- Virtual CIO
Digital Workplace Strategy: Creating a Modern Work Environment
16 Oct, 2025







£271.64 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
The ASUS BE248CFN is a sensible buy if you want a fairly “grown-up” 24-inch office monitor that’s not trying to impress you with gimmicks. At £226.31 ex-VAT it’s priced like a mid-range workstation screen, and for that money the real question is whether you’re getting the day-to-day comforts you actually notice: sharp text, stable brightness, and a layout that suits spreadsheets and document work. If you’re doing admin, finance, light graphics, or generally living in tabbed browsers and office suites, it’s the kind of monitor that just makes screens feel cleaner and easier on the eyes over long shifts—exactly what you want in an office fleet.
That said, I wouldn’t rush to buy it for people who need top-tier colour accuracy for creative work, or for anyone gaming competitively. It’s also the sort of monitor where you should sanity-check ergonomics before committing—if your team can’t get comfortable quickly (height/tilt/swivel options matter a lot), the “good enough” image won’t save it. In short: good value for typical business use, less compelling if you’re buying for design-heavy teams or demanding visual performance on a tight budget. If you tell me what your users do (Excel heavy? mixed office + design? lots of meetings?), I can say whether this is a safe standardisation pick or a mistake.

Asus
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Iiyama
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Asus
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Samsung
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