SideTrak SideTrak Swivel Pro Touch HD Triple 13.3" Monitor Review

This is the most compact triple-screen setup you can buy, scoring in the 100th percentile for portability. But you pay for that design with 2nd percentile performance and a $1650 price tag. Only consider it if you travel constantly and need multiple touchscreens; otherwise, the specs are a letdown.

The SideTrak Swivel Pro Touch HD Triple is a 100th percentile product in one very specific way: compactness. It's not a single monitor, it's two 13.3-inch 1080p touchscreen panels that attach to your laptop, giving you a triple-screen setup that folds down to the size of a thick laptop. That's the whole pitch. You're getting a 400-nit, 1400:1 contrast ratio display on each panel, with full 360-degree swivel hinges for positioning.

But here's the trade-off you need to understand upfront. While it's in the 90th percentile for connectivity (thanks to dual USB-C/Thunderbolt support) and color, its raw display performance sits in the 16th percentile. And its overall performance score? That's down in the 2nd percentile. This isn't a device for high-refresh gaming or color-critical work. It's a highly specific tool for adding portable screen real estate, and its scores reflect that niche perfectly.

Let's be clear about what 'performance' means here. With a 60Hz refresh rate and a 12ms response time, this setup lands in the 2nd percentile for performance against all monitors in our database. For context, that means almost every dedicated monitor, from budget office screens to high-end gaming beasts, will feel smoother and more responsive. That's the trade-off for the ultra-portable, triple-screen form factor.

The strengths are in other areas. The 400-nit brightness and 1400:1 contrast ratio push color performance to the 90th percentile, which is impressive for a portable panel. It means these screens should remain usable in bright coffee shop lighting and offer decent depth for general productivity and media consumption. Just don't expect the vibrancy or speed of a modern OLED or high-refresh IPS panel.

The value proposition here is entirely about the form factor, not the specs-per-dollar. At $1650, you could buy two excellent 27-inch 4K monitors and have money left over. You could buy a top-tier portable OLED monitor. What you're paying for is the engineering that turns two 13.3-inch touchscreens into a travel-friendly triple-monitor rig. It's a niche tool with a niche price. If your workflow demands multiple screens on the go and no other solution fits, then the value is there. For everyone else, it's a hard sell.

Compared to traditional portable monitors like a single 15.6-inch 4K portable display, the SideTrak offers more total screen area and touch functionality, but at a huge resolution and pixel density deficit. Against a desktop setup like a Dell UltraSharp 27" 4K, you're trading sublime image quality and 120Hz smoothness for the ability to fold it all up. Even versus other multi-portable solutions, like carrying two separate 15-inch portables, the SideTrak's integrated swivel design and single-cable potential (via daisy-chain) are unique advantages. But all those competitors will likely offer better panels (higher refresh rates, better color accuracy, higher resolution) for less money if you don't need the specific attachable, swiveling dual-panel design.

Gamers should run the other way—its 20.2/100 score for gaming is a glaring red flag. Anyone who prioritizes screen quality above all else should also skip, as its display score is in the 16th percentile. If you don't have a specific, pressing need to carry two additional touchscreens that attach to your laptop, the $1650 price is impossible to justify for these specs. Budget-conscious buyers and those looking for a single, stunning portable display will find much better options.

We can only recommend the SideTrak Swivel Pro Touch HD Triple to a very specific user: someone who is constantly mobile, absolutely requires multiple external screens for their workflow, and values the integrated, swiveling design over ultimate image quality and performance. Its 100th percentile compactness score is legit. For that person, it might be a game-saving tool. For anyone else—gamers (its 20.2/100 gaming score says it all), creative pros needing color accuracy, or users who just want a great secondary screen—the low 2nd percentile performance and 16th percentile display scores, combined with the $1650 price, make it impossible to recommend. Look at a high-quality single portable monitor or a traditional multi-desktop setup instead.