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The latest drone flyover of Apple’s under construction Campus 2 gives us our closest look yet at the site.
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So Apple didn’t release a 4K (or 5K) standalone Retina display alongside the new 5K iMac, but you can’t hold off any longer on a shiny new display for your Mac Pro. I found myself in the same predicament not too long ago and decided to put a number of displays to the test in recent months. 4K might offer 4x the resolution of your standard 1080p display, but for the short time they’ve been around, they’ve also cost about 4x as much as the alternatives. The good news: There are a few Mac Pro compatible 4K displays (and UHD alternatives) finally starting to hit more reasonable price points just as recent OS X updates fix some issues early adopters first had with the higher resolution displays.
I’ve been testing Mac Pro compatible displays from Dell, Sharp, Samsung, LG, and others that are officially supported by Apple, and put together a list of my thoughts and top picks for those planning on picking up a new Mac Pro this holiday season. Despite my tests being done mostly on a new, stock Mac Pro, these picks stand for Thunderbolt-equipped MacBook users as well.
(Update: We may have gotten a bit too excited about this announcement. While Amazon hasn’t officially commented on the matter, you’ll likely need a UHDTV with HEVC decoding to watch Amazon’s 4K offerings.)
Its been said before, but 4K may finally be on the cusp of breaking through. Ultra high-definition TVs from major brands are dropping like crazy and Apple pushed out a 5K iMac just a few months ago. The hardware is there, but the content from a pricing and availability perspective is still lagging behind.
We took a step in the right direction when Netflix began offering 4K content, but quickly took a step back once we found out it came with strings attached.
Fast forward to this week. Amazon has promised there will not be any additional fees for Prime members for streaming 4K content. Before the end of this year anyone with a Prime account and a UHD display/TV will be able to gaze at Alpha House in beautiful 4K without forking over any additional cash. Selection will be extremely limited and filled with Amazon exclusives at first, but more titles will be continually added.
Of course, access to streaming 4K content is in addition to other Prime benefits like free 2-day shipping and unlimited photo storage. Sign up for a free Prime trial or student account.
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Last Call updates:
Samsung 28-inch 4K UHD LED 60Hz Monitor $540 shipped (Reg. $700)
Slingbox Pro HD TV Streamer refurb $60 (Orig. $200), Slingbox 350 $100 shipped (Reg. $180)
Kindle Paperwhite e-reader w/ built-in light (cert. refurb) $85 shipped (Reg. $119 new)
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15” MacBook Pro BookBook: $70 http://t.co/yPyKpSWrT0
iPad Air Rutledge: $83 https://t.co/WKR9truDZ9 pic.twitter.com/sP2Vxixtq8
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Today’s can’t miss deals:
Last Call updates:
Samsung 28-inch 4K UHD LED 60Hz Monitor $600 shipped (Reg. $699)
Audible $5 audio book credit for free
PNY 128GB Turbo USB 3.0 Flash Drive $43 shipped (Reg. $70)
$100 iTunes gift card for $85: Save 15% on future apps, music, movies, more
Vizio 40″ 120Hz 1080p LED LCD HDTV + $200 Dell GC for $500 shipped
Every color (yes, even red!) Jawbone MINI JAMBOX Bluetooth speaker $107 shipped (Reg. $180) http://t.co/I7ed6L2p3B pic.twitter.com/mRXC8QB0ZU
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Other deals from today:
Save 90% on two (or more) @XtremeGuard screen/full body protectors w/ code XTREME90 http://t.co/JvDhxZ8gMX pic.twitter.com/Lbh2w4ZTPk
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