A winner, but it's a winner with reservations. If you're totally kosher with Mini DisplayPort, and you don't mind the omission of additional inputs, and you're confident the glossy panel won't turn you off, you'll be hard pressed to find a better LED-backlit screen.
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Apple's 24-inch LED Cinema Display is a winner, but it's a winner with reservations. If you're totally kosher with Mini DisplayPort, and you don't mind the omission of additional inputs, and you're confident the glossy panel won't turn you off, you'll be hard pressed to find a better LED-backlit screen. quote
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The LED Cinema Display represents many firsts for Apple: the company’s first LED backlit stand-alone display, the first external display designed specifically for Apple laptops, and the first Apple monitor to sport the new Mini DisplayPort connection.
Read the full review →While performance is excellent, the Apple LED Cinema Display's one connection option paints it into a small corner that is welcoming only to newer MacBook owners.
Read the full review →There’s no denying that the 24-inch LED Cinema Display is an attractive, capable piece of technology. The new panel is simply beautiful, capable of high-quality images and almost mesmerizing color. True, the speakers lack finesse, but that’s no surprise for a monitor; they’re at least an...
Read the full review →What it does, it does well, but it's also very niche. The future of Apple displays starts here, but it's of limited use at present.
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k3xiceman
I bought my 24" LED Cinema display a few months after I picked up the first Unibody MacBook Pro the weekend THAT came out in October of 2008. I really wanted a larger screen to use my MacBook Pro on, and my old Philips 19" wasn't' doing it anymore. When Apple announced the LED...
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refractured
Perfect companion for any new macbook with a MINI display port. And thats about it. That's what I bought it for, so I'm quite happy.
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humedini
When I made the decision to purchase my MacBook Pro the main reason that I selected it was the fact that even though it was a laptop, it was a “proper” computer. I would be able to work with it as though it were a desktop machine, without limitations. In order to achieve this properly I knew that...
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castavridis
This monitor has great color and is fairly portable. However, after switching to a matte finish on my laptop I've noticed that it's much harder for me to look at the glossy screen for extended periods of time. Also, I wish it had a higher resolution. It's great for surveying the people behind...
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