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Deals: Samsung's iMac-Like Smart Monitor M8 Drops to Lowest Price of Year So Far With $250 Discount
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I guess I haven’t used a 27”, I’d consider it If I could look at a demo. I don’t crowd my screens either.
It didn’t always have the VESA option, but it’s there now.
How do you like yours? I’ve been considering this monitor for a while, but never bit the bullet on it.
I was trying to park and asked a double parked car to move a bit. He apologized and said that his SUV was having a software update and it wouldn't start.
Why are you making things up? The stand is just 2 blocks of plastic and there’s literally no functionality built into it. Also, it is removable as it comes detached in the box.
Go for one of the Apple displays. Vastly superior in every way and not a huge amount more expensive.
Then something has changed from the original reviews I was not aware of.
Samsung M8 Smart Monitor review: the good enough of both worlds
Uniquely feature-packed, to a fault
www.theverge.com
Tried the M8 a while back — sent that pos right back... You can't calibrate it to even remotely match Macs .
Cannot recommend this monitor. I purchased it nearly a year ago and the original one arrived DOA and Samsung refused to replace it. Instead, they wanted to repair it. After several exchanges they finally agreed to replace it and the replacement camera/microphone doesn't work correctly. Their support is the absolute worst I have ever experienced. It is 100% outsource vendors who have no idea how the product works and their entire script is designed to frustrate users to the point where they won't do warranty service. To repair the camera, they expected me to ship (at my expense) the entire monitor to them. They would then take up to 10 days to diagnose and then let me know if it was under warranty. Last Samsung product I will ever own.
Samsung today kicked off a special "Discover Samsung" event, which will be a week-long savings event focusing on Samsung monitors, smartphones, TVs, appliances, and more. While some deals will stick around the entire week (through March 26), others will refresh every day.
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The highlight of the new sale is Samsung's 32-inch Smart Monitor M8 for $449.99 in Warm White, down from $699.99. Samsung's Smart Monitor M8 has a design very similar to the new 24-inch iMacs, and it uses USB-C charging connectivity and includes AirPlay support.
Only the Warm White color is available at this low price, while all others are seeing a $549.99 price tag. Compared to past sales, this is the best price we've seen on the Smart Monitor M8 so far in 2023, and is an overall second-best price when looking at sales from the 2022 holiday season.
The M8 houses a 4K UHD flat LCD panel providing 400 nits of brightness, a 60Hz refresh rate, HDR support, and adaptive picture technology that automatically adjusts display brightness and color temperature for viewing comfort. The M8 chassis is 11.4mm thin, which is 0.1mm thinner than Apple's iMac, and it includes a flat back, thin bezels, and a height adjustable stand with tilt functionality.
Integrated into the display is Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2 wireless connectivity, one micro HDMI port, and two USB-C ports one of which offers 65W of charging output for a phone and notebook.
Besides the Smart Monitor M8, we've rounded up a few other items you can get on sale during the Discover Samsung event. These include savings on memory, monitors, and TVs, and remember that you can check back every day for fresh deals. One of the best deals in this sale is Samsung's curved 55-inch Odyssey Ark 4K monitor for $1,999.99 ($1,000 off).
Head to our full Deals Roundup to get caught up with all of the latest deals and discounts that we've been tracking over the past week.
- 2TB Portable SSD - $139.99, down from $179.99
- 32-inch ViewFinity S6 Monitor - $199.99, down from $349.99
- 27-inch ViewFinity S8 Monitor - $449.99, down from $599.99
- 27-inch Odyssey G6 Curved Monitor - $549.99, down from $699.99
- 49-inch Odyssey G9 Curved Monitor - $999.99, down from $1,499.99
- 55-inch Odyssey Ark 4K UHD Curved Monitor - $1,999.99, down from $2,999.99
- 85-inch QLED 4K Smart TV - $1,699.99, down from $3,299.99
Article Link: Deals: Samsung's iMac-Like Smart Monitor M8 Drops to Lowest Price of Year So Far With $250 Discount
This whole Samsung S8 or S9 discussion would not exist had Apple given us a 27” and/or 32” iMac.
Don’t waste your money. These are not iMac-like. They are cheap plastic wobbly boxes.
One thing I quite liked when recently setting up a Sony TV was the ability to have it run without setting up Google TV or any other major operating system. It's obviously still running some version of Google TV, but "basic mode" didn't require a full set up, login, or anything else, and it operates just like an older non-smart TV. It let me just plug in my Nvidia Shield and use that device's input.
Not a huge amount more expensive? They are 2 to 3 times as much.
You can have one of these for less than the price of two iPad magic keyboards.
Let that sink in
Let that sink in
You can actually get productive work done using a Magic Keyboard though attached to an iPad Pro with an industry-leading touch display. There's nothing industry-leading about this Samsung pile of plastic - though admittedly, I'm sure some could find a use for it.
Some people are looking for quality displays to pair with their MacBook Air/Pro, Mac mini, or Mac Studio. Not everyone wants an all-in-one.
Exactly! We are 2 months on from their announcement @ CES, and have no further information on the Viewfinity S9's price, or release date. It's entirely possible that it doesn't launch until late 2023, but it would be nice to have some idea. Right now, I think there's issues in the display chain (per Ross Young) that continues to push a lot of these display back and back, and back again, from their planned launch dates. Apple was originally supposed to release a new monitor in Q4 2023, that got pushed to Q1 2023, and got pushed once again too.
True. Let me revise that and suggest this would not be a discussion had Apple gave us an affordable Studio Display.
So you don't buy iPhones, Macs, and iPads? Because depending on what device you have Samsung made the screen, the RAM memory, the storage unit, the battery, the cellular modem, or even the CPU (yes, Samsung has made A-Chips for Apple in the past).
I want an all in one for my home setup.
I already have a great-quality monitor in my office. I want a good All-in-one screen at home that I can use for either work or entertainment, and the M8 seems to be a good candidate.
And yet, as others have pointed out in response to such posts, here you are on a medium that wouldn’t exist in your preferred universe 😂