First Mac Studio and Studio Display Orders Begin Arriving to Customers in Australia and New Zealand

[opeter]

Curious how to open Mac studio up

I don't think you can open up the Mac studio (I mean the computer). Not in a simple way...

 

[Scoob Redux]

I agree with you. The people who talk about keeping their computers over five years, don't need the power that is in the computer right now. A pro who needs the Ultra right now, will need a new computer well within five years no matter how much the computer is upgradeable. I have friends and family members who regularly use Macs for 7 or more years, but it is for casual use. Two of my friends used to buy Mac Pros and just load them up with storage and buying upgrades over the years which they would install as the computer aged. But the most computationally difficult stuff they were doing with them was editing pictures of their kids. What I was doing was buying iMacs and then handing down my iMac after about four years to another family member. We would casually debate who was doing the more logical thing and both thought we had the right strategy.

Exactly. I've had may friends/coworkers over the years that upgraded computers (mostly PCs) and there was always the issue with..."I need to upgrade my RAM, but my motherboard doesn't handle the latest chips so I need a new motherboard, but my old CPU won't work in the new motherboard, so I need to replace that too..." etc.
For me, it's the Mac resale value (or usefulness to hand down to other family members) that makes regular computer replacement the better option.

 

[segfaultdotorg]

Users are reporting that the Studio Displays are showing the screen upside down.

 

[B-Mc-C]

I just set up my Studio Display in place of my 27” iMac. They actually made it even lower than the display on my iMac. Was already on the fence about getting the height adjustable, but it now appears Apple is forcing people to by lowering the standard height. Bad Apple. Not to mention there will be a mini-LED version out in June. I wonder if Apple will agree to swap them out past the return policy if there’s an uproar.

 

[Unk1ne]

im excited i get to pick mine up in store today only downer is my display wont be here till the 22nd

 

[ppj845]

looks like there’s an empty SSD slot!

 

[gtch]

I ordered a Studio Display for my work MacBook Pro, so now I have my personal 27" iMac Pro (left) and work Studio Display (right) side by side. The colour and brightness are very similar so they match well. What is surprising is just how much smaller the Studio Display feels compared to the iMac! It's a much less imposing device despite it having the same panel.

 

[minik]

20 years later this is probably the closest we’ve gotten to Jobs’ vision for the G4 cube. A computer positioned between consumer macs and high-end workstations contained in a miniaturized cube.

Mine still runs along with the dual PowerMac G4, I have the G4 Cube too.

 

[canonical]

The attention to detail is stellar!

To some details. Yes. To other details, they completely missed the boat: e.g. the hole in the stand is visible from the front. That is the first product Apple has released that that has ever happened. The monitor sits too high (apparently to allow people to slide the computer underneath?), and so the gaping hole in the stand (for the wire) is now visible. Just ill-thought out and lazy. Like not allowing the monitor cable to be removed.

 

[fstoprm]

Picked up my Mac Studio yesterday, and I saw the monitor - decided to go with this for 1/2 of the cost - Asus ProArt Display PA329CV

 

[Elcuria]

"Apple will likely sell stock configurations of the Studio Display and the ‌Mac Studio‌ at its retail stores, with pricing beginning at $1,599 for the Studio Display and $1,999 for the ‌Mac Studio‌. Supplies of both devices were limited on ordering day, so retail stores may also have limited quantities."

A question to US MacRumorians - does Apple allocate a certain number of their product so they can ONLY be purchased in store via walk-ins

I'm asking because from apple.com I checked all the NYC, Chicago, Florida, etc stores and they NO stores have the Studio Display monitor available for in-store purchase (via ordering from apple.com).

Does that mean there is also no product available for walk-ins? Thank you!

UPDATE - I went into the local Apple store to pick up some supplies, and talked with a nice Apple person. They told me that in the case of extremely low quantities of an item, it is possible that the Apple online store will show unavailable, but that there could be some stock in the store. The store had the Studio Display Tilt and it looked well constructed. Unfortunately no Studio Display Tilt/Height was available for the public to see.