![]() The company only talks about the 14.7 million pixels at 218 pixels per inch, 600 nits of brightness, a “P3 wide color gamut” (which actually doesn’t even claim a percentage of that gamut), and support for a billion colors (but doesn’t say if it’s actually 10-bit or 8-bit with FRC). Unlike most companies that make monitors, Apple actually makes very few claims about the performance of the display portion of the Studio Display. Personally, I would have preferred the ability to change it out myself rather than go through professional service. How much that costs in addition to the cost of the hardware, however, is unknown. ![]() Of note, while you do have to decide what stand you want at the time of purchase and you don’t have the ability to change that on your own, Apple will swap it to one of the other two options (VESA and height adjustment, in my case) if you were to bring it the Apple store for service. What I can say is that I do with I had height adjustment, since even though I can just barely fit the items I like to store on my desk under the display, I would like it to be a bit higher up. ![]() The review unit we were provided has the standard stand and the standard glass, so I can’t speak to if the Nano texture upgrade is worth it. It’s glass, and easily cleaned, but I am not finding that I want to touch the front of the monitor if I can help it. I can see that, except that anywhere on the front of the Studio Display loves to show fingerprints. I think one argument you can make for keeping the bezels thicker is that you want somewhere to grab to adjust the display. The bezels on the Studio Display are much larger than the ones on the Pro Display XDR, so clearly Apple can make them thinner if it wants to. My second display is an Acer and three of the four sides of that monitor are less than a quarter of an inch thick. I do wish that one of those USB-C ports was another Thunderbolt 4 port since one benefit of the format is daisy-chaining and without another port, the chain ends with this display.Īpple has been knocked for years for their rather thick bezels and while they are shrunk here compared to its iMacs of years past, they’re still not super thin at about an inch all around the display area. It won’t fast charge a larger MacBook Pro, but it will do so on a 14-inch variant of the new Apple Silicon computers. The Thunderbolt port is able to provide 96 watts of power and I can confirm it is enough to charge a MacBook Pro from empty while actively using it. The top and bottom of the display feature a line of perforations that allow the Studio Display to cool itself and they work reasonably well, as the rear of the monitor does get warm but never hot.įor I/O, there is one Thunderbolt 4 port and three 10 Gb/s USB-C ports on the rear of the display. It does not feature a traditional power button but instead will only activate when it senses a source and automatically shuts down when that source is no longer detected. It’s pretty thin but not so much that it feels fragile. Most computer monitors are made of plastic, but the Studio Display features an exterior made entirely of metal and glass. Compared to a typical display, the fit and finish of the Studio Display is several notches above. ![]() Design and Build QualityĪs usual, Apple knocks it out of the park when it comes to build quality. It’s a very attractive display that looks great with the Mac Studio, the colors are accurate and consistent, and there are a few added bonuses like good speakers, a webcam, and the extra resolution that comes with this 5K monitor. Evaluating the merits of this monitor, there is still a lot to like about the Studio Display even if I’m not a fan of the price. But since the Mac Pro is such a standout product because of value, I feel like I have to look at the Studio Display from the same vantage point. It is really, really hard to look past the price of this display, something that I generally do my best to ignore when evaluating products. ![]()
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