[dr_ick]

People buy those Apple monitors because they are guaranteed to work to with Apple computers.

At least that is the reasoning. They can complain to their local Apple Store to make it work.

Most end users have no clue, and they don't enjoy researching, so they don't know they could get something better for less money.

[coldtea]

>At least that is the reasoning.

No, as a pro, my reasoning is they are great for photo/video work, and even affordable compared to competitive solutions (I mean at the time, they don't make them anymore, but the 5K iMac screens are excellent).

[abruzzi]

Also, colorsync works much better on Apple monitors. I have two monitors on my desk, a Dell P2815Q and a Apple Thunderbolt Display. The Apple had a default colorsync profile that looks perfect, the Dell, I got close, but I can't get quite right. Colors change slightly when I drag a window from one monitor to the other.

[valuearb]

Most users don't realize how good Apple monitors are, and how much better they make your work day.

I just don't understand scrimping on something you will spend all day staring at. Getting something "almost as good" for half the price is a terrible deal.

[komali2]

Er, are they good? I have a gorgeous Dell IPS 4k monitor at work and (I know, it's very silly) I actually get a tiny thrill whenever I pop my IDE open in it. It's just so darn pretty.

[sqeaky]

Sitting in front of a Dell 4k monitor and having used a good 4k monitor I am would not call Dell's offering good.

I have never used an Apple monitor, but I have used several other 4k monitors and they are great. My Dell monitor is just fraught with compatibility issues and needs special software to work with win 7. I use Ubuntu and it barely works there, my coworkers have to treat theirs like special snowflakes.

[komali2]

Seriously? I haven't experienced any issues like that with Ubuntu. I have mine hooked up to a macbook pro running Ubuntu through a DVI cable.

Why are you still using windows 7?

[sqeaky]

I think I communicated that poorly. I only need to use win 7 every 3 months when I change my domain password. I don't need a 4k monitor for that, so I go without.

On Ubuntu the monitor needed much finagling to get working right, unlike my AOC or Asus 4k monitors which both worked when hotplugged using HDMI.

My coworkers, who aren't all devs, have more work to do in windows and they needed the special software.

[komali2]

How odd, maybe I'm just quite lucky then. To be fair I'm not doing any sort of dual-monitor setup. I just forgo my laptop screen entirely (close the lid) because I've found the one 4k to be plenty. Maybe if I started getting more complicated than that, things would get weird.

[rleigh]

Most of my workmates have them. They look like glossy mirrors, and several complain about it. When you can see your reflection in them, plus all the room lighting, that's a terrible quality for a general purpose display. Meanwhile I have a much cheaper matt Dell monitor which is much more fit for purpose, and I don't suffer from the glare and reflections.