This year’s CES show might be a little smaller than the gargantuan assembly of technology from years past, but exciting announcements still abound. One of those came from ASUS when the company unveiled its Zenbook 17 Fold OLED, a foldable laptop that seems to be a major improvement on previous attempts at this fascinating technology.

The display is not limited to single or dual screens; thanks to ScreenXpert, you can section the display into multiple screens to conveniently access various applications without having to move between windows.

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We haven’t had a first-hand look yet, so we have to wonder about how the hinge that allows for the fold affects the display. ASUS has tested their hinges by folding and unfolding it about 30,000 times, which should mean a relatively long lifespan for the Zenbook 17.

How Compact is the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED?

There are several features that may be appealing to photographers, not least of all its size and portability. When open, the foldable laptop features a 4:3, 17.3-inch 2.5K touchscreen; folded in half, you’ll get dual 3:2, 12.5-inch displays with a resolution of 1920 x 1280. There’s an on-screen keyboard as well as a full-size, freestanding Bluetooth® keyboard with a touchpad that can be stored in the center of the device when folded. Altogether, the system measures 14.9 x 11.32 x 0.34-0.46 inches.

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It weighs 3.64 pounds, which is a little heavier than we anticipated, and since the keyboard is lightweight, the display is responsible for most of the weight. Still, to have a 17-inch touchscreen at your fingertips, the size and weight is quite manageable. One of the specs is “military grade,” although we’re not sure what that means or what part of the device it refers to.

How Can You Use This Foldable Laptop?

Given its design, this ASUS foldable laptop offers flexibility when put to use:

1. Need a large display, perhaps during in-person sales sessions with wedding or portrait photography clients? Just use the kickstand to prop up the screen.

2. Perhaps you want a large tablet; lay the screen flat and tap away on the touchscreen or built-in keyboard. Place the hard keyboard on top of the lower part of the folded screen and you’ll feel like you’re working on a laptop.

3. If you want a giant reader (and have decently strong forearms), you can even use it as a book reader.

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What’s Inside the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED?

Equipped with Windows 11 Pro, the ASUS Zenbook 17 foldable laptop utilizes the latest 12^th Generation Intel Core i7 U-Series processors and Intel Iris X^e Graphics. There are two USB-C Thunderbolt 4 ports, a built-in array microphone, and it supports Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition. With Dolby Vision HDR, Dolby Atmos and a Harman Kardon-certified quad speaker system, this Zenbook should be capable of excellent performance, display quality and top-notch sound for everyday and multimedia projects.

According to the current specs, the Zenbook 17 is maxed out with 16GB of on-board memory and comes with 1TB of SSD storage. There’s also a 1 x 3.5 combo audio jack and a year’s subscription to Microsoft 365 Personal.

A 5MP webcam should prove useful for remote communication (we all know Zoom calls are not going away anytime soon). And with ASUS 3D Noise Reduction technology, the company promises clearer video calls, too.

What Are the Most ‘State-of-the-Art’ Features?

The Zenbook 17 foldable laptop has a couple of tricks up its sleeve that may be useful (or possibly annoying, so hopefully they can also be disabled):

1. With the laptop’s Intel Visual Sensing Controller chip and HD infrared camera (supporting Windows Hello biometric technology), the laptop can sense when you’re in front of the computer and when you move away. It will power down and start up again when you return.

2. There’s a chip to automatically adjust the screen’s brightness and color temperature to match the ambient conditions.

The ASUS Zenbook 17 foldable laptop is due out mid-2022, and its price is to be announced. Check out ASUS’s video announcing the device:

www.asus.com