Lepow 16in Quad Monitor for Laptop review: This truly portable, backpack-friendly display system is ready to transform any workspace

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TechRadar Verdict

After a month of use on both Mac and PC systems, the flexibility over the use of the Lepow 16" Quad Monitor proved to be a great innovation if with some rougher edges. The four modular panels pack easily into a backpack along with your laptop, and while they're great for general day-to-day work and even light social media content creation. At $893 for the quad bundle with stand and backpack, it's a bad price considering whats on offer.

Pros

  • +Modular setup
  • +Stand and backpack included
  • +16:10 aspect ratio

Cons

  • -Connectors can be fiddly
  • -sRGB limits on the display
  • -Software required for setup

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Lepow 16" Quad Monitor for Laptop: 30-second review

The Lepow 16" Quad Monitor for Laptop is an innovative multi monitor design that essentially enables you to take the office with you. The four monitor set, stand and backpack is available as a complete system.

The build quality matches that of the TriScreen Pro side panels that I recently reviewed..

The set also comes with a stand which considering it's robust construction is surprisingly lightweight, and offers decent stability for the monitors through the test.

The monitors themselves are linked with the Transformer connectors, the same as those used on the TriScreen Pro, and as I found with that monitor setup the same is true here, careful alignment, then a firm press and a wiggle and click to ensure that everything is locked into place.

Once connected, the panels form a solid visual array with a decent of articulation once you discover that theres's additional flex in the connectors once you pull the two ends apart, once you get that shift in angle you can position them around or above your laptop screen.

For most of the test, I used the screens with my MacBook Pro M1 Max, and, as with the TriScreen, you need the USBDisplay app to get everything working; without it on the Mac at least, you’ll just see four blank monitors.

The installation process for USBDisplay does require a series of special permissions to be granted under Privacy and Security. Once done, the app lets you change the orientation of the screens via a menu accessible by clicking the icon at the top of your screen.

If you want to rotate a panel from horizontal (landscape) to vertical (portrait), you do it physically by unclipping the monitor and then clipping it back in your intended orientation, and then you can access the app to correct the orientation.

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