David Hanak With the introduction of the new MacBook Pros in 2016, Apple also included a pair of Thunderbolt 3 monitors from LG in its range. These were the 21″ LG 4K Ultrafine and the 27″ 5K LG Ultrafine, in the development of which Apple participated. At the time, these were the first monitors that could charge a connected MacBook through the TB3 interface. However, inventory has been thinning in recent weeks, suggesting a change is on the way.
If you look at Apple's official website today, the 21″ 4K variant of the LG Ultrafine is nowhere to be found. The larger 5K variant is still available, for example in the USA, but it is already sold out and everything indicates that it will happen here as well. If you're considering a current 5K Ultrafine monitor, buy it while it's still available. The apparent cessation of sales (production?) indicates that something is coming. And that something has been talked about for several months.
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Petr Škuta It's very likely that Apple is getting rid of the inventory of old monitors just so that it can introduce its own monitor with great fanfare, which has been talked about for a long time. All the speculations so far talk about a monitor with a 31″ display and a 6K panel, which will be aimed at professional use. This means 10-bit color, wide gamut and custom color calibration of every model that leaves the factory. However, the above will have a very significant effect on the price, which will definitely not be popular. And that can be a bit of a problem.
There are many potential buyers in the world who would very much like to buy a high-quality monitor from Apple, but they do not need high-end specifications. A relatively ordinary 4K panel on a smaller diagonal would be enough for them, but it would have good colors, wrapped in a great Apple design with the presence of excellent connectivity.
However, Apple will probably not go this route, instead we can expect the "professionally oriented" monitor described above, which will definitely cost more than 30 crowns and will not be a big deal. It will probably be an addition to the planned (and certainly also extremely expensive) Mac Pro, which should arrive sometime this year. Which Apple monitor would you like to see?
