Its main selling point remains its brilliant display panel.
The 84-key keyboard has function keys for screen configs and a numeric pad shared with other keys.
Elecrow provides adapter boards that connect to popular embedded platforms such as theRaspberry Pior the Jetson Nano.
The CrowView Note is funded through a Kickstarter campaign and will retail for $169.
It is an excellent value for money, with campaignrewardsfor early adopters at $130.
The grey plastic case, which can open to 180 degrees, looks solid initially.
The CrowView Note uses four rubber pads at the bottom to grip the work surface.
Stereo speakers face downward and provide almost no bass through the plastic case.
Two dual-purpose keys control the two-watt output, which should be sufficient for simple applications like watching a movie.
The hub drives a USB unit socket, the keyboard, and the audio system.
Elecrow has used an excellent LCD panel in this product.
We were impressed by the vivid color and 300 nits brightness of the 14 FHD screen.
A small hole beside the keypad hides a microphone.
No camera is present.
Charging with the 12V adapter takes about one hour, with a red LED indicating it is in progress.
The unit’s built-in battery offers about one hour of use with a Raspberry Pi 5.
The CrowView Note’s best use case is as a Keyboard-Video-Mouse adapter for two hosts.
The CrowView Note isnt the most energy-efficient display around.
While the system is off, consumption hovers around one to two Watts.
When turned on, the display consumes around eight Watts.
The dual-purpose function keys, which also act as system keys, take some time to get used to.
Finally, no battery level is present while the Note is charging.
The lack of a second connection prevents the Dopesplay monitor from becoming a KVM.
As a secondary display, it is light and offers a large viewing area.
The multi-touch trackpad complements the compact keyboard well, while the build and material quality could be better.
For $169, it will pay for itself with increased productivity away from the desk.
Buy the CrowView Note ifyou constantly switch between two displays but have limited space.
Dont buy ifyou are looking for a premium product that will last for a while.
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