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by alkonaut 3112 days ago
Isn't the closest thing just any other monitor with the exact same panel? The panel isn't everything - but it's a lot. https://www.amazon.com/LG-27MD5KA-UltraFine-International-Ve...

In any case: you'll need to put up $1500 to get this. Either a "better" Pro 4K or the equivalent 5K.
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dogma1138 3112 days ago
I specifically didn't suggest it because you can't connect it to anything that doesn't supports Thunderbolt 3 monitors since it doesn't have a display port connection, so you can't use that with a PC in any reliable way.
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alkonaut 3111 days ago
Odd if LG makes a high end panel and doesn’t maximize the market for it by making e.g a regular DisplayPort monitor.

Smells a bit like Apple has got an exclusivity deal to be the only platform with 5K IPS. Might be paranoid...

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PascLeRasc 3112 days ago
Wait, so my 2014 13" rMBP won't be able to connect to it? A coworker has one and it looks amazing, I had it on my "if I win the lottery" list.
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dogma1138 3112 days ago
Nope neither can my late 2015 MBP...

System Requirements Operating System: macOS Sierra 10.12.1 or later

Connection: Thunderbolt 3–enabled Mac

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HKN62LL/A/lg-ultrafine-5k...

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wlesieutre 3112 days ago
Nope, Thunderbolt 3 exclusively. That's the 2016/2017 MBP, iMac, and iMac Pro.

Mini-macbook is USB-C without Thunderbolt, Mac Pro and Mac Mini are still Thunderbolt 2.

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