![]() It’s a situation I really couldn’t do with anything else, outside of maybe the Flow Z13 I mentioned earlier. Making use of a heavy-based VESA monitor stand that has you mount a monitor to a pole alongside a laptop tray that’s supposed to be attached to an arm of its own, I have a rudimentary dual screen gaming setup. Right at the top of this list is Huion’s Kamvas Pro 13, and it is an absolute belter of a setup. It’s just a tough sell to any majority, and I fully accept that I am no part of such majorities. I love it, and it’s for sure passed the test of time. I really stand by it, but I also recognise that I couldn’t have done that had I not had that hands on experience. After my time reviewing it, I would’ve put down the £500 or so they were asking for the tablet, case, and pen. Is it priced too highly? I think it probably is, but I also think a large chunk of that comes down to the fact there’s no way to try the device before putting money down. The software has had a bit of a rocky road, as I mentioned in my Type Folio review, but as it is now you really do get a great focused writing experience. Originally reviewing it in February of 2021 and revisiting it last year with the Type Folio release, it’s been a mainstay both on my desk and in my bag from day one. Interesting tech isn’t always on the powerful side of the spectrum though, and that really holds true when looking at something like the reMarkable 2. Having said that, I really do have better ways of going about such emulation. It definitely still has a place as something you can hook up to another monitor for a really great multi-screen game experience, again looking at Cemu and Citra. I wouldn’t say it’s quite as bad as dubbing it a YouTube machine, but I’d be lying if I said that wasn’t its main use. I did have bigger plans for it as something I could take with me on long commutes to play games without having to carry a hefty laptop, but the reality of it ended up being a little more tame. Being able to detach the keyboard at will makes for an incredibly portable and versatile all in one display. A Surface form factor with some fairly hefty specs to back it up, I picked one up around this time last year and really loved how easy it was to place around. ![]() ![]() ![]() There is more to a unique device than just having multiple screens though, and ASUS’ ROG Flow Z13 is something that just keeps finding its way back onto my desk. With 2024 just kicking off I’m excited to see what else is to come in the multi-screened space, with AYANEO’s Flip DS being something I’m eager to get my hands on. You do pay a hefty sum for the gimmick at £2700 (at the time I bought it anyway), so it’s at least nice to see that it’s not conked out and doing as well now as when I picked it up. It’s easy to write something like this off as a gimmick, but it’s a gimmick I’ve found tremendously useful in the almost two years I’ve had it. Outside of this though, you can have it act as the lower screen for Cemu or Citra, a tracker for a game randomiser (Wind Waker works really well for this), a timeline for video editing, or just your build messages and other IDE tidbits to keep your main display less cluttered for programming. When I’m not needing it for anything in particular it generally holds my emails and messages. An ultrawide display sitting under a more standard 16:10 screen is significantly more handy than you might expect. Though I have since shifted my focus to a desktop setup, which I’ll wrap back around to talk about later, the Zephyrus Duo 16 is a device I just can’t let go of. The Zephyrus and Surface Duo are two such devices I’ve written about in the past, offering a multi-screened laptop and phone experience respectively. ![]() If you've seen my editorials in the past, you may know I have a particular interest in talking about weird and fun tech, and there really is nothing I love more than multi-screened devices. ![]()
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