Mine will be going straight back. For a VESA monitor where you are highly likely to snake the cables through the arm and hide them away, why would you put in a fixed power cord that is only 1.8m. Another daft Apple design.
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Apple Studio Display - Owners Thread
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I guess I have a faulty one.
The left fan is making some crackling noise when I put my ear on the top.. the right side seems to be fine just silent air flow - you can hear clearly the difference between left and right.
I can even hear it when I am 1m away from the monitor, if am behind - have my desk in the middle of the room.
Really disapoiting to go to Apple Store with a 13kg package... to replace a 1,8KEUR Montitor.. other then that I was extremly happy....
Would be interesting to test some in the Apple Store, if they also have it.
The left fan is making some crackling noise when I put my ear on the top.. the right side seems to be fine just silent air flow - you can hear clearly the difference between left and right.
I can even hear it when I am 1m away from the monitor, if am behind - have my desk in the middle of the room.
Really disapoiting to go to Apple Store with a 13kg package... to replace a 1,8KEUR Montitor.. other then that I was extremly happy....
Would be interesting to test some in the Apple Store, if they also have it.
You can get 2m pretty easily. The apple one is rather pricey.
Use a power strip or extension cord? Not many monitors have variable-length power cables.
Inflation and electronics (especially computer parts) don't usually scale the same... Look up what an Apple II would cost in 2022 dollars and you will realize how quickly the argument falls apart.
Yes. Cable Matters and CalDigit have Intel-certified 2m cables for around $60.
That seems pretty standard for the industry. Are you using your display outdoors or in a refrigerated area?
Nothing todo with variable length ??!!? I already have power cord wired up through through the VESA arm bought at teh right length. For a £1500 i have to buy a extension cord to overcome another daft Apple design - can't be bothered to put up with sub standard nonsense.
Apple will sell soon a 3m version of the same braided Thunderbolt cable. But as other have said, this cable is pricey and there are very good alternatives less expensive
The power cable on the LG UltraFine 5K is also 1.8m in length. How would that be any different?
I bought a 3m power cable that unsurprisingly I could attach to the monitor
I don't want extension cords hanging in the air because Apple can't design basic stuff.
This is the weirdest power plug I’ve seen in a long time. Why didn’t they used the same as the iMac 24 inch?
That's only rated to carry power, not data.
Can you use the white Apple power/charge cable that comes with the USB-C charger ?
No, that cable only carries power, not data, so you will be able to charge your laptop, but not extend the display to the Studio Display.
No, but in an office that turns off heat overnight. The Apple display will refuse to turn on until it warms up, which could take an hour or more. I have a (much cheaper) Samsung display right next to it that pops on every time no matter the temperature. THAT is how a display should work, especially one >$1,000.
If this is how the new displays work, that's a big no go for me.
Another reported still having black bars, which is to be expected. It is up to the iPad how it will display and nothing has changed with iPadOS for it to behave any differently than it does now.
Thank you. Do you regret buying the Display Studio? It seems like other than the spacial audio feature, there’s nothing else that warrants $1,599 price tag. Too bad we still have those annoying black sidebars even on this display.