Hardware
Editor’s Choice! BenQ SW240
This 24-inch monitor covers 99 percent of the Adobe RGB color space, 100 percent of the sRGB color space and 95 percent of the DCI-P3 color space, ensuring you’re working in a color-accurate environment. The 1920 x 1200-resolution, 10-bit display supports hardware calibration and 14-bit 3D Look Up Tables to improve RGB color-blending accuracy. There are three preset color modes with dedicated buttons on the front of the monitor and three black-and-white presets for viewing and processing monochrome images.
HP Z2 Mini
Boasting twice the graphics power as its predecessor, the Z2 Mini workstation has a space-saving design with a wide range of Intel processors to choose from (including a six core option). The Mini supports a maximum of 32GB of RAM and up to 1TB of internal storage (including 256GB of SSD memory). There are multiple USB-C ports and you can drive up to four monitors natively and two additional monitors via daisy-chaining.
Eizo ColorEdge CG319X
If you’re ready to produce HDR content, the CG319X monitor supports a wide color gamut and 4K resolution (4096 x 2160). The 31-inch display delivers 98 percent of the DCI-P3 color space with optimized gamma curves to render more true-to-life images. There are a number of video-friendly preset modes to automatically put the monitor into the proper color space and a built-in sensor you can use to calibrate the monitor automatically at set times, saving you from needing a third-party monitor calibration device.
NEC MultiSync PA271Q
The 27-inch PA271Q is a 10-bit display capable of reproducing 98.5 percent of the AdobeRGB color space and 81.1 percent of the Rec 2020 color space. It supports 14-bit 3D Look Up Tables and includes MultiProfiler software for color calibrating. It has a power-saving sensor and a native resolution of 2560 x 1440 (109 pixels per inch). It boasts a DisplayPort, mini DisplayPort, a pair of HDMI inputs and a 3-port USB hub.
Price: $1,299
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Blackmagic Design eGPU
Wish your laptop had just a bit more oomph? Blackmagic’s eGPU provides just that. Connect it to your Thunderbolt 3 connection and your applications can tap the device’s Radeon Pro 580 GPU to power through editing and other computationally onerous processes. The eGPU offers 8GB of GDDR5 RAM, 256-bit memory bandwidth and delivers 5.5 teraflops of processing power. Beyond accelerating your edits, the eGPU has an extra Thunderbolt 3 port for daisy-chaining peripherals, a four-port USB hub and an HDMI port.
Price: $699
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