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IT Project Management for SMEs: Getting It Right
28 Jul, 2025







£371.59 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
The ASUS ZenScreen MB16AHT is one of those “useful more than essential” mobile monitors, and for the money (£309.59 ex-VAT) you really need a specific job for it. The touchscreen is the main differentiator: if you’re doing field work, client demos, warehouse/onsite check-ins, or mobile design/review where taps and swipes save time, that extra usability can be worth it. It’s also a decent companion for laptops where screen real estate matters but you can’t be lugging a bigger setup around.
That said, I wouldn’t buy it for a typical office desk upgrade. A 15.6-inch Full HD panel is inherently limited, and at this price you could often get a more comfortable size/quality jump in a standard monitor. Also, “portable” screens live and die by how picky your users are about brightness and glare in meeting rooms—touchscreens can be great, but they can also be distracting and cost more than they’re worth if nobody genuinely needs touch. If your team isn’t regularly on the move or presenting from the laptop, I’d look for a cheaper non-touch portable option or put the budget into a proper fixed monitor instead.

Philips
Philips 45B1U6900CH - 6000 Series - LED monitor - curved - 45" (44.5" viewable) - 5120 x 1440 Dual Quad HD @ 75 Hz - VA - 450 cd/m� - 3000:1 - DisplayHDR 400 - 4 ms - 2xHDMI, DisplayPort, 2xUSB-C - speakers - black

Iiyama
iiyama ProLite T2752MSC-B1 - LED monitor - 27" - touchscreen - 1920 x 1080 Full HD (1080p) @ 60 Hz - IPS - 400 cd/m� - 1000:1 - 5 ms - HDMI, DisplayPort - speakers - black, matte

Asus
ASUS ZenScreen MB249C - LED monitor - 23.8" (24" viewable) - portable - 1920 x 1080 Full HD (1080p) @ 75 Hz - IPS - 250 cd/m� - 1000:1 - 5 ms - HDMI, 2xUSB-C - speakers

Iiyama
iiyama ProLite XUB2490HSUH-B2 - LED monitor - 24" (23.8" viewable) - 1920 x 1080 Full HD (1080p) @ 100 Hz - IPS - 250 cd/m� - 1300:1 - 4 ms - HDMI, DisplayPort - speakers - black, matte