Testseek.com have collected 70 expert reviews of the Apple Studio Display 27-inch and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple Studio Display 27-inch.
April 2022
(77%)
70 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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3 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Excellent Color and Accuracy
Attractive Design
96-Watt USB-C Thunderbolt 3
Crisp 5K Retina Resolution
One of the few 5K monitors you can buy from any company for any price
Works great with Macs
Works OK with PCs
And looks much more at home in a Mac setup than the LG UltraFine ever did
Works just fine with a wide variety of Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C cabl
Strong color-accuracy and color-gamut coverage results
Impeccable cabinet design
Sturdy
Impressively machined stand
Simple plug-and-go design for Mac use
Easy installation
Wonderful design
Real
Beneficial speakers
Center Stage
Competitive price point
Much improved multimedia capabilities
Built-in reference modes for media
Non-reflective nano-texture glass option
Beautiful
Bright 5K display
Six-speaker array delivers remarkably good sound
12MP ultrawide camera captures great images/video
Elegant design
The only decent 5K display available on the market
Excellent mic
Great speakers
High 5k resolution delivers sharp text and images
Excellent peak brightness and fantastic reflection handling
Wide viewing angles
Exceptional accuracy before calibration
Excellent color accuracy and Apple-standard color profiles
Good speaker system for a monitor
The editors didn't like
Expensive
Creature Comforts Hidden Behind Paywall
Limited Compatibility for non-Apple PCs
Low Contrast
3-foot Thunderbolt cable in the box enables full 40Gbps transfer speeds but is short enough to be limiting
USB-C only for the downstream ports—USB-A or even Ethernet would have been nice to see for the sake of port-challenged laptops
Some backlight blee
Basic stand only tilts
And height-adjust stand is $400 extra
Glare-resistant coating option is $300 more
No support for HDR
Unclear benefit from A13 Bionic chip and RAM
USB-C/Thunderbolt ports may mandate dongles
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Supply issues
No HDR support
Expensive and more so with extras
Will you need a dongle
Fixed height with the default stand
Camera falls a little short of competition
Cleaning nano-texture coating a challenge
No height adjustment by default
Center Stage not much use on a deskbound monitor
Webcam will make everyone you know sad
Aging panel tech
No HDR
No local dimming
No variable refresh
It's $1
599 and adjusting the height is another $400
Limited ergonomics
Can't remove stand to wall-mount it
No physical controls
Meh Windows compatibility
Height adjustable stand is extra cost and neither choice allows swiveling or rotation
The Studio Display is an attractive external monitor for use with a desktop or laptop Mac, complemented by extra video conferencing-oriented features and an impressive six-speaker system. It's far less expensive than Apple's 6K Pro Display XDR, which star...
The Studio Display is an attractive external monitor for use with a desktop or laptop Mac, complemented by extra video conferencing-oriented features and an impressive six-speaker system. It's far less expensive than Apple's 6K Pro Display XDR, which star...
Published: 2022-03-25, Author: Andrew , review by: appleinsider.com
Abstract: AppleInsider is supported by its audience and may earn commission as an Amazon Associate and affiliate partner on qualifying purchases. These affiliate partnerships do not influence our editorial content.Apple products are polarizing, but it's been some t...
Published: 2022-03-17, Author: Roman , review by: macworld.com
Abstract: As a production display, the Studio Display is an affordable alternative to the Pro Display XDR. Buyers will enjoy it, but you can save a few dollars by going with a non-Apple display. When Apple discontinued the Thunderbolt Display in June 2016 after a...
The only decent 5K display available on the market, Excellent mic, Great speakers
Webcam will make everyone you know sad, Aging panel tech: no HDR, no local dimming, no variable refresh, It's $1,599 and adjusting the height is another $400
Abstract: First impressions of the Apple Studio Display have now been shared by select media outlets and YouTubers, providing a closer look at Apple's latest standalone display. Reviewers praised some aspects such as the display's built-in speaker and microphone se...
One of the few 5K monitors you can buy from any company for any price, Works great with Macs, works OK with PCs, and looks much more at home in a Mac setup than the LG UltraFine ever did, Works just fine with a wide variety of Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C cabl
3-foot Thunderbolt cable in the box enables full 40Gbps transfer speeds but is short enough to be limiting, USB-C only for the downstream ports—USB-A or even Ethernet would have been nice to see for the sake of port-challenged laptops, Some backlight blee
Published: 2022-03-17, Author: Alex , review by: tomsguide.com
Beautiful, bright 5K display, Six-speaker array delivers remarkably good sound, 12MP ultrawide camera captures great images/video, Elegant design,
No height adjustment by default, Center Stage not much use on a deskbound monitor
The Studio Display is a great monitor, one that delivers a lot of the value of Apple's $5,000 Pro Display XDR in a much more affordable package. With its excellent camera, fantastic speaker setup and gorgeous 27-inch 5K screen, this is easily one of the b...
Published: 2022-03-08, Author: David , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: The M1 Ultra chip, Apple's latest high-speed processor, arrived at the company's first event of the year today. With it came the Mac Studio, a new desktop computer that's designed to work with the also-new Studio Display monitor.The company bills the new...
