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iFixit Teardown: Studio Display Features iMac-Like Internal Setup
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Apple used to sell an iMac with virtually the same display, built in power supply and an Intel i9 space heater, plus discrete GPU. They used to sell another version with a better cooler and an 18 core Xeon.... Half the point of Apple Silicon is that it produces more performance for less heat c.f. Intel. If they can put an M1 Max in a 14" MacBook Pro, putting one in a 27" all-in-one should not break the laws of physics.
The only way the "thermal limitations of the new form factor" should be a problem is if some genius designed the "new form factor" on purely cosmetic grounds without considering the thermal requirements of the processors they needed to fit in it. Which would be stupid.
This seems like streamlining the product line - rather than producing a "Mac Pro Mini" (Mac Studio) and a 5k iMac replacement - which would compete for the same market - they've produced the Studio Display which they can sell to to Mac Studio buyers who want the next best thing to an iMac and MacBook Pro users who want a docking station.
I think people are getting carried away by this whole "It has fans and an A13 because it was born to be an iMac" thing. Most likely it has fans because it (a) has extra bright, hot LEDs for the 600 nit display and (b) contains a whacking great power supply so it can run the screen, the LEDs and deliver 100W to a MacBook Pro and power a bunch of USB-C devices. The A13? Pretty common for mid/high-end displays and TVs to have fairly powerful processors for image scaling/interpolation, so why would Apple buy something from Samsung or Broadcom when they made the A13 themselves? Probably about the only candidate that can display the startup logo on a 5k panel...
Yeah, I mean, like, no other display in the world has ever had a built-in power supply.
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Why bother making it an internal power supply if you then also need fans ect. Seems like a poor decision
Except for that annoying non-removable power cord you have to deal with -- and make sure it doesn't scratch the screen
... and yet it does very little as far as a monitor is concerned. No HDR, no pro-res. If you have that much hardware in a monitor, why not have GPU acceleration or something similar? Sorry Apple, not going to buy it.
Well it's an A13 and A13 does not have ProRes decoders. And it does do limited HDR since it is 600 nits.
You’re not really the audience for the display so I don’t think apple will miss out.
Like many said when this was announced, Apple missed a trick by not leveraging that chip.Idk if they'd do it in a software update -- or have a cheaper model without support (or lol, make it an even more expensive option).
If this thing could be used for Airplay, function as an Apple TV, etc. then whilst those aren't going to be killer features, it would be difficult to compare the monitor with anything else. Heck the monitor could be run say Apple Music on it's chip using some picture-in-picture magic whilst you use your Mac for other things.
If this thing could be used for Airplay, function as an Apple TV, etc. then whilst those aren't going to be killer features, it would be difficult to compare the monitor with anything else. Heck the monitor could be run say Apple Music on it's chip using some picture-in-picture magic whilst you use your Mac for other things.
The Studio Display is 10 bit color. Like the MBPs, it's an 8 bit panel with frame rate control to achieve the last 2 bits of depth.
At 600nit, this is far better than anything labeled HDR400.
“The internal power supply … requires massive fans for heat dissipation, plus it requires a ~50 percent thicker chassis.”
Who wants that? I hate whining fans and heat in my face. I’d much rather have a silent and thin and light display with an external power supply (and a battery!).
Who wants that? I hate whining fans and heat in my face. I’d much rather have a silent and thin and light display with an external power supply (and a battery!).
Was never going to happen.
M1 is just short of 2020 iMac emaxed i9 option, so M1 pro would be a bit or maybe much better than the Intel option in 2022.
Max/ultra suit iMac Pro, except their will never be another iMac Pro. Rumours point to 27” iMac Studio with mini led and promotion.
Umm...I just wrap it around the stand and it makes it easy to transport...
On any other display, built-in PSU means the power cord can come in with a conventional IEC C13/14 socket for standard deployment. Cabling in studio or industrial settings are often already quite set, especially if the display is mounted on something VESA.
But wait. The ASD has (semi)built-in power cord with a proprietary plug, lol.
They could have put a $700 mini in a $1600 monitor and it would only cost $400 more? Interesting.
The truth is now with the 4.5K 24 inch iMac it would be dumb for Apple to make a 27 inch iMac. Apples not going to clutter their lineup with similar sized devices with similar capabilities. The Mac Studio + Studio Display basically give you the 27 inch iMac with far more power and expandability.
A 5.5K 30 inch iMac or 6K 32 inch iMac make far more sense. But only question is whether they'd be too costly.
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