In summary ASUS has made a very nice screen for your laptop with the XG 17. With a refresh rate of 240 Hz, this is the fastest portable screen and is therefore almost exclusively intended for gamers. They pay a lot for the privilege of putting a rap screen in their laptop bag, because for six hundred euros you can also buy high-performing, stationary screens of 27 “and a higher resolution. If you are looking for a portable screen for gaming with deep pockets, this is your screen. If portability is less of a concern, you better look for a traditional screen for less money.

ASUS delivers high with its Republic of Gamers brand -end gaming products with eye-catching looks, including the monitors released under the ROG banner, and this summer added the XG 17 AHP – a portable display with a screen diagonal of 17 inch.

The ASUS ROG Strix XG 17 AHP, as the screen is called in full, is a portable screen for gamers with support for FreeSync. The USB monitor offers a high refresh rate of no less than 240 Hz and thanks to a battery, the device is also self-sufficient. For example, with a laptop with a mediocre screen, you can still play games with high fps. In addition, the screen with a screen diagonal of 17 inch is larger than many laptop screens. Of course you don’t have to use that for gaming; also for productivity, working with a second screen … increases production.

We have previously tested some USB monitors and although those were smaller ones, we will take them with us to the XG 17. We also look at the ergonomics, the battery, the user-friendliness and of course the quality of the IPS panel.

The screen costs roughly six hundred euros and you get a complete package. in front of. A slightly cheaper variant, the XG 17 AHP, is also available, but you do not get a tripod to adjust the screen in height. We recently tested seven 240 Hz monitors from 27 “, which are available for around the same price. In fact, some of them cost significantly less than the portable 17 “screen. Of course, we take those screens, in addition to other portable displays, into the comparison with the XG 17.

Before we do that , let’s take a look at the price and scope of delivery, because what do you get for the purchase price of roughly six hundred euros? In addition to, of course, the screen with built-in battery, you get a tripod with which you can place the screen, a power adapter, a micro-HDMI and USB type C cable, a cover annex stand, a carrying case and also a calibration report and of course a instruction manual. Those are a lot of accessories, but we can also demand that for such a purchase amount. The next question is of course: how do you like such a screen?