I’ll be honest: While I understand the appeal of portable monitors (especially as I type this from a Vegas bar during CES 2024), they don’t usually get me very excited. But then I saw the Asus ZenScreen Fold OLED MQ17QH and my heart started a-thumpin’.
It’s beautiful, y’all. Like gorgeous. This tiny 9.7mm, 1.17kg all-metal monitor folds out (hence the name) into a humongous 17.3-inch, 2560×1920 display that’s not only powered by a luscious OLED panel, but also supports 100% of the DCI-P3 color spectrum and comes with DisplayHDR True Black 500 certification.
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Plus, the “waterdrop” hinge eliminates ugly seams in the screen while also allowing the closed display to sit wonderfully flat. The monitor includes mini-HDMI, a pair of full-function USB-C ports, and a headphone-output jack, along with a screw mount on the rear so you could attach it to a tripod or similar accessory. A Surface-like kickstand helps it stand alone next to your laptop.
That’s a lot of words to say this beast of a portable monitor absolutely oozes class and visual punch. (So much so that I’m sitting here writing about a damned portable monitor!) I hope you didn’t think this would be cheap: It’s expected to retail for around $2,000 when it launches sometime around the turn of the first and second quarters. Fear not: Asus has plenty of more affordable portable monitors as well.
