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Has anyone successfully used the new studio display with a late 2013 Mac Pro which is officially unsupported? I’m guessing with a tb2-tb3 adapter you’d get 4K and no features such as audio?
 
Has anyone who bought a refurb had any issues? I am trying to decide between new and refurb
Not to jinx myself - but I've had mine for about a week and so far my refurb has been fine.

As I understand it, Apple does more extensive testing of their refurb products than they do of their new ones. Historically, my last several macs and iphones have been refurbs and they've worked well. I would consider a refurb the best of both worlds; cheaper than their new product and more thoroughly scrutinized.
 
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Not to jinx myself - but I've had mine for about a week and so far my refurb has been fine.

As I understand it, Apple does more extensive testing of their refurb products than they do of their new ones. Historically, my last several macs and iphones have been refurbs and they've worked well. I would consider a refurb the best of both worlds; cheaper than their new product and more thoroughly scrutinized.
Yeah that’s what I understand - just curious given it’s a newer product and there have been a few issues. It’s not a huge difference between new and refurb but the savings would certainly be nice.

Glad to hear your experience is good so far.
 
I've recently been using my Studio display connected directly to my work PC laptop via USB.

I've been having problems multiple times a day in Teams with the audio breaking up slightly and directly after the mic stops working. It's typically fine for about 5 minutes or so on a call and then the problems start.

A quick search online seems I'm not the only one with this issue. Has anyone else experienced it and know of any workarounds to resolve. It's really frustrating.
 
Not to jinx myself - but I've had mine for about a week and so far my refurb has been fine.

As I understand it, Apple does more extensive testing of their refurb products than they do of their new ones. Historically, my last several macs and iphones have been refurbs and they've worked well. I would consider a refurb the best of both worlds; cheaper than their new product and more thoroughly scrutinized.
Do they? I don't have any details for Studio Displays, but in my line of work where I have qualified repair and new product lines, the tests are generally the same.

I don't necessarily think refurbs go through any more scrutiny, although they probably get tested upon return to understand any problems the first customer may complain about. If the problem is easily diagnosed, then it gets whatever faulty part replaced, and then it goes through a basic repair process where it probably undergoes all the same in process and final tests.

The way I see it is a refurb is more like a double checked part. It was checked the first time it went out of the factory, and maybe it had a problem that was missed or the first customer simply didn't want it. The refurb in order to be certified needs to undergo the same tests. It's less likely a part escapes two sets of tests, so in that sense a refurb may be more reliable, but if the return was for a non-defect, then the refurb might not be any better.

So technically the refurb gets tested more times than a regular non-refurb unit, but nothing guarantees a non-refurb unit from being pristine either. Units fail on the production line routinely. I've worked on products where sometimes you swap out parts 2-3 times and at multiple parts of the production stage where you even wonder how the final assembled makes it out of test. You could've swapped 5 logic boards and 3 camera modules to build a unit.

Bottom line is you enver know, but I think refurbs are generally trustworthy in that they at least undergo the same general inspections and functional tests.
 
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I've bought Apple-certified refurbs for years without any issues. I won't buy "renewed" from Amazon, or refurbs from anyone other than Apple, though. I'm eyeing a refurb of the Studio Display, but I want to see what their BF sales/gift card offers are first.
I am doing the same - will see what BF offers then decide.
 
Anyone knows who made the speakers for the ASD? Is it Harmon or some other high end brand? I ask as they are quite good and have eliminated my consideration of purchasing separate speakers.
 
Anyone knows who made the speakers for the ASD? Is it Harmon or some other high end brand? I ask as they are quite good and have eliminated my consideration of purchasing separate speakers.
I'd imagine if it was Harmon they would have wanted their name somewhere on the spec sheet. I am curious too, though. They're very nice.
 
My first ever Apple display arrived today - a ASD Standard tilt + height.

In love so far!

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I have a question about my setup;
- left of screen: MacBook Air M2 Mignight (PERSONAL) on TwelveSouth Curve
- right of screen: MacBook Air M2 Silver (WORK) in TwelveSouth BookArc

Is there a minimalist and efficient way for me to keep both MacBooks connected to the ASD at once with the ability to wake one to use the screen and vice versa? or is the best option simply to remove the TB 3M cable that purchased and remove it back and forth between Macs?

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And I have a similar question about 2022 Magic Keyboard & Magic Mouse 3:
- Is there a way to have them connected live to both MacBooks?
- Or if I alternate between MBA’s do I need to reconnect the mouse and keyboard to the MBA/ASD with the lightning cable every time?

I will often be using the work MBA in the daytime Monday and Friday but want the ability to dip into my personal MBA in breaks / evenings for my own projects without a lot of ’changeover’ hassle.

NB: I have spare Magic Mouse 3 and spare older version of keyboard that I was going to sell - mentioning in case keeping multiple can aid the above!
 
I still love this thing almost as much as I did the first day I got it. I am seriously considering getting 2 more and having a triple monitor setup of them, but that'll be a long while of saving... (I'd also need a Mac Studio to go with that setup, which I was already considering...)
 
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It’s a pretty great looking monitor, but I imagine it’s going to be seriously outclassed around next March with a miniLED, 120Hz successor.

I wonder if the 120Hz will require TB5
 
It’s a pretty great looking monitor, but I imagine it’s going to be seriously outclassed around next March with a miniLED, 120Hz successor.
Likely for twice the price or more! Imagine how the reviewers are going to complain about that one...

But real talk, 120hz feels unlikely right now. Monitors bigger than laptop screens are extremely stagnant right now, unfortunately. And it's not like Apple manufacture make their own screens.
 
If you look at the marginal price increase of the current generation MBPs and recent 4K miniLED monitors, you might be surprised! I’m guessing it will launch at $2K or less.
 
If you look at the marginal price increase of the current generation MBPs and recent 4K miniLED monitors, you might be surprised! I’m guessing it will launch at $2K or less.
Given that none of the current Macs can do 120Hz on 5K, you are looking at another 2K at least to spend on some Pro laptop or desktop which can actually hypothetically push out 120Hz at 5K. So in other words, you will need to spend like a real Pro to achieve ProMotion on any new 5K monitor. The cheapest route to it will probably be a new, 3500 dollar iMac Pro, assuming it materialises.
 
Is there a minimalist and efficient way for me to keep both MacBooks connected to the ASD at once with the ability to wake one to use the screen and vice versa?

I do not believe there is, as far as I know there are no Thunderbolt 3/4 input switches.

Your best bet is probably to connect the keyboard to the monitor with a lightning cable, which means the keyboard will follow the computer currently connected to the monitor.

If you do not want to use a non-Apple mouse the simplest solution is probably having one paired to each computer.

If you would consider for example a Logitech MX Anywhere 3 you can have two computers Bluetooth-paired at once and choose which one is active using a switch on the bottom of the mouse. Even better, you could connect the USB RF receiver to the back of the monitor, which would allow the mouse to also automatically follow the computer currently connected to the monitor.
 
I do not believe there is, as far as I know there are no Thunderbolt 3/4 input switches.

Your best bet is probably to connect the keyboard to the monitor with a lightning cable, which means the keyboard will follow the computer currently connected to the monitor.

If you do not want to use a non-Apple mouse the simplest solution is probably having one paired to each computer.

If you would consider for example a Logitech MX Anywhere 3 you can have two computers Bluetooth-paired at once and choose which one is active using a switch on the bottom of the mouse. Even better, you could connect the USB RF receiver to the back of the monitor, which would allow the mouse to also automatically follow the computer currently connected to the monitor.
Thanks so much for your thoughts.

After using the ASD for the first day yesterday I was thinking similar, to keep my white Magic Mouse (that was free via work) paired to my work MBA + have my black Magic Mouse continuously paired to the other.

Nice tip on the keyboard, i'd prefer no wires but that seems a sensible option if I get fed up of the changeover.
 
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