Here’s why Samsung and Dell’s new monitors are so exciting for Mac users
by Dan Seifert from The Verge - All Posts on (#67J4D)
Samsung's ViewFinity S9 5K monitor. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge A weird thing has happened at CES this year: display manufacturers not named Apple have announced true 5K and 6K monitors designed for creative work and productivity. These new monitors, which will appeal to Mac users for reasons other than it's white and doesn't have RGB lights," are providing some actual competition to Apple's Studio Display and even an alternative to the staggeringly expensive pro-level Pro Display XDR.
It's hard to overstate how rare this actually is. Though there have been many monitors marketed toward MacBook owners over the years, with features such as USB-C connectivity, high-wattage charging, and nicer than average designs, they've typically all had traditional 4K panels and sub-par pixel densities, as opposed...