- so, what's up guys? jonathan here. and this might be theperfect macbook setup. specifically, i'm lookingat the h277hu from acer which is a 27 inch ips displaywith a trick up its sleeve. first off, it is really, really pretty. the base, which is made outof metal, and not plastic, has this gold finish, which looks killerpaired with a white back.
and there's something strangely satisfying with metal versus plastic. it feels premium and is cool to the touch. you combine that with the bezels, or rather, lack thereof, and that makes thisone of the best looking monitors i've ever seen, and a great starting point for a minimal, but great looking, setup.
on the back, you will seea couple of usb3 ports, display port, and hdmi, but where the magic happens, is this guy right here: a usb-c port. normally the idea of a 12 inch macbook hooked up to a monitor wouldsound like a nightmare. there would be cablesand dongles everywhere, but this monitor fixes that. it's essentially a gianthub that allows you
to dock the macbook, transfer data, but what seals the deal, is that it charges the macbook, and all through a single usb-c cable. keep in mind this is done through the monitor's power supply. so that's going to meana couple of things. one: you're not going toneed the macbook charger, and two: you now have twousb3 ports at your disposal.
personally, i love theimplementation of a dock set up, but it's even betterwhen you're connecting and disconnecting with a single cable. now, one slightlyannoying thing is because there are different kinds of usb-c cables, not every one will work with this monitor. the ones that come withthe macbook and most phones are usb2 and those will not work. so what you're going to need is
a fully compatible usb 3.1 usb-c cable, which fortunately is included. but the problem is, to the naked eye, there really isn't an easyway to tell the cables apart. so, for this instance ihave a wireless keyboard and mouse going througha single usb receiver. that is a preferencebecause i like these models, but if you do want to go blue tooth, that's going to keep that port open.
another example of howthis could be useful is with external storage. so in my case, i have a usb3 ssd hooked up. this is rad, because this particular model does not require an external power supply, so it keeps the setup even cleaner. but, even if you did want to go with a more traditional external hard drive,
that does require anexternal power supply, it's not going to be a big deal, because that's staying theredocked with your setup. as far as the display goes, it's a really goodlooking 1440p ips panel. my only gripe is that ifyou're used to using a 4k, or even 5k display onsomething like an imac, it is a little hard adjustingscreen real estate-wise but, if you're coming from1440p, or especially 1080,
it's going to look killer. viewing angles are great, the colors are rich, they're vivid, and overall, it's a reallyenjoyable experience, whether you're working or consuming video. now, for this setup, i'm using a 2015 baseline 12 inch macbook, and performance was smooth.
there was no lag with thekeyboard or the mouse. which, in between windows, was seamless, and streaming 1440pvideo worked perfectly. in this setup, i'm usingthe macbook docked, enclosed with the acer asthe main and only display. but, you could just as easilyleave the macbook open, and use that as a second display, just in case you need more room, which makes for anextremely flexible setup.
one thing worth mentioning is that the resolution from themacbook and this monitor are nearly identical. so the performance isn't surprising, but it's nice to know that it works well. plus, the fact that it workswell with a 2015 macbook, if you're going 2016, it'sgoing to work even better. so, overall this monitor is really solid. it's a little on the pricey side,
but if you own a 12 inch macbook, you can see why it's a perfect match. speaking of macbooks, and 2016 macbooks, mind you, there's still a giveaway going on. so drop a like if you want to win one, details in that are down below. this is jonathan and iwill catch you guys later.
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