ASUS ZenBook 14 dual screen released! What's the difference between AI PCs starting at 13,999 yuan?

Compared with desktop computers, the core advantage of laptops is undoubtedly their portability. But in contrast, laptops also have to make some sacrifices, such as larger and more screens.


Everyone knows the benefits of bigger and more screens.


Today, 27-inch is the most mainstream monitor size, and dual-screen is also one of the most common office habits. Many people cannot do without large-screen or multi-screen monitors even in their daily work. . But when it comes to business trips and working outside, we have to return to reality. We work on a 14-inch or 16-inch laptop screen, and the efficiency and experience are naturally different.


Can’t we combine convenience and efficient multi-screen experience on a laptop? In fact, PC manufacturers represented by ASUS began to launch dual-screen notebooks equipped with two screens a few years ago, hoping to meet the needs of both portable display and main display at once, and have been iterating to this day.


On the evening of March 4, at the ASUS Core Ultra AI PC notebook new product launch conference, ASUS released two AI thin and light notebooks, Lingyao 13 2024 and Lingyao 14 dual-screen. In particular, the latter is equipped with two "ASUS good screens" under the product framework of "thin and light notebook" - 14-inch OLED touch screen with 2.8K resolution and 120Hz refresh rate (supports VRR smart refresh). Together, it can provide Close to the screen size of a monitor and the display effect of a top-notch laptop screen.


But obviously, the dual screen of Lingyao 14 is more interesting than that.


A good screen, both portable and multi-screen



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Frankly speaking , Dual-screen notebooks, at least at the moment, are not a popular product. But it must be said that dual-screen notebooks are likely to become the future of notebooks, especially the Lingyao 14 dual-screen. On the basis of ensuring the quality of the two 14-inch screens, it has achieved a weight of 1.35kg and a 14.6mm thickness (excluding detachable keyboard).


Compared with conventional notebook products, the core difference of Lingyao 14 dual-screen is that it is equipped with an additional 14-inch OLED screen on the C side instead of a keyboard. This difference brings more and larger screen displays, which is self-evident for the improvement of office efficiency and experience, but in addition, it also derives more flexible product forms and interactive experiences.


For example, the Lingyao 14 dual-screen comes standard with a magnetic full-size Bluetooth keyboard, which can be used separately or directly attached to the C side of the fuselage to cover the secondary screen. According to the conventional notebook Use it in any form, which is the "laptop mode" of Lingyao 14 dual-screen. If you don't use a physical keyboard, you can also use "virtual keyboard mode" for quick input.


However, these obviously cannot reflect the advantages of Lingyao 14 dual screen. In "waterfall mode", users use the built-in stand to place the upper and lower 14-inch screens vertically, which can display different applications and content, or different functional areas of video editing software.



Waterfall mode and notebook mode, picture/ASUS


In short, "waterfall mode" is actually equivalent to the traditional notebook mode There is another screen above the screen.


In addition, you can also use the "portrait screen mode", which is equivalent to dividing a 19-inch "monitor" into two areas for left and right use. You can browse web pages and information while displaying productivity applications.



Vertical screen mode, picture/ASUS


In addition, in the meeting scenario, the Lingyao 14 dual-screen notebook also has a "share mode" , the same screen can be displayed separately to facilitate communication around the content.



Sharing mode, picture/ASUS


In the past, a major drawback of dual-screen notebooks was the difference between the main and secondary screens. In many cases, the secondary screen The screen will always be "inferior" in terms of specifications, but although it is divided into two screens, the main and secondary screens, the two screens of the Lingyao 14 dual screen are actually consistent in specifications, both are 2.8K 120Hz OLED touch screens.


There is a high probability that there is no need to worry about the screen quality. Not to mention anything else, there is no doubt that ASUS has attached great importance to notebook screens in recent years. To a certain extent, the "ASUS good screen" strategy has successfully affected consumer perceptions.


Lingyao 14 dual screen uses two ASUS Lumina OLED screens, which is also ASUS’s most advanced screen standard, including DCI-P3 color gamut of 100%, Delta E


Lingyao 14 dual-screen, picture/ASUS


Another big challenge with dual-screen is battery life. The screen itself is the " "Power-hungry", especially the two 2.8K 120Hz screens, and the Lingyao 14 dual-screen is equipped with a standard voltage processor.


However, according to official data, the Lingyao 14 dual-screen has a built-in 75Wh battery. The single-screen video playback can reach about 13.5 hours (PCMark10 modern office mode is about 8.8 hours), and the dual-screen is about 10.5 hours. hours (about 8 hours in PCMark10 Modern Office mode).


Equipped with Core Ultra 9, another AI PC?



There is no doubt that the processor is the top priority of notebook products. The Lingyao 14 dual screen is equipped with Intel’s flagship product Core Ultra 9 185H standard voltage processor, 16 cores and 22 threads. The turbo frequency is up to 5.1GHz, and the TDP can reach up to 35W. For the heat dissipation part, judging from the official website, a dual fan system is used.


However, compared to CPU and GPU, the laptop market this year may be more concerned about the performance of NPU and AI acceleration. According to what was shown in the live broadcast of the press conference, Lingyao 14 dual-screen can run in the local state and use generative AI tools, including applications such as Wenshengwen and Wenshengtu.


What is more concerning is the speed. The AI ​​starts to generate results almost within a short time after inputting the prompt word. Of course, this is also due to the fact that the parameter scale of the local large model is not very large, but it undoubtedly demonstrates to a certain extent the power of the NPU on Ultra 9 185H and the hybrid architecture to accelerate computing.


But looking at it now, various PC manufacturers still have many misunderstandings in "AI-ization", including ASUS, which only emphasizes locally running AI applications instead of truly applying AI technology to its own products. among them, to optimize the experience. On the contrary, although functions such as background replacement/blurring, noise reduction, and graphics enhancement of video conferencing run through NPU low power consumption, it is actually a more valuable use of AI.


However, it must be pointed out that this is a beginning after all, and everyone is still exploring.


Back to the configuration, the Lingyao 14 dual screen comes standard with 32GB LPDDR5X memory, and the storage is available in 1TB and 2TB versions. The prices are 13,999 yuan and 15,999 yuan respectively. They are already available on the e-commerce platform. Start an appointment. In terms of interfaces, it is equipped with 2 Thunderbolt 4 USB-C interfaces, 1 HDMI 2.1 and USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A interface, and 1 audio jack.



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Written at the end



It is said that 2024 is the year of AI PC years, but no matter how AI will change the experience of PC products in the next few years, I believe that the screen form will affect the user experience to a great extent.


With the development of dual-screen notebooks to this day, Lingyao 14 dual-screen has proved that PC manufacturers have solved the problems of screen size, portability, display quality and battery life. The only big problem is Maybe all that's left is the price. But if you travel frequently, are not satisfied with today’s laptop mobile office experience, and have sufficient budget, Lingyao 14 Dual Screen will undoubtedly be a good choice.


As for the other product at today’s conference - Lingyao 13 2024, it is another "extreme" of thin and light notebooks. It basically reaches the limit of "thin and light", but its goal There is a big difference between users and Lingyao 14 dual screen.

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