I dont know about the 172T, but i have seriously been thinking about getting the 213T instead of the 20" Apple Display if theyarent updated at Paris Expo.
I made this (
LINK ) for my desktop pic - dunno if it was a good idea - now i really cant wait for my G5 and cant hold on till the 16th to see if there are new displays.
The Apple displays are widescreen tho - which has that added cool factor
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