Monoprice Announces 27-Inch 2560 x 1440 Monitor for $390

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Post by mtgx » Fri, Jan 11, 2013, 12:52 AM UTC

Monoprice Announces 27-Inch 2560 x 1440 Monitor for $390
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Post by jtreminio » Fri, Jan 11, 2013, 1:12 AM UTC

I was excited when Anandtech announced that Nixeus would be selling a 27" @ 2560x1440 for $430 4 months ago. I bought one as soon as they went on sale, and when I started my new job I asked them to buy me another one. Now I have dual 27"ers. I will never be able to go back to smaller screens and less resolution.

I can have my IDE split my files into two panes @ 120 character widths and they'll comfortably fit in a single monitor, including the sidebar containing the tree. This is great for TDD!

Unfortunately it appears the price has jumped to $620 (http://www.compuplus.com/insidepage.php3?id=1218348). They have been sold out since they started, so I'm guessing they just want to match demand.

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Post by joe_the_user » Fri, Jan 11, 2013, 1:21 AM UTC

What I'd be curious about is when PC laptops with equivalent resolution are going to arrive?

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jan 11, 2013, 1:22 AM UTC

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Post by still » Fri, Jan 11, 2013, 1:26 AM UTC

Have had a Catleap 27" monitor at that resolution for over a year now. Bought for around $360 (including 3 day express shipping to Australia). Highly recommended.

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Post by mr_luc » Fri, Jan 11, 2013, 1:29 AM UTC

still wrote: post #5

Have had a Catleap 27" monitor at that resolution for over a year now. Bought for around $360 (including 3 day express shipping to Australia). Highly recommended.

I'm loving my Catleap - I feel like buying a second one now that Airs can drive 2 thunderbolt displays.

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Post by Lewisham » Fri, Jan 11, 2013, 1:30 AM UTC

joe_the_user wrote: post #3

What I'd be curious about is when PC laptops with equivalent resolution are going to arrive?

They have arrived: it's called a Retina Macbook Pro. You just have to stomach the price tag and putting your OS of choice on there.

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Post by colmvp » Fri, Jan 11, 2013, 1:32 AM UTC

Anyone have any thoughts about the color quality? I wouldn't mind trying it out but color accuracy is pretty important to me.

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Post by bengl3rt » Fri, Jan 11, 2013, 1:37 AM UTC

mr_luc wrote: post #6

still wrote: post #5

Have had a Catleap 27" monitor at that resolution for over a year now. Bought for around $360 (including 3 day express shipping to Australia). Highly recommended.

I'm loving my Catleap - I feel like buying a second one now that Airs can drive 2 thunderbolt displays.

Can they now?

http://www.apple.com/displays/ still says that only MBP and iMac can do it.

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Post by georgemcbay » Fri, Jan 11, 2013, 1:39 AM UTC

Looks like these are back ordered until March. Bummer.

I was considering jumping on the 27" Korean monitor bandwagon a few months ago when it was all the rage and decided to wait and now it seems like the prices have gone up across the board, like monitors that were just about $300 before are now $450+.