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Mac Studio and Studio Display Now Available for Same-Day Pickup at Select Apple Stores
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If it is true you bought a monitor with a known feature set at a certain price.
If it ain't true you bought a monitor with a known feature set at a certain price.
Don't see much of anything changing.
While I agree with your comments about the display not being what we want, boycotting apple because of a display seems strange. Just don't buy the display.
And whose idea was it to bring chip design in-house by buying PA Semi for 1/4 the price that Tim paid for beats so that Apple could control its own silicon destiny? Steve Jobs.
I picked up a studio display from a local Apple Store today. I haven't read through this thread but wanted to report that there is already a firmware update out for it. Just run software update on your Mac while connected to the Studio Display, and it should pop up for you. Does it improve the camera? Have not tested FaceTime yet. UPDATE: the picture from the camera is still grainy after this firmware update. Not what I would expect from a display at this price. Many online reviews are noting this and, apparently, upcoming software updates can fix it.
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I find it odd that you would criticize Ive’s work while at the same time praising it. After all, the Mac Studio is just a taller version of the Mac mini with just a few more ports.
If you ask me, including aging tech like SD card slots to appease a minority of users just shows they‘re no longer forward thinking and lacks confidence in their vision… or lack thereof. That’s the kind of thing PC manufacturers did. Apple used to lead, even if it meant dragging the rest of the industry with them, like when they dropped floppies, DVD players, ADB ports, etc.
Nice one! Hope you like it.
Quick question: does the Studio Display's box come inside an outer plain box when bought in store? (as per delivered ones.)
No, I picked up in store today and it was just the studio display box with a built in carrying handle. So I thought about people trying to rob me as I left the mall but I made it home safely.
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Yeah, I don't know man, I've had some convos with Apple store staff where they've been pretty open and honest with their opinions. Sure, I'd presume they aren't supposed to say such things, but humans.
"this is the wakeup call that Apple needs". Yeah, unfortunately this merely joins the long list of ridiculous issues in Apple products that should never have made it to production.
Presumably it's a software issue, and not hardware, as the Apple hardware team seems to be killing it lately, while the software team are just.... how on earth do they still have their jobs!
Yeah nah, the M1 is all Steve Jobs era. They are merely beefed up A-series chips, which is all Steve, of course. And the idea of putting them in Macs was planned when Steve was still around, but got put on hold because Intel were still performing just fine back then, and the transition off x86/x64 is a risky thing to do regarding software compatibility.
I did that mad dash tooNo, I picked up in store today and it was just the studio display box with a built in carrying handle. So I thought about people trying to rob me as I left the mall but I made it home safely.
The box is a logistical nightmare. I only just managed to get it in my junk cupboard and there’s not enough room for much more junk now.
I agree and I can't bring myself to do it. I'm getting the base model Mac Studio...the display doubles the cost.
I settled for a monitor without mini-LED because that was the only option. So no, your cute little counter argument doesn’t hold up.
Exactly, you settled for this because it was the only option.
What difference does it make wether something better comes around in 4 months or 4 years?
Unless you are of the kind that just has to have the best of the best with every little spec bump.
I saw the specs and it was crystal clear that it was a far to little of an upgrade for far too much money. Something that right now would still be true if it had been Mini-LED at that price/size/features.
He seems do be doing fine without your helpFree Mac product positioning advice for Tim Apple
Tax? Show me another 5k display that is significantly less let alone has solid speakers and a webcam (that admittedly needs a firmware/software update to function properly for some reason). Though I'll still probably opt for 2 4k monitors for $500 less.
I want mini-LED and don’t care how much it costs. So if they really do come out with it in June I have to go through the hassle of getting rid of these two displays and buying new ones. It’s an inconvenience. Not sure why that is hard for some to understand.
This would have been an amazing product for $999.
There would have been zero complaints for both the monitor and the lack of the 27" iMac.
Even without the built-in A13 CPU nonsense... no need for it, really. You can rely on an M1/Pro/Max/Ultra for Pete's sake.
There would have been zero complaints for both the monitor and the lack of the 27" iMac.
Even without the built-in A13 CPU nonsense... no need for it, really. You can rely on an M1/Pro/Max/Ultra for Pete's sake.
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Every modern monitor/webcam has some sort of SoC in it and just reusing the old A13 may have been cheaper easier for Apple than buying some off the shel controller and hope for the best.