Dasung e-ink monitor
Ranked 3 of 3 e-ink monitors by recommenders
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.
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.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 60%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Needs more power than USB
“require additional power than the usb (displayport alt mode) connection can provide”
Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: Good large format (>20 inches) touchscreen E-Paper display options?” “No barrel connector for power! This is huge and why I did not buy a dasung”
Comment from 29 May 2026 in “Modos Flow: A paper-like monitor for reading, writing, and focused work” Trouble working on macOS
“I couldn’t make it work on macOS (I.e Mac Studio 2).”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux” “workable-ish even on MacOS with no tweaks”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “Using e-ink tablet as monitor for Linux”
Other e-ink monitors people recommend
The two most recommended other e-ink monitors, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modos Flow | 7 | 1 | 88% | 3 | — | — |
| Modos Color Monitor | 7 | 2 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Dasung e-ink monitorThis page | 6 | 4 | 60% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“require additional power than the usb (displayport alt mode) connection can provide”
“better to buy of the shell eink monitor”
“No barrel connector for power! This is huge and why I did not buy a dasung”
“Dasung looks to be getting there!”
“I couldn’t make it work on macOS (I.e Mac Studio 2).”
“The color eink is way better though.”
“Yes they are significantly better. But no battery so no portability.”
“it was absolutely horrific with ghosting”
“it was worth every single dollar”
“workable-ish even on MacOS with no tweaks”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.