The 5 Best Monitors For MacBook Pro - Winter 2020
Reviews

The Dell U3818DW is the best monitor for MacBook Pro that we've tested so far. It has some great features that make it very easy to get the most out of your Mac, whether it's a MacBook Pro, MacBook, or Mac Mini. It has a USB-C port, which supports power delivery of up to 95W, so you can charge your Mac while you work with a single cable, leaving your other USB-C ports free for other adapters or peripherals.

This is an impressive monitor for multitasking. The impressive 3840x1600 resolution is great for multitasking, as you can comfortably work with multiple windows open at once. Unfortunately, this high resolution comes at a cost, as the USB ports on the back are limited to USB 2.0 speeds when connected with a single USB-C cable. This shouldn't be an issue for most people, though.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look as good in a dark room, as it has a mediocre native contrast ratio and disappointing black uniformity. Overall, though, this is a great monitor for most uses and a great choice for MacBook Pro users.

The best 4k monitor for MacBook Pro that we've tested so far is the LG 32UD99-W. Its 32 inch screen gives you plenty of room to multitask comfortably, and its 4k resolution keeps text sharp and legible. If you work in a well-lit room, this monitor can get bright enough to overcome glare, and it has good reflection handling too. Unfortunately, like most IPS monitors, it doesn't do as well in dark rooms, as contrast ratio is only decent and black uniformity is mediocre, resulting in blacks that look like gray.

Response time and input lag on this monitor are both exceptionally low, providing you a smooth and responsive desktop experience, and it has a flicker-free backlight to help reduce eye strain. Multitasking is made a lot easier with its Picture-in-Picture feature, which allows you to display an image from two sources simultaneously. There's a USB 3.0 hub to let you charge your devices, and a USB-C port to plug in your MacBook Pro. This monitor also supports HDR if you want to enjoy a movie occasionally, but the monitor's peak brightness won't be able to produce bright highlights in HDR content.

Overall, if you need a large monitor with a razor-sharp resolution, go with this one.

If you're looking for a simple monitor for occasional use, the LG 29UM69G-B is the best budget MacBook Pro monitor that we've tested so far. It has a smaller, 29 inch screen, and a simpler 2560x1080 resolution, so it isn't as well-suited as the LG 32UD99-W or Dell U3818DW for multitasking. That said, it's a decent monitor overall.

This monitor delivers mediocre picture quality, as it can't get very bright and has terrible black uniformity, but it has great accuracy with our pre-calibration settings and has an excellent SDR color gamut.

Unfortunately, this monitor doesn't support power delivery over USB-C, so you'll have to keep a charger handy if you plan on using the monitor for a while. Overall, although it's a basic monitor, this is the best external monitor for MacBook Pro in the budget category that we've tested so far.