Sure... having a high quality crisp display I think would be a huge plus, if for example, you were an architect or other designer regularly using CAD in the course of your business. And would certainly be a creative endeavor.
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Apple Now Selling Refurbished Studio Display Models
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Sure... having a high quality crisp display I think would be a huge plus, if for example, you were an architect or other designer regularly using CAD in the course of your business. And would certainly be a creative endeavor.
I should buy the piece of poop instead of the good display? Could you elaborate on that?
Do your research and purchase a display that meets your needs at a price that makes sense.
I vote for the 27" iMac . . . It remains disgusting that we don't have one yet.
Thanks. I do use CAD a lot as part of my job (mechanical engineer/designer). My only concern is how well the ASD plays with Windows since I have to use that for work. I've seen people on the MR forums who've had problems with the ASD (mostly blank screen even when Windows lists it in display settings). Not too concerned if the FaceTime camera or speakers don't work.
I love my ASD, but this thing is very very Apple-y.
I wouldn't recommend it for use with anything other than a new-ish Mac. Even Bootcamp might be pushing it seeing as how bad Apple can be at writing Windows drivers.
Sounds good. But don't know if the ASD plays well with Windows. An LG 5K display might be a safer and better choice.
Something that comes to mind is the ASD has no power switch. Mine is plugged into my Mac Studio Ultra via Thunderbolt. When I power it on, or wake from sleep, that automatically powers on my ASD.
It's feeling pretty iffy if the ASD is a good choice for a Windows machine.
Interesting. Someone should let Apple’s marketing team know then, because the product page for the studio display mostly focuses on video conferencing and movie playback.
Also, I didn’t realize that being creative and web surfing, word processing and coding were mutually exclusive. I guess nothing creative happens outside of video and photography.
The Studio Display is clearly intended to be used with Apple’s products only. The LG 5K was similarly designed to operate through Apple software, so it’s not a good choice for windows either.
Apple sold the Thunderbolt Display for 5 years, and the price never went down. Even for refurbished.
After they discontinued it, the price on eBay for used Thunderbolt displays actually went up and eclipsed Apple’s brand-new price.
The thing that I can't understand is that the iMac with M1 chip costs less than the studio display. Apple is too obsessed with making a display for photographers (Not even for video makers since it's 60hz). We need a customer level display to match a Mac mini or MacBook Air
Ugh! So much for my plan to share two ASD’s between a MBP and my work laptop via dock. Looks like I’ll just have to use a pair of 4K’s instead. My wallet will be happy but my eyes won’t.
Yeah - you could try it, but I think there's no way to adjust settings (e.g brightness) from a Windows device, so you would have to unplug your Windows machine, plug in a Mac, adjust the brightness, unplug the Mac, plug the Windows machine back in... I think that would get very old, very quickly. 😬
The LG Ultrafine 5K might be a better option if you need (or want) a 5K display. It's not as refined as the ASD, and it's certainly not as bright or well-made, but I think it's solid option if you live in a mixed Windows/Mac world.
You can google several reviews of people who've tried using an ASD on Windows to get a picture of what works and what doesn't, e.g.:
A $1600 monitor isn’t the problem. I don’t think that a Mac Mini or a 24 inch iMac is powerful enough. And I still don’t know if either will be significantly upgraded soon, or even what the upgrade will be.And hence the reason that you can afford an Apple Studio display if you so choose.
So if a base model Studio Max is what I need so that it can reasonably last for the next 4-6 years then I have to spend $2000 for the computer and another $1600 for the monitor. this isn’t an impulse decision.
I wish that there had been a 27 inch iMac replacement, at a comparable increase in performance compared to the cheaper mini and 24 inch iMac models. I wouldn’t expect it to be priced $2000 like the previous 5k 27 inch were but even if it cost $2600 or a little more I wouldn’t be waffling right now.
Maybe a mini would be powerful enough. A MacBook Pro would be more than powerful enough but we are back to something north of $3000. My preference is not a laptop, because of screen size.
They won’t release one until 2 or 3 weeks after I buy something else, no matter how long that takes.
Thank you. My work laptop does have a thunderbolt port but it sounds like I’d only be able to plug in only one ASD. I agree with that YouTuber, this should be easier. Even just being able to swap between two macs in a multiple display setup should be easier than it is.
Not realistic. Studio display is pricey but it should be around 1300$ considering allora features and stunning 5K true retina.
Really? These display cannot even do black properly since it is not a OLED or mini-LED monitor. Basically the 14" and 16" MBP have better displays than this monitor.
How can it have great contrast when it's not OLED or mini-LED? Impossible.
The real advantage is, it will work 100% correctly with your Mac because Mac's only works correctly at 5K on a 27 display.
How long have you been using your Apple Studio Display? Tell me a little about your photography and personal thoughts about processing your image files using your ASD.
It is simple facts. Only OLED and mini-LED have got great contrast and can do blacks properly.
Basically the displays in the MacBook Pro’s are better even (which also can do 120hz).
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