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Re: Apple Studio Display and Studio Display XDR

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Post by jakubadamw » Tue, Mar 03, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC

cptcobalt wrote: post #33

tiffanyh wrote: post #29

So Apple essentially introduce a new (middle) price point in their displays: $1,500 Studio Display $3,300 Studio Display XDR Apple is amazing at "laddering" people up to the next higher tier. EDIT: It appears the Pro Display has been discontinued.

it seems like the Pro Display XDR is discontinued. The webpage for that now redirects to the Studio Displays XDR

There is a note at the end of the linked announcement:

”Studio Display XDR replaces Pro Display XDR and starts at $3,299 (U.S.) and $3,199 (U.S.) for education.”

Re: Apple Studio Display and Studio Display XDR

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Post by gbjw » Tue, Mar 03, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC

tiffanyh wrote: post #36

cptcobalt wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

it seems like the Pro Display XDR is discontinued. The webpage for that now redirects to the Studio Displays XDR

I can't find it either. Which means they don't have a 32" display option if true. Maybe it will also be updated, but on a different day this week?

On the announcement page, they say "Studio Display XDR replaces Pro Display XDR" in the footnotes, so doubtful.

Re: Apple Studio Display and Studio Display XDR

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Post by JCharante » Tue, Mar 03, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC

This is awesome! $3299 is a great price drop. I’m moving countries soon and wasn’t going to bring my old monitor, so this is perfect timing.

Re: Apple Studio Display and Studio Display XDR

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Post by a2tech » Tue, Mar 03, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC

sq_ wrote: post #2

I was curious to see the "Innovative DICOM Medical Imaging" section. I wouldn't have thought that Apple would be interested in niche applications like viewing radiology imaging, but I guess they're probably interested in any cost-insensitive market for these since they're so expensive.

At a local hospital the radiologists have been all Mac for a long long time. They refused to give it up and resisted all attempts to get them to switch. So it doesn’t surprise me at all.

Re: Apple Studio Display and Studio Display XDR

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Post by sylens » Tue, Mar 03, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC

microtonal wrote: post #3

Pretty lame that the Studio Display with a height-adjustable stand is still 400 Euro more. My biggest regret is getting my Gen 1 Studio Display without. Also the non-XDR is only a small upgrade otherwise, no 120Hz, no HDR, only Thunderbolt 5 and a new camera. Finally a downstream Thunderbolt port though. This is all after 4 years?

Insanity that a monitor that expensive is stuck at 60Hz

Re: Apple Studio Display and Studio Display XDR

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Post by pwthornton » Tue, Mar 03, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC

troupo wrote: post #39

pwthornton wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Great news. Apple announced a 120hz display today.

There are other 120Hz displays than Apple's. There are even 240Hz displays. IIRC Apple couldn't get above 60Hz even on third-party displays they explicitly advertised.

There are 5k displays at 240hz?

Re: Apple Studio Display and Studio Display XDR

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Post by sbrother » Tue, Mar 03, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC

geerlingguy wrote: post #10

AdamN wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's probably an easy win for them. It also might have been a good target when they were ideating on specs. Having these pro certifications gives the devices a halo of premium quality.

Regular consumers probably don't buy these displays in bulk, when you can get very nice displays for less than half the price that are 98% the same on specs. So targeting checkbox-compliance for places like hospital systems is probably an easy win to generating / keeping some long term contracts.

> you can get very nice displays for less than half the price that are 98% the same on specs.

Can you recommend any displays with PPI and brightness equivalent to the studio display, with 120Hz+ refresh rates? I was waiting for this announcement to buy a studio display because I thought they might bring 120Hz to the base model, but $3300 is a lot to spend on a single display. I have an original studio display and a high refresh rate 4K OLED monitor, and they are both compromises unfortunately.

Re: Apple Studio Display and Studio Display XDR

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Post by cosmic_cheese » Tue, Mar 03, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC

troupo wrote: post #39

pwthornton wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Great news. Apple announced a 120hz display today.

There are other 120Hz displays than Apple's. There are even 240Hz displays. IIRC Apple couldn't get above 60Hz even on third-party displays they explicitly advertised.

I have an Alienware AW2721D and my M series Macs have no problem driving it at 240hz. macOS picks up that it’s a GSync display and supports VRR on it too.

Re: Apple Studio Display and Studio Display XDR

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Post by ErneX » Tue, Mar 03, 2026, 3:01 PM UTC

stevenpetryk wrote: post #21

ErneX wrote: post #16

I was hoping for a 6k 32inch model. But even so, these 2 new monitors still don’t support multiple inputs.

I've been pretty happy with my ASUS ProArt PA32QCV (32", 6k, but only 60Hz). Kinda infuriating that Apple doesn't let you adjust third-party monitor brightness though (and my work disallows apps like BetterDisplay).

Thank you, that’s exactly the one I’m going to get now, I was just waiting for these from Apple to be announced to make the decision.

Re: Apple Studio Display and Studio Display XDR

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Post by ErneX » Tue, Mar 03, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC

JCharante wrote: post #43

This is awesome! $3299 is a great price drop. I’m moving countries soon and wasn’t going to bring my old monitor, so this is perfect timing.

It’s a smaller monitor though, the discontinued one was 32 inch 6K resolution, this one is 27 inch 5K resolution.

But it’s the same pixel density.