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>high quality monitor that doesn’t look terrible . Eizo may be high quality, but it doesn't do well in aesthetic.
I find them perfectly serviceable? They're not a thing of beauty, but neither are they an eyesore, which is all I really need out of a tool.
I have zero problem with this. They designed a nice stand, it's expensive, so what? If you don't want to pay for it, just buy a VESA arm instead. They also offer a VESA adapter instead of the stand, for the same price. That's great IMO, and a big improvement to previous Apple monitors where you had to buy the stand with the monitor and then spend an extra ~$50 for the VESA adapter. On the other hand, it would be even…
You can’t be serious?
Height (bottom position): 18.8 inches (47.9 cm)
Height (top position): 23.0 inches (58.3 cm)
Travel cost: 95.24 $/inch (38.46 $/cm)
I have zero problem with this. They designed a nice stand, it's expensive, so what? If you don't want to pay for it, just buy a VESA arm instead. They also offer a VESA adapter instead of the stand, for the same price. That's great IMO, and a big improvement to previous Apple monitors where you had to buy the stand with the monitor and then spend an extra ~$50 for the VESA adapter. On the other hand, it would be even…
> I guess they just can't figure out a good way to cover the screw holes. You can’t be serious?
Literally the only reason I can think of for this is that they don't want unattractive screw holes in the monitors. Do you have a better explanation?
The $400 stand is very expensive, but consider it like to popcorn at the theatre: it permits differential pricing.
What I do find absurd is that this appears to be the just-discontinued 27” iMac without the computer…and that was only $200 more!
(And don’t forget you have to supply your own polishing cloth too!)
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> I guess they just can't figure out a good way to cover the screw holes. You can’t be serious?
I am serious. Apple has been selling ridiculous VESA adapters for a decade now, and most other manufacturers just build them into the monitors. Literally the only reason I can think of for this is that they don't want unattractive screw holes in the monitors. Do you have a better explanation?
When something is ridiculously expensive, it’s usually because you’re not the target customer. I’m a programmer and my I’ve had hard times explaining to my wife why did I need a $300 keyboard. I guess no one here would complain about $300 mechanical keyboard.
I'm a programmer using a $60 non-mechanical ergonomic keyboard. I would complain about a $300 mechanical keyboard. First when I pay for it, and again when I had to hear all that racket! :)
(I know in theory Cherry MX Clear/Brown are a bit quieter? But I'll stick to non-mechanical, low cost keyboards for now.)
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It’s a Thunderbolt limitation at 5K. https://www.datapro.net/techinfo/thunderbolt_info.html#q26
The limit is ~90hz, and they already have tech for pro motion (variable refresh rate) in macOS.