Dell 2005FPW: I’m in love

A couple of weeks ago, AnandTech held a shootout comparing the Dell 2005FPW and the Apple 20″ Cinema Display. The reviewer found that the two were largely identical, which isn’t surprising since they use the same LCD panel. I don’t have a Cinema (and never will, as long as it costs $790+), but I got a 2005FPW this week for about $400, and it rocks. 1680 x 1050 is nice enough, but the display is clear, crisp, sharp, and much brighter than my Samsung 170MP (which in turn was brighter than the old KDS monitor that I bought at Sams’ Club back in 2000). Adding the two, my desktop is 2920 x 1024– just enough for the profusion of windows I always have open.