Apple Pro Display XDR review: category of one

Apple Pro Display XDR review: category of one(theverge.com)

13 points by mchan 6 years ago | 6 comments

hinkley 6 years ago |

I hate the foot, but it looks like not only did they make it easier to take off, but it's optional.

The lack of ports is saving me from buyer's remorse for the new display I bought a couple months ago.

jpalomaki 6 years ago |

Just a note: LG has also a new 5K 27” display aimed for Apple users [1]. Worth taking a look.

[1] https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-27MD5KA-B-5k-uhd-led-monit...

wcfields 6 years ago | |

We have a few in the office, the gripe I have with them (and the HP Z27) over the legacy 27" Thunderbolt (with a TB3->TB2 adapter) is wake time. It takes 5-7 seconds for the monitor to wake back up versus the almost instantaneousness of the 27" Thunderbolt.

hinkley 6 years ago | |

I went with Benq's equivalent of that display. More connector diversity (shortage of USB-C though), but the speakers are so bad they shouldn't have bothered.

When I replace it I'll have to sort out the speaker situation (currently using the ones on my secondary)

benologist 6 years ago | | |

Speakers in monitors are an area where Apple really could have disrupted the status quo. It just makes no sense how bad built in speakers are, my iPhone SE has better sound than my 4K monitor or my 2.5K monitor. I didn't come across anything with positive speaker reviews while shopping for my monitors either.