When you’ve ever wished your work desk had a devoted display for reviewing your system’s efficiency, chat home windows, or streaming controls, so that you simply don’t need to disturb your fundamental monitor, Asus has heard you.
The ROG Strix XG129C is a 12.3-inch secondary show with a touchscreen, designed to take a seat beneath your main monitor and deal with every thing that could possibly be a distraction in your fundamental display, and it prices $199.
Asus
What precisely does the Strix XG129C do?
The Strix XG129C is a 1920 x 720 IPS panel carrying a 24:9 side ratio, making it extensive however brief in top, precisely the kind of display that simply lives underneath a regular monitor, with out competing for vertical desk house.
The ten-point capacitive touchscreen can deal with multi-finger gestures, app shortcuts, hotkey execution, and streaming overlays. For a secondary display, the Strix XG129C’s shade efficiency is surprisingly sturdy. It covers 125% of the sRGB and 90% of the DCI-P3color house.
Asus can be bundling a one-year AIDA64 Excessive subscription, which turns the show right into a real-time {hardware} dashboard monitoring GPU load, CPU temperature, and fan speeds, through unique ROG SensorPanel themes.
Asus
A single USB-C cable handles energy, video, and contact concurrently, which retains the setup clear. You additionally get one other USB-C (20W PD) and HDMI 1.2 ports for broader compatibility.
How does it stack towards the competitors?
The place Elgato’s Stream Deck presents bodily buttons with no true show, the Strix XG129C delivers a full touchscreen, which not solely appears to be like elegant and fashionable but in addition supplies extra management.
Its most direct rival is the Corsair’s Xeneon Edge at 14.5 inches, and an identical worth, however the XG129C’s tighter side ratio and ROG ecosystem integration make it a extra compelling decide for individuals who’re already within the ROG setup.
To me, the idea sounds much like the secondary display on the Zephyrus Duo laptops. Asus has primarily introduced the ScreenPad expertise to the desktop, however with a extra refined and intentional method.
