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I used the dual-screen Asus Zenbook Duo (2025) as my everyday laptop for a week, here's my verdict

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Asus Zenbook Duo 2025: Two-minute review (Image credit: Future / Jeremy Laird) If ever there were a tale of two halves, it's the Asus Zenbook Duo (2025). This dual-screen laptop-megatablet offers some of the most impressive mobile hardware currently available. It absolutely holds its ground with any of the very best laptops you can buy in 2025 in that regard. That starts with its cutting-edge Intel Arrow Lake CPU, but just like last year's 2024 model , this revised-for-2025 device really centers on its beautifully built chassis containing dual 14-inch OLED touchscreens, plus a clever wireless clip-on keyboard and a kickstand that adds an additional ergonomic flourish. Yes, there are compromises in terms of the pure hardware. The otherwise similar best touchscreen laptops in 2025 offer a slimmer and lighter form factor, plus better battery life and outright performance. There are thermal limitations with this kind of design. But Asus has clearly put in some serious...

I swapped my everyday display to the BenQ GW2486TC Eye-Care Monitor for a month, here's my verdict

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BenQ GW2486TC Eye-Care Monitor: Two-minute review The BenQ GW2486TC is a great monitor for those that just need more screen real estate. It helps that there are some included features to make hours of use a bit more palatable, such as the ones focused on minimizing eye strain. After all, not everyone needs an ultra widescreen 8K monitor with HDR and a super fast refresh rate. Most of us just want more space while working. This monitor does that. It also helps that it is very affordable for an external monitor. Sure, this is just a 24-inch model with quite a few limitations, like a 1080p resolution with a somewhat limited color coverage – you shouldn’t be using this for most types of color correction and editing. And there’s no KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) switching on hand, either. But, it’s got great ergonomics to help you get the most comfortable view of your work. So, if you’re okay with those compromises, meaning you’re not also a gamer or creative, and can skip out on the unfo...