Lenovo intros portable 14-inch ThinkVision M14 USB-C monitor
Lenovo this week revealed the ThinkVision M14, a portable 14-inch monitor that should connect to Macs and iPad Pros through USB-C.
The peripheral uses an IPS panel with 300 nit brightness, and supports resolutions up to 1080p. Its main features however are its weight -- only 1.3 pounds -- and its size, just 4.6 millimeters thick.
To achieve this, the M14 typically draws on power from an attached device, which could potentially rapidly drain batteries. Lenovo is however offering an optional AC adapter so owners can charge a laptop simultaneously.
Other perks include two USB-C ports on either side, and a built-in stand with adjustable height.
Lenovo is planning to ship the M14 in May at a cost of $249.
The peripheral uses an IPS panel with 300 nit brightness, and supports resolutions up to 1080p. Its main features however are its weight -- only 1.3 pounds -- and its size, just 4.6 millimeters thick.
To achieve this, the M14 typically draws on power from an attached device, which could potentially rapidly drain batteries. Lenovo is however offering an optional AC adapter so owners can charge a laptop simultaneously.
Other perks include two USB-C ports on either side, and a built-in stand with adjustable height.
Lenovo is planning to ship the M14 in May at a cost of $249.
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If when on the road, I could pull out a second portable monitor to hook up to my MBP, that would be awesome. I'd love the increased productivity. And Lenovo is forever running deals, so I can see this being below $200 not long after launch.
But of course, if you don't already own one, this is cheaper.
Another issue I've run into is that Citrix Receiver doesn't play nice with things like Duet or even some USB dongles. (My work has one to screen share from our laptops to our Video Conferencing suites but it will only recognise mirrored screens, won't extend the screen on them.) So, if I want to use my MBP to access the work network while travelling, I can either try to do everything on one screen, which is painful, or buy a portable LCD monitor to give me the extra screen real estate I need.
That said, I haven't had much need to do either of those things so far. For what I do use a second screen for, mostly running VMs so I can more easily switch between the VM and host OS, my iPad has been fine. With the hub, though, this looks promising, although a bit more expensive than the AOC 15 inch version (which doesn't have a hub in it).
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