I finally own all three Apple Studio Displays, first form factor. I'm not going to say how much I paid for these...
They all work, though unfortunately the first one has the common issue where the pneumatic stand has broken, preventing adjustment. It also has a slight off-tilt, and the internal board is making a buzzing sound (anyone know why?)
Still, super cool to see them all together. The 3 OG 15" LCD Apple Studio Displays.
There is already enough information about these online, so just a few observations that haven’t been well documented online.
I’ll call them Rev A, B, C for convenience:
The Rev B is basically a reskin of the Rev A, but the power on process does indicate some optimisations.
I believe they all use the same display panel (brightness 200 cd/m2). Some sites erroneously claim the brightness improved over time, but Apple documentation contradicts that.
They all work, though unfortunately the first one has the common issue where the pneumatic stand has broken, preventing adjustment. It also has a slight off-tilt, and the internal board is making a buzzing sound (anyone know why?)
Still, super cool to see them all together. The 3 OG 15" LCD Apple Studio Displays.
There is already enough information about these online, so just a few observations that haven’t been well documented online.
I’ll call them Rev A, B, C for convenience:
| Rev A (Azul / Manta) M4551 | Rev B (Blue and White) M4551 | Rev C (Graphite) M7613 | |
| Announcement/ Release Date | March 17 1998/ available May | Jan 5 1999 | Aug 31 1999 / availability planned for September, postponed to December |
| Price at launch / after (USD) | $1,999 / cut to $1,299 mid-August | $1,099 | $1,099 |
| Power Supply | Grey opaque | Grey opaque | Translucent black |
| Turning on | Starts red, slowly warms up like a CRT | Lights up from black in ~3 seconds, no discolouration | Instant and crisp, as it’s a digital display. |
| Connector | DB-15 | VGA | DVI |
| Extra ports | 2x ADB (in base) | 2x ADB (in base) | 2x USB (behind monitor door) |
| S-Video, RCA, audio | S-Video, RCA, audio | - | |
| Controls | Image adjustments + brightness | Image adjustments + brightness | Brightness only |
The Rev B is basically a reskin of the Rev A, but the power on process does indicate some optimisations.
I believe they all use the same display panel (brightness 200 cd/m2). Some sites erroneously claim the brightness improved over time, but Apple documentation contradicts that.
