"The Apple Studio Display is a Bad Deal"

Is Apple's New Studio Display Worth It?

In this video, the speaker discusses whether Apple's new studio display is worth its price tag of $1600. The speaker compares the specs of the display to other similar displays on the market and also considers the unique combination of features that Apple offers.

Specs Comparison

• The new studio display is a 27-inch 5K screen with 600 nits brightness, IPS LCD at 60Hz with P3 color, a webcam, speakers, and USB-C ports for $1600.

• Comparable displays include the LG UltraFine 5K for $1300 and Dell UltraSharp U2720Q for $589.

• Based on panel specs alone, the new studio display seems like a bad deal compared to other options.

Unique Features

• However, Apple products offer a unique combination of features that make it hard to do one-to-one comparisons.

• The new studio display is 5K instead of 4K like many other monitors on the market. It uses the same panel as the iMac and has clean scaling and sharpness.

• The single backlight LCD is solid with bumped up brightness to 600 nits. The Nano texture version is good at killing reflections but not necessary unless working near windows.

Final Verdict

• For those invested in Apple products and looking for a high-quality monitor with unique features such as clean scaling and sharpness, then the new studio display may be worth it despite its higher price tag.

Apple's New iMac: The Ultimate Workstation?

In this section, the speaker talks about the build quality of the new iMac and its stand.

Build Quality

• The monitor is built with high-quality materials and has a Full Metal Jacket design.

• The monitor has sharp corners, precision drilled perforations at the top for ventilation, and is in a class of its own.

• It has enough room inside for a power supply to be built-in so there's no power brick or wall wart.

• However, the power cable is not removable which means if it gets damaged, you have to send the whole thing back to get repaired.

Stand

• The IMAX didn't have height adjustment but just for a monitor this expensive to have to spend 400 extra dollars to be able to do this seems kind of ridiculous even though you can go to an Apple store if you do get buyer's remorse and have them add it after the fact.

• The stand is all metal perfectly balanced and spring-loaded to hold the panel firmly in place. It's actually more sturdy than the pro display xdrs mostly because it doesn't have to rotate.

Apple's New iMac: The Ultimate Workstation?

In this section, the speaker talks about some features of the new iMac such as its camera, speakers, and onboard storage.

Camera

• Above This panel is a 12-megapixel Ultra-wide camera with center stage and triple microphones all powered by an A13 bionic chip.

• While this is basically the same webcam hardware as the new iPad Air, it looks substantially worse. It's just flat and grainy all the time in any lighting.

Speakers

• There are six total force-canceling woofers and two tweeters situated at the bottom of the monitor. They say it's the best computer speakers they've ever shipped in any of their systems and it's true. These are substantially louder than those on a 16-inch MacBook Pro.

Apple's New iMac: The Ultimate Workstation?

In this section, the speaker talks about some additional features of the new iMac such as its onboard storage and power cable.

Onboard Storage

• It has 64 gigs of onboard storage for some reason.

Power Cable

• The power cable is not removable which means if it gets damaged, you have to send the whole thing back to get repaired.

• This is a super baffling choice from Apple since they designed a new magsafe connector for the new iMac.

Apple's New Studio Display

In this section, the speaker talks about his experience using Apple's new Studio Display with different devices.

Using the Display with MacBook Pro and iPad

• The display is made to be used with the new Mac Studio.

• When plugged into a MacBook Pro, it charges the laptop at 96 Watts.

• However, the speaker did not find it great to pair with MacBook Pro as its screen was much brighter and had a higher refresh rate mini LED display.

• The speaker preferred to use promotion of the laptop screen all the time.

• It can also be plugged into an iPad and works perfectly normally mirrors and charges the iPad.

Using the Display with PC

• The display worked like a normal monitor at full 5K resolution when plugged into a PC.

• It uses speakers and webcam but without any of the processing or Center Stage that comes from lighting up that A13.

Is Apple's New Studio Display Worth Buying?

• For nearly two thousand dollars, it does not have mini LED, promotion, face ID or good webcam which are expected features for such an expensive product.

• It has none of these features but has non-user upgradable stand and non-removable power cable which makes it a rare swing and miss for someone who works in a studio.

• Whether it is worth buying or not depends on whether it meets your specific needs.

Does Price Determine Value?

• The speaker questions whether price determines value by giving examples of Rolls-Royce Ghost and Nike hyperadapts.

• He concludes that if something is exactly what you want, then maybe it doesn't matter if it's a good deal or not.