Is it expensive for a monitor? Absolutely! Is it worth it? I guess that depends on what you use your monitor for. It’s definitely the BEST and most expensive monitor I’ve owned so hopefully it will last many years to come.

The Apple Pro Display XDR stands out as a pinnacle of visual excellence. Its 6K resolution and impressive 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio produce breathtaking clarity and deep blacks. With impeccable color accuracy, HDR support, and a sleek design, it's a must-have for professionals seeking top-tier performance in their creative workflows.

Excellent display. Only complaint is that the refresh rate is not 120hz and it should be an oled panel. Great otherwise.

This is a fantastic professional quality monitor for creative professionals who need color accuracy, high resolution, and increased screen real estate. This is not intended for casual users who perform basic tasks like email, web browsing, or spreadsheets. That being said, those things look AMAZING on this display, as my wife now loves plugging in her MacBook Pro to this display and working from home. This display has absolutely changed how I work, and how I manage my tasks. The family has also gravitated towards the Pro Display, and this is now our favorite screen in the house. Absolutely worth the price and the quality and design is fantastic, which is expected from Apple.

I wish other companies could compete and that Apple would bring some of the XDR’s features to other products like the iMac. Auto rotate is amazing when working in something like Pages, as it gives you so much more room. The retina clarity at this size is game changing for me. I just wish you could buy a non hyper-bright xdr variant for less. Also, the stand should actually come to the imacs and/or get a vesa adapter such that you can use its stand with other vesa products. The m1 imacs have a beautiful stand, that is not at all ergonomic (too short). Were it possible, I’d plop a vesa m1 imac on a pro stand for the height. There are stands that have vesa capability out there, they just look like trash. The pro display is too expensive, but that’s because there isn’t enough competition out there. No other company seems to think retina displays are important, making 4k panels that are too large and prioritize high refresh rates. Essentially, the market is divided between gamers and bog-standard office workers, neither of which seem to understand or care about resolution. If you work in graphics of practically any kind, this monitor will turn you into Smeagol in less than five minutes as there is simply nothing like it out there (the dell 8k is higher resolution and ppi, but about the same price and housed in garbage plastic). Oh, don’t buy the nano texture. Look up ebay resale figures for both and you’ll see a trend. For anyone who stares at a screen all day, they are the work truck or shoes - the thing that can make a huge difference in comfort and utility, but is priced that way. I still have my thunderbolt displays this many years on, only have passed them down to others in the household. Point being - this is a ten year+ monitor.