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From: Alan B <user237@newsgrouper.org.uk.invalid>
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Subject: Re: 5K Studio Display Alternatives?
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:10:25 GMT
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Matt <matnomail@myemail.invalid> posted:

> Hi!
> 
> I'm about to order a Mac Mini with an M4-Pro chip, 48 GB of Memory and a 1TB
> SSD, and I can't find any 5K monitor with a 24 to 27-inch Thunderbolt port to
> avoid spending the 1,770 euros that the Apple Studio Display costs.
> 
> I have tested and returned the LG 32UN88A-W Ultrafine 32/4K because in
> addition to being too big, it's a million miles from looking like any Apple
> monitor. And it also only has one USB-C port, which is not the same as a
> Thunderbolt port.
> 
> A few days ago I also returned an iMac 24 with the M4 chip and a 24-inch 4.5K
> monitor, which worked very well, but it didn't convince me because it didn't
> have an HDMI port, and it had Thunderbolt-4 ports, instead of the new
> Thunderbolt-5 ones.
> 
> Also,I recently sold an iMAC with a 5K display from 2019, and I really miss
> that quality of monitor.
> 
> Now I have to buy the Apple Display, which seems excessively expensive to me,
> or another brand that is similar... and if something like that doesn't
> exist... well, I'm thinking of buying a MacBook-Pro with M4, and maybe one day
> find a decent 5K monitor.
> 
> QUESTIONS:
> 
> 1: Has the same thing happened to anyone?
> 
> 2: Options, experiences...what would you do in my place?
> 
> Thank you very much in advance!
> 
> MATT.
> 
> NOTE: I live in Spain after more than 30 years in California

See Jaimie's and Theo's follow-ups to your _duplicate_ posting on uk.comp.sys.mac

-- 
Cheers, Alan