A unique dual‑screen gaming laptop under $1,000 lands on Kickstarter — Is it real? I certainly hope so.

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Gaming laptops are constantly getting better, with advancements in cooling systems, screen quality, processing power, and helpful features for users.

Occasionally, unique laptops emerge that stand out from the typical designs. A recent example, spotted by PCWorld, comes from a Kickstarter project by Shenzen Longgang Manyunke Electronics, a company based in Hong Kong.

The Krayzor is an impressive laptop with two screens. Its main screen is a large 16-inch display with a sharp 2560×1600 resolution and a super-fast 240Hz refresh rate, making motion look incredibly smooth. Krayzor claims the screen delivers vibrant, accurate colors (covering 99% of the DCI-P3 color space) and has a quick 1ms response time, ideal for gaming and fast-paced visuals.

The main screen is complemented by a smaller, 12.3-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 1920×720, positioned below where the screen folds.

Similar to the ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo, first released in 2020 and updated through 2023, the Krayzor laptop features a second screen that covers only half of the area below the main display, allowing space for a keyboard and trackpad.

This keyboard features mechanical switches and large keycaps that you can easily swap out. Plus, it has customizable RGB lighting! If you’re not happy with the default switches, you can change them whenever you want.

The touchpad is small and positioned to the right of the keyboard, though it does feature handy dials for adjusting screen brightness and volume. Beyond that, the device is mostly screen and the components that make it run.

An upgradeable GPU … in a laptop?

The Krayzor laptop is powerful, featuring a 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900H processor with 14 cores and an NVIDIA RTX 4060 Laptop graphics card with 8GB of video memory. Although you can’t upgrade the processor, Krayzor made the laptop so the graphics card can be upgraded later.

It’s uncommon for laptops to let you upgrade the graphics card, but Krayzor uses a standard called MXM which should make replacements fairly straightforward – as long as you’re comfortable opening up your laptop and finding a compatible new card.

A three-fan cooling system keeps the internal components from overheating, with hot air vented out the back. The device is powered by an 80Wh battery, and a 140W adapter is included for recharging.

The selection of ports feels a bit dated, similar to the processor. You’ll find a standard RJ45 LAN port (the speed isn’t specified), HDMI, two USB-A 3.0 ports, one USB-A 2.0 port, a single USB-C port (speed details are missing), a microSD card reader, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 are both on board to handle wireless connectivity.

This price is the most shocking part of the Krayzor gaming laptop

I’ve tested many gaming laptops during my time at Windows Central, but I’m now particularly fascinated by the new trend of laptops with two screens.

I even tried playing games on Lenovo’s Yoga Book 9i, a laptop designed more for everyday use than serious gaming.

I recently tested the Yoga Book 9i, which usually costs around $2,000, and found it could run games reasonably well thanks to its built-in Intel Arc graphics. However, it definitely didn’t perform as powerfully as a dedicated gaming laptop.

I’ve been looking at the ASUS Zenbook Duo, and honestly, I like it even more than the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i. The best part is the price – it’s much more affordable, typically starting around $1,600. It features two full-size 14-inch screens, though you won’t find a dedicated graphics card inside.

Krayzor’s gaming laptop is actually cheaper than many regular computers, which is surprising. This is especially true when you consider how expensive laptops like the ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo were when they first came out.

I’m seeing a pretty compelling deal right now – for around $851, or HK$6,632, you can get a laptop equipped with a 12th Gen Intel Core processor and an NVIDIA RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, plus it features dual displays. The base price doesn’t include RAM or storage, but you can easily add those components when you’re purchasing it.

This is where I start to get suspicious.

Adding 16GB of RAM and a 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD brings the total cost to $960, which is an incredibly good price.

Upgrading to double the memory and storage will add $259 to the existing $851 price, bringing the total to $1,110. This is still a reasonable price, and you could save money by purchasing your own memory and storage later if you prefer.

The Kickstarter campaign has already raised about $HK 281,408 from 37 backers, far exceeding its $HK 5,000 goal. There are still about two weeks remaining until the campaign ends.

It’s still uncertain whether supporters will actually get the laptops, which are currently planned to ship in December 2025. I’m really hoping they do, because I’m very excited to see how this computer performs in real-world use.

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2025-09-18 00:43