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Apple's 2026 Studio Display XDR Drops to New Record Low Prices on Expercom

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Expercom has introduced new record low prices across the entire 2026 Studio Display XDR lineup this week, with up to $200 off these monitors. Expercom is a reliable Apple partner that sells both brand new and pre-owned Apple products at discounted prices.

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In regards to the 2026 Studio Display XDR, these are all new models with deals that beat the current Amazon discounts by over $100 in some cases. Prices start at $2,749.00 for the Studio Display XDR with Standard Glass and VESA Mount Adapter, down from $2,899.00.






All models are in stock and ready to ship with the exception of the Nano-Texture Glass Studio Display XDR with tilt- and height-adjustable stand, which has a slight 7-14 day shipping delay. If you're shopping for the regular Apple Studio Display, Amazon currently has a few models at best-ever prices.

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Article Link: Apple's 2026 Studio Display XDR Drops to New Record Low Prices on Expercom
 
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turbineseaplane said:
Nice to see pricing getting better.
This is exceptional hardware.

It's a real shame there isn't a 32" 6k anymore however.
I hope they bring that back.

Going down in monitor sizes is really hard to stomach.
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Definitely an adjustment. I had a Dell ultra wide 5k2k. Took a few days, but getting back to true 5k and the clarity of the XDR is worth it to me.
 
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Definitely an adjustment. I had a Dell ultra wide 5k2k. Took a few days, but getting back to true 5k and the clarity of the XDR is worth it to me.
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Same here. I've been using my Studio Display XDR for around a month now and it's clearly better than my previous displays (including my non XDR Apple Studio Display that I've been using for the past four years). It's definitely worth the extra $$$$ if you're a photographer and process and print loads of image files and are fussy about color.

As an aside... Purchasing it from B&H Photo saved me around $310 of California sales tax they picked up by using their store credit card.
 
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Leave it to Tim Cook being so clueless and mediocre that he releases two new monitors with excellent quality screens, and taints them with a low quality webcam and speakers. Omitting the webcam and speakers would lower the price, and also make the monitors look more professional. People buy monitors in that price range for a premium experience. The screens are premium, but the webcam and the speakers are garbage in comparison to an external webcam and external speakers. Practically anyone who can afford that price range can afford an external 4K webcam (with a better lens and onboard processing) and external speakers.
 
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They are good displays. But even with this discount, it is still very expensive. Think there will be better discounts in the coming months.
 
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ThomasJL said:
Leave it to Tim Cook being so clueless and mediocre that he releases two new monitors with excellent quality screens, and taints them with a low quality webcam and speakers. Omitting the webcam and speakers would lower the price, and also make the monitors look more professional. People buy monitors in that price range for a premium experience. The screens are premium, but the webcam and the speakers are garbage in comparison to an external webcam and external speakers. Practically anyone who can afford that price range can afford an external 4K webcam (with a better lens and onboard processing) and external speakers.
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You mean like the Thunderbolt Display that came out in 2011 under Steve Jobs?
 
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You mean like the Thunderbolt Display that came out in 2011 under Steve Jobs?
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Yes, just like it. The Cinema Display that preceded it was a pro device, and thus it had no webcam and no speakers.

The Pro Display XDR followed in the footsteps of the Cinema Display, and thus had no webcam and no speakers.

Almost anyone with both the budget and the interest in buying a display with a pro-level screen can afford an external webcam and external speakers, and does not want to pair a pro-level screen with a low quality internal webcam and low quality internal speakers.
 
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ThomasJL said:
Yes, just like it. The Cinema Display that preceded it was a pro device, and thus it had no webcam and no speakers.

The Pro Display XDR followed in the footsteps of the Cinema Display, and thus had no webcam and no speakers.

Almost anyone with both the budget and the interest in buying a display with a pro-level screen can afford an external webcam and external speakers, and does not want to pair a pro-level screen with a low quality internal webcam and low quality internal speakers.
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I was more pointing out the "leave it to Tim Cook". More like leave it to Apple.

However "almost anyone" is projecting your own preferences on others.

The Studio Display XDR is a premium monitor. No other monitor on the market has the build quality Apple has put into this. The webcam holds it's own and there is not noticeable difference from my Logitech MX Brio on day to day Zoom/Teams calls. If I was recording content, I wouldn't use a webcam, I would use a dedicated camera.

The microphones on the XDR are top notch and spec'd better than the top stand alone webcams.

The speakers, while not as good as stand alone, really sound good. If I am needing high quality audio, I have headphones.

Apple's focus on integrating hardware and software for a result greater than the sum of the parts works here.

It's cool you want external webcams and speakers, but the product they released is high quality and meets many (not all) people where they want to be. Great monitor with a more than capable plug and play package.

Overpriced, yes.
 
ThomasJL said:
Yes, just like it. The Cinema Display that preceded it was a pro device, and thus it had no webcam and no speakers.

The Pro Display XDR followed in the footsteps of the Cinema Display, and thus had no webcam and no speakers.

Almost anyone with both the budget and the interest in buying a display with a pro-level screen can afford an external webcam and external speakers, and does not want to pair a pro-level screen with a low quality internal webcam and low quality internal speakers.
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Yep. I have two ACDs to this day and I never cared for speakers/webcam. I can buy them separately and I much rather have a dumb display than with these two features that won't add anything to my work. I love the Pro XDR but that price that now is insane to justify.
 
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Yep. I have two ACDs to this day and I never cared for speakers/webcam. I can buy them separately and I much rather have a dumb display than with these two features that won't add anything to my work. I love the Pro XDR but that price that now is insane to justify.
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Ya you can't justify like $2k more for a webcam and speakers vs an identical 27" mini-led panel in other 5k monitors coming out now.
 
ls1dreams said:
Still a massive ripoff. New 5k monitors coming out with the same mini-LED panel are listed for about $1200 MSRP, and prob can be had for $1000 on sale.
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I was about to make a post asking you where you were seeing the MSRP(s) for these not-yet-released monitor(s). But then I see LG finally posted the MSRP for the 27GM950B-B, and it is indeed ~$1200 (US):


Seems a bit dimmer than the Studio Display XDR, probably because of Apple's aluminum + fans cooling solution. The LG ad copy is written toward gAmErZ, but it does claim to support 99% DCI-P3. And it has, you know, more than one input.

I am wondering what the LG 9,216 "Hyper" Mini LED business is besides marketecture. That seems like 8 LEDs per 1,152 of the Studio Display XDR's "zones"—but the LG ad copy reads only "1.5x zones". (That's versus another LG monitor's 1,560 zones, i.e. the GM9 has 2,340, or more probably 2,304 if it's an even divisor with 1,152 / 9,216, or exactly 4 LEDs each per 2,304 zones. 4 LEDs per zone makes sense in a 2x2 configuration.) It's unclear what control the Studio Display XDR has over each of it's 1,152 zones' LEDs besides all-on / all-off / all-dimmed. For either monitor, if you have total control over the LEDs that make up a "zone," then you really just have more zones, so there has to be some kind of limitation. It remains to be seen if these are the exact same backlight with different marketing departments.

Having used Apple's MacBook Pro mini LED displays for years, Apple is very, very good at the LED backlight algorithm. I have an INNOCN 27M2V (4K mini LED) with 1,152 zones and the zone blooming can be extremely obvious at times. However, the INNOCN cost $430.

This is all very exciting though! Finally, finally, some competition in the high-resolution (>4K, 218 dpi) + mini LED space! This can hold us over until OLED is brighter, RGB stripe / not PenTile, and stops burning in, or until we end up with micro LED.
 
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I was about to make a post asking you where you were seeing the MSRP(s) for these not-yet-released monitor(s). But then I see LG finally posted the MSRP for the 27GM950B-B, and it is indeed ~$1200 (US):


Seems a bit dimmer than the Studio Display XDR, probably because of Apple's aluminum + fans cooling solution. The LG ad copy is written toward gAmErZ, but it does claim to support 99% DCI-P3. And it has, you know, more than one input.

I am wondering what the LG 9,216 "Hyper" Mini LED business is besides marketecture. That seems like 8 LEDs per 1,152 of the Studio Display XDR's "zones"—but the LG ad copy reads only "1.5x zones". (That's versus another LG monitor's 1,560 zones, i.e. the GM9 has 2,340, or more probably 2,304 if it's an even divisor with 1,152 / 9,216, or exactly 4 LEDs each per 2,304 zones. 4 LEDs per zone makes sense in a 2x2 configuration.) It's unclear what control the Studio Display XDR has over each of it's 1,152 zones' LEDs besides all-on / all-off / all-dimmed. For either monitor, if you have total control over the LEDs that make up a "zone," then you really just have more zones, so there has to be some kind of limitation. It remains to be seen if these are the exact same backlight with different marketing departments.

Having used Apple's MacBook Pro mini LED displays for years, Apple is very, very good at the LED backlight algorithm. I have an INNOCN 27M2V (4K mini LED) with 1,152 zones and the zone blooming can be extremely obvious at times. However, the INNOCN cost $430.

This is all very exciting though! Finally, finally, some competition in the high-resolution (>4K, 218 dpi) + mini LED space! This can hold us over until OLED is brighter, RGB stripe / not PenTile, and stops burning in, or until we end up with micro LED.
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Yup that's the one. I hate the gaming stand and matte screen though would prefer glossy. Either way though it seems very do-able for other parties to have ~ $1k 5k monitors with mini-led and reasonable brightness.

Candidly for me I don't need a best-in-class monitor either. I just want something affordable that can do 5k/27" plus with high PPI and reasonable brightness and dimming. I'm not doing color grading or watching movies on it. For me it'll all be office/web/coding type work mostly so I care most about extremely sharp and clear text.
 
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