Dell 34 Plus USB-C monitor review: An ultrawide beauty with surprises you’ll love
The Dell 34 Plus USB-C monitor is a sleek, 34-inch ultrawide display designed for productivity and creative work, featuring a clean minimalist build, 120Hz refresh rate, and a user-friendly pop-out USB hub. It offers strong color performance, good contrast, and surprisingly capable built-in speakers, though it has minor drawbacks like limited stand height and no DisplayPort. The monitor supports 65W USB-C power delivery, making it ideal for single-cable laptop setups. Overall, it delivers solid value for its price with thoughtful design touches.
- ▪The Dell 34 Plus USB-C monitor features a 34-inch WQHD curved VA panel with a 120Hz refresh rate and 95% DCI-P3 color coverage.
- ▪It includes a convenient pop-out USB-C and USB-A hub on the front for easy peripheral access and improved cable management.
- ▪The monitor supports 65W USB-C power delivery, enabling single-cable docking for laptops like the MacBook Pro.
- ▪It lacks a DisplayPort, which may limit compatibility with some older desktop systems.
- ▪Built-in 2x5W speakers deliver surprisingly good audio quality for an office-oriented display.
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Dell 34 Plus USB-C Monitor MSRP $379.99 Score Details “A jack of all trades monitor that doesn't oversell its chops, and wins at the budget game.” Pros Lovely build with clever pop-out port Good contrast and viewing angles Surprisingly good speakers Cons Stand height is inadequate. Slight backlight uniformity issue Color coverage could have been better $374 Walmart Quick Take I’ve grown deeply suspicious of any monitor that calls itself a “productivity display.” They’re not bad, per se. The real reason is that most of them are boring, and sluggish at adopting modern standards. Chunky black bezels, boring grey-on-grey corporate look that screams “I belong in a 2014 cubicle,” and a dull desk presence. I’ve never wanted any of them sitting on my workstation.
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