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Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, but Only 2GB Used

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Re: Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, but Only 2GB Used

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Post by stetrain »

samatman wrote: post #12

The Apple Studio Display is a very Tim Cook sort of product. Cook is the supply chain and logistics wizard who saw Apple into the behemoth era, and the mentality he brings to the company is all over this device. The 27" panels from the now discontinued iMac in that size meet the A13 Bionic at end of life, and the same front-facing camera they put on everything else. The Studio Display is a bit like a restaurant servi…

As far as we know it has the 12mp webcam, but not the other sensors and dot projector required for FaceID.

Re: Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, but Only 2GB Used

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Post by pwthornton »

samatman wrote: post #12

The Apple Studio Display is a very Tim Cook sort of product. Cook is the supply chain and logistics wizard who saw Apple into the behemoth era, and the mentality he brings to the company is all over this device. The 27" panels from the now discontinued iMac in that size meet the A13 Bionic at end of life, and the same front-facing camera they put on everything else. The Studio Display is a bit like a restaurant servi…

I don’t think this was the monitor that Apple was hoping to release. Rather it was a monitor that they felt forced to release, since the state of Mac monitors is not great: https://betterdesigned.substack.com/p/the-market-needed-the-...

The XDR and the upcoming mid range monitor seem to be what Apple wants to do, but there was a dearth of good, professional monitors for the Mac. The Studio Display is a nice work monitor for lots of people.

More on that here: https://betterdesigned.substack.com/p/the-market-needed-the-...

Re: Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, but Only 2GB Used

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Post by stetrain »

tiffanyh wrote: post #19

FaceID There's folks in this thread talking about why FaceID is lacking from this display given there is presumably just an iPhone 11 logic board in this display and I think they are missing the bigger picture here. I'm not certain FaceID will ever come to a non-iOS device, here's why... With your iPhone/iPad - the OS knows you want to be authenticated because you pick up the device and the device uses that pickup/ac…

My desktop keyboard does not have a TouchID button.

Re: Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, but Only 2GB Used

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Post by hughrr »

wlesieutre wrote: post #35
hughrr wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also the defacto auto-login on macOS is with Apple Watch. That just works and most people I know with Macs have Apple watches already. Sudo / security approvals appear on your watch too so you double press the side button to approve.

I use this with a Mac Mini but I don't love it. Most of the time when I lock my computer at home it's because I don't want my cat to be able to walk across the keyboard and type things into whatever window happens to be active. Unfortunately using unlock with Apple Watch means that I can be reading in a chair on the opposite side of the room, and when the cat walks across my desk the computer helpfully goes "lemme un…

Interesting. Mine only works if I'm within 1m or so of the desk.

Agree with your points about keyboard. I am fine with the basic Magic Keyboard though. I actually quite like that. I don't need Touch ID on it.

Re: Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, but Only 2GB Used

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Post by tiffanyh »

mkl wrote: post #37
tiffanyh wrote: post #19

FaceID There's folks in this thread talking about why FaceID is lacking from this display given there is presumably just an iPhone 11 logic board in this display and I think they are missing the bigger picture here. I'm not certain FaceID will ever come to a non-iOS device, here's why... With your iPhone/iPad - the OS knows you want to be authenticated because you pick up the device and the device uses that pickup/ac…

I don't think this argument makes much sense. Windows Hello has logged me in by face for years on my Surface Pro. It works well, and there's no onerous trigger or precise button-pushing needed. Sit down, tap the mouse/keyboard any way you like, and you're logged in.

> Sit down, tap the keyboard ... and you're logged in

How is that a better experience than on macOS where you "Sit down, tap the [touchID] key ... and you're logged in"?

Not wanting to sound argumentative, just playing devils advocate.

Re: Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, but Only 2GB Used

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Post by mschuster91 »

hughrr wrote: post #40
mschuster91 wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Agree with you. But in my case I use a MBP as a desktop 80% of the time so wanted a zero hassle monitor that will charge my MBP and take over some of the ancillary functions built into the laptop. It does that perfectly so I bought one and I love it already. Sounds like the old Apple Thunderbolt Display... which is built a lot simpler than the new model. Basically it's nothing more [1] than a PSU and a TB controlle…

I had one and abandoned it the moment I got a Retina MBP because I couldn't bare to stare at 1440p screens any more. I paid £899 for it when it came out. That's £1165 now with inflation. Applying that to the Studio Display now, I paid £330 more for the Studio Display, gain a charger, 5k screen, decent speaker system, decent webcam and a warranty. And it looks really nice sitting in front of me. I'm really not bothere…

> I had one and abandoned it the moment I got a Retina MBP because I couldn't bare to stare at 1440p screens any more.

Apple laptops are like heroin for eyes: experience it once and you can't go back.

Just this weekend my s/o needed a new laptop - unfortunately, she's more or less locked into the Windows world, and needs some serious-ish GPU offering. Apple was unfortunately out of the question because the M1 can't run Windows... so we looked around, and there was literally no offer that had an aluminium case, a decent GPU/CPU/RAM combo and a screen with a better resolution than 1080p at a reasonable price!

We settled on an Acer Swift X in the end and made the compromise at the display.

Re: Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, but Only 2GB Used

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Post by dagw »

tiffanyh wrote: post #45
mkl wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think this argument makes much sense. Windows Hello has logged me in by face for years on my Surface Pro. It works well, and there's no onerous trigger or precise button-pushing needed. Sit down, tap the mouse/keyboard any way you like, and you're logged in.

> Sit down, tap the keyboard ... and you're logged in How is that a better experience than on macOS where you "Sit down, tap the [touchID] key ... and you're logged in"? Not wanting to sound argumentative, just playing devils advocate.

How is that a better experience than on macOS where you "Sit down, tap the [touchID] key ... and you're logged in"?

One concrete example. When working at my desk I have my MacBook plugged into a screen/keyboard/mouse and stashed away to the side with the lid closed. In this state the touchID key is not accessible and so touchID cannot be used. While Windows Hello works with the webcam I have over my screen.

Re: Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, but Only 2GB Used

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Post by dbbk »

mschuster91 wrote: post #36
hughrr wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agree with you. But in my case I use a MBP as a desktop 80% of the time so wanted a zero hassle monitor that will charge my MBP and take over some of the ancillary functions built into the laptop. It does that perfectly so I bought one and I love it already. The price is high but it's not unreasonable for the overall quality and it comes with decent service and support unlike all other vendors in the UK which hire th…

> Agree with you. But in my case I use a MBP as a desktop 80% of the time so wanted a zero hassle monitor that will charge my MBP and take over some of the ancillary functions built into the laptop. It does that perfectly so I bought one and I love it already. Sounds like the old Apple Thunderbolt Display... which is built a lot simpler than the new model. Basically it's nothing more [1] than a PSU and a TB controlle…

> Why the fuck does a monitor need an embedded OS?!

They've explained this. It's so that features like Center Stage and spatial audio can work when connected to Macs that don't have Apple Silicon. Also to run the camera's ISP.

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