Just set up the display on its side, and you get a portable screen with a vertical orientation.
There's no need to adjust the screen orientation or tweak your display settings. The display has a couple of interesting features, including the ability to rotate 90 degrees with automatic pivoting. It's hard to overlook the poor execution of such a vital element of the product. The quality of the folding stand is more than a little frustrating, especially when there are so many better examples on the market as covers for iPads and other tablets. One of our photographers put it more bluntly, saying, "This lid sucks." I had enough trouble using it in a controlled lab environment that the idea of using the stand at a trade show or in a coffee shop stressed me out. Unfortunately, the magnets are weak, so the hold isn't particularly sturdy the slightest bump or nudge will send it clattering onto the table. The folding cover attaches magnetically, aligning itself to magnets built into the body of the display. The slim display comes with a folding magnetic cover that does double duty as a display cover for storage and a stand for portable use. Using the display on the go is not quite as simple. The quality of the folding stand is more than a little frustrating.
In every instance, the display connected easily and worked without any additional driver installation or setup. During our testing, we used the display with a Dell Latitude 7389 2-in-1 laptop, the HP Chromebook 13 G1 and the Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (Touch Bar). Press the power button to turn it on, and the automatic driver installation takes care of the rest. Plug in the single cable, connecting the monitor to the laptop, and you're pretty much done. Although it's slightly larger than the Asus ZenScreen MB16AC (14.6 x 8.9 x 0.3 inches, 2.8 pounds with cover), it's lighter and still small enough to easily slip into a laptop bag.Ĭonnecting the display is dead simple, thanks to the USB Type-C connection. The entire thing measures 14.9 x 9.25 x 0.3 inches and weighs 1.8 pounds (2.2 pounds with the included cover), which makes it slimmer and lighter than most tablets and significantly lighter than even most ultraportable laptops.