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I'm a happy owner of a Dell UP2715K 27" 5k monitor, which is around 220ppi. At 2x scaling, I find it to be a very pleasant pixel density for working with code; text looks gorgeous.

My only complaint is I wish the monitor was a touch larger. I would be very interested in a 32" 8k display when the price drops a little bit; 4k 32" displays just don't have a high enough pixel density for my taste.

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Looks like a MacBook Pro 2015 or earlier can drive the 5K at full resolution at 60Hz by using both Thunderbolt ports? If so, that's pretty good.

Yes, it can. A colleague of mine is driving his 5k Dell Display with the MB Pro.

Yes. I use the Dell display with a 2015 Macbook Pro, using dual Displayport cables. It works pretty well. I think you need the model with the AMD M370X GPU to drive an external 5k display.

I also use the Dell 5k monitor with a PC with a Geforce 980 GPU; it works surprisingly well in Windows 10. (You can even play some games at 5k ---- Civilization VI is really pretty at 5k!)

Linux support is woefully bad, however. I guess this will change as these HiDPI configurations become more common.

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