However capable smartphones and tablets are, they will never replace laptops because of one key reason: screen real estate. Speaking of screens, if you ever need even more screens from a laptop, there are laptops with multiscreen setups as well as solutions to add screens to your existing laptop. The new SideTrak Swivel Pro Touch FHD 13.3” Touchscreen Monitor is the latter.
The Swivel Pro Touch Monitor is an uber-sleek, portable touchscreen monitor designed to enhance productivity by transforming your laptop into a dual-screen workstation – complete with touchscreen functionality. It features a Full HD 13.3” display compatible with a stylus, a patented 360° swivel hinge for adjustable viewing angles, and a 270° rotation capability for easy screen sharing.
Its design allows for easy attachment to laptops, folding flat for convenient travel. Constructed with durable anodized aluminum and a tempered glass screen, it offers both extended and mirrored display modes, along with a built-in kickstand for standalone use.
While there are similar solutions, the SideTrak Swivel Pro Touch FHD 13.3” Touchscreen Monitor might just be the sleekest yet – thanks to its small mounting plate and easy-to-remove design. All you need is to adhere the magnetic plate to the back of your laptop. After which you simply click the Swivel Pro Touch onto said plate and connect it to your device with the included USB-C cord.
When you’re done using it, you can fold the second display flat against the laptop for easy transport, or just to get it out of the way if you only need just one screen. The magnetic attachment allows the additional display to be removed to be used as a standalone display, or when you don’t need to bring it on the road. The only downside I see is that you’d have the magnetic plate permanently attached to the laptop.
The display touts a 60 Hz TFT LCD that offers 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, 400 cD/m2 brightness, and 12 ms response time. It has a contrast ratio of 1400:1.
Before you get excited over this super sleek second display for your laptop, you have to know that it is only compatible with Windows and Chrome. So, Mac users have to look elsewhere. Also, your Windows/Chrome laptop will need to have a Thunderbolt USB-C or USB-A with DisplayLink available to use.
The SideTrak Swivel Pro Touch FHD 13.3” Touchscreen Monitor can be had for US$599.99.
Images: SideTrak.
