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Hey Max, unfortunately I do not agree on certain aspects, and suggest a second thought about: - ugly plastic frame/design that does not fit to any premium Apple product - and the thicker upper frame looks particularly ugly and distracting to me - only three USB ports: as you are a professional videographer you perfectly know these ports are not enough - even the legacy Thunderbolt Display featured more ports (3x USB, 1x ETHERNET, 1x Firewire) - no Audio output??? => how to connect my desktop speakers? A second cable to be attached to the Macbook Pro? - While all Mac products and displays feature feature premium glass panels with great anti-glare coatings, this one is a glossy plastic display. It looks particularly prone to glare, even in your first look video - when you touch/adjust it for horizontal alignment in your video, it looks quite flimsy/shaky, and not too solid The option to change brightness etc. via the direct Mac input makes this display a better alternative to Dell & Co, but it's far from being an appropriate product I would want to put in my home office, or even at work.

- The Apple Thunderbolt Display 27 had: three powered USB 2.0 ports, a Firewire 800 port, a Thunderbolt port, and an Ethernet port. - How can this display be a "suitable dock" with having just 3 USB ports? Furthermore: - ugly matte plastic design with thicker top bezel that does not fit to any premium Apple product - no edge-to-edge display glass (yes, I love it on my old cinema display and iMac) It's a huge let-down for all Apple users to get the suggestion to put such ugly display on my table, be it in office, or at home. Offering at least one (!) display option is not about making money for Apple, but about offering a consistent user experience. If I want to work with an external display (with my Macbook, or as a second display for my iMac) I want to look at the same glass-covered screen, with a similar design, and not get eye-strain from changing to glass and matte screen all the time. Does that make sense?

** ugly plastic design that does not fit to any premium Apple product ** only three USB ports: not enough to be used as a dock ** Ethernet port ** no Audio output ** no glass front (which I love on my iMac and previous Cinema Display) ** Till end of the year prices will most likely drop anyway. ** Now that one can connect the legacy Thunderbolt Display to the new Macbook, again, bying a used display is a good alternative. For general use the extra resolution is not too visible (for text processing, surfing, etc.).