CopGain 12 Portable Monitor for Laptop Screen Extender for 13.3 MacBook, Designed for MacBook Screen Extender FHD 1080P IPS Display Plug and Play P1M

Such a great secondary screen but only designed for Mac. It works on my windows laptop as well but won’t attach to the back of the screen.

ove this single screen portable monitor for my MAC 13. A well designed product.

A wonderful external monitor for my Macbook. A good option for mac users who travel often. Very slim and light weight.

Great single screen external monitor. Love the way how the cabel attached to the monitor, so easy to connected.

A product that straight to the point, made for Macbook users only. Caught my eyes by how slim it is and the design concept. A great product overall.

It was super easy to set up - just plug in the USB-C, and it worked immediately. The FHD 1080P IPS Display is incredibly clear and sharp, and the colors are very vibrant. I love the slim and lightweight design, which makes it so easy to take with me wherever I go. Its great for working remotely, and Im so glad I decided to purchase this monitor. Highly recommend!

Excellent. I dont use a Macbook myself, but my wife has tested several of the portable monitors Ive been sent to test and shes never really liked any of them as theyre usually a pain in the neck to set up and feel as if theyre just clinging on to her screen. This one, she says, feels like it belongs. The seamless connection makes her happy to keep it connected to the Macbook at all times, and when she needs to move her laptop she doesnt have to disconnect the screen. Obviously this makes the Macbook a lot chunkier than it should be, losing that slimline feel, but if you need a second screen Id say its worth it. The image quality is very good - almost as good as the regular screen itself.

Been looking for a portable monitor for my work laptop so I can more easily use it outside of my home office and was excited to run across this. However... this screen is really heavy and cumbersome. It was difficult to affix to my laptop and kept falling off, until I found a better temporary adhesive to keep it on without it slipping. The screen is also quite dim, even after I tried to adjust the brightness. All in all, Im a bit disappointed.

The CopGain is a beautiful piece of equipment. It was delivered in a lovely box with good protection. Yet, even the box it was in looked high-speed and sleek. I was even impressed with how the CopGain was arranged in its box. Everything was laid out elegantly and logically. Even the included instructions are explicit, well righten, and have some handy graphics. Before trying to install CopGain, I suggest you read the instructions carefully. You are given a couple of options as to how to proceed. Also, while not incredibly complicated, you want to install the CopGain correctly to get the most out of it. Now once installed... It is just a beauty to behold; having that extra-screen real estate available at the flick of a panel is so addictive. The way it is integrated into your MacBooks frame makes it feel like it was included in the design from the start. However, you do need to be aware of two issues with the CopGain. First, be mindful that the CopGain is only 1080p or just HD resolution. If you are doing any kind of graphics-intensive work, looking from the resolution of the MacBook screen to the CopGain and back again can be a little disorienting until you get used to it. The other thing you want to be mindful of is that the CapGain does use a precious USB-C port. It is worth their compromises, but you dont want to be surprised by them.

The biggest single point of failure on a laptop it is the hinges. I am concerned that this 5 pound monstrosity is going to put undue stress on those hinges and I’m gonna pay for it very heavily in the long run. I don’t know for sure but I do know that I have a handful of portable monitors that way under a pound, none of them are that fantastic and none of them connect to the laptop lid directly. I certainly love the idea and the convenience but I think the implementation here is just a little bit clunky. The monitor itself is smaller than your usual portable monitor and it doesn’t have near the resolution of the native MacBook screen nor the clarity so are you if you’re a person that needs everything to match this is not going to be the unit for you. That being said I got a decent usable picture out of it and I cannot say that for every portable monitor I’ve tried. Your mileage may vary but you’re going to have a larger set of icons off to the right. And you can only use this on the right side. This is not ambidextrous flip out. So that’s another thing to consider. Do you have the option to leave this permanently attached to your MacBook but you’re going to more than double the thickness so it’s another thing to think about. And the wait. I’m still trying to figure out why this thing is as heavy as it is. I still really love the idea and I think going forward future iterations of this product may get streamlined. And it does have a decent build quality to it. But if this thing ends up damaging the lid of my MacBook I’m going to come back here and give it a single star. I still have to check with the Apple people and make sure that this doesn’t somehow void the warranty by putting undue stress on the cover.