27-inch 5k or 32-inch 4K

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I have my M1 Mac Mini hooked to the UltraFine LG 5K and it works perfectly as far as I can tell, so I’d assume the M1 MacBook would do the same.

As far as the rumors of the upcoming “Apple External Monitor(s)” so far all I’ve heard is a bunch of wish-casting. I don’t think there’s any real reason to think that the supply chain rumors are anything more than iMac / XDR screens. I put the odds no better than 50/50 that there will be a more reasonably priced Apple monitor in 2022.

I think Apple definitely should do it, but I’m not convinced that Apple will do it.

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I’ve been thinking of getting the Apple/LG monitor, but I’ve heard lots of bellyaching about it having issues. For what it costs I would expect few if any issues. Have you experienced any?

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This, just this. There has been nothing concrete

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No issues for me with the Apple 4K LG Ultrafine 24" monitor. Maybe you are contemplating the 5K 27" model?

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Yes definitely the 5K.

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I too was scared off of Apple’s LG 5K Ultrafine 27" monitor by little things I had read or heard.

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I’ve had my LG5K for 3 years and no issues at all

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I have had zero issues with the 5K UltraFine with my M1 Mac mini. It works great, it looks great, I find the stand works fine.

That being said, someone commented that it seems like issues are more common when it is used with a laptop and it gets connected/disconnected frequently. That’s not my use-case.

I bought mine from Amazon where I knew I could return it if needed, but so far I’ve been perfectly happy with it, especially knowing that Apple’s 5K (if it exists) would probably cost $2000 (as discussed on ATP recently, I think this week).

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I use the 5k monitor with an intel MacBook Pro and have had no issues.

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The stand is kind of lame, but I mount my monitors on VESA arms, so hopefully that won’t be an issue.

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Well after much internal waffling, I decided to pull the trigger on the LG 5K monitor. My current Samsung will become the side monitor and the 16" MBP display will be number 3. I have another monitor that I could use as well, assuming that the machine can drive that many. Wish me luck.

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