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Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, But Only 2GB Used
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I’m not asking for research as I can think of excellent applications. I’m asking why *you specifically* believe it’s silly.
From iPadOS. it really needs to grow up to take advantage of the capabilities of the M1 SoC. It's still a glorified iOS.
Apple reportedly had this thing ready for a while, yet when shipped it isn’t used to its full potential.
Cam not working correct, neither were the speakers, the stand needs to be replaced at a store for an extra fee, it has internal storage that isn’t used for much, the panel is basically 5 years old, or 7? I don’t remember. And it’s very expensive.
That’s all very silly to me.
I have not read through the entire thread so please forgive me if someone mentioned this already. I did think of one reason why 64GB might make sense. When Tesla first started releasing their cars, the MCU only had 8GB of storage. After several years of writing to the devices, the car became inoperable because they lacked the foresight to see that this would be an issue. When people think of monitors, they expect to be able to use them for 10+ years (at least I do). 64GB may be excessive (probably 32GB might have been enough), but I think it guarantees that they will not be subject to issues with write endurance. Just one possible reason…
For me, sidecar to iPad works flawlessly without any noticeable latency, instead AirPlay 2 is not that latency free
Hmm, mint dispenser. Twice a year professional teeth cleaning should help with this.
Most Smart TVs are subsidized.
It might be on the SoC, but without the antennae, you'll get no signal.
The computer itself would need to be compromised, or you to explicitly bridge the ethernet interface with your network.
I was thinking along these line as well but then looked the at the 27" LG 5K display that sells for around $1400. Granted it is height adjustable, but the plastic box, rather ugly design, lame speakers, etc. made the $1600 Studio Display price not seem so bad.
The subject of the story is about Apple's new display having 64 GB of storage of which 2 GB is currently used. Why would it be "silly" should Apple use that extra storage bringing out new features in the future?
And it would've cost 3x-4x the price...
I wonder about this. Curious if this is how they're downloading iOS updates to it? Reserve bandwidth on the TB3 by downloading iOS updates on a virtual ethernet interface that is already persistent? I'm going to assume that this is limited to local connectivity only. Can you confirm if you can ping it from other devices on the network? (not the locally attached Mac).
Don't think so. I don't think the cooling in this could adequately cool the M1. I could be wrong. We'll have to wait to see what the teardowns reveal. But I think there's a reason Apple went with the chin version in the iMac 24". Fan proximity to chips & vents likely made an impact. I don't think the display panel generates the bulk of the heat these days.
Agree. This was my feeling too. $1400 for cheap plastic, mediocre speakers or $1600 for impeccable build quality, great audio, a great 5K panel, and a camera that probably will get better with a firmware (iOS) update.
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I wish they would have a made a 30" bare bones model. I don't need the speakers (I use powered studio monitors) or a webcam, but oh well!
For the price of a studio display I can buy 3 huawei mateview displays and get £300 change. Mateview is great if you’re a coder or a data analyst. With its 16:9 format the Studio display is just an overpriced leisure contraption. Moreover 5k resolution is vastly overhyped.
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imagine if apple loved you and actually put tVOS on the displays turning it into a pseudo appletv.
62GB of unused space? thats like $500 worth of storage option on mac computers /s
Why does a display need 2GB of data storage? last I checked firmware used to be very small in size
Why does a display need 2GB of data storage? last I checked firmware used to be very small in size
or can you imagine if apple allowed you to store stuff on the monitor as a flash drive? just the possibilities of not letting memories go to waste.
The M1 is passively cooled in the iPads, MacBook Air and base model 24" iMac, so I suspect in a display this thickness it would be no problem at all. If the 24" iMac wasn't too thin to even accommodate an Ethernet port, or if the back curved out a bit, it wouldn't have needed that chin. Just a design decision.
Going by iFixit's preliminary teardown, it looks to have bigger fans than the M1 iMac @ric22
Mac Studio Teardown: No Upgradable Storage … Yet
We’ve got storage answers, and heat sink details, and a quick look at the Studio Display, this teardown is chock full of fun.
www.ifixit.com
Which Mateview model? In the US the one I'm seeing that is at all comparable is a 28" 4K for $1587 USD on Ebay. I can buy the 5K Studio Display for that money.
sounds like surprises are coming!
Just like they wowed WWDC with the hidden, unused capabilities of the M1 iPad Pros and now M1 iPad Air! Wait....
Either that or App functionality. Then we could run a iOS apps like AppleTV directly, maybe even directly play games.
unless you are a professional who relies on your mac to do 4k video editing and want to see the app’s controls at the same time as the video.
Just because you don’t need something doesn’t mean it’s “vastly overhyped.”
Wifi is not that Fast, AppleTV's performance on even Gigabit wifi is OK , not great.