The company’s new display seemed like a far more affordable option than its nearly $5,000 Pro Display XDR, but there are some important caveats buyers should know before preordering.
When Apple debuted its new Studio Display at its Peek Performance event, the $1,599 starting price tag seemed like a relatively good bargain. After all, the company’s previous stand-alone Pro Display XDR launched at an eye-watering $4,999, and that didn’t even include the extra $999 Apple was charging for what was a fairly barebones stand. Now that the industry has had a few days to let the new Studio Display’s specs sink in, and to question Apple about a few things it didn’t cover at the event, the new monitor may be looking like slightly less of a bargain. The first issue is with the starting price itself. That will only get you a standard version of the display on either a tilt-adjustable stand or with a VESA-compatible adapter that will require you to provide your own stand or arm. You can’t have both without paying extra. The extremely basic stand can also be replaced by a ” tilt- and height-adjustable stand,” which adds an extra $400 to the price. Also: How to choose the right monitor layout for working from home Of course, this is less than half of the aforementioned $999 stand mentioned above, but it’s also an add-on for a monitor that costs barely over one-quarter of what the Pro Display XDR did.
