ASUS ZenScreen 22” (21.5 viewable) 1080P Portable Monitor (MB229CF) – Full HD, IPS, 100Hz, USB-C PD 60W, Speakers, Carrying Handle, Kickstand, C-clamp Arm, Partition Hook, Subwoofer, 3 yr Warranty

I've had several mobile monitors that utilize DisplayLink over the years, this is my fourth so far. In the past, I started with the 14inch Lenovo LT1421, I went to 15.6 inch HP, then finally to the 14 inch HP S140u before moving to the ZenScreen. Each had their upsides but all had basically the same downside, resolution and color quality. For comparison the only one fair to benchmark the ASUS ZenScreen against (from what I've used) is the HP S140u as that is still available for sale by HP. The ZenScreen is worlds better. First off, with such thin bezels on 3 sides of the ZenScreen, you get 15.6 inches of screen instead of 14 inches of screen for almost the same total size, a huge plus. Secondly, the ZenScreen actually fits better in my bag even though it is marginally bigger overall; it is very thin for being a monitor and most important to me is the thickness is consistent across the unit. The HP had a rounded back that made it less convenient to have in my laptop bag and created a strange "bulge" when all packed up. That, plus the ZenScreen is just a bit lighter, was a win on its own.The most important factors here though are resolution and color quality. The resolution is full 1080p which is far better than what I've used in the past. There is no resizing of documents etc when you drag something over from your primary laptop monitor (granted their may be a little bit depending on the resolution of your laptop but at 1080p this is very minimal and hardly noticeable from other models, such as the HP S140u I've dealt with). I realize ASUS has other screens with 1080p but their stands before the ZenScreen are so ridiculous and non-user friendly, I always avoided them. On that point, the stand on this screen is pretty smart. Some point this out as a flaw but honestly in the mobile monitor space, no one has a perfect solution (the S140u wasn't bad as it had a similar concept, but still I think ZenScreen is superior). The stand is effectively the case that wraps around the unit and with a few simple folds, strong magnets hold it in place as a stand. There are two degree's you can have it at (at least, with the fold option I prefer - I guess there are a couple in the instructions only one of which I remember) and they seem to be all I need (I really only change the angle if I am experiencing glare); Oh, and you can also use a pen if you prefer to prop this up - I've yet to use this as the case is so quick and effective to fold, but an option none the less. As for color quality, I am not an expert on the levels etc but this screen, although the colors are a little different from my laptop, are the best I've experienced in a mobile monitor; there are settings you can play with native to the screen that allow you to adjust certain aspects which was key in getting the colors to line up pretty well. Again, not perfect compared to my laptop monitor but close enough where after the first week of using it, I didn't even noticed anymore.All in all, this monitor is easily worth the $250. In my experience, it is the best I've used and I'll use it until something eventually is more sophisticated, but I suspect this won't be for a while as this screen (compared to others I've used) seems ahead of the game.

I have my 2017 Macbook Pro with a 7920HQ and RX560. I bought a pair because I like to have the real estate to have multiple windows open when I write, debug and test code. I travel a lot for work and both these fit perfectly in my backpack along with my mac and a dell 15" work laptop. Not heavy at all. The cases that come with the monitors are perfect. Quite durable and easy to fold, pack and go. The only con is that you cannot use a short cable. Because the USB-C Connector is on the left of the monitor, you will find that even though you can use a really short cable for the monitor on the right, you will need a longer cable for the monitor on the left (see pic)I saw some reviews saying that if you lost or damaged the original cables, it is hard to find a replacement cable. I am using thunderbolt 3 cables right now and they work fine. I have a razer core X at the home office and find that the cable it came with was too short. Ordered a replacement on amazon and have no problem using the original TB3 cable along with another OWC TB3 cable for these monitors instead of the original ASUS cables which I leave at work.See the specs. The display works great at 1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz.Some reviews also mention that these two monitors are not bright enough. They are for me. I have it set to 75% brightness, and they seem to be fine. In fact, I like how the narrow bezels make the transition between my mac monitor and the external monitors seamless. But I am not too particular about the exact color calibration, and some pros might need a lot more accuracy.Loving this product right now. If something changes, I will let you know, but been over a month and these monitors work great. Hope this review helps.

I don't buy a lot of products that exceed my expectations, but this one certainly has. It is amazingly lightweight, offers crystal clear text and images, and is very quick and easy to set up in coffee shops and similar places. It connects to a laptop via a single USB-C port and boots up in seconds. Windows immediately recognizes it as an external display with no fiddling of settings. Contrary to the documentation, with displaylink adapters you can plug this into ports which do not supply video and it works! You get a warning message briefly pop up, but I've had zero issues doing this. I even watched Netflix on this with it plugged into a USB-3 port (with a USB-C to USB-3 adapter) which did not offer video-over-USB, and the video was smooth.The use of a pen as a kickstand is an interesting decision, but in practice it actually works well. The display itself is not very bright so not sure in an overly lit room how well this will work. But for people looking for a portable second display I have never seen a better product at any price point. You can set your laptop and this down on a table and within 10 seconds have a multi-monitor setup anywhere. Very cool.One tip: The Lacdo 14-15 inch laptop carrying bag is a great accompaniment to this. It is just big enough to hold this, while being just wide enough to fit a slim laptop as well. I use that bag to carry my Lenovo Yoga 720 13" laptop along with this monitor. Works great.