Dell UltraSharp U2725QE Review

I never write product reviews, but felt the need to write one due to all the posts all over the net about the noise issue with this monitor.I needed to get a new monitor due to my 38" Lg curved monitor’s usbc port breaking and no longer being able to use it as a usbc hub. Searched all over the net and finally decided to get a dual monitor set-up which I decided I wanted to get dual 27" monitors. After very exhaustive research, the Dell U2725QE kept coming back as the top monitor to get in 2025 due to sharpness, refresh, connectivity (having a USBC hub was a must for me), and good blacks (no back light bleed, I have LG OLEDs as tv’s and I love them), and this thing checks all the boxes. The only concern was monitor whine issues which I eventually figured I’d buy it and see for myself.After a couple of weeks, it’s an outstanding monitor, works outstanding as a USBC dock, no whine issues, and love the 4k 120htz refresh and is a noticeable upgrade from my lg 38" ultra wide. I plan on buying a second for a dual monitor set-up.UPDATE 2/1/26: After a few months with the monitor, still no noise issues. Love this thing. 120hz is actually nice (just the fluidity of the mouse pointer going across the screen or scrolling through web pages without blurring is a bigger deal than you’d think).Also, I ended up going with the Dell S2725QS as my second monitor. Was only a couple hundred bucks and is still 4k 120htz. The U2725QE does the heavy lifting as the main, and the S2725QS works awesome as a cost effective side monitor.

Work great VESA mounted on monitor arms in a daisy chained dual monitor configuration connected by a single thunderbolt cable to a MacBook M4 Pro. Beautiful pictures and sturdy construction in lightweight cases with the slimmest of bezels; nothing to distract or disturb. Lots of spare usb ports so also acts as a usb hub for the Mac.

This monitor is either a 4 or a 5. It was a little hard to setup because of all the cable types that can be connected. It’s 4K, not 5K but for the price you get a monitor that works well with Apple’s retina resolution and high resolution/high frequency nvidia cards on Windows or Linux machines. The built in KVN hub for peripherals is great, but also a little tricky to setup, but functions perfectly after that. I have mine setup to switch between an M4 Mac Mini and a Lenovo Legion Tower running Windows.Whichever cpu has the monitor gets the peripherals. I have a nice Logitech wireless keyboard that switches with a key press so no USB at all. I have an old Logitech mouse with little dongle plugged into the montor. I have an awesome Anker web cam/mic combo that connects via usb to the monitor. And ancient Logitech stereo speakers that sound great because USB sound is digital: these are powered speakers with a built in DAC. Not hifi, but better than any built in speakers to a system or monitor.Switching the monitor between computers is a bit touchy but this is not the monitor’s fault. It auto detects which system is sending a video signal. I tried to use it by sleeping either Windows or Mac. But, in both cases “sleep” is not instantaneous: there is a delay before either system “lets go” of the monitor. So, I power down the system that I am not using. Sounds bad, but it’s not. These are both very new, very powerful system. Each powers down instantly. Each boots in under 10 seconds. And it’s not a bad hygiene idea to actually shut down your computer every once in a while. Both windows and Mac can remember the windows and apps that were open if you want it to. So, this means a pretty quick and reliable switch.For mac, the setup is sweet. One Thunderbolt cable between the monitor and the mac mini carries everything: the visual data for the monitor and all of the data for all of the other USB peripherals. It just works.Windows and Lenovo also just works but the monitor cable is DisplayPort which is fast and very high res, but only for the monitor. Each extra USB device needs a cable between the monitor and the Windows machine. More cables but it just works. You don’t have to “match” ports; you just need enough good quality usb cables. The Lenovo and the monitor have 4 or 5 usb ports (maybe more–I haven’t counted).The monitor’s clarity and constrast are good. Colors are seemingly accurate. Very small text is still clear. Positioning the monitor is very flexible. the mount allows adjustment to height and tilt and swivel. It can go portrait if your software recognizes portrait vs. landscape. I just use landscape and it’s almost like having two monitors. You can display 2 ordinary monitor’s worth of info side by side. One side where you maybe working and one side where you have some reference material displayed. It’s not a 5 because it’s not 5K, but it doesn’t cost as much as 5K so maybe it should be a 5. Also, the stand is a teeny bit wobbly–but not if you don’t touch it. Pounding on the keyboard doesn’t have any effect. This is only noticed when you actually touch the monitor, which you don’t do when you are working. I can’t compare to other monitors except cheapy’s for less than 1/2 the price, which are not worth that lower price because text is blurry. This Dell seems to be a great value and I am very satisfied.

El monitor está bien funciona y se ve muy bien, el panel de conexiones es muy completo. El problema fue el vendedor, mando el producto en una caja gigante que contenía la caja del monitor sin poner ninguna burbuja de aire y nada que haga de contención, la caja exterior llegó muy maltrecha y en la cja del monitor se notan algunos golpes en la puntas de las cajas. Por suerte el embalaje del monito es de muy buena calidad y lo protegió

JUST WOW! Awesome monitor. My desk has no more clutter electronics. This monitor does it all.