Meet the new 27in Studio Display with Apple silicon inside

During Apple's March launch event and keynote, the company announced a host of products and core technologies, including a new Apple M1 Ultra chip, and the Mac Studio compact desktop for content creation pros. It also pulled back the veil on its new Studio Display, a 5K Retina-panel monitor for content production and productivity. The key specs on this new midprice 27-inch panel include a peak rated brightness of 600 nits, an anti-glare coating (with the option for an extra-effective one!), a very high-res camera, and six spatial-audio speakers scattered around the housing. The Studio Display starts at $1,599, and you can read more about that launch, including the full range of what was announced, at the link here. But note: We said the monitor at $1,599. (Cue "Uh-ohs!" in the background.)The Monitor-Stand Money Train Apple watchers surely remember, and most surely lust after, this monitor's big sibling, the $4,999 Apple Pro Display XDR. It debuted a few years ago. The industry ...

For Mac users this 5K display will fit right in with your other Apple products, delivering many of the features MacBook users have been enjoying for the last couple of years, and will work with a vast array of Mac products too.

Built-in 12-megapixel camera; Six speakers for Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio support; 96W Thunderbolt 3 port to power your MacBook;

No 120Hz refresh rate support; Would be nice to have Ethernet and USB-A ports;

Excellent Mac integration ; Impressive speakers; Lovely design;

Woeful webcam; Panel tech hardly cutting-edge; Expensive;

The Apple Studio Display is an all-in-one monitor like no other, but it’s expensive for what you get

Beautiful design; Excellent colour accuracy; Impressive speakers;

Expensive; No height adjustment as standard; Weak webcam;

Excellent 5K image; Complete setup with integrated speakers; Mics and webcam; Sleek design;

Expensive; Lacks proper HDR support; Not great for Windows owners;