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ASUS MB169B+ 15.6" Full HD 1920x1080 IPS USB Portable Monitor

Size:15.6-Inch  |  Style:Full HD, USB 3.0 The World's slimmest and lightest 15.6" Full HD IPS panel USB-powered MB169B+ Portable Monitor with a...

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(66 reviews)
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(70 reviews)
Product

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Quality

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Resolution

(114 reviews)
Device

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Screen

(326 reviews)
Thing

(68 reviews)
Case

(221 reviews)
Stand

(196 reviews)
Battery drain

(29 reviews)
Cable

(95 reviews)
Connector

(48 reviews)
Switch

(24 reviews)
Customer

(27 reviews)
Damage

(32 reviews)
Software

(33 reviews)
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Input lag

(23 reviews)
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Reviews around weight (4.60 of 5)

  • Light weight and works great with my MacBook Pro. Perfect for
  • great quality, super light weight, great for travel (which I do)
  • Lacks the weight of a nice pen, but it doesn't matter because you can't use it because it's holding up your screen
  • Super light weight, very portable, just wish it was brighter.
  • The resolution is incredible, the simplicity is incredible, the light weight is great.
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Reviews around size (4.33 of 5)

  • The icons on my primary monitor on my laptop are now odd-sized when the external monitor is not plugged in.
  • It's a good size and easy to set up as an extension to my laptop
  • Don't like size of cable and easily pops out of monitor.
  • The monitor has great clarity and is a nice size for a portable monitor
  • This is perfect, the size is right, not too small, not too big
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Reviews around work (4.12 of 5)

  • but if you also need another screen for complex work tasks.
  • The case provided with the monitor is also sufficient to protect it and it is working well enough as a stand for the monitor
  • Even with 32 mb RAM and a 6 gb video card, sometimes things don't refresh properly later in a lengthy work session.
  • The work flow I've developed works best on a 3 monitor setup, which I have in my home office, but I always lose that when I travel and am confined to laptop
  • The case/stand works really well as a case, the monitor fits very snug
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Reviews around picture (3.92 of 5)

  • ** Will most likely not work unless your laptop has a native USB C
  • I own an older version of a USB DisplayLink monitor (Lenovo LT1421) that I've had for several years, and while it served its purpose from time to time, I usually found that the lower resolution (max 1366 x 768) and relatively poor picture was frustrating and not worth connecting to my laptop unless I *really* needed a second monitor
  • The monitor is of good quality materials, and the picture looks pretty solid
  • Picture quality good but not great...auto brightness does not seem to work
  • Apparently doesn't work with USB3.0, only USB type C with Display port
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Reviews around product (3.89 of 5)

  • If you own a Microsoft Surface Book, this product does NOT work
  • Great product, I use while on travel and just around the house.
  • This monitor is probably the worst product I have ever purchased on Amazon
  • Product did not work on my Mac and was not fully refunded since I had opened it.
  • I would recommend the product, despite my issues with it
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Reviews around display (3.88 of 5)

  • Display is great, works very well as a second monitor and is very light
  • The display is dull and the brightness functions do not work
  • Thanks!!This display is also incompatible with the new Surface Dock.
  • The display is decent, but not as bright as my laptop screen
  • I wouldn't recommend this as a normal external display for a laptop... travel only.
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Reviews around quality (3.70 of 5)

  • The good: The monitor is super thin, light, and has good display quality (for me - untrained eye)
  • The cable that came with the unit was USB3 x USB3 Micro-B and was extremely poor quality
  • Great screen, very good quality, does everything I need.
  • The screen looks pretty good and has good build quality.
  • I really wanted to love this, but it was so frustrating to use because of the poor image quality
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Reviews around resolution (3.67 of 5)

  • I love the portability of the monitor and the resolution is great.
  • However the resolution is a lot worse than the laptop so it is distracting
  • While the resolution is great, the monitor is VERY dim.
  • Not the greatest resolution, but good price for a solid screen.
  • The resolution is bad but what it far worse is the colors that are rendered on the monitor
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Reviews around device (3.64 of 5)

  • before you buy, do yourself a favor and research it a bit as far as compatibility goes.compared to 169c+...in my experience, the c+ will only work if your mobo setup has a 3.1 usb c slot that's dp alt mode compatible.
  • ONLY compatible to: USB 3.1 type-C(GEN2), Thunderbolt 3 devices, USB 3.0 type-C is not compatible
  • Apparently doesn't work with USB3.0, only USB type C with Display port
  • ONLY compatible to: USB 3.1 type-C(GEN2), Thunderbolt 3 devices, USB 3.0 type-C is not compatible
  • , the stand/cover was OK, but the problem was the USC C, I couldn't get the right connector to hook it to my laptop and get it to work, I ordered several to try before returning the item.
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Reviews around screen (3.51 of 5)

  • But just from transportation in the case in my laptop case, the screen looked like it cracked
  • Great screen, very good quality, does everything I need.
  • Works great and really nice to have another screen when working on the laptop!
  • Great picture, works well with my laptop as extra screen.
  • The stand is very flimsy and the screen is extremely fragile
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Reviews around thing (3.33 of 5)

  • The most important thing is the monitor doesn't work, even couldn't start up
  • One strange thing is ,i use custom resolution of 1920x1280 on Surface Pro (because the original resolution is useless on 12 inch screen), but when I plug the usb monitor, my custom resolution is gone
  • Abuse is one thing, but common things like tipping the monitor over or moving the laptop or device its connected to a little too far WILL cause the connector to break.
  • The most important thing is the monitor doesn't work, even couldn't start up
  • /break screenThe greatest thing is that you get really good portable FHD IPS screen and it makes a lot of difference when you need to move around with a laptop
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Reviews around case (3.27 of 5)

  • Only complaint... the case is a great case, but a sub-par stand.
  • The case it comes in is a nice case but is way too unstable as a monitor stand
  • (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005M0ICG2?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00).--The case is supposed to double as a stand, but it's just weird and not as
  • The case works great as a case and terrible as a monitor stand
  • The case is very good for protection, but not a good stand
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Reviews around stand (3.14 of 5)

  • The case protects the monitor, and the case works as a stand
  • It does work great as a protective case, just not as a stand
  • The case is very good for protection, but not a good stand
  • The length of the USB sync cable and the use of the case as a stand are definitely issues
  • Love the case as a case but, as a stand it is not that great
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Reviews around battery drain (2.60 of 5)

  • One other note, and this is something I found out via trial and error as I could not find any information on this monitor with regard how to replace a lost or damaged cable
  • Overall bad experience on this one - both on product itself as well as with ASUS customer service.
  • The image quality is adequate for our work as well as if we watch a movie.
  • I use this when I travel as well as at home with laptop
  • I gave it a 3 because the cable that is provided fits loosely and continues to disconnect-extremely frustrating as it also resizes my laptop screen.
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Reviews around cable (2.59 of 5)

  • I just bought a new $6 Amazon Basics USB Micro-B cable and it works perfectly again.
  • I tried the Y-cable other reviewers suggested and It did work, when I connected the split cable (for power) to the usb port of the Surface Pro 3's power brick
  • However, it comes with this flimsy cable that is just awful
  • However, the USB 3.0 cable was stiff and screen is very yellowish
  • If I bump the cable and the monitor goes out, I have to reboot again
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Reviews around connector (2.58 of 5)

  • ONLY compatible to: USB 3.1 type-C(GEN2), Thunderbolt 3 devices, USB 3.0 type-C is not compatible
  • DisplayPort™ over USB-C™ is using USB Type-C connector and cable to support the DisplayPort interface for audio/video transport capability
  • Unfortunately, the USB-A to Proprietary connector does not work with the Apple USB-C to USB-A adapter and my MacBook pro no longer recognizes it
  • ** Will most likely not work unless your laptop has a native USB C
  • ONLY compatible to: USB 3.1 type-C(GEN2), Thunderbolt 3 devices, USB 3.0 type-C is not compatible
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Reviews around switch (2.50 of 5)

  • ** Will most likely not work unless your laptop has a native USB C
  • DisplayPort™ over USB-C™ is using USB Type-C connector and cable to support the DisplayPort interface for audio/video transport capability
  • The USB-C model has more on screen controls, accessible through a funny combination button/switch in the place that the USB 3.0's power button lives
  • , the stand/cover was OK, but the problem was the USC C, I couldn't get the right connector to hook it to my laptop and get it to work, I ordered several to try before returning the item.
  • ONLY compatible to: USB 3.1 type-C(GEN2), Thunderbolt 3 devices, USB 3.0 type-C is not compatible
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Reviews around customer (2.44 of 5)

  • I found a forum online where another customer was unsuccessful in getting the monitor to work at all on windows 10 and downgraded back to windows 8
  • The C+ is brighter and more responsive than the B+ as it uses the displayport, standard over USB 3.1 Type C meaning that it counts towards the maximum number of monitors your graphics card supports
  • ONLY compatible to: USB 3.1 type-C(GEN2), Thunderbolt 3 devices, USB 3.0 type-C is not compatible
  • ** Will most likely not work unless your laptop has a native USB C
  • Apparently doesn't work with USB3.0, only USB type C with Display port
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Reviews around damage (2.31 of 5)

  • I use this when I travel as well as at home with laptop
  • I gave it a 3 because the cable that is provided fits loosely and continues to disconnect-extremely frustrating as it also resizes my laptop screen.
  • The image quality is adequate for our work as well as if we watch a movie.
  • One other note, and this is something I found out via trial and error as I could not find any information on this monitor with regard how to replace a lost or damaged cable
  • I use this when I travel as well as at home with laptop
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Reviews around software (2.29 of 5)

  • Apple's latest update to MacOS has broken the display driver software
  • The software that comes with them is very easy to set up, and once you do, you can just use your Windows display settings to rearrange them as you like
  • I downloaded the software and it worked immediately and flawlessly with my Win 10 and
  • The item worked right out of the box after installing the appropriate software which is good.
  • I use this when I travel as well as at home with laptop
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Reviews around star (2.02 of 5)

  • Update 12/15/2016Poor performance, knocked off another star.
  • I can finally travel anywhere and be just as productive as in my office
  • Overall bad experience on this one - both on product itself as well as with ASUS customer service.
  • So I knocked off a star for the monitor and the case combined.
  • The image quality is adequate for our work as well as if we watch a movie.
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Reviews around people (2.02 of 5)

  • Like some other people have said, the connection to my laptop got a little dicey over time.
  • I've seen people complaining about this that it's not clear, so I'm restating this.
  • I hate people that give bad reviews when they don't want to spend $300 for an awesome monitor
  • I did some research and found that people were having issues with the same thing and that it was a Windows 10 problem, update the drivers.
  • I also believe it improves my professionalism when visiting clients, people are always impressed with the second monitor and ask questions about it
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Reviews around input lag (1.98 of 5)

  • I was expecting to see some input lag, but it worked just like a normal monitor
  • There was no input lag or video choppiness as others mentioned
  • No input lag on main monitor and lag on this will make you suffer
  • There is a small amount of input lag, but it is so negligible and expected with USB that it isn't even an issue
  • The colors are not as rich as on my main display, but nothing to gripe about unless you are doing photo editing
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Reviews around windows (1.69 of 5)

  • Can't control brightness with OSX (have to connect to a Windows computer) - I don't trust the case-stand 100%
  • In both cases I'm using Windows 10, and the disc that came with the "B" version complained the driver wouldn't work with my OS, and directed me to go to the displaylink website anyway, so it was rather pointless
  • DisplayLink will not work with 915 graphics and Windows 7 and this message will be seen after install
  • Windows 10 does not make it easy to get to the normal settings you would find under display properties (resolution, refresh rate, etc), but after digging around, it says it's set to 60hz, but it certainly does not feel like it
  • I have Windows 10 installed and it works with no issues
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Reviews around driver issue (1.41 of 5)

  • I think it's more of a driver issue, but at the moment, it works much better on Windows
  • I did not originally see that the product only stated compatible with windows 7 and 8, but this is ridiculous that it will not work due to a driver issue
  • I am a digital nomad and I work as s
  • I can't change the color profile, which is probably related to the driver issue.
  • I am a digital nomad and I work as s
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Reviews around buyer (1.33 of 5)

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More about ASUS MB169B+ 15.6" Full HD 1920x1080 IPS USB Portable Monitor

  • Size:15.6-Inch  |  Style:Full HD, USB 3.0 The World's slimmest and lightest 15.6" Full HD IPS panel USB-powered MB169B+ Portable Monitor with a single USB 3.0 cable for power and data transmission
  • MB169B+ features EzLink technology and Auto-rotating display bundled with the ASUS Smart Case - a two-way adjustable stand and protective sleeve provide a more user-friendly scenario.