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I've recently purchased a refurbished 30" ACD via the Apple Store and as others have experienced before me it is flawless.
Not a single dead pixel (and I had a really good look).
No uneven backlighting, it's uniformly black.
Granted black levels and contrast levels are not as good as you can get from top of the line monitors from other manufacturers.
But I wanted a monitor made from metal not plastic and there aren't that many choices in the 30" area made of metal.
Often you find recommendations for the 30" DELL monitor but if you read reviews many complain about the wobbly and floppy build quality, like the monitor actually bends then shakes every time you press a bezel button. Awesome! Not for me.
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I've recently purchased a refurbished 30" ACD via the Apple Store and as others have experienced before me it is flawless.
Not a single dead pixel (and I had a really good look).
No uneven backlighting, it's uniformly black.
Granted black levels and contrast levels are not as good as you can get from top of the line monitors from other manufacturers.
But I wanted a monitor made from metal not plastic and there aren't that many choices in the 30" area made of metal.
Often you find recommendations for the 30" DELL monitor but if you read reviews many complain about the wobbly and floppy build quality, like the monitor actually bends then shakes every time you press a bezel button. Awesome! Not for me.
I can recommend refurbished ACDs.
My experience was flawless.