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Apple Rumored to Launch Lower-Priced 24-Inch and 27-Inch External Displays: What to Expect
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I'm just happy my >decade-old 23" Cinema HD Display and my 30" Cinema HD Display are both still fully supported in macOS.
This is typed on a 2014 Mac mini with Monterey 12.1 and a 30" Cinema HD Display.
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As an owner of a 27" Retina iMac, I will say I'm not enamored with the default font sizing of the 27" Retina display. I would prefer a somewhat lower pixel density like these older displays, but Retina, for larger default font sizing.
The 23" Cinema HD Display is 98.4 ppi and 30" is 101.6 ppi. In Retina terms, this would be about 200 ppi. The current models are 218 ppi, which is higher than I prefer in a desktop.
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I would think that the pricing would be higher for the 24" & 27" than what most think, while the XDR gets a reduction w/out the stand. I want to be wrong, but the Cinema Displays circa 2010 cost $950 or $999 I cant remember the exact price, but I know it was roughly around $900-1000/each (before tax) when I bought them from Apple.
My thoughts on pricing, with what we know so far:
24" = $999-1099
27" = $1399-1599
XDR - $3999-4999
If the 24" & 27" offer different resolutions (4.5k & 5k) to differentiate the sizes, as well as the stand/VESA adapter, we could see them competing with iMac base models in price.
My thoughts on pricing, with what we know so far:
24" = $999-1099
27" = $1399-1599
XDR - $3999-4999
If the 24" & 27" offer different resolutions (4.5k & 5k) to differentiate the sizes, as well as the stand/VESA adapter, we could see them competing with iMac base models in price.
I’ve been waiting for years for a great Apple-made display.
Doesn't the pro monitor have a vesa mount for it? if it does pair it with any weasa compatible stand=wallmount which satisfies your requirements
ive already asked someone else the same question,but if the difference betwen 27 and 32,i dont see why the 27 will be priced so low...i mean ,5k ,mini-led with hundred of dimming zones,120hz,1600 nits ? how do they differ ?
Knowing Apple
$999 for 24" Display
$1499 for 27" Mini LED Display
$4999 for 32" XDR Display
$999 for 24" Display
$1499 for 27" Mini LED Display
$4999 for 32" XDR Display
Agreed. IMO, I see them differentiating the resolutions into:
24" = 4.5k
27" = 5k
XDR = 6k
From what we have rumored though, it seems they aren't that different from one another. I don't personally believe that though, and absolutely think they will be differentiated from one another and carry a much higher price.
One piece of info I'm curious about; is if all, or at least 1 of these models will have a camera and speakers packed into them. I know that most people would think... "thats an iMac," but you have to remember that Apple released stand alone monitors with this tech built-in almost 3 decades ago. I wouldn't put it past them to have at least 1 of the 3 rumored models to have this available, to carry-on the "tradition".
still,paying double of the 27" for just the resolution? which btw will simply lead to the same ppi ,not more fine details,just that 5k at 27 is same as 6k at 32,thats all
ye good point .honestly im in between mba m1 +27" monitor vs mbp 14 base + 27" 4k classic ips....
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The price of the previous Apple Thunderbolt Display was $999.
I expect these to be around that much. So $899 for 24", and $1099 for 27".
even more ridicoulous,how do u justify the price jump between 27 and 32.might as well buy 3 27" at this price
Article says in early development, but really...how long would it take to JUST put out a monitor. I suspect it will be ready when the iMac "Pro" comes out in spring.
Look forward to it.
I worry that that ship has sailed.
It has taken Microsoft a long time to get higher DPIs right just at the API level, much less for apps. Many apps, including some of Microsoft's own, still have visual glitches (ranging from mere blurriness to UI layout being so borked where you can't actually reach some controls, say, because a control does scale but the surrounding groupbox does not). Apple avoided those problems by only scaling at integer values.
Either choice has its tradeoffs. But it does bug me that Apple, 9 years into the Mac Retina project, still doesn't have an answer to "I have a MacBook, and want an external display… what should I pick?". Anything above $500 isn't a serious answer for 95% of users.
Dell has a 24" USB-C 1440p monitor for under $350. While the extra pixels are nice, there's definitely an Apple tax included with that monitor/price.
Hopefully Apple does not price it sky high.
I have a feeling that Apple will launch two new iMac Pro models, one in 24" and 27" size. This way there are two pro options like there are two MacBook Pros.
As a wild card Apple could also launch a 32" iMac Pro which I'm sure many would love to have. Either way Apple can just slap the existing M1 Pro/Max chips on all of them and maybe offer Duo chips on 27" and 32" versions to make them feel more like the previous iMac Pro. If Apple were to do all of this, it would mean they could offer various price points and make pretty much everyone happy.
As a wild card Apple could also launch a 32" iMac Pro which I'm sure many would love to have. Either way Apple can just slap the existing M1 Pro/Max chips on all of them and maybe offer Duo chips on 27" and 32" versions to make them feel more like the previous iMac Pro. If Apple were to do all of this, it would mean they could offer various price points and make pretty much everyone happy.
Probably because the XDR isn't simply a larger 27" screen.
In terms of pricing, the LG UltraFine 5K is $1299 so to think it will be cheaper than that is...unlikely. Assuming it uses aluminum instead of plastic and factoring in the MiniLED backlighting and adding Apple's margins, $1499 seems reasonable to me (I expect the 27" iMac Pro with the same display likely coming in at $2199 or more).
Based on the $700 price of the old LG 21.5" Retina 4K display, I would expect the 24" 4.5K display to be $999 using the current iMac (24") panel, but adding ProMotion and MiniLED. Mind you, the iMac will likely get the same upgraded display when is refreshed in 2022 with the M2, so the base price might go up from the current $1299.
As for the Pro Display XDR, one has to presume that display performance will be better than the lower models with either higher peak brightness or the ability to hold that brightness for longer with active cooling and panel heat sinks. So I expect it to be cheaper than the current $4999 and $3999 seems reasonable.
Based on the $700 price of the old LG 21.5" Retina 4K display, I would expect the 24" 4.5K display to be $999 using the current iMac (24") panel, but adding ProMotion and MiniLED. Mind you, the iMac will likely get the same upgraded display when is refreshed in 2022 with the M2, so the base price might go up from the current $1299.
As for the Pro Display XDR, one has to presume that display performance will be better than the lower models with either higher peak brightness or the ability to hold that brightness for longer with active cooling and panel heat sinks. So I expect it to be cheaper than the current $4999 and $3999 seems reasonable.
So if these lower end monitors did contain (say) an A13 chip as rumoured, can someone in the know tell me what duties the chip would perform?