Xade
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I just want a display, not all the other crap.
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New Apple Studio Display and Studio Display XDR Don't Work With Intel Macs
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Xade
macrumors 6502
So Apple is all about carbon neutral (yeah good luck with that) and the environment, but apart from not giving you a charger for your incredibly expensive iphone (er, the environment), I can't buy one of their incredibly expensive displays as a second monitor to my 2017 imac which is working perfectly well because of ...... planned obsolescence? Ah yes, only M series ipads could run stage manager because of ... oh hang on, yes they can suddenly! How about that!
Just curious if you can you control the monitor 's volume using the keyboard volume controls or is it like other external displays when used with a Mac?
There is absolutely no way this is true, I need to see someone plug this monitor into a 3 year old Intel Mac Pro, if it doesn't get signal I will be stunned.
Based on the timing of the downvote, it was in retaliation to me downvoting one of his comments.
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Is actually closer to being a docking station display. There are no buttons on these ‘display’ ( and haven’t been any on Apple display ever since they went heavy into the docking station aspects ) .
Want to change the brightness , contrast , color profile , etc …. It is the host system . No software on host system then no control.
Can plug it in, but how do you change the brightness , contrast , color profile, etc. ? There probably is a nominal operate mode that will try to put something on the screen ( if all the DSC and DisplayPort aramerters are decoded ) ,but the non basic features of the system will not work. At 5at point what is the extra price point worth.
The is difference because “happens to (somewhat ) work” and has active technical support.
People will possibly buy this and claim it is Apple fault that all the features work. If not on the supported list that is a short support session . Same for the ambulance chasing lawyers claiming some claims. Never was supported.
DesertNomad
macrumors 6502a
I wish they did not discontinue the 32" XDR. I have two and any 27" is a downgrade, even at 120Hz.
After writing my comment I went and looked at Apple's website and I absolutely just think this is a misunderstanding on MacRumor's part, and also poor wording on Apple's part. The website says "these are the Apple silicon Macs that are compatible". So technically it doesn't mention whether Intel Macs are compatible or not. My guess is that it does work with them, the website just doesn't talk about it, and MacRumors took the omission as if that means they're not compatible, but I think they're just simply not mentioned.
Technically it does. Looks at the compatible Mac models in the head of this thread and Apple’s site . There is nothing there from prior to 2020. That wipes out the vast majority of Intel models. There were no Intel models released after 2020. The only unspecified 2020 model on the list is the Mac Mini. The last Intel Mini is 2018 … so that cannot be an Intel one. There is nothing other two ‘2020’ models mentioned have a M1 prefix.
There is nothing there Intel . Saying this isn’t clear is denial. It is a deliberately specific list . If Apple was being sloppy then the M1 prefixed 2020 listings would not have that prefix. Apple made several grand announcements about when they were dropping Intel and it was 2020. That is a critical detail cannot punt here.
“Happens to work” and supported are technically two different things. Pretty good chance of take a decent Windows PC with a relatively recent AMD GPU in it ALT DisplayPort out can also get something to appear on the screen . But many features are not going to work .
P.S. to the Windows PC thing.
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that 'happens to work' status did not land on Apple's supported list on the previous Studio Display . New display won't be different.
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akbarali.ch
macrumors 6502a
Seriously! sometimes unnecessary locking things out is pain in the neck
I agree. It should have buttons and an HDMI input for an alternate display option. I know Apple hates that stuff, but it should be able to operate independently without caring what computer it’s plugged into so long as it can drive the signal.
choreo
macrumors 6502a
I totally understand why the top end ASD at 120Hz and mini-LED requires TB5 (hence making it incompatible with my Mac Pro Intel with TB3).
I don't understand why the new entry model ASD at 60Hz (which is essentially the same as my current 3-2022 ASDs I have connected) was knee-capped for use on my Intel Mac Pro? Not sure it even needs TB5, but it makes sense for daisy-chaining perhaps as well as being the current spec.
I don't understand why the new entry model ASD at 60Hz (which is essentially the same as my current 3-2022 ASDs I have connected) was knee-capped for use on my Intel Mac Pro? Not sure it even needs TB5, but it makes sense for daisy-chaining perhaps as well as being the current spec.
Do you think the m3 pro chip can smoothly support 120Hz? I've been waiting for the new studio display to come out for months. Actually, the XDR is much more than my planned budget. But it's a one-time purchase. I don't know what to do. It will mainly be used for software coding.
Studio Display XDR - Technical Specifications
View all technical specifications for the 27-inch 5K Retina Studio Display XDR.
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or if hesitant to look at the manufacturer's documentation... a story posted shortly before this one on the front page.
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/03/studio-display-xdr-120hz-limits/
"one-time" outside the budget isn't sticking to a budget.
Also a major difference between 'need' and 'want'. If just 'want' it then waiting to find out if it has quirks and issues is likely better. Especially if you are blowing up the budget to get 'there'. Several months after it ships , if not selling well then discounts will appear. If afraid of "FOMO" and that the delay will be very long of don't order 'sight unseen' ... if blowing the budget ... FOMO isn't a reasonable reason to blow a budget.
More time will mean more alternatives show up if it happens to sell out quickly for the first couple of months.
How it is a 'need' (hard requirement) when the specs were not know for months is questionable? If nano texture and 120 is absolutely required for really bad lighting software coding environment. Maybe so.
With the right cable and bandwidth and ports it will continue to work cross platform.
On Windows and Linux you won’t have controls for changing brightness and volume. The monitor’s built in iOS saves the settings that were applied in macOS.
On Windows and Linux you won’t have controls for changing brightness and volume. The monitor’s built in iOS saves the settings that were applied in macOS.
Herr Podspro
macrumors regular
So that means that you can connect no single computer but an M Series Mac? Not even recent Windows laptops?
It’s a display for crying out loud.
RIP some studios, hopefully they know what they are buying before an awkward situation occurs.
How the single most important US computing company is not „able“ to release a MONITOR in 2026 that works with any other brand or even their own computer released before 2020 is waaaay beyond me.
And for some time I thought Apple actually started caring for something but their profit margins. Joke’s on me.
It’s a display for crying out loud.
RIP some studios, hopefully they know what they are buying before an awkward situation occurs.
How the single most important US computing company is not „able“ to release a MONITOR in 2026 that works with any other brand or even their own computer released before 2020 is waaaay beyond me.
And for some time I thought Apple actually started caring for something but their profit margins. Joke’s on me.
adib
macrumors 6502a
I was on the Tech Specs page looking at the VESA mount option
An Intel Mac powering a 5120x2880 resolution display will as loud as this carrying 80 passengers: 😛
You couldn't pay me to use an Intel MacBook in 2026. They run hot, have bad battery life and are loud even when watching a 1440p YouTube video in Chrome. 👎
SDAVE
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Because it requires Thunderbolt 5 as it sends a single stream vs the cheat Apple has been using for years even on the older 5k iMacs to display 5k video using Display Stream Compression (DSC) to merge 2 streams together into 1.