Apple Studio Display - Nano-Texture Glass - Tilt- and Height-Adjustable Stand ​​​​​​​

Historically I have love-hate relationship with Apple products. I used Windows for major chunk of my life and I still do for office use. But for home use, Apple MacOS is the best. And if you are using Apple laptop or Mac Mini, then this Apple Studio monitor should be on top of your list. This is a glossy monitor. There are hardly any other brands which have glossy monitor. I don't know why people hate glossy. But I love them. Glossy monitor gives such a crisp and bright picture and text quality, that you will never buy a matte screen monitor. Apple has done a fantastic job. Previously I used LG 4K monitor and the brightness on that was weak. Apple Studio is not only bright but color gamut is awesome. Text, pictures, videos look so nice. I am not into gaming. So I don't know how response time will affect gaming performance. I have an external speaker setup with Creative X7 Amp. But I don't use it anymore. Because the speakers on Apple Studio monitor are more than adequate. I don't use in-built webcam. But it's there if anyone needs it. I have hooked it permanently to my Mac mini and I love this setup. In future, I will never buy any other monitor. I think 27 inches is a perfect size. But I wouldn't mind buying a 30 inch version in future. Price of this monitor is very high. But the features it provides justifies the price in long run. Quite honestly it's a well build monitor and value for money. Don't buy those cheap plasticky monitors which break down after a year or two. You will keep using this monitor for at least 8-10 years. One last point, Because this is 5K monitor, it scales really well with Apple products. Even with ipad Pro M4, which I rarely connect. But it shows full screen for ipad Pro M4. I would like to thank Apple for making a wonderful monitor.

I recommend the ASD if you have a Mac. . . everything just works seamlessly. The speakers are incredible for a monitor. The build quality is great - not plastic garbage. But most importantly, I can work on this all day long and my eyes don’t feel fatigued (which they have in the past working on other supposedly good monitors). If you’re obsessed with refresh rate, this is not for you. But if you want a monitor that provides a sharp image and crystal clear text that you can use for hours a day without eye strain, this is worth it imo.

This is a great product, picture quality is excellent and very accurate. Speakers provide enough high quality sound for video calls and the built in camera allows for less clutter on the desk. Pairs great with any Mac. Only downside is only one video input.

The Apple Studio Display checked off a lot of boxes for me, so I bought it. Apparently, the main complaint most people have with this monitor is that it is too expensive. Well, it’s not cheap, but there’s really not much else out there right now in the fully Mac-compatible world to compete with it, so yes, it is a premium price for an elite machine. Here are the monitor requirements that were important to me:-I wanted a high quality 5K monitor with a beautiful screen. Done, no complaints here. It’s produces beautiful, sharp and bright images and text.-I wanted a fully Mac-compatible monitor. Done. The Studio Display reacts quickly and exactly like the screen on an iMac would; integrated as though it was built into the computer. Screen brightness and volume control are handled by the computer’s keyboard. The Studio Display has no buttons whatsoever. No problem with text font scaling.-I did NOT want a monitor that was on back-order; it needed to be available immediately. Amazon delivered the Studio Display within a couple of days as promised (and for $100 less than Apple’s pricing).-I wanted built-in speakers. The Studio Display’s speakers are excellent.-I wanted a built-in microphone. Check. The mic is very good.-I wanted a built-in camera. Check, even though the images are fairly soft.-The monitor had to look good on my desk. The Studio Display is designed and crafted beautifully with high-end materials.My computer is an M2 Pro, Mac Mini.

I'll keep this review short and sweet - like many Mac users I wanted a good display but ran into all the discussion about how low DPI / scaled options don't work great on Mac. I experienced this first hand with a 4K display running at 1080p just looking rough.After checking out the Studio Display in person I decided to just bite the bullet and go with it and I'm glad I did. The colors, text, etc are amazingly clear and my eyes feel less fatigued by the end of the day. I'm also pleasantly surprised by the speaker quality, it was good enough to replace my external setup and declutter my desk. The webcam was the same - although it's not as good as the built in ones in the M series Macbook Pros from what I can see, it's good enough for conference calls.