# Dasung e-ink monitor

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Dasung e-ink monitor and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for paper-like reading and writing, and the color model is praised. Main caveat: no battery, and some setups need more power than USB provides.

## What people warn about

- Needs more power than USB (2 comments): "require additional power than the usb (displayport alt mode) connection can provide" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49441611)) "No barrel connector for power! This is huge and why I did not buy a dasung" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48320871))
- Trouble working on macOS (2 comments): "I couldn’t make it work on macOS (I.e Mac Studio 2)." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46263100)) "workable-ish even on MacOS with no tweaks" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46260635))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Modos Flow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/modos-flow.md): 7 recommend
- [Modos Color Monitor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/modos-color-monitor.md): 7 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Dasung+Paperlike+3+HD+13.3+e-ink+monitor+front+light+touch&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.dasung.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Dasung e-ink monitor", https://hackerapproved.com/p/dasung-e-ink-monitor/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).