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Apple's Thunderbolt Display Classified as 'Vintage' Amid Rumors of a Replacement

gugy said:
Yep, I am in the same boat. I need the nanotech because I work in a bright environment and the glare of the standard displays is awful. so basically the XDR with stand, nano, and tax would be close to $8k. That's insanity.
Give me a 5k 32" display with the specs above for no more than $2k and I'll buy two or three.
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Apple won't offer a 5k 32", because that wouldn't be retina (for displays >= laptop size, that's ~220 ppi). A 32" would have to be 6k.
 
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Dear Apple.

All I want is a quality reasonably priced [upto $2k is fine] display from you that also allows inputs not just TB.
We all know you can do it.

thank you.
 
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I can't believe that one of the companies like OWC haven't made displays that go with the apple aesthetic. Maybe HUAWEI should start making displays... Didn't MacAlly or someone have a ripoff ADC Cinema Display at one point back in the day?
 
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Spock said:
Maybe HUAWEI should start making displays...
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Like this?

28" 4:3, wireless charging and ports in base - just awesome.
This is what I wish the new iMac had looked like also.

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I have 3 of them still going strong. Paired with a Thunderbolt dock, you have a one cable connection for closed screen MBP usage. I wish Apple would update the concept of a one cable connection to a MB, it was a killer feature for me 10 years ago.
 
turbineseaplane said:
Copy of what?

Apple makes no such monitor and to me this honestly looks better (or at least not worse) than the new iMac design
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they have been inspired lets put it that way ;)

However I wasnt aware of this monitor, and it does tick a few boxes! If Apple dont release one soon I will be taking a closer look at these.
 
Techwatcher said:
There was a "Thunderbolt Display?" Lmao I don't remember this at all, especially it looking like an iMac.

Regardless... Isn't it ironic that this display is how everyone expected the M1 iMac to look (albeit with thinner bezels) yet many years older? Apple is silly sometimes.
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It’s not ironic at all. A lot of us thought of this ThunderBolt display when imagining a new iMac.
 
turbineseaplane said:
Like this?

28" 4:3, wireless charging and ports in base - just awesome.
This is what I wish the new iMac had looked like also.

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4K at 28" isn't closet to retina, though, so text isn't going to look sharp unless you are using High Sierra or earlier.

I'll add it's suprising that such a wealthy company's English-language website would be so unpolished, with broken English like "120 Hz Stunning Picture" (seriously—how much does it cost to hire an English-language editor to review your website?), and a vertical separator bar at the end of a line (which ends up looking like an "I"). I caught these immediately.

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Apple now considers the 27-inch Thunderbolt Display to be a "vintage" product because it has been close to five years since it was last offered for sale.

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The Thunderbolt Display was today added to Apple's list of vintage and obsolete products, which are part of a support document on obtaining service for an Apple product after a warranty expires. Products are considered vintage when it’s between five and seven years since Apple stopped distributing them for sale.

Apple introduced the Thunderbolt Display in 2011, but never shipped updated models. It was discontinued on June 23, 2016, with no successor to follow. Apple in 2017 debuted LG UltraFine displays made in partnership with LG, but for many years, there was no Apple-designed display available.

That changed with the release of the Pro Display XDR, which accompanied the 2019 Mac Pro. At $5,000, the Pro Display XDR is not a replacement for the more affordable $999 Thunderbolt Display, but there are rumors suggesting Apple is developing a lower-priced Apple-branded external monitor.

There is no word on when a new display might be released, and as of January 2021, work on the new display was said to be in the early stages. To cut down on pricing, the rumored display is said to feature a screen geared for consumer use without the top-tier brightness and contrast.

Now that it's on the vintage list, the Thunderbolt Display may not be eligible for repair in some states and countries. Apple previously refused to offer repairs for products on the vintage list entirely, but as of 2019, select vintage products are eligible for service. Repairs are primarily available for vintage iPhones and Macs, however, so it is not clear if the Thunderbolt Display will be eligible.

In addition to adding the Thunderbolt Display to the vintage list, Apple has also included the original iPad Air, which was first released in 2013 and discontinued in 2016, and the 27-inch Apple Cinema Display, discontinued in 2014. The 2013 11 and 13-inch MacBook Pro models were moved from the vintage list to the obsolete list, which means repairs are no longer available.

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Still love my Apple TBD. Likely going to be using it for at least the next 5 years now that I've made it 5k. ...yes it is possible. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/5k-apple-thunderbolt-display-build.2283725/

sorry if I seem smug seeing everyone longing for an Apple-looking 5K display with a webcam and speaker that connects over a single Thunderbolt cable. This thing is my pride and joy.
 
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theorist9 said:
4K at 28" isn't retina, though, so text isn't going to look sharp unless you are using High Sierra or earlier.
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That is mostly just apple marketing honestly.
I have been using 4K at 27 and 28 inches with various scaling modes for a long while and I enjoy it fine.

I even use scaling that Apple would be aghast about I’m sure because my eyes are getting older and I like things a touch bigger.
 
Vintage status is exactly on schedule. But, it's reported as news here.
 
Just got the 24” iMac to replace my MacBook Air + Thunderbolt Display. I always found the 27” display to be a bit too tall for my preferences and the iMac is just about the perfect size for me. I will keep the Air for traveling but not sure what I will do with the Thunderbolt Display.
 
Spock said:
Looks like the XDR display
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eh...Looks like a monitor with a stand.

This forum is obsessed with declaring that everything looks like an Apple product when half the time it’s just how a modern version of said product should look

This place is nuts…
Do we do this with anything else?

Have people noticed that all the toilets basically look the same too?
Lmfao

I think Huawei did a great job with the price and the feature set
 
I bought one with a new Macbook Air in 2011. It lasted 3 years, then the logic board failed. They said it would cost more to repair than to buy a new one. I let the Apple Store keep it. Most expensive monitor I've ever purchased, and the shortest lived as well.
 
I think the important thing is for Apple to offer monitors in a number of different sizes from 22 or 24inch up, reflecting different needs for different people in different places. [ As an aside, I also prefer matte to shiny, and also prefer the original Apple Cinema Displays with the aluminium metal bezels which are a perfect exercise in Scandinavian minimalism.]
 
theorist9 said:
4K at 28" isn't closet to retina, though, so text isn't going to look sharp unless you are using High Sierra or earlier.

I'll add it's suprising that such a wealthy company's English-language website would be so unpolished, with broken English like "120 Hz Stunning Picture" (seriously—how much does it cost to hire an English-language editor to review your website?), and a vertical separator bar at the end of a line (which ends up looking like an "I"). I caught these immediately.

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What happened from High Sierra to Big Sur? First thing I noticed on my 20” ACD was how crappy the text looked.
 
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