I’d call it a rare sighting in setups featured on Cult of Mac, but I think it’s actually a first sighting ever — stacked dual displays held together by hinges. As such, they’re actually one product, the Uperfect Delta Dual Portable Monitor. To say the least, it’s unusual to see one in a home setup, driven in this case by an M4 MacBook Pro. And those two screens make up just half the setup’s total of four.
M4 MacBook Pro drives Uperfect portable monitor through Anker TB5 dock in compact setup
This 14-port Thunderbolt 5 docking station offers 140-watt charging, data transfer speeds up to 120Gbps, ambient LED lighting, a cooling system, and support for up to 8K dual displays.
- Fast Thunderbolt 5 connectivity
- 14 ports and support for dual 8K displays
- 140W charging
- Some new docks have up to 20 ports
Redditor constantine_ext showcased the M4 MacBook Pro with unusual stacked-and-hinged dual external displays in a post entitled, “M4 MBP Setup.” The dual displays are a single product from a brand called Uperfect. It makes double portable monitors connected by hinges. It’s surprising to see it in a home workstation, especially flanked as it is by two more screens — the laptop and an iPad open on stands. The MacBook connects to the stands and other peripherals through Anker’s new Thunderbolt 5 dock — the Prime TB5 Docking Station, bristling with 14 ports.
I wasn’t the only person doing a double-take when I saw the post.
“Are those hinges on your monitors?” a commenter asked. “Yup those are hinges,” Constantine replied, adding that they’re a dual display from Uperfect.
What the displays lack in size, Constantine makes up for in numbers. The MacBook and iPad screens add substantially to the setup’s screen real estate.
Uperfect portable monitor
This driver-free, stacked dual display comes in 18.5- or 23.8-inch sizes. Great as a laptop screen extender, featuring 1080P resolution and HDR 360. Comes with adjustable stand and VESA mounting capability.
- Stacked dual displays on hinges
- No driver needed
- Highly adjustable stand or VESA mounting
- Portable, but a bit large
- 1080p resolution
Uperfect said it’s dual portable monitor is plug and play, easy to set up — and its first-ever driver-free dual-screen monitor. All you need is a single USB-C cable and, for the best experience, the included power supply plugged into a power source.
You can also connect two different devices simultaneously so that multiple users can collaborate independently. The monitor, featuring a 100Hz refresh rate, is compatible with a wide range of gaming devices, including consoles and PCs, ensuring smooth gameplay and responsiveness across platforms.
Uperfect makes 18.5 inch and 23.8-inch versions. The big one goes for about $610 on Amazon right now, with sale discount and coupon.
The dual stacked monitor’s vertical layout minimizes scrolling and page switching, reducing eye and neck strain, according to the company. They are IPS matte screens with 100% sRGB color gamut and ΔE<2 guarantee accurate color reproduction, plus anti-glare, flicker-free and eye care features for comfortable viewing.
You can move the screens in all directions with 0-360-degree rotation, ideal for collaboration. Built-in gravity sensors enable 180° automatic rotation. Modes include duplicate, expand, split, landscape and portrait.
The dual monitor comes with a a built-in 180 degree adjustable stand that tilts, swivels and pivots.VESA (100×100 mm, M4*6 mm) support lets you mount the monitor to a wall, monitor arm or any other VESA-compatible mounting system.
Affordable mechanical keyboard and fun wallpapers
Another rarely seen item of note in Constantine’s setup? That mechanical keyboard. It’s an Aula wireless mechanical keeb with PBT keycaps and hot-swappable switches (you can easily swap them out for other switches without needing a soldering iron). And it’s pretty affordable on Amazon, at just under $70, minus 15% off you can score with a promo code available on the product page (for a final price around $60).
If you like the wallpapers showing on the screens, you can find the iPad one here. And live wallpapers for Mac are here or on sites like this one, Constantine said.
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This 75% layout tenkeyless (TKL) hot-swappable gaming keyboards features PBT keycaps, pre-lubed Greywood switches, RGB backlighting and connectivity via 2.4GHz/USB-C/BT5.0.
- Compact TKL 75% layout
- Hot swappable
- Versatile connectivity
- May not quite compete with high-end mechanical keebs
Computers, dock and stands:
- 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro
- Anker Prime TB5 Docking Station
- Adjustable laptop stand
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro
- Ku Xiu magnetic arm for iPad
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