There are different levels of ridiculous overkill, and then there are laptops like the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX551.
This is a machine that tries so hard to make the best gaming laptop that it burns itself a little.
And not just because it gets very hot when pushed. It’s beautiful, and Asus’s second screen is great, but its presence makes the keyboard and trackpad hard to use in a way that most laptop users aren’t used to, and we’re not sure how useful it will be for most gamers.
Streamers might like it, though. If you’re having a lot of fun playing multiplayer games on your main screen, you might want to put Discord on a second screen that is very wide.
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There is also a small list of games that actively support it, like Dying Light, by putting their maps or inventories in places where you can always see them.
It can be used for work, but it’s probably best to save those uses for the non-gaming version of this tech, which can be found in the Zenbook Duo line.
This is especially true given how much it costs here.
You’ll get a stronger battery and a less angry bank manager.
The battery lasts about five hours on a desktop, but it doesn’t last as long when you play games at full speed.
Even in its cheapest configuration, the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX551 is so expensive that most people won’t even consider buying it.
Because of this and the designed hole Asus has dug for itself, which we’re not sure this type of laptop will ever be able to get out of, we can’t recommend the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX551 with all our hearts, but its power is impressive.
This has more ape strength than almost anything else on the market, and it comes in a case that is much smaller than it should be.
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So, to sum up, this machine is good. It is a marvel of engineering and a big improvement over its predecessor thanks to the switch to AMD and Nvidia RTX 30-series graphics.
This makes it a real shining star in the market for high-end laptops.
We’d love to have one, and you probably would too, but you shouldn’t even think about buying it unless you have money burning a hole in your pocket, and we’re not sure if Asus accepts charred bills.
We think you’ll have a better time with a traditional laptop that costs about the same.
Price And What’s Available
The Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX551 is one of the less common laptops.
It’s not mass-produced, but Asus seems to have a good supply chain in most places, so you should be able to find one if you look around.
Taking a look at the stores that sell it, it doesn’t look like you’ll pay much less than the MSR, and you may even have to pay a little more.
The lower-end model costs $2,999.99 (£2,499, AU$4,099) and comes with an RTX 3070 (8GB GDDR6), a 300Hz IPS FHD screen, 16GB RAM soldered on, 16GB RAM slots, and 1TB M.2 storage.
Design
This is both one of the most unique laptops ever made and one that shows a good amount of restraint.
It’s angular in all the right ways, following the design cues that Asus has been using more and more in its recent gaming machines.
However, it doesn’t go too far; for example, it doesn’t have the unnecessary (but undeniably cool) dot matrix lid display of higher-end ROG Zephyrus G14s.
Performance
The Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX551 is not a sequel with more and more features that don’t change.
It means that Asus is moving away from Intel and using AMD’s latest Ryzen 5000-series mobile processor. In this case, it’s the octa-core Ryzen 9 5900HX, which has 16 threads that can go up to 4.6 GHz.
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When you look at a machine like this, which is a high-end gaming laptop, it’s natural to think that the battery is just an afterthought.
And, well, that’s not too far off, but this is more than just a small effort to let you save your game if the power goes out.
You have a lot of money and want to show it off.
The Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX551 is a machine that will turn heads and give your games the best performance a laptop can offer.
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It’s something you’ll love and keep for a long time.
You need the options that the second screen gives you.
Some people aren’t sure how useful it is, but if you’re streaming or using Discord, it’s useful as a touch-enabled way to get to those extra tools, and it could be a big help if you’re using that power to make something.
You must have the most power.
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Almost everyone, from gamers to artists to video producers, can use the muscle on display here.
There’s nothing quite like the combination of RTX 3080 and Ryzen R9 5900 HX for ploughing through high-demand tasks.
