Asus ZenBook Pro Duo

>A large screen, like on Asus Zenbook Duo. God no, all these Windows laptops with these gimmicks remain gimmicks that only make the experience worse. Sure the Touchbar is mostly a gimmick also but at least it has its own processor so it uses minimal power and has no impact on system performance, and since it's so narrow it's nice to look at if nothing else.

**USB slots** \- Jesus Christ on a stick they are tight. I have a software licence key on a small GoodRam USB stick - I had to use pliers to remove it from the slot. **Overall** \- I am very, very happy. For the price it is absolutely awesome machine with very high quality build.

Like I said, I need this mainly for zoom classes, taking notes, sometimes some Netflix party with the fiancé since we’re currently LD. Good gaming a bonus but not a necessity. I just really can’t do something super slow with loading or struggles with video.

I configured similarly aggressive swapping on both and do not use Windows, but performance with a crippling memory config is so impressive that the chassis and occasional hassle of using paper that doesn't slide immediately into my OneDrive doesn't trouble me too much at all. One thing to note is that you will really be stuck with light gaming if you go this route. If you don't have a PC at home and really want to play some games, spend the extra $200 to get a low end dGPU (though remember you'll be suffering with a cheapo gaming laptop and all the fun fragility that entails) and maybe even start planning for an external 144hz monitor if you intend to play anything competitive.