some important part of the thing that might interest artist, such as pressure sensitivity, shortcuts and layouts. The review is good that is just my point
Just tried this in the store today and the drawing or flipping screens was way smoother :)
I can’t look at a normal laptop now without thinking wow they are really wasting all that space on the keyboard wats the point
Hi Brad. I love your channel. How about doing zenbook duo second generation?
I really liked this review esp since it’s coming from a illustrators POV
Thinkpad duo: bigger keyboard, removed track pad (since nipple will suffice), and a second screen. Pen located within the body of the computer. Some sort of mechanism to increase airflow? Make it happen please!
FINALLY! someone talks about the pen's tech : NTRIG! .. how is this info not placed everywhere ? I searched for 20 minutes now.
Asus: Hey Nintendo, can I copy your homework with the 3DS?
Nintendo: Yeah, just make it a little bit different so the teacher doesn't notice it
yo that smart fridge epic tho
I don't get why they don't just ask xp pen, wacom, or huion to help them with making their screens better for drawing.
this is so bloody useful, i can do heavy duty work without dragging a second monitor around. def would consider this a rendering laptop rather than a gaming laptop, but hey you could use this for gaming if you want to
Seems like you could pair this with a portable cintiq and have a full multi-tasking setup, as the bottom screen is a touch-screen you could put your tool menu stuff on.
Excellent review, THANKS!
QUESTION:
Is this laptop can be considered as a best video editing laptop?
Is it comparable to MSI or Razer video editing laptops?
First non-Apple laptop (or anything tbh) I’ve ever thought, “ooh”, but it’s probably more for the past me.
NOW THAT'S A LOTTA FEATURES!
Hi I am Brad from the back.... tech reviewer with sense of humor. going to subscript now and like the video
Brad.. WHERES THE REVIEW FOR THE SMART FRIDGE??
Everything of MINE has a headphone jack.
I get not having it for a phone but a laptop??
@@dasboom7133 Well, if you have a mac, you don't get it there.
The Raddest Scorpion every Mac has a headphone jack though
What's a headphone jack?
The Raddest Scorpion Every MacBook has a headphone jack you moron.
It has an SSD not an SSD hard drive. a "Hard Disk Drive" (HDD) or short "Hard Drive" (HD) works with a rotating disk that is being magnetized to store data.
A SSD "Solid State Drive" has no moving parts, is more resiliant, more silent and faster.
In this case its a special kind of SSD that makes use of PCIe lines instead of SATA which allows for even faster reads and writes.
"EVERYTHING has a headphone jack"
Me: well... *looks at my iPad pro* not everything...
I honesly can't wait for the Surface Duo. Still a year away (and hopefully won't be delayed).
Still debating between the ASUS PRO DUO AND THE Mac book pro 16
You can change the resolution of the bottom screen to be the same as the top so it won't resize
Excellent review! I have been considering this for my next laptop, and you addressed many of the things I've been wondering about. The pen performance and weight are disappointing, but it's still a contender for me. One question, when you write on the screen, have you had any issues with your arm hitting the keys or trackpad to give unwanted input?
I know this comment is old, but there's an option on the screenpad (bottom screen) to disable keyboard + trackpad input, specifically for when you want to draw or write on the bottom screen.
@@INTERNETDWARF good to know, thanks!
Can a person with vision, but no training, draw like a professional digitally?
How about reviewing the Concept d7 and D3 Easel?
2:06 How can a SSD become Hard Drive!!!
Brad when we can expect testing Sidecar on iPad Pro with Photoshop?
Have you looked at the ConceptD 9? Specs look powerful and it has a Wacom pen as well. Would love you to do a review?
Hey Brad, you said that there were better alternatives for a pure art laptop, outside of wacoms pencomputers that are just so incredible expensive, are there any? I get for 2D drawing that an ipad pro works well, but i'm a 3d artist and I need the power to handle 3D programs and still have a screen to draw on, i'm a bit lost on what to look for. Love your channel, super nice content!
2 screens looks promising. It's similar to two screens or more on a desktop. I switched to a 2 screen workflow on my desktop and it's hard to go back to just one.
What about the left handed people? how are they going to use the trackpad?
I can’t even draw a stick figure, but I love your videos!
You don't know cuz you haven't tried you could turn out be a great artist you never know until you really try ....same applies to every thing and everyone
WHERE IS THAT FRIDGE REVIEW?? I NEED THAT FRIDGE REVIEW!!
I dont get it... is it really that hard to make lines look GOOD.
As for me it's 100 % YES!, this laptop design is the future
Is there out there any good but affordable laptop, in terms of color accuracy?
Did anyone else get trolled by the fridge review and checked the description?
what would you recommend for a more full time art 2 in 1 laptop? but also for more general multipurpose use?? I'd really appreciate your opinion and help. I desperately need to upgrade to something I can use for illustration and photo editing but don't have a huge amount of cash. Previously been using a wacom intuos and an ancient Asus. Need something that can do everything.
Was you filming your face or review the laptop, 'cause I saw your face most of time of the video.
What temperatures do you usually get ? I have the i7 version and I get between 60-60 oc idle and around 100oc when stress testing with Cinebench R23. Is it a normal temperature ?
What brand and model is the mobile? nice screen and blue edge.
But i still love your reviews! They are gold n sweet n truthful. ^•^
3 hours of battery that is fantastic!!! All the gaming laptops I have had have only lasted an hour and a half to 2 hours if I am lucky!
Can you try the iPad Mini 6 as a clever pen display for the larger 2021 MacBook Pro?
7:49 Apple's pr statements about why they won't make a touch screen laptop now make sense. We would almost never use the touch screen because it's "not where our hands are".
Their statement felt like they just didn't want to be innovative, but seeing how I hardly use my surface book 2 touch screen unless I'm drawing, I now somewhat agree.
Anthony Baumgartner do you have any issues with surface book 2? Do you like the drawing and power and battery life?
@@djeieakekseki2058 I love my Surface Book 2 overall. It's way more powerful than my base model surface Pro 4.
Pretty much all these surface devices have the same drawing experience, provided they have similar specs. They do well for drawing but as Brad showed in past videos it's not on the same level as using the apple pencil. The app you're drawing in will play a bigger factor in how the drawing experience is too. Adobe Illustrator is amazing for it, but photoshop can be really laggy when drawing in bigger documents. Photoshop is slow in the first place, though. I prefer Affinity photo.
Surface book 2's battery isn't outstanding and when you use it without the keyboard base expect only a 1-2 hours of battery time. I hardly ever seperate the screen from its base for this reason. With the base I get around 6-8 hours but not 17 hours as advertised. I do game, web, design work and video editing so I often have a lot of apps oppened at once which drains the battery faster.
If you're looking for a powerful but portable touch screen windows computer that you can draw on, the surface book 2 is certainly a great option. If a surface book 3 is coming soon i would wait for that though.
Anthony Baumgartner thanks! I really love to get a surface book at one point simply because there is nothing like it! I've searched for alternatives but can't find anything like this, it's a jack of all trades! But my concern is the price tag and reliability. I've heard a lot of stories about people opening it and seeing the screen is cracked or the fact that you can't repair it easily, the power supply issue that can't use the full potential of GTX 1060, the not so perfect N-Trig, driver issues and etc. I feel like Surface book 3 will be more repairable after seeing what they had done to surface laptop, the recent patent shows that they will fix the battery issues too. I believe they might fix the power supply and the pen support might get better ( I don't expect Apple level pencil ). A more powerful GPU and CPU coupled with a 120 he screen will make it perfect!
Our Trusty Brad!
You probably already mentioned it but can this edit 4k videos?
What si the best laptop convertible for artists in your opinion?
anyone seen if the pen performance has been improved.. its been a while now...
As someone who illustrates with a Wacom intuos pro, the second screen is completely useless. If I turn it on then my tablet gets divided even further and becomes hard to use. I wish there is a button to lock the second screen into display only mode. Also if you keep the second screen off for too long you will have to restart the computer to get it to turn on again. That being said the color is gorgeous on this laptop.
Hi ya! I would really appreciate it if you would tell me how to connect the asus pen to the laptop. Thanks soo much.
What if you use a different pen on the screen?
You know, this might be a wash as a drawing laptop, but I can see a future for this device as a portable 3D workstation. Blender is all about having multiple windows open at once--I could see myself putting the 3D view in the top window and the shader editor in the bottom. Or the dopesheet. Or the video editor. Or whatever it is I need at the moment. It even has a numpad of sorts: currently when I'm away from the main rig, I use a Surface and I have to lug around a USB numpad with it.
Does the Surface pen work with this device?
Nintendo DS: am I a joke to you?
This has been a problem with N-trig for so long, when will they fix this?
"Apple forgot how air works" LOL ! :)
Please do a review for ASUS ROG Z13 and share your drawing experience. TIA
I much rather have Lenovos foldable screen tablet. It makes a big screen portable. The touchscreen keyboard would work fine for short notes, and when needed add a portable keyboard for longer typing.
Would using another pen fix it?
sticking references or various tools should be great! very sad about thr n trig though :(