BenQ MA320U - The Perfect 'Mac Studio Display' Alternative?

[@IgorDavidJagor]

Thanks for the review! I am in doubt should I but PD3205U (which is now 500e) or should I wait for MA32OU availability (as it's out of stock) for 600e? Regular wfh/office usage + some Lucid diagramming on MacBook Pro m1

[@strengthbydesign]

They just became available in the UK so I ordered one on Monday, whilst the monitor was in my basket it sold out, they had another shipment on Friday, today and so I ordered again and managed to get though the order process this time before they sold out. I'm looking forward to using this very much. Biggest screen by a long way I've ever owned.

[@AlbertDrosPhotography]

awesome!

[@antonvanzevenbergen6975]

I just switched from Windows PC to the Mac Mini with the M4 chip. I am retired and the mac mini mainly for email + shopping and stock trading. I am seriously considering the Benq MA 320U or MA 270U. Would these be a good choice or do you recommend other monitors for the Mac Mini with the m4 chip? Anton van Zevenbergen in Lewes, Delaware USA...

[@AlbertDrosPhotography]

Hi Anton! Yes, this monitor is absolutely great for your use case.

[@photonsonpixels]

Thanks for the review Albert. Is this monitor HDR capable? Can you calibrate it separately from the Mac? Thanks.

[@husamejle]

I'm a Wedding photographer and video editor, i rarely print images, but i care about accurate-calibrated color for editing, do you recommand this monitor?

[@AlbertDrosPhotography]

If you don't care much about printing this monitor should be perfectly fine. But for photography, I'd still consider the SW line.

[@WebsterWorks-k6c]

So it’s not good enough for you to use for editing photos, but it’s good enough for you to show your professional work to your clients? What..

[@AlbertDrosPhotography]

That is absolutely correct. It shows everything in a beautiful way. If you don't print, you will not know or care that it's not 100% accurate regarding AdobeRGB. But as I am doing quite some printing and care about the accuracy, it's better to work on my BenQ SW screens regarding that. Hope that makes it clear ?

[@hero3616]

No 4k monitor can be called “designed for mac” as macOS is designed to work with 110 or 220 (retina) ppi

[@ferdinandbardamu3945]

38 inch ultra wide monitors with 3840×1600 resolution have 110 PPI

[@R7SOUL]

Clown Effort

[@hero3616]

@@ferdinandbardamu3945 yes i have a lg 38wn95c. Not as good as XDR pro or ASD (I own both) but better than cheap 4k monitors.

[@davidstone408]

you can not compare this with the Studio Display - totally different product - it would be like comparing a BMW with a Lada