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DIY Apple Studio Display uses 2014 iMac to save $730

Enlarge (credit: Luke Miani/YouTube ) Apple’s Studio Display is much less expensive than its $5, 000 Pro Display XDR. But with a starting price of $1, 600, it’s not cheap. For those who need 14, 745, 600 pixels, though, like video editors and graphic designers, there are few options besides Apple’s costly monitor, especially since Apple […]

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Apple is working on a software update to fix Studio Display webcam quality

Enlarge / Apple’s Studio Display. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Multiple reviews of Apple’s new $1, 599 Studio Display, including ours , came away less than impressed with the quality of the built-in web cam. We noted that the camera’s image quality was passable for video calls, but it produced grainier pictures with worse detail than images […]

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Studio Display review: An Apple monitor where “5K” doesn’t describe the price

Enlarge / Apple’s Studio Display. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Ever since Apple released the $5,000-and-up Pro Display XDR in 2019, rumors have persisted that the company was also planning a more affordable screen to fill the same niche as its Thunderbolt Display. You could connect the Pro Display XDR to a MacBook Air that costs one-fifth […]

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All the tidbits we’ve gleaned about the Mac Studio, Studio Display, and M1 Ultra

Enlarge / Apple’s Mac Studio plus Studio Display. (credit: Apple) Apple’s announcements of the Mac Studio, the Studio Display, in addition to the new top-end M1 Ultra chip earlier this week focused on those devices’ headlining features, but there are always more details to explore as people dig through the spec sheets and even Apple […]