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Quartet DuraMax Porcelain Magnetic Whiteboard vs VIZ-PRO Magnetic Dry Erase Board
Which should you buy? Our verdict on both, pulled from our full The Best Whiteboards: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) comparison.
Porcelain enamel on steel is the only surface here that stays as good as new after years of daily writing, and the lifetime warranty is the manufacturer committing to that in writing. The VIZ-PRO covers most people at a fraction of the spend, provided you accept that a lacquered coating wears and plan to wipe the board the same day you write on it.
Quartet DuraMax Porcelain Magnetic Whiteboard
Buy itPorcelain enamel fused to steel, with a lifetime warranty that painted boards rarely offer.
- Porcelain enamel surface that the maker states will not stain, ghost, scratch or dent
- Lifetime warranty, which painted steel boards rarely match
- True steel substrate, so ordinary magnets hold without special hardware
- Mounts in portrait or landscape, includes a marker tray and markers
- Heavy panel that needs studs or serious anchors rather than a picture hook
- Costs several times what a same size lacquered steel board costs
- Large boards are shipped flat and owners report dented corners from carrier handling
VIZ-PRO Magnetic Dry Erase Board
Buy itLacquered steel done properly, which is the right amount of board for a few uses a week.
- Real steel substrate, so ordinary magnets hold
- Light enough for one person to hang on drywall anchors
- Smooth writing and clean dry erasing out of the box
- Aluminum frame and fixing kit for vertical or horizontal mounting
- Lacquered coating wears, so faint ghosting appears with heavy daily use
- No surface warranty stated, and the maker does not describe the surface as porcelain
- Leaving content up for weeks accelerates staining
Side by side
The 7 criteria below are the ones our full comparison judged every product on, narrowed to these two.
| Quartet DuraMax Porcelain Magnetic Whiteboard Our pick | VIZ-PRO Magnetic Dry Erase Board | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict | Buy | Buy |
| Best for | Anyone who writes on a board most days and wants it to still look new in a decade. | Home offices where the board is a scratchpad that gets wiped the same day. |
| Price tier | $$$ · premium | $ · budget |
| Surface material | Porcelain enamel fused to steel | Lacquered (painted) steel |
| Ghosting after a year of daily use | None reported, surface stays bright | Faint shadows on heavily used areas |
| Magnet hold | Strong, works with ordinary magnets | Good, works with ordinary magnets |
| Surface warranty | Lifetime | None stated for the surface |
| Cleaning effort | Dry cloth, occasional water | Dry cloth early, board cleaner as it ages |
| Mounting difficulty | Heavy, wants studs or rated anchors | Light, one person on drywall anchors |
| Glare in a lit room | Low to moderate | Low |
Which one is right for you?
Pick the Quartet DuraMax Porcelain Magnetic Whiteboard if
anyone who writes on a board most days and wants it to still look new in a decade.
Know before buying: heavy panel that needs studs or serious anchors rather than a picture hook.
Pick the VIZ-PRO Magnetic Dry Erase Board if
home offices where the board is a scratchpad that gets wiped the same day.
Know before buying: lacquered coating wears, so faint ghosting appears with heavy daily use.
The bottom line
Our overall pick is the Quartet DuraMax Porcelain Magnetic Whiteboard - Porcelain enamel fused to steel, with a lifetime warranty that painted boards rarely offer. Choose the VIZ-PRO Magnetic Dry Erase Board instead if home offices where the board is a scratchpad that gets wiped the same day.
Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Whiteboards: 4 Compared (and One to Skip).