LG UltraFine 5K display sold out on online Apple store
Apple this week appears to have halted sales of the LG UltraFine 5K display, potentially signaling a near future launch for a branded high-resolution monitor expected to launch alongside a new modular Mac Pro.

The LG display is now listed as sold out on Apple.com, while in-store supply is exhausted at many U.S. brick-and-mortar locations.
A similar situation occurred late last year when domestic Apple stores, as well as a few international locales, showed wide unavailability of the 5K display. At the time, however, the monitor could still be ordered for delivery.
The UltraFine 5K stockout follows Apple's discontinuation of the LG UltraFine 4K display in April. With both LG UltraFine models no longer available from Apple, it can be speculated that the tech giant is readying a successor device for launch.
LG's UltraFine 4K and 5K displays were introduced in October 2016, designed as part of a collaborative effort with Apple to complement then-new MacBook Pro models.
Apple announced work on a professional-grade standalone monitor in 2017, initially promising release alongside an all-new Mac Pro in 2018. The company later pushed back the Mac debut into 2019, but failed to offer a release timeline for its new monitor, leaving some to believe it would see unveiling at an earlier date.
While Apple has yet to detail hardware specifications, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in February said the device will measure 31.6 inches on the diagonal and house a 6K3K panel boasting "outstanding picture quality thanks to its adoption of the Mini LED-like backlight design." Kuo in a separate note to investors issued in April predicted Apple to launch the display in the next few months.
Most recently, a report this week claims Apple might preview both the Mac Pro and display at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference in June. AppleInsider will be covering the event live.
Though the LG UltraFine 5K is no longer available from Apple's online store, those in the market can still find the display at various retailers like B&H Photo.

The LG display is now listed as sold out on Apple.com, while in-store supply is exhausted at many U.S. brick-and-mortar locations.
A similar situation occurred late last year when domestic Apple stores, as well as a few international locales, showed wide unavailability of the 5K display. At the time, however, the monitor could still be ordered for delivery.
The UltraFine 5K stockout follows Apple's discontinuation of the LG UltraFine 4K display in April. With both LG UltraFine models no longer available from Apple, it can be speculated that the tech giant is readying a successor device for launch.
LG's UltraFine 4K and 5K displays were introduced in October 2016, designed as part of a collaborative effort with Apple to complement then-new MacBook Pro models.
Apple announced work on a professional-grade standalone monitor in 2017, initially promising release alongside an all-new Mac Pro in 2018. The company later pushed back the Mac debut into 2019, but failed to offer a release timeline for its new monitor, leaving some to believe it would see unveiling at an earlier date.
While Apple has yet to detail hardware specifications, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in February said the device will measure 31.6 inches on the diagonal and house a 6K3K panel boasting "outstanding picture quality thanks to its adoption of the Mini LED-like backlight design." Kuo in a separate note to investors issued in April predicted Apple to launch the display in the next few months.
Most recently, a report this week claims Apple might preview both the Mac Pro and display at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference in June. AppleInsider will be covering the event live.
Though the LG UltraFine 5K is no longer available from Apple's online store, those in the market can still find the display at various retailers like B&H Photo.
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Deal with it dude. We've put up with your posts, haven't we?
As for the display itself, you can count on it being aimed at working video/graphics professionals, and priced accordingly. A 32-inch 6K3K that meets Apple's standards for high quality? For everyone but the people who make that kind of money in a productive day or two, that's going to include sticker shock free with purchase, I'd guess.
Beyond that what has you so excited about an Apple monitor that doesn’t even exist yet? You never know it might be engineered by the same people that did the laptop keyboards. Yes I know that isn’t likely but let’s face it it is all junk until proven otherwise.
A seller of these monitors might get lucky but timing is everything here. He would need to find someone that needs the monitors, can accept that they are used and is willing to pay the price. The minute Apple and others come out with new monitors it is all over.
With lower graphics GPU demand the available vertical real estate is 2160p minimum & 2560 for remarkable news tabloid, research and spreadsheet review
and why I hope the user installable VESA kit returns to the iMac...
Pros have different needs and I hope we see a range if the LG is being discontinued. I'd be happy to see the 27" TB display simply upgraded to USB3/TB3 for those on a budget as well.
Is the multiple monitor graphics capabilities (4@4K60) of the macbook pro one of its most desirable and truly 'pro' features...?
I generally expect hardware updates the Tuesday after quarterly reporting - could it be such timing helps AAPL share prices after the (usually) good news starts to fade ?
(as for the keyboards, all I’ve seen in techie echo chamber clickbait, and no real data on defects. Apple says it’s minimal. They can’t lie.)