I ordered an Apple Studio Display for my home office - I knew it was overpriced, but after these reviews it felt even more over priced - I looked at your recommendation and the Mateview looks almost perfect, the build quality looks good - I can't say i'm 100% sold on the aspect ratio, but can see benefits in many ways (not much black bar when connecting iPads, more of the web visible, more room for coding, even things like managing CMS's would be easier with more vertical screen space). It doesn't look as nice but it's certainly not ugly and good looking enough for my desk.
Seeing as how the computing industry as a whole isn’t interested in 5k monitors such that the ONLY folks looking for one would be one of the members of the <10% marketshare Mac users, no companies are likely to be raring to fill such a small gap.
This is the real tragedy with this display. The fact that with this A13 chip, nice speakers, etc, that there is no wireless airplay is a joke and a huge failure.
They had to add it in post. She was actually filming from up inside the ass of a member of Apple’s PR staff.
Being left behind isn’t anything new for Apple, they got left behind a LOOOONG time ago (<10% marketshare).
Same as it ever was!
I thought you can get these changed at an Apple Store?
Better yet. Get TWO LG 4K UltraFine displays for less than 1 of these.
It’s because the monitor is a head scratcher in the Apple tradition of the Mac Pro garbage can. It‘s a strange beast that doesn’t seem to satisfy anyone with a specific use case, and it’s too expensive for casual computer users. It also seems behind the curve on some of the popular specs of today: it’s too small, it doesn’t include HDR, it’s only 60hz, etc. Apple doesn’t exist in a bubble for most people and there are a lot of monitor options with the specs that people expect in a modern monitor at a much more reasonable price. It just seems like a strange product, especially since Apple‘s Mac Studio seems like a home run.
This is only really a problem for folks not looking to buy it, though, so it makes sense that Apple focuses only on those that actually might buy it.
I decided to keep my order. I want a Mac Studio and the Studio display is the only good option out there. I also now believe that the camera quality is good.I cancelled mine
I think the studio lighting played a role here. The amount of lighting used is pretty extreme compare to more normal conditions used in the Verge video.
Choice that's what makes the world go around. The brightness, color accuracy, scaling, resolution are important to me. The refresh rate not so much, I am not a gamer, if I play a game it is on my PS5 not the computer; my computers are for work not play or entertainment don't watch movies (I do music production, sound restoration). The speakers and microphones, also don't mean much to me, can take them or leave them, the Thunderbolt charging point is as I have a MacBook Pro, the additional USB ports are also a nice add. What's important to me is most likely not important to you, that is why there are a wide variety of products to pick from.
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Likewise, the days are way gone and I will not defend them anymore - it will be the begining of the end for them - they're doing what they did when Steve Jobs was thrown out of his company all those years ago. They won't die as quick as they're big but it's going that way. They certainly no longer have my respect as a company - do I still buy their products yes - do I buy as many as I used to definitely not. And I certainly don't have the low I used to for them.
I dont think anyone expected the same exact iMac screen from 2014 at this price with a glitchy camera system. When looking at this with perspective it does boarder on the absurdity side.
Splitting hairs now. If you're willing to pay £1,000 more for 100 nits, go for it.