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★★★★★
New Standard for Professional Laptops
This is a phenomenally designed laptop with a very limited number of flaws so far in 3 days of professional use. First, the battery life under standard usage (video streaming + web + office files) has been in the 4-5 hour range with intermediate to high screen brightness. The laptop is continuously silent. The dual screen works flawlessly at first initiation of Windows with no additional input/installation required. Setting up a hotkey to auto-load preset applications was simple and self-explanatory, and this function works flawlessly (this is what I show people when bragging about the laptop). The secondary screen, like the primary screen, is touch responsive and works well the the bundled Asus pen or by finger touch. The keyboard is beautifully responsive and pleasant to use (much more so than my previous 3 macbooks), and I have found no need to use the wrist rest. The offset touchpad works well if you are right-handed, but the responsiveness to the touchpad is slightly worse than a macbook so far (I find myself having to repeat movements to scroll through webpages- not often- but noticeably more than with a macbook), although the settings for this could be optimized better within Windows (sensitivity). The screen resolution is phenomenal and to my eye is at least as good as a retina display. The secondary screen is matte but is quite functional- I am using 1/2 of the secondary screen for email (which I receive constantly) and the other half for webpages vs. word documents, with the primary screen for my primary job occupation including image analysis. The computer has benchmarked within expectation, and to improve battery life, uses an integrated processor GPU instead of the 2060 for routine applications (I am unsure if the 2060 is only active when the battery is plugged in, or if it kicks in for certain applications- perhaps someone else could specify). The M.2 SSD is a 1TB Samsung MZVLB1T0HALR which has benchmarked as expected. 16Gb ram are clocked at 2667 MHz. The machine is a portable workhorse, comfortable but on the high end weight of what you would want to walk around with for a long period, and can handle anything you would throw at it.
Having the extra screen real estate has already made a difference in my specific workflow, and the dual screen setup has been implemented flawlessly. I will say that old programs (old versions of Citrix) that do not have DPI correction for dual monitors (rare nowadays) may have an issue with the dual screen setup, but this would be true for a desktop also and unlikely to affect your usage. Evening sitting recumbent with a 20-30 degree angle on the secondary screen, the font is quite visible.
I highly recommend this laptop and expect it will be very popular for busy professionals who do a lot of multitasking and are required to respond to many things in the moment- or who like to utilize a quick glance instead of flipping back and forth amongst screens- or any other possible usages!
August 2019 · Electronics · verified purchase