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Best Curved Ultrawide Monitors for MacBook Pro (Review) in 2022

Last updated at October 18th, 2022

With their increased screen space, many consumers started picking ultrawide monitors for their setups, and MacBook owners are no exception to this trend.

That is why in this article we will take a look at some of the important things to consider when looking for an ultrawide for Apple MacBook Pro laptops. And then we will review some of the best ultrawide monitors for MacBook Pro laptops.

MacBook Pro with Samsung Curved QLED Monitor

New 13-Inch MacBook Pro & Air with Apple M2 Chip

In July of 2022, Apple upgraded the current generation of 13-Inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air with the new Apple M2 chip.

In addition to the new processor, this version introduces a brand new design, better webcam and improved liquid retina display.

The new 13-Inch Macbook Pro & Air with M2 chip has 2 USB-C and Thunderbolt-4 ports, and It is capable of supporting any size ultrawide using the USB-C connectivity.

Highest resolution that the new MacBook can support is up to 6K, however It can only support a single external monitor at 60Hz refresh rate.

MacBook Pro with 34-Inch Samsung Curved Ultrawide Monitor

14 & 16-Inch MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Pro Chip

In October of 2021, Apple introduced 2 new MacBook Pro laptops with 14 and 16-Inch monitors and improved specs.

Compared to last year's 13-Inch MacBook Pro, these newly released MacBooks now use the brand new Apple M1 Pro & M1 Max chips.

Apple also listened to the feedback from their users and brought back some of the technologies they have removed from the last years MacBook Pro.

14 and 16-Inch MacBook Pro now have HDMI and MagSafe 3 for charging, on top of the 3 Thunderbolt 4.0 ports.

MacBook Pro with LG 34-Inch Curved Ultrawide Monitor

13-Inch MacBook Pro & Air With Apple M1 Chip

In 2020, Apple released two new laptops with their brand new Apple M1 processor inside; The new MacBook Air and the new MacBook Pro 13 with M1 Chips.

Apple replaced the Intel CPU they use in Macs, with their original Apple M1 chip that uses 5nm technology. With this new chip there are changes to what Macs are capable of in addition to video output changes.

First of all, the new Thunderbolt 4 port, which is improved version of the Apple Thunderbolt 3.0 port used in previous generations.

However unlike the 14 and 16-Inch MacBook Pro laptops, 13-Inch version doesn't have the HDMI port anymore, so It's important to pick a monitor with a USB-C input.

Based on the specs, Apple claims that the new MacBook pro is capable of handling 6K resolution with 60Hz refresh rate, in addition to the built-in Retina display.

Dell U-Series 38-Inch Curved Monitor with USB-C

USB Type-C Connectivity & Charging

The very first factor that one should consider is the connectivity between the MacBook Pro laptop and the ultrawide monitors, because there is some new technologies introduces recently and that plays an important role when picking an ultrawide monitor.

USB Type-C (or USB-C) is the latest cable standard that changes many aspects of laptops. It is smaller than the regular USB ports. It can do anything USB port can do but It can also do a lot more.

That's why most of the laptops introduced recently all have USB-C ports, and MacBooks don't even have any other ports anymore.

Compared to regular USB, you can use USB-C port to charge your laptop, or connect your external ultrawide monitor to your laptop. But the best part is, you can do all these things with a single USB-C cable.

That is right, now you can charge your laptop, connect to a display and connect to a USB-C dock using a single cable.

LG 34-Inch Curved Monitor with USB-C

What is The Difference Between USB Type-C and Thunderbolt 4.0?

MacBook laptops come with Thunderbolt 4 instead of USB-C. It's basically Apple's take on USB Type-C, shaped exactly the same and works with all the devices. Apple made slight improvements over USB-C port, however in most cases there should be no differences and can be used interchangeably

Before we move forward with the details Here is the list of all the Macs with Thunderbolt 3.0 connectors, so that you can check if your mac book has the USB-C port.

MacBook Pro: model 2016 or later
MacBook Air: model 2018 or later
iMac: model 2017 or later
iMac Pro: all models
Mac mini: model 2018 or later
Mac Pro: model 2019 or later

If you want to see the differences between Thunderbolt 3 and USB Type-C ports, make sure to watch the 5-minute video bellow to get all the details.

Ultrawide Sizes for MacBook: 34, 38, 43 or 49-Inch?

There are 4 ultrawide screen sizes in the market. These are 34-Inch, 38-Inch ultrawide monitors and 49-Inch super ultrawide monitors. We will consider all these four sizes for MacBook Pro laptops during our review.

All of the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models with Apple's M1 and M2 processors, should have no problem supporting any of these monitors using the USB-C port.

Another way to figure out, if your MacBook Pro can support the super ultrawide or not, there is a simple question than you need to answer. Can your laptop use two external displays. If the answer is yes, then your MacBook Pro will most probably work with the super ultrawide monitors

MacBook Pro with 43-Inch Sceptre Ultrawide Monitor

Best Ultrawide Monitors for MacBook Pro

Based on all the factors we have considered about, such as connectivity, screen size, curvature, resolution etc, we have curated a list of the best ultrawide monitors for MacBook Pro.