Hi all,
My wife is getting the base model 13" MBP (the 10th gen Intel) to replace her 2013 Air. I am aware Apple Silicon is coming out, but I think we'll be safe with the purchase from other threads I've read here. She is a university professor and the Air has simply become too slow for her to work on. TLDR at bottom.
She currently has a Dell Ultrasharp U2717D and we'll use that at first, but I was kind of thinking about getting her a new 4k monitor to go with the new laptop. I found another thread with recommendations that someone suggested the LG Ultrafine but that's too much. I was hoping to stay around $500.
Wirecutter recommends the HP Z27n G2.
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-4k-monitors/
From the wirecutter description, it seems like I can use a single USB-C cable, but the HP specs don't list the USB-C as a video input, so are they saying it connects with displayport, but then powers everything else with USB-C? I need clarification.
TLDR
I would like something that connects to her laptop via USB-C that would both do video out and charge her laptop. Then possibly a daisy chain option 2nd monitor in the future. If I can't do that, what about a good dock that can?
My wife is getting the base model 13" MBP (the 10th gen Intel) to replace her 2013 Air. I am aware Apple Silicon is coming out, but I think we'll be safe with the purchase from other threads I've read here. She is a university professor and the Air has simply become too slow for her to work on. TLDR at bottom.
She currently has a Dell Ultrasharp U2717D and we'll use that at first, but I was kind of thinking about getting her a new 4k monitor to go with the new laptop. I found another thread with recommendations that someone suggested the LG Ultrafine but that's too much. I was hoping to stay around $500.
Wirecutter recommends the HP Z27n G2.
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-4k-monitors/
From the wirecutter description, it seems like I can use a single USB-C cable, but the HP specs don't list the USB-C as a video input, so are they saying it connects with displayport, but then powers everything else with USB-C? I need clarification.
I'm in IT on the Windows side and have always worked with ThinkPads where docking is easy. I would like something similar for her where she can get home and connect to her home office setup without fumbling with a bunch of cables.
TLDR
I would like something that connects to her laptop via USB-C that would both do video out and charge her laptop. Then possibly a daisy chain option 2nd monitor in the future. If I can't do that, what about a good dock that can?