Over the years, I’ve learned that my productivity is greatly enhanced by multiple displays.  Thankfully, I’ve been a part of more than one organization who has either provided me with more than one display or has allowed me to bring displays from home when I’ve asked.

This is the unboxing of the LePow DualViews Display. I initially thought I had backed the touchscreen version. After reviewing my contribution emails and survey, I had not, so disregard what I said about THIS unit being a touch screen. It’s not. While the DualViews has a touchscreen version, this is not the case with mine, and that version has some limitations. For example, the touchscreen version only has a touch layer on the bottom display. The top display is never a touch display.

I have also found some issues with the display staying on the stand. There’s often a great deal of tension on the Thunderbolt cable going from your computer to one of the USB-C ports on the display due to the cable being coiled. As such, the bottom of the display wants to fall off the bottom of the stand whenever you touch or try to adjust it. The display and the stand need magnets to help them stay attached to each other so the display doesn’t fall off the stand. I’ve caught this thing about 5 times as it tried to slide off the stand before it hit the floor and broke. Thankfully, I’ve not missed it. Otherwise, this would be a very depressing unboxing…

Please note that this display has some machine-based limitations—a MacBook Air can only have 1 external display, for example. As a result, the LePow DualViews will turn both displays on, but the two displays will mirror each other. You won’t have this issue on a MacBook Pro or Windows PC.

 

 

Features & Technical Information

The LePow DualViews display has some really cool features for the kind of device it is. It reminds me a great deal of my Lenovo YogaBook 9i, though to be honest, the YogaBook has dual 14-inch displays, while the LePow DualViews dual displays are larger at 15.6″.

LePow DualViews Display features an aluminum case with a Lenovo Yoga-style 360 hinge. This makes it easy to use and very versatile when setting up an external display configuration that works for you and the situation—Presentation Mode (tented), Dual Portrait Displays, Dual Landscape Displays, Notebook style, etc. The 360-degree, foldable display makes it very easy to use, with or without its native aircraft aluminum stand.

Depending on the model you get, you may or may not have all of the features noted above. For example, I initially thought I had a touch-screen version but needed to install a touch driver to get the features to work. I was incorrect on both counts. I don’t have a touch-screen version, and LePow DualViews’ driverless features negate the need for a touch-screen driver.  This makes the device extremely easy to use and a no-brainer for anyone needing multiple portable displays.  All you need to do is plug the device in, and you’re set.

The device has built-in sound.  While the speakers are ok, they aren’t what I would consider the best, but the built-in sound is pretty good for a mobile solution on a dual-screen portable monitor.  It will work in a pinch when you don’t have any other options; and again, in a mobile situation when you’re out and about, its nice that you don’t have to carry anything thing else to have external speakers.

The stand that comes with the device is really nice. You can set your laptop screen underneath it and have both LePow displays above your laptop for a full, stacked, three-monitor experience. The only issues I’ve found are placing the screens on the stand and cable tension.

 

Conclusion

I have to say that I’m very impressed by this device. It very much mimics my Geminos X display in a portable form factor that also reminds me of the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i. While the build quality could be a bit better (there are some gaps between the two screens when they are folded in half that shouldn’t be there), there’s also an issue with the screens staying on their native stand.

You need to be careful. Despite the non-skid, rubberized coverings on the feet that the display sits on while on the stand, it’s still very easy to have it knocked off the stand. It would be nice to have a magnet system on the device to help keep it in place. That’s one thing that the Espresso Display does very well. Its stand and display are 100% magnetic, and it takes some effort to separate them.

The lack of a magnet isn’t a deal breaker. You need to watch the cable tension between your computer and the displays and ensure that they are at an angle that reduces the likelihood of them falling if brushed, bumped, or nudged.

 

 

 

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