Lepow DualView Review

I had not envisioned doing any kind of dedicated hardware review on this blog. But after the experience I had with the Lepow DualView, I felt compelled to share my thoughts. Specifically, I wanted to share my experience with Lepow’s indigogo campaign and then go into the actual product. Its been almost a year in the making of this whole process, since I first backed the campaign. For simplicy sake, I will break this review into two parts: the campaign and the product. Let’s dive in!

The Campaign

This campaign kicked off and garnered great interest after ads and youtube content kicked off the concept of the unit. When the ad first tripped across my feeds, I was instantly intrigued with getting this kind of tool into my gear back as a hybrid worker wanting to have my own setup wherever I was deployed. Many concepts were a tossed out thinking about how this product would work.

So, did I jump right in? You Bet I did the promised delivery was even more enticing.

Timeline

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        title Lepow DualViews Delivery Timeline

        October 2023 : Promised Delivery Date for all perks (including user's unit)
        November 2023 : Initial Backer Complaints Begin - Users report lack of shipping updates
        April 2024 : First Shipment Update - Some backers receive 15.6-inch models, delays continue for others
        End of April 2024 : 14-Inch Model Production Delays - Expected to ship in batches
        May 2024 : Backer Frustration Increases - Numerous comments on delays and unresponsive support
        June 22, 2024 : User Receives Unit - Delays persist for other models
        July 2024 : Ongoing Shipments - Tracking provided, delays persist for 14-inch models
        August 2024 : Complaints about Product Quality - Backers report issues with monitor functionality and build
        October 2024 : Final Deliveries - Remaining backers receive products, quality issues persist
        October 2024 : Complaints Continue - Users express ongoing dissatisfaction and regret over campaign
    

Frustration

As time went on as you can see in the timeline listed above, I maintained some patience since this was, what I was viewing as a inovation inthe movile monitor market.

The Product

Unboxing

Reality Vs Expectations

A generic apple cable?! For a monitor??? Come on folks! I was expecting a USB-C to USB-C cable. I mean, I get it, but I was hoping for a little more than a generic wanna be apple cable. This looks to have “fallen off the back of a truck” written all over it.