Hello everyone! I am Anton Komarov from MTS Digital. Today I will talk about my personal experience of working on a laptop with three displays at once.

My main computer is a powerful laptop connected to three monitors. I once bought this laptop cheaply in working condition, but with a broken display. Then I saw that replacing the screen would cost me a penny, and decided to turn it into a desktop. It’s simple with laptops: you connect external monitors – and voila, everything is ready.

What I didn’t expect was how quickly I got used to three screens. A few months after installing this system, I went on a business trip with a regular laptop. It was difficult to work – there were not enough additional screens. In order not to suffer next time, I purchased a special system of two portable displays and now share my experience with it.

Portable displays and their characteristics

I am using Teamgee S6. There are other similar models – in my opinion, the Chinese produce them all at the same factory, or assemble them from the same components. Only the format of the stand changes, and the characteristics are practically the same for the same price.

There is an option of 14- and 15-inch screens. I chose the second one. I have 27-inch displays at home, so the bigger the diagonal, the better.

The system consists of a stand for a laptop and two monitors. They connect to the stand on the left and right of the laptop screen. Moreover, the position can be changed from vertical to horizontal. If desired, the monitors can be installed separately from each other – here everything depends on the capabilities of the stand and user preferences. Here is a screenshot from the seller’s page. Everything is as it is, nothing is embellished.

Features:

• screen size: 15.6 inches;

• resolution: FHD 1080p, recommended – 1920 × 1080;

• type: LCD;

• brightness: 300 cd/m2;

• connection: USB-C;

• viewing angle: 235 degrees;

• number of USB ports: three for each monitor;

• total weight: 2.39 kg;

• price: $399.

Display installation options can be different:

Monitors are light and thin – this was a pleasant surprise. The surface is matte, another plus. The image is clearly visible in bright light (worked outside for a couple of hours during a trip, in the courtyard of a hotel) and, of course, indoors. Monitors can also be used together with game consoles or even with USB-C.

An important point – the power is connected through the USB ports of the laptop. I tried three different models and none of them had any problems. Unfortunately, the specifications do not mention the power consumption of the displays. As far as can be understood, they consume little, because even a low-power laptop with a 2A adapter was enough to power it.

Complete set

The kit includes a carrying bag, several cables (more on them below), protective films and a stand. Everything is assembled very well, there are no backlashes.

Connection

I connected the first monitor to the USB-A port (power supply) and the HDMI output of the laptop. To my surprise, the image appeared immediately, without dancing with a tambourine.

But then the problems started. The connection didn’t make much sense, at least to me. The second screen was supposed to be connected using the following cable:

This is an adapter that has a built-in memory with driver files for Windows and MacOS. There is none for Linux, but I saw in the comments that everything started “out of the box” for linuxoids.

The instructions clearly stated: connect the adapter, install the driver and everything will work. So I did. The image appeared, but not the one:

No matter what I did, no matter which USB port I connected to, nothing changed. The computer persistently did not want to display the image on the second screen. So I drove around for several days. I checked different laptops (I have three of them – from a relatively old one to a two-year-old laptop), tested adapters and cables. Nothing worked. I even bought two extra HDMI to USB-C USB cables.

But there was no image on the second screen. When I swapped the screens to check their performance, everything remained as before. Connected via HDMI, it worked, but via the standard adapter – not. As a result, I decided that I will go with one display: it is still better than nothing. And then accidentally connected a regular USB-C cable to the second USB-C port of the second screen, and everything went haywire. Moreover, the instructions did not say anything about this – all the examples were given with an adapter that did not want to work with me.

I solved the connection problem the day before the trip, which I was very happy about. Perhaps the order of connecting the cables to the displays will be useful to someone. The image above shows the system connection:

• cable USB-C (laptop) to USB-C with DP (right monitor),

• HDMI (laptop) to USB-C (left monitor)

• USB-A to USB-C (power supply from the laptop’s USB port).

And here is a photo of the displays (the first photo is for the monitor on the left, the second on the right:

Impressions from work

This section is the smallest. There are no complaints at all: after I connected everything, nothing was buggy, did not flicker, did not fail, etc. The image did not disappear, with the resolution of the displays, everything was also great. Software configuration, that is, assigning monitors 1, 2 and 3, is a matter of a couple of minutes.

I was very pleased with the matte surface, as neither the bright sunlight nor the lamp shone.

It was comfortable to work – exactly as I am used to at home, only the displays themselves are smaller than my 27-inch ones. I had to adapt to the laptop keyboard because I work on a split keyboard at home. But a few hours of training – and the fingers remembered what it’s like to type on a laptop keyboard.

Most of the reviews I read were from people who were also used to a three-display system and were looking for an alternative for commuting. But I can recommend such a system to those who work only with a laptop screen – try three, you might like it. By the way, some manufacturers tried to sell laptops with built-in three monitors. For example, Razer with its Project Valerie:

But he didn’t go to the series for some reason. And if it did appear on sale, it would probably cost as much as a Boeing wing. So I spent $399 getting a good working travel tool. I have already worked with Teamgee S6 on two business trips, everything is great.

To be fair, other Chinese companies have similar systems. Just search for triple monitor laptop on AliExpress or Amazon – there will be tons of results. As I said above, I suspect that they are produced from the same components, only the stands themselves differ.

If you have also worked with such a system, tell us how it is for you? Questions, comments on the topic – write, I will try to answer everything.