Ngesikhathi kwethulwa iMacBook Pro entsha, i-Apple yethule ama-monitors amasha azofinyelela emakethe ukuze athathe indawo ye-Thuderbolt Display, okuyizinyanga ezandulela ukuthi abafana bakaCupertino bahoxe ekusakazeni. Lezi zingqapheli, ezitholakala ngezinqumo ze-4k no-5k, zenzelwe ngokubambisana nenkampani yaseKorea i-LG. Ngemuva kwezinyanga eziningi zokulinda, ekupheleni kukaDisemba, i-Apple ivule umnqamulajuqu wokugcina imodeli engu-5k, imodeli ibibhekene nokulibaziseka kokukhiqiza. Kwaphela amasonto ambalwa, abaningi bekungabasebenzisi abakhala ngokufliza nokuphazamiseka kulezi zingqapheli, ama-monitors axhuma nge-USB-C kuya kwi-MacBook Pro entsha phakathi kweminye imishini ehambisanayo.
Omunye umsebenzisi uthole, ngemuva kokuhlolwa okuningiliziwe, ukuthi imodeli yesinqumo engu-5k ihlupheke nokuphazanyiswa lapho kuseduze ne-router. Ngemuva kokuxhumana nabakwa-LG, inkampani ivumile ukuthi le modeli ibingamboziwe ngokuvikela okujwayelekile ukuvimbela amasiginali kagesi ekuphazamiseni ukusebenza kwawo. Abakwa-LG baqalise uhlelo lwabo bonke abasebenzisi abathintekayo ukuyisa umqaphi wabo kwinsizakalo yezobuchwepheshe eseduzane ukuze ubeke i-monitor ngenye.
Kepha-ke, inkinga ibisekhona kuwo wonke amamodeli akhiqizwayo kuze kube sekuqaleni kukaFebhuwari lapho i-LG ihlolisisa futhi yabona ukwehluleka, ngakho-ke I-Apple iphoqeleke ukuthi ihoxise le modeli ethile ekuthengisweni, kuze kube yilapho i-LG ilungisa le nkinga efektri futhi iphinda inamayunithi angahlushwa yilolu hlobo lokuphazamiseka. Lesi sici esibi sokwakheka kwe-LG, singaphazamisa ukwethenjwa okubekwe yi-Apple kule nkampani ukwenza umqaphi ozongena esikhundleni se-Thunderbolt Display. Sekuyiminyaka ecishe ibe ngu-20, i-Apple yakhele futhi yakhiqiza amadivayisi ayo, futhi uma isikwenzile, ihlehlisile.