Sub $300 4k displays are TN panels, or cheap IPS panels with sRGB color gamut, horrible viewing angles, poor calibration, contrast ratio, etc.
If you want to compare, compare it with something like Dell UP2718Q which costs a whopping $1500.
I am not a graphic designer, I don't really need the best of the best. But what percentage of the market do??
If you haven’t noticed, Apple doesn’t sell low end products. You’re not going to find a Mac with an “Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor G5400” with 4GB OF RAM for $349.
It's the same with Microsofts 40" Surface machines. If you let that define "The workstation" then no one has a real alternative to that.
- An Apple product
- a 32 inch monitor with a 6K display for $6000
- that will probably be sold with a $5000 computer that is expandable to 1.5TB of RAM and a 28 core workstation class processor.
Which part of this discussion is not about a niche product?
On the other hand, the entire desktop market is a niche market. Most PCs being sold today are laptops.
You can buy a 4K screen with the same pixel density for under 300USD, from a well-known brand.
You can buy four of those for less than that single 5K display. So I would suggest dual 4K.