Apple's Studio Display Costs $1,599: Is It Worth Buying?
At its 'Peek Performance' event, Apple announced a new Studio Display alongside the new Mac Studio desktop computer. The company only holds a few of these special events each year, typically in September, March, and June. At last year's March event, dubbed 'Spring Loaded,' Apple announced a completely-redesigned iMac with an impressive thin form factor. The thin all-in-one computer with a 4.5K Retina display left many users wanting a standalone consumer display. Before the Studio Display, the professional-grade Pro Display XDR was the only monitor officially sold by the company, which retailed for an outstanding $4,999. For that reason, the monitor wasn't a serious consideration for most Mac users.
The new Apple Studio Display isn't actually the first display of that name. The company originally sold a Studio Display from 1998-2004 in both LCD and CRT variants that were commonly paired with the PowerMac G4 and PowerMac G4 Cube. The G4 Cube had a similar form factor to the just-announced Mac Studio computer, so it's fitting that the new display inherits the former nomenclature. The Studio Display was sold alongside the Apple Cinema Display for a few years, which was the last consumer display released by Apple. The Cinema Display was introduced in 1999 and received updates until 2010; however, the monitor was discontinued a year later in 2011. Though the similarities are indeed present, the new Studio Display is far and away the best consumer monitor the company has ever created.
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The Studio Display resembles the refreshed iMac that debuted last spring without the all-in-one computer's iconic 'chin.' That's because the M1 iMac's 'chin' housed
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