Productivity~$600

HP Z27k G3

A corporate 4K docking monitor, and it is honest about being nothing else: 350 nits, 1,000:1, 60 Hz, no HDR claim, no adaptive sync. What it does have is 100 W of USB-C charging, four downstream USB ports and a wired Ethernet jack, so a laptop lands on the desk with one cable and gets a network port back. The stand covers all four axes including portrait, and at 13.7 pounds it is light enough to reposition with one hand.

Approx. price

~$600

snapshot, not a live price

Sharpness

68ppd · retina-class

past the ~1 arcminute limit of 20/20 acuity — the grid is gone

HDR tier

No HDR

the maker makes no HDR claim for this panel

Peak brightness

350nits claimed

no HDR certification

USB-C power

100 W

keeps a 14-inch machine charged under normal load

Max refresh

60 Hz

14 ms GtG rated

Port speed — can each input carry this panel?

HDMI 2.0· full speed
DisplayPort 1.4· full speed
USB-C (DP Alt Mode)· full speed

This panel needs 14.3 Gbps at 3840×2160, 60 Hz and 24 bits per pixel, with no DSC to fall back on.

Best for: One-cable docking for a work laptop that also needs a network port

Specifications

Approx. price: ~$600
Type: Productivity
Screen size: 27 in
Resolution: 3840×2160
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Pixels per degree: 68 — retina-class
Pixels per inch: 163
Panel: IPS
Finish: matte
Curvature: Flat
Max refresh: 60 Hz
Response time: 14 ms GtG
VRR: None
HDR tier: No HDR
HDR certification: None
Peak brightness: 350 nits claimed
SDR brightness: 350 nits
Local dimming: None
Static contrast: 1,000:1
Colour gamut: 85% DCI-P3
Colour depth: 8-bit
HDMI: 1 × HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort: 1 × DisplayPort 1.4
DSC: Not supported
Port speed: 3 of 3 inputs at full speed
USB-C: Video in over USB-C
USB-C power: 100 W — 14-inch class laptop
Thunderbolt: No
KVM: None
USB hub: 4 ports
Speakers: None
Stand: height, tilt, swivel, pivot
VESA: 100x100
Weight: 13.7 lb
Released: 2021
$ per inch: $22
$ per megapixel: $72

Features

100 W USB-C charging with DisplayPort alt mode
Gigabit Ethernet passed through to the laptop
Four-port USB-A 3.2 hub
Four-way stand with 150 mm of height travel and portrait rotation
3840×2160 across 27 inches at 163 pixels per inch

What it does well

100 W is enough for a 15-inch workstation laptop, where many docking monitors stop at 65 W
An RJ-45 jack on the monitor means a wired connection without carrying a dongle
68 pixels per degree at desk distance, so 4K text is fully resolved rather than approximated
Full four-way stand with portrait rotation, and only 13.7 pounds with it fitted

What it gives up

350 nits and 1,000:1 with no HDR claim of any kind — this is a document monitor
85% DCI-P3 coverage is short of what a colour-critical job wants
No speakers and no KVM, so a second machine needs its own everything
60 Hz, and an 8-bit panel where rivals at the price manage 10

The two lists above come from the maker’s specifications and from published third-party measurements, not from owner reports. Where owner discussion has been read it appears in its own section below, so the two are never mistaken for each other.