Dell 32-inch 6K display takes on Apple's Pro Display XDR

The new Dell 32-inch 6K UltraSharp display is here to take on the Apple Pro Display XDR with some impressive specs at CES 2023.

This new monitor matches up with Apple's Pro Display XDR (check prices) in terms of resolution and size though it lacks some of Apple's dedicated high-end features.

The Dell packs a 6144 x 3456 IPS panel, 1.07 billion colors and covers 99 percent of the P3 wide color gamut. It has a peak brightness of 600 nits.

Apple's Pro Display XDR has a peak brightness of 1,600 nits, hence the "extreme" HDR monicker.

It comes equipped with a height-adjustable stand that can rotate 90-degrees for vertical work like writing code or perusing PDFs.

The Dell UltraSharp has an HDMI 2.1 port, USB-C port, and a quartet of USB-A ports. A thunderbolt 4 port uses the latest USB PD spec to deliver up to 140W of power to supported laptops.

There's a built in webcam that mimics Center Stage by using on-device Ai to keep you in frame and a physical privacy shutter to cover the lens when not in use.

Additional it has dual 14W speakers and echo cancellation microphones.

Currently, Dell didn't have have pricing or availability information to share.

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13 Comments

applebynature 119 comments · 9 Years

About 1 year ago

Wow is that thing ugly AF

22july2013 3736 comments · 11 Years

applebynature said:

Wow is that thing ugly AF

Does ugliness or beauty matter? The "Apple Magic Mouse 2" is perhaps more visually beautiful than any other mouse, but functionally it is a horrible mouse. The irony is that Apple practically introduced the mouse to the consumer, and now they still make what could be the worst mouse of all time. Here's a Youtube video of a Xerox technology demonstration from 1968 (55 years ago) which includes a mouse that has more buttons than Apple's current mouse. The Apple Mouse is more beautiful, but I think I'd rather use the mouse from 1968. (The Mouse demonstration starts at 31:00.)

https://youtu.be/yJDv-zdhzMY?t=1860

danox 3442 comments · 11 Years

Nice, the tragedy is that Xerox didn’t know what to do. They had almost everything that would later become the future of computing under one roof, in their research lab but the only thing that executives up food chain the cared about, was not stepping on the toes of their copying empire.

Steve Jobs was 13 years old at the time, and Steve Wozniak was 18 years old.

If that Dell monitor is built right it won’t be cheap sorry game boys quality cost.

john-useless 73 comments · 4 Years

22july2013 said:

applebynature said:

Wow is that thing ugly AF

Does ugliness or beauty matter? The "Apple Magic Mouse 2" is perhaps more visually beautiful than any other mouse, but functionally it is a horrible mouse.

Beauty, as always, is in the eye of the beholder — as is the beholder's willingness (or, sometimes, lack thereof) to pay for it. I bought an Apple Studio Display for my home because it looks more pleasing to my eye than the comparable 27-inch LG UltraFine Display that my employer had earlier purchased for my office. Dell's new 32-inch 6K UltraSharp is not particularly attractive to me with its tall forehead & webcam bulge … but if Dell is able to significantly undercut the $4300+ price of Apple's Pro Display XDR, plenty of people will buy the new Dell display even if they find it to be less pleasing to the eye than they'd like.

As for the Apple Magic Mouse, I respectfully disagree about its functionality. It has been my all-time favorite mouse since its introduction in 2009! It fits my hand perfectly; I can use it for many long hours at a time with zero discomfort; and its multi-touch capabilities are supremely useful to me (and I prefer the Magic Mouse to any trackpad). Yes, for the rechargeable version first introduced in 2015, I do think it was odd for Apple to put its Lightning port on the bottom — making it impossible to use it while simultaneously recharging. But the battery lasts for weeks and recharges quickly, so it doesn't really bother me — I just plug it in overnight or during a lunch break. If & when Apple introduces a Magic Mouse 3 with a USB-C port, I do hope the cable sticks out the top end like a traditional wired mouse but that they don't otherwise mess too much with what I find to be an exceptionally useful overall design.

mikethemartian 1493 comments · 18 Years

22july2013 said:

applebynature said:

Wow is that thing ugly AF

Does ugliness or beauty matter? The "Apple Magic Mouse 2" is perhaps more visually beautiful than any other mouse, but functionally it is a horrible mouse. The irony is that Apple practically introduced the mouse to the consumer, and now they still make what could be the worst mouse of all time. Here's a Youtube video of a Xerox technology demonstration from 1968 (55 years ago) which includes a mouse that has more buttons than Apple's current mouse. The Apple Mouse is more beautiful, but I think I'd rather use the mouse from 1968. (The Mouse demonstration starts at 31:00.)

https://youtu.be/yJDv-zdhzMY?t=1860

I have the Magic Mouse “1” but found I just prefer using the lower end Logitech mice,