Pros:

• Flat Industrial Design (Metal & Glass)
• Clean Even Rounded Simple Bezels
• 5K+ Display Resolution & 200+ Pixels Per Inch
• Single Cable Connection (Hub + Power)
• VESA Mount Monitor Arm Movement
• Brighter Brightness Helps Reduce Reflections
• Pretty Good Quality Speakers

Mids:

• Microphone/Camera quality is alright
• Non Removable Power Cord == bad
• No External Power Brick == good

Cons:

• No Higher Refresh Rate
• No Local Dimming Zones
• No physical buttons or controls
• No HDMI input port for an Apple TV
• No affordable larger-sized 32-inch version

Overall, this is an amazing monitor for creative text-based productivity-activities such as emailing, browsing, coding, terminals, etc. as the font is crisp and clear & sharp and smooth to look at. Most PC monitors have all sorts of different styles and technologies and designs built into them which are primarily geared towards PC gaming performance instead. This monitor is good at what it does and is nice to look at and lastly inspires me to use it — I just wish Apple offered a larger 32″ option that was more affordable!

Edit: As always, I appreciate Apple pushing certain industry standards forward such as Pixels Per Inch and Performance Per Watt as these metrics make a huge difference in day to day usage in terms of product quality.

Prediction: I think that when Apple is able to ship its first Macs with the updated Thunderbolt 5 port and bandwidth, we’ll then see the real versions of the monitors that Apple truly wants to make (for example, Mini-LED 10bit-color 120Hz-refresh — 27inch-5K / 32″-6K / 36″-7K).

The Back Of This Looks Better Than The Front Of Others 🙂
~ Steve Jobs