These 2026 Gaming Laptops Are AMAZING!

For 2026, the Asus ROG lineup has some very cool gaming hardware. We're going to start off with this one right here, the Asus ROG Zephorus Duo. So, for years, the concept of a double screen gaming laptop has been very interesting, but very niche. They've existed, but they've always had these small secondary screens that weren't particularly useful for most people. This changes things. So, this is the world's first 16-in dual screened gaming laptop, and it is so cool. These screens give a ton of utility and versatility for a high performance laptop. So, in the most basic version of this device, you could just open it up like a typical clamshell device. Like, you could open it up and you have a keyboard in the bottom section. This runs an RTX 5090 on the inside up to 130 watts for the GPU. And this is like a thin bezled gaming laptop. But then you can remove the keyboard. So, uh it does take a little bit of pressure. The keyboard is magnetically attached so it doesn't just slide around loosely. you got to intentionally remove it. And when you do, uh, well, the keyboard is now working in a wireless mode. When it was connected, it had these magnetic pogo pins that would connect to the keyboard for a wired connection. But when you remove it, it works wirelessly. Uh, and when it's removed like this, this is like it's a flat, tiltless experience. So, there's no angle or tilt to it. This feels like a super thin MacBook. Now, the device itself, you could keep it like this with this bottom panel flat on the table like this. But for the full glory, you pop open this kickstand and now you have the full double screen experience like this with the keyboard. This is sick. You can tilt the top panel however you want. It's a big 16-in screen doubled up like this. It's awesome. But if you want, you can also rotate the whole device like so. And it now becomes a kind of side by side orientation. Now, when it's like this, you can't adjust the tilt anymore. But you can lean in or angle in the side panel just so you have a particular viewing angle you like. And this is sick. Like, just imagine working on if this is like the workflow you have with two screens. Like, this is awesome. This is such a nice experience. And I've always said this, if you can get more screen, like just more screen real estate, but in the same kind of footprint, it's better. Everyone always wants that, right? more screen, but your package folds down into something that is a normal 16-in laptop. This is a little heavier and thicker than your average 16-in device, but it's the same footprint. The hinge of the screen goes back pretty far, so you can open it up to this tent mode looking configuration. And when you do, you have an option of either displaying the same thing on both screens or using it as two separate panels. But one thing you'll notice is that when you have this double screen open, you'll notice a fairly large break or gap between the two panels. And if you're using it for two kind of split screen purposes, it's perfectly fine. Having a gap like that is not an issue. But it's not meant to be used like for playing a game that spans across both screens or like watching content that uses both screens at once. I can't think of any game that would play well with a big break in the middle of it like this. These screens feel like they were built for like doing one thing on one screen and then a different thing on the second screen. Uh the build is fully aluminum. On the top panel, you have this kind of light strip. It's nothing too flashy. And inside you have that RTX 5090, but also the CPU being that new Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chip. And this chip is one of the reasons why this product even exists. It's super energy efficient, really good multi-core capabilities. It seems very promising. It runs liquid metal with the vapor chamber and it's got a 90W hour battery. And all of these components are cooled underneath that second screen. This thing is stacked. It's essentially a double screened high performance workstation that folds down into a typical 16-inch laptop size. So, it's not for everyone, but I think most people would find it useful. All right, let's talk about the Zephris G14 and G16. These are the thin and light gaming laptops from Asus. So, the G14 comes in two variants. An AMD version that goes up to an RTX 5060 at 100 watts, and then there's the new Intel version that goes up to a 5080 running at 130 watts. So, these are higher wattage GPUs and more powerful GPUs than the previous generation. If you look at the rear exhaust of these, so this is the new one. This actually looks quite a bit different than the old one. The new version has a series of dots for the back grill and also the rear exhaust has this sloped section. Now, we'll have to see how these thermals hold up in the review units. The other device, the G16, still one of my favorite gaming laptops on the market, this can now be configured up to an RTX 5090 running at 160 watts. like same thickness as before, still a super thin gaming laptop, but this can apparently cool an RTX 5090 running at 160 watts. Now, we're going to have to see how that holds up in future reviews because that is very difficult to cool with this kind of thickness. The displays on both these units are awesome. They're fast, bright, and color accurate. The G16 is particularly nice because it goes to 240 Hz. All right, I'm going to move on to the RG Flow Z13 KJP. So, this is the Kajjima Productions special edition of the Z13. And if you're a fan of Hideo Khjima's work, you'll recognize the vibe they're going for. It's got Luden's imagery all over it. And Luden's refers to the mascot of Kjima Productions. It's this futuristic explorer in a space suit, and this device leans into that aesthetic hard. So, this isn't just some regular Z13 with a Kjima sticker on it. They went full tilt on the special edition. The packaging is Kajjima. The device is gold toned throughout and it's got real carbon fiber in a section of it. It's very unique looking. And then the keyboard, it's the same keyboard as we see on the regular FLZ13, but it's got these like extra tabs on the side that kind of well there's utility to it when it's attached. It's like a little bit easier to pull it open. Uh but also just has like a design element to it. But this is also Kajjima themed. And there's also one with metal key caps that you can get. And it's got a custom boot logo, a custom boot sound. There's even a storage box that comes with it that's not quite like a Death Stranding cargo box. At least I don't think it looks like it to me, but it's just super cool. And there's also stickers in the package. And there's a corresponding mouse pad and a mouse. It's their Caris 2, their right-handed Erggo mouse, and a special edition of the Delta 2 headset that goes with this design language. All part of this Kjima Productions set. But this is how special edition should be done. This feels so purposeful and just like really welldesigned. Now, the specs on this tablet is top tier. It's their stricks Halo chip, the AMD Ryzen monster chip with the super powerful graphics and it has 128 gigs of RAM. It's ridiculously powerful. Complete overkill, but this is what would make a proper Kajjima Productions collab. Uh, so there you have it. That's the 2026 Asus ROG lineup.

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