Asus Zenbook Duo 14 A screen, but also another one

With the Zenbook Duo in Apple Macbook Pro territory, the pair have some scores to settle

Tab thumping

The Zenbook will handle mainstream photo-editing and video work, other creative tasks, all of your Office apps and as many browser tabs as you throw at it – and the speedy SSD means it boots and loads apps quickly.

Cell trumping

Asus fights back with solid battery life. Web browsing, Office applications and Screenpad use gave us over 11hrs, and disabling the Screenpad pushed that up to a monster 16hrs. So it’s got more juice than the Macbook.

Core slumping

Overall, though, it isn’t a speed freak. Geekbench tests illustrate the gulf here: in single-core and multi-core tests it’s beaten by Apple’s M1 chip – and the 13in Macbook Pro is no more expensive unless you add extra memory.

Port plumping

It’s got two USB-C ports, USB-A, HDMI, 3.5mm audio and a microsd card slot. The interior serves up Wi-fi 6, Bluetooth 5 and a Windows Hello webcam. There’s no full-size SD card reader, but this still compares well to the Mac.