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Title: 5 great alternatives to Apple's Thunderbolt Display
Post by: HCK on June 27, 2016, 04:05:24 pm
5 great alternatives to Apple's Thunderbolt Display

What should I buy instead of the Thunderbolt Display?

It's official: Apple has discontinued the Thunderbolt Display. Does that mean they're done with monitors altogether, or are they replacing it with a 4K or 5K version? Right now, we don't know!

But if you're in the market for a lightning-quick (you see what I did there) display, fear not. Even an Apple spokesperson said, "There are a number of great third-party options available for Mac users."

Check out our favorites.

Before you buy
Dell UltraSharp 27-inch InfinityEdge (U2717D)
Dell UltraSharp 27-inch (U2715H)
Ben Q GW Series GW2765HT 27-Inch
ASUS PB278Q
Dell Ultra HD 4K P2715Q 27-Inch


Compatibility check

Before you jump on any of the options in our roundup, you first need to double-check your Thunderbolt port. Unless you have Thunderbolt 2.0 or 3.0 ports on your Mac, then there's no sense in you buying a 4K display, since the Thunderbolt 1.0 standard doesn't support it. It just doesn't have the bandwidth for all those pi...

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