With that done, there’s only one more thing to do physically - insert one end of a USB cable into the USB port on the back of the AOC E2251FWU, and the other end into a USB socket on a computer. But if you don’t want the added footprint of the base, you can just prop it up on the stand instead, adding to that “portability” factor I keep mentioning. Then you turn a set screw to lock the two together. First thing to do is attach the base - that just takes lining it up with the stand on the back that is already attached. So let’s put the AOC E2251FWU through its paces. Related: If you like this monitor, you might be interested in our AOC E2352PHZ 3D monitor review. But again, it’s the portability that makes this monitor useful, as it can go into a backpack (albeit a large-sized one) without anything else needed. It’s LED-backlit so I’m expecting good color and contrast and even lighting from corner to corner. The AOC E2251FWU is lightweight, all out of proportion to my 20-inch Apple Cinema display.
WIDESCREEN COMPUTER MONITOR MAC COMPATIBLE PRO
Okay, so there’s the AOC E2251FWU 22-inch Widescreen USB LED Monitor and the AOC Aire Pro LED monitor, which comes in a tad bigger at 23 inches. But while 16-inches is good, 22-inches would be better. As is the lack of having to lug a power supply brick around. Being able to quickly and easily attach a monitor to a desktop or - more importantly - to a laptop is neat.
WIDESCREEN COMPUTER MONITOR MAC COMPATIBLE PORTABLE
More so than the Newsoul HDR portable monitor. So that’s probably why I was so interested in the AOC 16-inch USB monitor reviewed some time back.
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Sure you can pull a monitor around with you - but between the weight and the power supply brick, portable it ain’t. But when it comes to a second monitor for your computer, portability has rarely been seen as an issue - it isn’t happening. Portable screens are cool - the idea of being able to carry around a LCD screen is something that everybody can get into - explaining why smartphones and tablets are so gosh darn successful.