Best 4K Monitor For Your Mac! (Dell UltraSharp U2723QE)

Last week, we compared the Apple Studio Display to the much cheaper and feature rich Samsung M8 Display, and the comparison was popular with MacRumors readers, so we thought we'd pit the Studio Display against yet another competing option, Dell's UltraSharp 27-inch "U2723QE" 4K USB-C Hub Monitor.

[szatanica]

I got this model about a month ago for my Mac Mini, and Im in awe. It’s such a fantastic screen for my needs - it has a beautiful display, it’s minimalistic (which for me is the equivalent of a good design, I hate all those
Bells and whistles), it has plethora of ports, more then I will ever need, it turns on very quickly, doesn’t wobble, plenty of brightness (I keep it around 70-75% bright), simple menu with good access via button on the back side panel. I also don’t use monitor speakers ever so it’s great that I don’t have to pay for that and use my iPhone as a continuity camera so I don’t need a build in one.
The image via USB c is phenomenal, this lets me use my Mac mini hdmi post to connect another screen. There is no issue with scaling on Mac, contrary to what some people been saying. It’s stable, the stand is flat so I can put stuff on it. Plus 27” turned out to be so much better then 32 or 34” which would be to big.

Overall 10/10. Seriously. For me.:)

[ausderek]

Two recent monitor reviews without a mention of monitor resolution (ppi) and font scaling on 4k monitors. These issues matter a lot to many Mac users.

[gymzilla]

I strongly disagree with your take on the design. I think it looks gorgeous and I wish they made more monitors that looked like this. All the gaming monitors have these cheesy looking sharp edges and useless rgb gimmicks. Idk I feel like I could look at this monitor all day

[dagrwolff]

I've been using this monitor for about a year now with a M1 MacBook and my new M3 MacBook. It looks great, it has wonderful color and accuracy. However, the famous Mac scaling problem...Your Mac will want to run this monitor with the UI sized at 1080p, which makes everything sharp but the UI is really big.

The next best thing is running the UI scaled to 1440, which looks correct but the text is not great. It's readable, and it's fine, but if you spend the entire day reading it's not all that sharp and might annoy you with time. You can look up videos as to why this is, but basically Macs don't like 4k monitors. To get the UI right, it runs at 5k, then scales down to 4k. If you plug in this monitor and ask your Mac what resolution it's running, it will say 5k. The scaling down to 4k costs some of your performance, a few %, and the text suffers a bit. Maybe you won't mind, but you should know you're making a compromise on a 4k monitor to save some money, and it's an expensive monitor. I wish I wasn't misled by reviewers. This is a fantastic monitor for my Windows computer, and mediocre for my Mac.

[vadelafuente]

I bought this on its 32'' variant and it's the most reasonable option for a monitor right now

[djjokerofficial]

Do not buy 4k monitor for your mac. Small or to big icons, cpu usage etc.
27" 1440 monitor is solution!

[mprieto]

I have the 32" and 27" versions. 332 in landscape and 27 in portrait. I have and M1 Macbook pro and there are scaling issues. Unless you want it tiny you'll have to take the resolution down a notch, which is a problem the studio display doesn't have. That being said these monitors work great. Get plenty bright and are great to use. I have them on Vivo arms so the minimal bezels look great and hover over my desk shelf and desk in a cool way.

[markday]

This is the one I've been looking at. I could get two, plus speakers, plus a web cam, all for less than the Studio Display with height adjustable stand.

[DDHDTV]

Got one of these in 32 inch from work.
Nice to work with! No issues. Ultrawide would have been preferred though. I'm missing a bit of horizontal space, even at 32 inch

[Mr.Zen_]

I went with the 32 inch version and I love it. I don't really need 5k, and I love all the port connections you get with it I don't need to run a hub now with my Macbook M1 Max.

And the wake up time is really quick at about 3 seconds

[SgtPepper]

Literally received this monitor after going back and forth with on whether I should go for this one! Its looking quite good so far, though I haven't put it through a thorough test yet. The power delivery for my 2018 MBP and the fact that it will all go through USBC is including network is amazing!

[Deinonuchus]

I've been a fan of Dell UltraSharp monitors for years. Bought my first one in 2008.

[randycardenas]

ive literally watched this about 20 times in preparation for mine coming this week LOL, really excited

[murdockscott]

This is the one that is at the top of my list for reasonably priced alternatives to the Apple Studio Display. I plan to get the 32 inch. For monitors with good color accuracy and a nice selection of ports, not much else seems to compare.

[robpawlikowski]

This seems to offer a good "Value Proposition". 4K UHD and a nice suite of ports. You can even have two computers connected via the hub, and switch between them. All for less than $700 (USD)

[sasstewart]

All other features asides.. LOVE me some ports.... I love that the industry is starting to shift back to giving us ports

[groupecmp]

My U3223QE just been shipped 3 days ago! Can't wait to pair it with my new Mac Studio! Hopefully it wont be too much of a drop from my 27 5K iMac !

[anthonymrbs]

I just got mine. Maybe my standards are lower than yours but I think the look of the monitor is great. The back is not white it is silver. . Not boring at all. I changed from my Dell U2413 monitor which did have a wider color gamut. Funny how ten years later this Dells monitor only covers 89% of AdobeRGB while my old Dell covered 100%.

[Tomtamo]

I've been using a Dell 43" 4K monitor with my Mac Pro (2013) and now Mac Studio Max with remarkable results. Fantastic monitor!!!

[somelaveenguy]

I have this monitor for my M1 Macbook. I thought it was going to be the perfect monitor for me. Having USB-C connectivity is nice, but the ports are all accessed from underneath the monitor which I found to be a real PITA. I pretty much had to put my iPhone on my desk and use the front facing camera to find the ports I needed to access. Dell... if you're reading this, please start putting the ports on the BACK of the monitor!! Also, the specs for this monitor are great, but I found the picture to be a bit dull. Not sure if it's the antiglare Dell is using or what. I ended up going back to my 27" 4K LG monitor that is a few years old and has no hub ports. The picture seems much more vibrant and sharper than the Dell. Just my $.02 from the perspective of someone who owns the U2723QE.