Apple Working on New 27-Inch Mini-LED Studio Display

[jz0309]

I believe it when Apple announces it…
I love my ASD, no need to upgrade

 

[goobot]

Now that TB5 is out and supported on newer Macs, I don’t see why a promotion 5K display wouldn’t be possible.

It’s a matter of does Apple want to make insane margins and sell a few or make good margins and sell a lot. Lately Apple has been greedy so I don’t know

 

[runningman1228]

Would love both a 27 and 32in option… hopefully the mic is a bit better balanced/eq as it’s mid/bass heavy atm.

 

[purplefox]

Why this 27-inch format again...
Can't they do maybe a 21:9 ultrawide or something a bit different or at least bigger?

no

 

[satchmo]

Tim:
"And it's available starting on December 31st for $1999...$2499 with a stand."

 

[ELman]

Please let me use it to connect to my work PC laptop as well. I need a multipurpose display.

 

[BGPL]

It seems like you need 120Hz minimum and 32" to be competitive. You can get a 32" 21:9 or 35" ultra wide for under $400 that has 120Hz or more. Apple is digging in their heals on refresh too... they know most people will buy it regardless so why spend the money and decrease profit margin.

 

[mrr]

Would like it to Daisy chain thunderbolt connections on multiple monitors to save a port on my Mac mini.

 

[anshuvorty]

Any bets that it will still have the crappy webcam? LOL....remember that debacle?

 

[anshuvorty]

Please let me use it to connect to my work PC laptop as well. I need a multipurpose display.

Nope...Apple doesn't recognize the PC market

 

[andrewxgx]

they've adopted TB5 very early, which makes me speculate launch of that is quite soon (my bet would be along M4 Mac Studio mid-year)

 

[jakey rolling]

Yes, it better have ProMotion.

Given that ProMotion is just an Apple marketing buzzword, they'll probably redefine ProMotion to mean "anything above 60Hz" and then come out with a 90Hz "ProMotion" ASD.

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

Please let me use it to connect to my work PC laptop as well. I need a multipurpose display.

Shop around. Apple is barely in the monitor business. If you think consumer vs. pro, their entire line of consumer computer monitors amounts to ONE. Others are deeply into it with many models... all shapes, all sizes, generally value priced because many competitors aren't looking for nearly 50% target margin. Plenty of fish in this sea. At least cast some lines in the water and see for yourself.

 

[chars1ub0w]

This is great news! An update to the affordable 5K Apple monitor with the best possible image quality.
(I don't consider the 32" 6K affordable, and even if that one gets updated, it'll probably go up in price.)

 

[Joshuaorange]

If it has a better display in the same design with a better than potato webcam, then it will be awesome! Also a removable power cable would be nice too.

How about no webcam and no bezel.

 

[Joshuaorange]

Shop around. Apple is barely in the monitor business. If you think consumer vs. pro, their entire line of consumer computer monitors amounts to ONE. Others are deeply into it with many models... all shapes, all sizes, generally value priced because many competitors aren't looking for nearly 50% target margin. Plenty of fish in this sea.

While at the same time, Apple is the only game in town with top notch build quality. Everyone else is doing injection molded plastic, die pressed or extruded tubing.

 

[ksec]

So Ross Young got it wrong? Interesting as he specialise in Display Panel.

 

[Joshuaorange]

Just goes to show how bad and behind the ASD is. Ironically Samsung and LG are coming out with 27inch 5k Oled displays with 220ppi. If they wont make it Oled, at least make it Q-Dot mini led like the new MacBook pros.

It’s a shame all the competitors have ever increasingly great spec’d displays in shrudely pathetic enclosures on wobbly crap stands.

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

While at the same time, Apple is the only game in town with top notch build quality. Everyone else is doing injection molded plastic, die pressed or extruded tubing.

We could just keep that simpler and say that Apple is the only one with an Apple logo on their monitor. Rationalizing the one Apple consumer monitor is no problem around here. But OP wanted another video input.

 

[jkool]

Why wouldn’t they just adopt the LG 6k UltraFine?

 

[sleeptodream]

Why this 27-inch format again...
Can't they do maybe a 21:9 ultrawide or something a bit different or at least bigger?

I’d rather have 16:10 aspect ratio, or taller. Room for the dock and menu bar while working on 16:9 content, and more vertical space for programming.

Taller displays feel more… luxurious somehow. Maybe because I’m used to apple using 16:10 and taller on macbooks vs the cheaper windows laptops that mostly use 16:9 and feel cramped even when they’re 15-16”

 

[azentropy]

A lower-priced Studio Display would be nice.

Mac mini = $499.00 (Education price)
Studio Display = $1,499.00 (Education price) ???

😂

Hoping they keep the current Studio Display around with a nice price cut ($1299 or under).

 

[tomscott1988]

Heard this before… the speed of these releases is painful. No point getting your hopes up

 

[poematik13]

please for the love of god add ProMotion

 

[CWallace]

So Ross Young got it wrong? Interesting as he specializes in Display Panel.

Ming-Chi Kuo and Ross Young have been predicting an Apple mini-LED display for at least half a decade. MCK started it with it being part of an Intel iMac Pro refresh just before the launch of Apple Silicon and Ross has been suggesting it every year since 2022.

Around 2022-2023 LG were reported to have been working on two ProMotion miniLED displays - a 32" 6K and 27" 5K - alongside a 24" 4.5K display using the iMac's panel, but no follow-on rumors ever appeared.