The 5 Best Monitors For MacBook Pro - Black Friday 2020 Reviews

The best monitor for MacBook Pro that we've tested is the ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQL1A. Although designed to be a gaming monitor, it offers great overall performance and has everything you need to connect your MacBook Pro. The 1440p resolution provides the optimal pixel density, and it also has a USB input.

It performs best in bright office environments as it gets bright enough to combat glare and has good reflection handling. The wide viewing angles and great ergonomics make it easy to share your screen with a coworker or client. If you're a photo editor, you should be happy to see it has excellent coverage of the Adobe RGB color space, and the gradient handling is incredible, but it does exhibit some signs of color bleed. In terms of gaming, it has an excellent response time, incredibly low input lag, and FreeSync support to reduce screen tearing.

Unfortunately, it doesn't perform well in dark rooms due to the low contrast ratio and disappointing black uniformity, but that's expected from an IPS panel. It supports HDR10 and performs fairly well in that mode due to the wide color gamut and decent HDR peak brightness, but the local dimming feature performs terribly and is quite distracting. Besides these small issues, most people should be happy with it, making it the best external monitor for MacBook Pro that we've tested.

The best display for MacBook Pro with an ultrawide screen is the Acer Nitro XV340CK. This 34 inch monitor has a 21:9 aspect ratio and 3440x1440 resolution, so it's easy to open multiple windows at once, and it still provides the same pixel density as 27 inch, 1440p monitors. Mainly designed for gaming, it has a design that fits into any office environment.

It has good ergonomics with a round base that basically allows you to turn the screen 360 degrees. It has fairly wide viewing angles, which is typical of an IPS panel, and visibility in most office environments shouldn't be an issue as it has good reflection handling and okay peak brightness. It's a good choice for content creators as it displays a good amount of the Adobe RGB color space, has exceptional gradient handling, and no signs of color bleed. If you want to use it for gaming, it has an amazing response time that results in clear motion, FreeSync support, and incredibly low input lag.

It supports HDR10, but unfortunately, it doesn't add much. It fails to display a wide color gamut and has disappointing peak brightness in HDR. On top of that, it has a low contrast that makes blacks appear closer to gray. It has a few extra features, such as Picture-by-Picture/Picture-in-Picture modes and built-in speakers. If you want an ultrawide screen, this is one of the best monitors for MacBook Pro that we've tested.

The ASUS ProArt Display PA278QV is the best monitor for MacBook Pro available in the budget category that we've tested. It's well-built with simply incredible ergonomics, some of the best we've tested on any monitor, so you shouldn't have any issues placing it in an ideal viewing position.

It delivers great picture quality, especially for its price. Its IPS panel has wide viewing angles, it has impressive peak brightness, and the reflection handling is good if you want to use it in a bright room. Despite being limited to a 75Hz refresh rate, it has an impressive response time that makes fast-moving content look smooth, and there's a Black Frame Insertion feature to help reduce motion blur. Input lag is also incredibly low for a responsive gaming experience. The 1440p resolution delivers crisp images while the 27 inch screen helps maintain the 109 PPI that's ideal for connecting your MacBook Pro.

Unfortunately, it doesn't support HDR, which is somewhat expected for a monitor in this price range. It also has a low contrast ratio, which is typical of IPS panels, and blacks appear closer to gray when viewed in the dark. It also doesn't have a USB-C port, so you simply have to connect your MacBook using an HDMI connection. All things considered, this is the best monitor for MacBook Pro if you're on a budget.