You may have seen the post I’d written on October 8th about the Dell P1424H portable monitor which to me is a a technological marvel.
This past week at work I got an 11” iPad Pro which also supports external displays, and together, they’re a match that seems impossible to beat!
In the featured image of this post, you see the iPad on the left and the P1424 on the right. The two of them are only connected via a single USB C cable, and there’s no external power.
The display draws power from the device, and admittedly that’s something to be aware of if you’re going to be blogging for hours in the coffee shop, but get this… If you look at the pic of the P1424H in the post linked above, you’ll see it has an additional USB-C port on the right side. Maybe you can guess where I’m going with this, but when you connect that to a 30 watt Apple power supply, it passes power through the display and charges the iPad.
When combined with a Logitech MX Keys Mini, and an MX Anywhere 2S mouse you’ve got a portable powerhouse that’s more useable than anything I’ve seen to date. It’s a mobilist’s dream come true!
As I was working out the configuration and discovering how best to situate things this past week, I was able to go work without my MacBook at all on Thursday and Friday!
If you’re someone like a college professor who’s working all over campus, a sales rep who works on the road, or a person who needs to demo things on a screen for a customer, this can definitely level up your game!
