Deals: Samsung's New Smart Monitor M8 Discounted to $599.99 ($100 Off)

[MacRumors]

Samsung today kicked off a new monitor sale, providing up to $700 off select monitors. Within this sale is one of the first discounts on the latest model of the 32-inch iMac-like Smart Monitor M8, available for $599.99, down from $699.99.

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Samsung launched this refreshed version of the Smart Monitor M8 back in June, including updates like HDR10+ support and a portrait orientation option. Today's sale is the lowest price we've tracked since the monitor debuted, although it's not quite as low as we've seen the previous generation monitor get in past sales.

Samsung Smart Monitor M8 for $599.99 ($100 OFF)​

Besides the Smart Monitor M8, there are five other Samsung monitors being discounted this week. The sale is focused on Samsung's line of curved gaming monitors, ranging in price from $1,099.99 to $2,499.99 and totaling up to $700 in savings.

• 32-inch Odyssey Neo G7 Curved Gaming Monitor - $1,099.99, down from $1,299.99
• 34-inch Odyssey OLED G8 Curved Smart Gaming Monitor - $1,299.99, down from $1,499.99
• 49-inch Odyssey G9 Curved Gaming Monitor - $1,299.99, down from $1,499.99
• 49-inch Odyssey Neo Curved Gaming Monitor - $1,499.99, down from $2,199.99
• 55-inch Odyssey Ark 4K Curved Gaming Monitor - $2,499.99, down from $2,999.99

Keep up with all of this week's best discounts on Apple products and related accessories in our dedicated Apple Deals roundup.

Article Link: Deals: Samsung's New Smart Monitor M8 Discounted to $599.99 ($100 Off)

 

[Kulfon]

Cheaper than the stand for Apple’s Pro monitor

 

[Apple Fan 2008]

It's basically a smart TV with USB-C and a Camera

 

[jwh49]

That and a Mac mini would be a nice replacement for my 2019 27" iMac since Apple's new iMac sizes aren't comparable.

 

[JayKay514]

Hmm, that might be nice as a dorm room monitor especially for gaming, but 4k at 32" is relatively low-resolution (in terms of DPI) for close-viewing desktop work if you're looking for a Retina-style display, just FYI. I have a Dell 4K 27" and an LG Ultrafine 5K and the difference is really noticeable.

 

[davebarnes]

"32-inch iMac-like ... Monitor"
Oh, so it is 6K? 5K?

 

[GeoStructural]

Hmm, that might be nice as a dorm room monitor especially for gaming, but 4k at 32" is relatively low-resolution (in terms of DPI) for close-viewing desktop work if you're looking for a Retina-style display, just FYI. I have a Dell 4K 27" and an LG Ultrafine 5K and the difference is really noticeable.

I agree, I have the HP 4K 27" and compared to my Studio Display (5K 27") the difference is noticeable, and the scaling is much better too (with MacOS).

At the office I use a 4K 32" and you can really tell the difference in resolution. Of course they are all good enough monitors and it all depends on what you will use it for.

 

[coolbreeze2]

With the M7 at $369 (I caught one on sale for $289) the M8 discounted by $100 is still not worth it. The difference between the M7 and M8 is not worth the extra money.

 

[samus22]

I bought this monitor and sent it back the day after it arrived. MacRumors likes to push this monitor. I assume it is because of a referral bonus. My experience with it was so bad that every time they post a link to it, I'm compelled to help others not waste their money on it.

My original comment on the monitor for convenience. https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...eek-only.2389697/?post=32170572#post-32170572

 

[Steve01234]

buried in the specs, the truth : 400 nits and 99% sRGB which is ok for consumer panel. however its not even close to the apple studio display 1000 bits and P3, no TB3 either. you get what you pay for. all the goofy smart TV things are a waste that would never get used.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

I've tried plenty of Samsung monitors (including this one), and almost every last one of them had issues. Connection issues, flickering issues, and etc.

The ONLY monitor than ran flawless for me (which I still have and use) is the Odyssey Neo G9 49', I love this monitor. But I wouldn't even recommend it, cause a friend of mine had the same monitor and had nothing but issues with it (which I tried to fix for him), and online reviews are seriously bad. I guess I got lucky with mines.

I recommend staying away from Samsung monitors.

Dell and BenQ are my favorite brands, which I also use.

 

[GeoStructural]

buried in the specs, the truth : 400 nits and 99% sRGB which is ok for consumer panel. however its not even close to the apple studio display 1000 bits and P3, no TB3 either. you get what you pay for. all the goofy smart TV things are a waste that would never get used.

Did you mean 1000 nits?

The Studio Display is 600 nits by the way.

 

[Steve01234]

OMG, an auto spel-Korekt self induced typo worthy of comment

 

[Chazak]

Kind of funny ... I went to Samsung's retail sales website and they say there is no stock.

 

[svish]

Good price on a decent monitor

 

[cmcbhi]

FWIW, The Macs can run Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Spectrum App as well as several others. Using the Samsung as a YV is really not such an advantage. My 27" iMac function just fine at this.

 

[kingtj1971]

I've tried plenty of Samsung monitors (including this one), and almost every last one of them had issues. Connection issues, flickering issues, and etc.

The ONLY monitor than ran flawless for me (which I still have and use) is the Odyssey Neo G9 49', I love this monitor. But I wouldn't even recommend it, cause a friend of mine had the same monitor and had nothing but issues with it (which I tried to fix for him), and online reviews are seriously bad. I guess I got lucky with mines.

I recommend staying away from Samsung monitors.

Dell and BenQ are my favorite brands, which I also use.

I was going to say the same thing. Samsung makes monitors with nice looking display panels in them, but that's about all I can say for them. I've got a couple of their 32" curved displays that had so many syncing and sleep/wake issues with my Macs. My M1 Max MBP 16" seems to behave with one, as long as I have a USB-C to USB-C cable going between it and a port on the side of the notebook. As soon as I try to run it through any kind of dock, though? I have to fight with it showing a black screen when the laptop wakes from sleep and having to disconnect/reconnect cables to get it to come back alive.

Samsung also has a tendency to use flimsy stands with their larger monitors. If you bump the monitor, it'll wiggle back and forth a few times like it wants to tip over. You'd think they could invest a few more bucks into a heavier base...

 

[sdf]

For those searching the story like I was: It's 4k (3,840 x 2,160).

 

[alanpaone]

please don't call a 4k monitor imac-like. imacs have been 5K for like 8 years.