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Be Wary of ASUS Proart Displays. They have beautiful panels. But everything around them is a PITA. 1. Long bootup time. You are waiting 30 secs to see the ASUS
by nebula8804 5y ago
Be Wary of ASUS Proart Displays. They have beautiful panels. But everything around them is a PITA.
1. Long bootup time. You are waiting 30 secs to see the ASUS logo and it to initialize.
2. M1 based machines have trouble initializing/re-initializing them after sleep. This is probably a bug in the monitor or maybe the M1 macs. Its annoying when you combine it with the previous issue because to fix this issue you have to switch to a different input or turn the monitor off and on once a day. I have resorted to setting my sleep delay to 3 hours to prevent it going to sleep.
3. The stands are not always the best: things can get wobbly if you are using a cheap table like an Ikea table.
4. The process of changing input can require multiple key presses depending on model.
5. Many of them have super thin bezels(apart from the large ASUS chin at the bottom): looks great but be careful as if you even place the panel gently face down for a second just to wipe the dust off the back you risk cracking the panel(ask me how I know).
6. Terrible speakers (I guess this was a given but i'll throw it in there)
....but they do ship beautiful panels.
On a side note: I am downright fed up with all these "youtube reviewers" never covering any of these quality of life features. I spend hundreds of dollars just to feel like chump when I get stuck with issues like this, none of which are ever discussed on Youtube. I have been burned so many times that I am considering just writing off their opinions altogether. Anyone else starting to feel like that?
- netizen-936824 5y agoAre people actually spending huge amounts on a monitor and expecting good speakers?
- nebula8804 4y agoThe Mac speakers are superb. If competitors are charging 3-4 digits for their screens, is it too much to ask for them to at least match Apple or at the very least not include one of those speakers you find in a speaking greeting card?
- sdflhasjd 5y ago> 2. M1 based machines have trouble initializing/re-initializing them after sleep. I suspect this is an M1 thing. I just upgraded, and I've noticed some similar, by milder behaviour with my Dell monitors. When the mac resumes from sleep, it occasionally has forgotten one of the screens, and although it initialises, all my window layout is shifted to one display.