HP EliteDisplay S14 USB-C portable display review: Perfect for Surface Go

Maximize your productivity with the HP EliteDisplay S14 Portable Display. It weighs 1 kg and is less than 9 mm thick, and it's a great option for use with the Surface Go. Set up is also quickly and easy with just one USB-C cable. See at HP: thrifter.com/sz0n
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[@TomMarvan]

Thank you for the review. Might be a nice add on to my HP spectre.

[@billschannel1116]

I'll be watching here for the touch screen. Can't wait to see that available. Great review, you always do them well.

[@elbuhdai605]

At that point it's almost a tablet. That would blur the lines of the product too much

[@richarddr1234]

This would make much more sense with Continuum or DeX or similar concept.

[@hoangthanhtung53ca]

Thank you for the review. When plugged in a desktop as the only display, does this show the boot screen?

[@PavanKumar-tu3lx]

loved the upload

[@dono624]

Make it a touch screen and we can talk... Been down this road with the HP Lapdock, waste of time, without the touchscreen its just a monitor. I am not spending one more penny supporting these projects until they start pulling out the stops and actually give us what we want. They always come close, but then just fall short of delivering something truly useful. HP, Microsoft and the rest of them.

[@richarddcrossley]

Nice product. I’ve actually been using duet display and my iPad with my surface go. Can use usb c to lighting too.

[@joeao_]

Is it usable without the kickstand? I'm using the Zenscreen with the pen to prop it up, really good for travelling as it's only 778g for the screen and 14g for the pen.

[@romeovoid]

Once they come out with a single cord touch screen version I'm sold.

[@joeao_]

Any info on the new touchscreen Asus Zenscreen you mentioned in the vid? Cant find any articles about it.

[@MrDAZ3197]

Could I hook this up to a Surface Pro with a display port to USB C adapter?

[@corinnaschmid-bindl707]

Does it work on the surface pro 5 with USB c to a adapter? DeX for Samsung note 9?

[@eei6255]

What a Fabulous Video enjoying watching Thumbs Up

[@Whoopsie00]

Which USB spec does it require seems to be noticeably missing for this review. Does a 3.1 gen 1 usb-C port work? Does it require 3.1 gen 2? Or Thunderbolt 3? It's important information to give to people interested in buying this, as they might run into incompatibility issues.

[@ChuckBricker]

Does it do mirroring of laptops screen (to be used as a presentation monitor)?

[@soysaucavenger]

"i just came out of the gym... let me wear this tight ass shirt and talk about usb c displays"

[@d3ath_realm]

Random af 😂

[@charlesm.1638]

Can this be used on older laptops that do not have USB-C?

[@iZacq]

Nice review thxs 👍🏻 Its about time, there was a laptop with side screen built in 🤞🏻 Many pro types but still no real deal 😔

[@stickii2131]

can you buy two and get a three screen set up? Am i able to get an adapter to connect the 2 screens by usb type-c?

[@divakarshanmugam2531]

Cool I like to buy Surface go but I have a dought about type c connenter can we use external hard disk with type c adapter

[@draughtsman1973]

Does anyone know of a usb-c dongle/hub that would allow the (pass through) attachment of this screen to the surface go as well as having perhaps a couple of USB -A ports as well. The only way I can see of achieving this type of functionality is with the Surface Dock type (1661) attached to the power connector, but this comes at a hefty price:(. I already have the Asus Zenscreen MB16A & can't wait to give this a try with the surface Go.

[@jakeliujakeliu]

how bright is this screen? And does it works with Mac?

[@DangerZero]

Does the mouse go to that screen from the default windows screen on a laptop

[@TechLeatherCraft]

I love this device category. Wonder if you could hook it up to some cameras (DSLR or Mirrorless ) using a HDMI to USB-C adapter and have it be monitor for video work.?

[@TheFalseHuman]

TechLeatherCraft HDMI supports power?

[@theworldeatswithyou]

This might be interesting for Galaxy Dex and Huawei Easy Projection.

[@ruzaroos]

Yes I'm waiting for a Galaxy Tab 4 owner to address this use case. Prior to this video, I hadn't seen a Surface Go owner address it either. To me, this is one of the few advantages either of those devices has over an iPad Pro.

[@wozzgalaxy]

I much prefer my HP Elite X3 lap dock for Dex.. Works brilliant (using it to type on now). It is essentially a very slim laptop, though without a CPU. When I plug in my S8, Dex launches, then it becomes a very nice unit to type on etc. 1080p screen and charges phone at the same time. Unfortunately only certain models of the lap dock work with samsung, so can be hard to get a fully functional one.

[@LelouchLamperouge235]

It would flop even if you could have a perfect desktop mode experience (Dex and EMUI Desktop are far from that right now) ... There arent many successful 14 inch tablets (except maybe rugged tablets for diagnostics) so who the fuck would carry a brick that cant do anything on its own and only works connected to a phone even if it was slightly thinner and lighter than an actual tablet ?

[@funnykenji]

Can this USB-C support USB-C to HDMI so in future is possible to connect the HDMI to the display, Example: Laptop TB3 - External GPU - S14 display nowadays laptop only have one USB-C port only so yeah

[@christopherwalton8578]

Curious...does the note 9 Power Dex on the display?

[@wheelerk2012]

What if you have a device with only 1 Type-c port? Is there a hub on the market that will allow you to use the display and power it?

[@lukecrawford7946]

what keyboard do you have on the surface go?

[@dereth]

Hi, please share with us the palm protector on your surface go keyboard... should be useful for someone like me with sweaty palms!

[@arjaydee6379]

Does this work on Type C 3.1 Gen1 or only 3.1 Gen2?

[@nishantdev4642]

I have a Dell latitude e7440 laptop and not having a USB C port in the same. Please advise, how can i connect a USB c HP elite S14 to USB A ?

[@nachiketa3629]

Will this work with older MacBook Pros via thunderbolt - USB-C cable?

[@JogBird]

it looks like youre ready to head out to a football match

[@DaysOfFunder]

lol

[@Brinta3]

And he borrowed his little sister’s shirt.

[@joapps8135]

JogBird looool

[@joelc.7996]

Thank you for the review. I HATE that hinge with that garbage attached

[@umasaitejavelagala]

From where did you get your wallpapers ?. please share with us .

[@headhunterkilla]

How does this product impact the battery life of the surface go or any similar product?

[@PMonkeyD]

Yes! Lets get some battery specs!

[@soistheman]

Do these monitors work under BIOS or UEFI?

[@ALIOCAL70]

Can we attach a car dash ? Some kind of mounting brackets ;)

[@divakarshanmugam2531]

Can we use external hard disk to surface go ?

[@MrShkelo]

Does it work with an iPad Pro?

[@SonicSP]

Hey cool, I’ve been looking for something like this. Price is not so bad too.

[@jetzee6654]

can we use it on any usb c device

[@futurevideomedia5114]

Which one has smaller bezels? The hp or the Asus?

[@MrHsv123]

Will this work with samsung dex?

[@WhatAmIGonnaGet]

Hi. Nice video. I am at 4 minutes in. Wish you would start talking about the display itself. How the case feels and what the protective cover is all about - really irrelevant. If I want to stand on it or throw in the mud, I will keep this in mind. For now I want to know how well the actual display is to see and why I want a usb-c monitor instead of one with both HDMI and usb-c ports, to use with everything else.

[@abdurahimshoyimov9711]

how we can use this monitor for old vga portable pc? is there anyone to help?

[@pingozingo]

Does it work with the Macbook pro?

[@NoMoreForeignWars]

Is there as any lag?

[@blackpanthertchallalem8522]

Will this work for a Nintendo switch

[@nithinravi4401]

Can we use this for a desktop??

[@evelinecarolinelienhuaming1184]

Is this Working for Android Tablet Device!!!!

[@kaushikymallick5331]

Awesome

[@seanhallinan22]

How can I use this for surface pro?

[@Reg3e]

Dangit, a moment there I misread S14 for $14 USB-C portable display. xD

[@Adam-lt4fx]

Is the cover removable?

[@MrJmanguera]

I'm fairly new to this whole "2nd screen" thing. My question is, how will this thing get powered up? I don't see any cord for a power source. Is this battery operated? Thanks 😁

[@aw7245]

Powered by the type c cable

[@BrianNgocNguyen]

Does it come with an adapter for the surface pro's USB 3.0 port?

[@westnash]

Hello??? USB A Adapter work?

[@VichenteH]

Mine connects but showing only desktop... It won't show what I'm playing on laptop. Do you know why this happens?

[@crazy1rahul]

That T-shirt ❤

[@SourStrawberrys]

It looks a size too small.

[@allansh828]

Does it work with Nintendo switch?

[@soopermikey2767]

How does this work with a note 9?

[@Heydudewardo]

Can you connect and play a ps4 to it?

[@luisandresguevararamirez2905]

Will it work with smartphones

[@joelmoreta8068]

Can you mirror your iPhone?

[@user-wp4iu3vh7x]

DID IT WORK WITH SMARTPHONE?

[@gamexpc]

Nice for gaming on the go. Does not seem to operate video through the G2 Thunderbolt Dock - is a downside. The rest is good.

[@KayvanKermani]

can i connect a game console to this?

[@usswat66]

Did you even do any research for this. I had a portable monitor for 3 years from Gechic. The only thing new is type-c cable. I love my portable monitor because I can use any device that uses HDMI.

[@allansh828]

Nice looking and reasonablely priced. But I still wish to have a 1440p/2160p option.

[@arjaydee6379]

1080p is fine. Higher resolutions will surely eat more battery juice from your device.

[@ElliottParkinson]

A company called Magedok do some amazing displays at 1440p and 13.3 inches. They can be fully usb type c powered with data, or you can even plug a hdmi cable into it. Meaning you can use it for the Nintendo switch or other gaming consoles etc. I just ordered two for myself, arriving today. Will let you know how I get on, but if they're as good as they look, I'm going to be pretty happy.

[@allansh828]

@@ElliottParkinson Thanks. They also have a portable 4K Screen with 100% Adobe RGB. Quite tempting.

[@ElliottParkinson]

They do, and looking at reviews they don't suffer the extreme lack of brightness issues that the displays like the HP, AOC or ASUS portable monitors do. I'm skeptical about that though, I'll let you know when mine arrive.

[@ElliottParkinson]

The reviews are completely real. Viewing angles are amazing, and the display is better than the one on my brand new Dell XPS 15 (1080p version). They don't give the correct cable for power and data over usb in the box (you have to use hdmi), but a usb 3.1 gen 2 cable (like the ones anker sell on amazon) does the job just great. I highly recommend this display. This is the best portable display that can be purchased.

[@inu0009]

I bought a HP S14 after watching this video. May I ask how to use this with a USB A adapter? I'm using win 10 and a laptop with USB A 2.0 and 3.0 ports. I have installed the driver from HP website but the display doesn't work still. How do you with it with the adapter? Thanks in advance!

[@kalkydra]

Did you manage to make it work?

[@inu0009]

Nope... It didn’t work with USB A-C adapter... bought a new laptop with USB-C port.

[@mannatsharma3399]

Does it connect with mobile phone

[@Feps22]

Would this work with Lumia 950 Continuum?

[@kunaltipre2619]

Nope

[@Deinobi]

Will this work with a phone?

[@Skillow]

I want this with my DeX station

[@Fridumb]

Will it work with Android phones?

[@DeadEyeJ]

Would this work with the Galaxy Note 9 and Dex?

[@DerpSenpai]

Some other guy said that the Note 8 can't because the display takes too much power. Sadly

[@WindowsCentral]

Not sure about with DEX, but just plugging into a Note 9 by itself, no.

[@futurevideomedia5114]

@@WindowsCentral did you try the note 9 with the displaylink presentation app. It should work

[@DarkDennis1961]

I am thinking of a Dex Samsung Note 9...with a power bank

[@hungrydan]

Can I use this with a Samsung Galaxy Note 9? Anyone know???

[@Tyler-il7by]

Yes it works with DEX

[@josvanr]

gamut?

[@comicog3]

I use my 13" spectre x360 heavily for school. I prefer taking notes on it with the pen as opposed to using traditional notebooks. Because the screen is small, it can get a little cramped if I'm taking notes from something on my computer via split-screen multitasking, so a device like this could really come in handy. This is slightly cheaper than the Zenscreen and I like the stand better, so I'm honestly considering this buy.

[@GeorgeOu]

Is this a USB C Alt Mode DisplayPort display? Or is it a USB DisplayLink chipset display?

[@DavidWood2]

It's DisplayPort alternate mode. hp.com says: 5v@3A from the connected device required for 15W power to the display. Video over USB-C™ requires a device with USB-C™ DisplayPort™ Alt mode or Thunderbolt™.

[@GeorgeOu]

@@DavidWood2 Ah wow, the Go or any Laptop with USB C Alt Mode can supply the 3A?

[@DavidWood2]

@@GeorgeOu Most USB-C devices can supply 5V 3A power, though not all. I would expect most USB-C laptops to manage this, but some mobile devices will not. Unfortunately Microsoft make it very difficult to interrogate the UCSI controller that controls the USB-C functionality of most laptops in order to find out the power source capabilities - you have to set an enabling flag in the Windows registry then use a text mode utility. It would be much better if Windows 10 displayed USB Power Delivery information in human readable format somewhere in Settings or Device Manager.

[@georgeou9651]

@@DavidWood2 Do you have documentation/link on how to inspect the Power Delivery on a Windows laptop?

[@DavidWood2]

@@georgeou9651 See docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/usbcon/ucsi - you'll need a copy of the UCSI specification linked from that page and you'll have to do some manual decoding!

[@sreeni777]

Can we table mount it using monitor arm...

[@sreeni777]

Can we ???

[@user-cq6ln5im8f]

only c to c?? or c to a?

[@ravijatania3458]

Could you connect an Xbox to this monitor?

[@hassan_shirazi]

Can i connect it to a ps4 using a converter ?

[@gyozakeynsianism]

I am willing to guess the Surface Pro 4 with a Surface Connect to USB-C dongle would do the trick, but it's expensive at $70 (last I checked).

[@Johnny_OSG]

Ah, the S14 Silvia, best Nissan car

[@ElizaHamilton1780]

Hmm. I could use one of these with my Ockel Sirius A.

[@DjangoGroen]

does it work on usb c android phones?

[@WindowsCentral]

No. No Android phone has enough power to push through a Type-C port to a 14" display.

[@WolumoDK]

would be a awesome screen for a "bring along Xbox setup"

[@michaelxz1305]

get a 17" portable screen

[@DJIrvinCee]

Should be touch. Certanly for that price!

[@BW022]

It has to be an extremely limited use case. You have a Surface Go -- presumably because you don't want to carry around a 12"+ device most of the time -- yet you buy a 14" portable display which presumably you aren't going to use much? Further, your work doesn't require any high-end processing or graphics (since the Go can't do that), you are happy with a few hours of life (since the Go can't power that monitor for long), and you have nearly $900 to spend on this -- $550 for the Go, $100 for the keyboard, and $250 for the monitor. It would seem a lot more useful just to pay a $900 12" 2-in-1. You'd get an i5 processor, higher resolution screen, longer battery life, larger keyboard, no hassle of all this around, fits on your lap or tray, etc. This does make more sense with a Continuum, DeX, or compute stick type device.

[@sleepyraz]

I'm sorry, but whats that wallpaper

[@jay23969]

Hey ma nwhat is the black shade over the burgandy alcantara keyboard?It looks dope.How to get it?

[@Boynxtdor2]

Does it work with Android phone?

[@conquered.kozmos1395]

Manuel Doliente Jr. I'm sure that depends on the device. But I'm sure this would work with something like Samsung dex

[@invdu]

A 14 inch display for 1 kilogram? Not much lighter than a standard ultrabook though.

[@DerpSenpai]

This could be for the future where your phone can be all you need for work.

[@WindowsCentral]

Last I checked a standard Ultrabook is still single display. The only reason I use this - and others - is to have *multiple* display usage when we travel whether that's in a meeting room, hotel, office, etc. I say that because I work 90% of the time with *three* displays at home and the office, so traveling and using one is cramped. Doesn't matter if it's a 10-inch Surface Go or my 15" Surface Book 2. So, getting a "nice" 14-inch laptop literally solves nothing for this situation. Even for non-work use I can keep the game on the HP display while doing work on the main computer - whatever computer that may be. It's just fun. If you use multiple displays regularly this just clicks and makes sense. If you *only* use a single display on a desktop then it won't.

[@invdu]

Windows Central Good to know. I'd like to know the power consumption of the portable display

[@mangos1346]

Your choice - $200 for this or $2000 for an ultrabook

[@invdu]

Bruce I just mean it could be a lot lighter

[@SalmanMKC]

What show was he watching?

[@mrankin2825]

the good place

[@jkvasn]

Will this work on a PC without USB-C? (using a USB-C to USB 3.0 adapter) Thanks in advance!

[@rgl168]

No - the USB-C output needs to support Alt-Mode

[@travisporter357]

Wish i could game on this lol