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    Cleanest, backpackable multiple external monitor setup?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by kneehowguys, Apr 24, 2014.

  1. kneehowguys

    kneehowguys Notebook Evangelist

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    Cleanest, backpackable multiple external monitor setup?

    I currently have a gechic portable monitor and my laptop.

    I'm looking to get 3+ screens or approximately that space in a backpackable form with less wires.

    Here's what I"m looking for.
    - easy to backpack
    - easy to charge. Minimal number of cords and chargers
    - one central place to plug my laptop into to connect to all of the screens at once
    - easy to setup all the screens

    I like my gechic monitor. I really wish though I could just plug my laptop into one magic box or something that connects in a very cord minimal way to a bunch of other backpackable monitors.
     
  2. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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  3. jotm

    jotm Notebook Evangelist

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    The Asus MB168B (1366x768) or the MB168B+ (1920x1080) are your best bet from what I can tell. 15.6 inches, driven and powered by a single USB 3.0 cable, slim and light.

    https://www.asus.com/Monitors_Projectors/MB168BPlus/

    Coupled with any laptop with enough USB 3.0 ports, you can get a multi-monitor setup that can be carried in a backpack (albeit probably a larger one) and deployed anywhere.

    There are other alternatives, but they're either too big or too expensive.
     
  4. chx1975

    chx1975 Notebook Consultant

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    I carry one AOC E2351F in a GearGrip LCD Wide in a Magma Rolltop II backpack . I successfully passed this as carry on more than once. The monitor is exactly the size of the shield and very thin, you could fit three in a single GearGrip easily but do you really need three 23" monitors on the road?

    I replaced the power brick with a 40W universal netbook charger, the old Asus netbooks used 12V, the plug size is not correct but a X1 Power Connector - 4.75 x 1.75mm Female Jack to 5.5 x 2.5mm Male Plug fixes that. It's lighter this way. The monitor is VGA / DVI only, either use a ultra thin HDMI cable + HDMI-DVI adapter or the cable from a retractable HDMI-DVI cable, the retractable mechanism on that breaks too easily, just carry the nice and flat cable with the smallest DVI head you've ever seen.