Waiting to hear more about the 27" 5K Viewfinity S9. I'm a photographer, and I code, and I need to retire my 2012 27" iMac.
I want retina. I want accurate color. As displays move to DCI-P3 and HDR, I need to be able to see and make content made for these displays, so I need wide gamut and a decent HDR implementation. I should want the Apple Display, but it doesn't work for me.
My regular job (coding) gave me a cheap Dell i5 laptop to use and is very strict about company IP never leaving their systems, and no personal equipment connecting to their network... so I'm stuck with using the laptop. It has HDMI. Lots of stuff has HDMI. Neglecting a fairly standard port like HDMI means I can't buy the Apple Display. I'm not buying a monitor dongle to use a standard port. On the other hand, nearly every other display is deficient in some way like color accuracy, resolution, text clarity, until you get into $5K displays. A decent monitor w/ retina resolution can't really be so niche, can it?
The Viewfinity S9 specs look good. Price and reviews pending, it's what I'll get unless it too has a fatal flaw.