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Apple Studio Display - Owners Thread
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They're definitely there. Put your ear about 1/4 to 1/3 of the way across the top from each corner - you can feel/hear the air blowing. But its so minimal, and they're completely silent. Apple has worked hard on their cooling, seems like every generation of laptop has better fans to minimize noise. No doubt they've applied that tech in the displays too. ProDisplay XDR has fans too.
Hi guys!
Any Of you can confirm the Weight Of The box? I’ll try to estimate a internacional shippig price..
Any Of you can confirm the Weight Of The box? I’ll try to estimate a internacional shippig price..
I had to restart my MacBook before the update would show up.
No idea what the actual box weighs, but i’d guess its the weight of the display. Its a really heavy piece of cardboard. Apple has some quality packaging.
Just did a firmware update on the Studio display and idk if I'm going crazy or if the speakers got WAY better after the firmware update. Like they sound really good for monitor speakers. I don't recall them sounding this way yesterday/earlier today.
Anybody else experience this?
Anybody else experience this?
Well, whatever combination of things I just did must've kicked the displays into behaving. I started out with two ASDs connected to the Intel MBP. After a number of fruitless restarts with both of the displays plugged in, I took each one over to a newer M1 in my possession (MBA) and hooked them up individually just to check for proper output. All was well over on the M1. I updated the ASDs to 15.4 using the M1, then restarted the ole' Intel MBP with nothing connected, connected each display individually, and voila, they're now both 2560x1440 scaled to 5k by default on the Intel. Strange stuff!
Noticed the same thing! The bass especially seems stronger–not sure if it's just in my head though.
Do you MacBook users keep it in clamshell or as a 2nd monitor on the side?
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The Studio Display is sold out everywhere and orders from Apple direct are out to May.
What's the best place to look to pick one up quicker? Shiuld I just keep checking the Apple website and hope for a restock? Costco says estimated delivery on Tuesday, but don't know if I can trust it.
What's the best place to look to pick one up quicker? Shiuld I just keep checking the Apple website and hope for a restock? Costco says estimated delivery on Tuesday, but don't know if I can trust it.
Apple Authorized Retailers--but be careful most of them are final sales unfortunately.
Does anyone know of a USB-C 10GBASE-T adapter that will work when connected to the Studio Display? My wife misses the Thunderbolt Display's built-in ethernet where it only required one cable to power, provide display, and provide ethernet when connected to her MacBook Pro.
Also, does anyone else think the amount of base from the microphone is too much? I had a thunderous voice when testing Teams while using the built-in microphone.
Also, does anyone else think the amount of base from the microphone is too much? I had a thunderous voice when testing Teams while using the built-in microphone.
In my experience you can trust the Costco estimate. Otherwise checking daily early in the morning for local resupply to Apple Stores is the next best option you mentioned.
If I recall correctly, one Thunderbolt controller is shared between two ports. With four ports, there's two controllers, but you can't have two 5K displays on the same controller. So, you have to pick the right two ports for two 5k monitors or it will only support 4k on each monitor. Whenever I've needed to find out which ports are on separate controllers I've just googled around until figuring it out...
Went ahead and purchased my 2nd through Costco - picked 1 to 2 day express delivery. We shall see!
FYI - I posted about an issue I've run into with my display. It started off as very intermittent flickering and is now a constant issue that makes the display completely unusable. Sad, because it worked great for the first few hours I tested it.
I have a 14-inch and in my experience, it is just too small to be used as 2nd display. Clamshell mode for life.
I have to admit that my SD has grown on me over the past 24-odd hours. The software update seems to have given the speakers a little extra bass, and I've yet to have a hiccup with my M1 MBP in clamshell mode.
I remember when I sold my Thunderbolt Display years ago, thinking that I'd probably have to wait a long time for an Apple-branded replacement. Glad it's finally arrived.
I remember when I sold my Thunderbolt Display years ago, thinking that I'd probably have to wait a long time for an Apple-branded replacement. Glad it's finally arrived.
I have to agree. I think the press/reviewers got this monitor wrong. It's actually pretty good. I don't notice the faults on the display, except for the atrocious webcam quality, but as Apple has mentioned, it may be remedied through upcoming firmware updates.
Sure, it doesn't have the specs of other displays that are in the same price point: HDR, high fps, HDMI 2.1, etc, but it isn't trash tier either as the reviews make it seem to be.
I find it perfect for one or two apps--i usually keep my music and Slack open on the MacBook and my main workflows on my monitor!