I’m more of a function over form kind of guy, so pairing an Apple device with a third party monitor has never bothered me. The last Apple screen I owned was the big CRT they made and paired with the G4 Power Macs at launch. As beautiful as they looked, I never considered an Apple LCD as being a rational purchase, outside of the iMac or notebook. Even at $1000, I wouldn’t buy an Apple monitor. $500, might consider it and end up buying something else anyway. Why? 9 times out of 10 the Apple stuff is beautiful, but not the best bang for your buck when it comes to accessories. Not afraid to spend good money on a monitor, my primary was $650 when I got it, Apple just seems to cut corners somewhere at a given price point.
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