Apple’s Studio Display Is a 27-inch, 5K External Monitor That Costs $1,599

Apple simply re-entered the mainstream monitor area with the Studio Display, a 27-inch, 5K monitor meant for inventive professionals with smaller budgets than those that can afford Apple’s high choice.

Up till right now, the one monitor Apple offered was the Pro Studio XDR, a 32-inch, 6K show that began at $5,000 earlier than you added the $1,000 stand. It’s made for large Hollywood manufacturing groups, and prices, erm, Hollywood cash. Announced at its ‘Peek performance’ occasion, the $1,599 Studio Display, whereas not a price range monitor, is smart as a companion to a MacE book Pro or the brand new Mac Studio desktop.

Digging into the specs, the Studio Display has a 27-inch, 5K Retina show able to reaching 600 nits of brightness and gives P3 colour gamut help. It additionally comes with True Tone, which adjustments the white stability primarily based in your surroundings. Sorry, no mini-LED right here, however keep in mind, Apple is making an attempt to maintain the value down.

The show has the entire outputs you want for video conferencing, listening to music, or connecting peripherals. That features a six-speaker sound system (consisting of 4 woofers and two tweeners) with Spatial Audio, “studio-quality” mics, three USB-C ports, a Thunderbolt 4 with 96W passthrough charging, and a 12MP ultra-wide-angle webcam with Center Stage.

This monitor comes with a stand that tilts and is height-adjustable, or you possibly can connect the monitor to a VESA mount (portrait and panorama mode are supported). Apple says you possibly can join as much as three Studio Displays to your MacE book Pro to create a full 3D animation studio.

The Studio Display prices $1,599 and is $100 off for training. The monitor is out there right now for pre-order and can ship on March 18.