You don't get more pixels by going for a larger monitor. A 16:10 4K would have 3840x2400, so more than 10% extra vertical space for actual content. Another benefit of specific resolutions is the various tiling modes of the operating systems. It's pretty common to be able to snap a window to one side of the screen. More @Wikipedia
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