Thankfully, most of us found our work-from-home groove and have dedicated home office space now. However, there are times when you would like a change of scenery and work from a coffee shop or even just another room of the house without sacrificing your dual-screen setup. Portable monitors have become popular, more affordable, and allow you to be productive from virtually anywhere. The Mobile Pixels Duex Lite monitor goes beyond many other portable monitor by actually attaching to your laptop and sliding out when needed.

Benefits of an extra screen

Having two monitors is incredibly useful for anyone who does a lot of multitasking. With two monitors, you can keep an eye on multiple windows and applications at the same time, which allows you to work more efficiently. Additionally, two monitors can make it easier to work on larger projects, such as spreadsheets and presentations, as you can have the data or slides on one monitor and the tools or editing window on the other. Furthermore, two monitors also make it easy to research online while working on a project, as you can have one window open for the project and one window open for research. Finally, two monitors also allow you to multitask in other ways, such as watching videos or streaming music while working on a project.

One such portable monitor is the Mobile Pixels Duex Lite. It’s a 12.5 inch monitor with a 1080p resolution and weighs just 1.3 lbs. It’s compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux, and has both a USB Type-C port (no driver needed if your laptop supports video via USB-C) and a USB-A adapter (which usually requires the installation of a driver).

Setup

The Mobile Pixels Duex Lite portable monitor includes 4 magnets with adhesive that can be attached to the back of your laptop’s monitor. The entire unit can then be mounted on the back of your laptop, and conveniently slides out when needed. This will add a bit of bulk to your laptop, but you can remove the monitor (except the 4 magnets) whenever it is not needed.

Depending on your laptop and how “thin” it is, this monitor may be too heavy to attach to the back of your laptop without pulling the screen down. In that case, you can use the monitor in portrait mode with the built-in stand. Or, you can use something like a stand made for iPads (not included) to prop the monitor up horizontally.

If your laptop supports video via USB-C (which many laptops manufactured in the past few years do), you can simply connect the included USB-C cable to both deliver video and power the monitor. If you laptop does not have a compatible USB-C port, a regular USB-A adapter is included, but requires the installation of Mobile Pixels’ driver which can easily be downloaded from their website.

This particular model of the DUEX Lite does not have an HDMI port, so you cannot connect this monitor using a simple HDMI cable.

Performance

I tested this monitor with a Windows Surface Pro 8 first. Being a tablet with its own kickstand, it’s not possible to attach the monitor to the back of it, but it worked fine in portrait mode using the built-in stand. I was also able to use it horizontally with a simple tablet stand (not included). Windows detected the monitor immediately upon connecting the USB-C and duplicated my display at first, but I was able to extend the monitor (and flip the upside down image) easily within the display settings in Windows.

I also wanted to test the monitor on a Linux machine, so I used my Lenovo (model 14w) laptop’s USB-C port and found that Ubuntu 20.04 detected the monitor without an issue as well. It’s important to note that there are no Linux drivers available for this monitor, so you will need to use a USB-C interface that supports DisplayPort as the USA-A connection will not work without the drivers.

I also tested the Mobile Pixel Duex Lite portable monitor by mounting it to my Dell Chromebook. While there is not official driver support for Chrome OS, this monitor still worked because this Dell Chromebook (model C7486-3250GRY-PUS) can output video and power via a single USB-C connection.

The monitor is very lightweight at only 1.3 pounds, although this might be enough to cause your laptop’s delicately balanced monitor to fall back under the additional weight. The monitor can display a 1080p resolution on the 12.5” panel.

The screen’s brightness and color and more than sufficient for multitasking with emails, Word documents, and Excel spreadsheets. However, colors can be presented differently on the DUEX Lite compared to the main laptop screen. Therefore, if you’re doing any sort of photo or video editing, you’ll probably want to stick with the your laptop’s main display.

The size of the screen will likely be smaller than your laptop’s built-in screen, so text may display smaller and be inconsistent with the size on your laptop’s built-in display. This can be a little jarring at first, but I was able to quickly adapt to it.

The monitor has some built-in controls to manually adjust the brightness and color tone of the display. There is also an option to enable the blue light blocking feature which is nice to enable close to bedtime.

The DUEX Lite version of this monitor only has one USB-C port and is therefore not compatible with the Nintendo Switch or other devices that cannot deliver both power and video over a single USB-C port connection. The DUEX Plus version of this monitor offers two USB-C ports and is therefore compatible with the Nintendo Switch (using one of the USB-C ports for the video) when paired with another USB-C connection providing power. The DUEX Plus monitor also offers a larger display size at 13.3”.

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The monitor was conveniently packaged in its box. When opening the box as directed, you can access the back of the monitor immediately for installing your wall mount bracket if you wish to do so. Otherwise, you can install the included base. I was surprised to find that an HDMI cable is also included in the packaging.

The monitor has a very minimal design with a very thin bezel around the top and sides (the bottom bezel is a little larger). The buttons for power and navigating the on-screen menus are located on the bottom of the monitor.

Performance

I fired up Fortnite to test this monitor out for gaming. It definitely did not disappoint! Graphics are sharp and I did not notice any issues with responsiveness or ghosting. I also found the monitor to work well for working-from-home as well as doing photo editing.

The LED backlight and IPS display provides a consistent viewing experience across the display, even if you’re viewing the monitor from an angle or if you’re looking up at the monitor while slouched in your chair.

Features

• 4ms response time: A low response time is a must-have for gaming, and the Dell S2721NX monitor’s low 4ms worked great for Fortnite gaming. I did not have any issues with delays or ghosting while playing.
• FreeSync: This prevents “tearing” in fast-moving game play. This Dell monitor supports this technology (if your graphics card also supports it).
• IPS: An “IPS” display means that the picture looks consistent from an angle. This Dell monitor looks great whether you’re sitting directly in front of it, or if you’re slouched in your seat and not seeing it head-on.
• VESA Mount: I was able to mount this monitor to the wall thanks to the standard 100 mm x 100 mm VESA holes.
• ComfortView: Although the shift to warmer colors is built-in to many operating systems now, you can manually reduce the amount of blue light with the “ComfortView” setting directly on the monitor.

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I really like the modern design of this desk lamp (model TT-DL056)! It features a brushed aluminum finish on the lamp’s base and arms, as well as fabric accent pieces.

The base also has a good bit of weight to it, making it feel stable and sturdy on my desk. I’ve found the lamp can be positioned further to the side than my other LED desk lamp, allowing me to light my desk further away from the base.

Performance

The lamp itself is aesthetically pleasing, and so is the light output. You can adjust the temperature of the light with 5 settings between warm white to cool white. There is also a “slider” to get the brightness to just the level you like it.

The LEDs are covered by a translucent cover to help protect your eyes if you were to stare directly at the light. I have not noticed any “flicker” from the LEDs and have found the light to be pleasing to the eyes.

One thing to note: if the lamp is “on” and the power is interrupted, the light will be “off” when power is restored. Therefore, it will not work with smart outlets. Unfortunately, the “favorite” setting is also lost if the power is interrupted.

Features

• Warm or Cool Light: You can adjust the temperature of the light between White, Cool White, Natural, Yellow and Warm Yellow. If you’re like me and you like the warm light of an incandescent light, you can easily achieve that with the touch controls.
• Memory function: Once you achieve your ideal temperature and brightness settings, you can save it as a “favorite” by holding your find on the heart touch control until it flashes. You can then quickly get back to it by tapping the heart touch control.
• USB charging port: There is a charging port located on the back of the unit, which is a little less convenient than if it was located on the side or on the front. The charging port can output up to 5V 2A, which means it can support tablets such as the iPad.
• Timer function: Tapping the clock icon touch control will start a countdown from 60 minutes, after which the light will automatically turn off.

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