“The Apple Studio Display Is a Bad Deal” [video]

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8 points·frankjr··4 comments

Speaking from experience. The last Apple display I bought was a 2008 24" LED Cinema Display. I paid $900. 14 years later, I'm still using it. It works perfectly, albeit it is very dated. Last year I thought an Samsung 32" 4K to replace it and it died within 2 weeks of having it.

I bought an Apple Studio Display the day they went on sale. Why? Because I'm expecting it to last me a minimum of 8 years. And it probably will.

On another note, listening to YouTube "influencers" is no better than believing a company's marketing team. Think for yourself and go by your gut.

IMO, pre 2015 Apple is not the same as post 2015 Apple.

My 2015 MBP is still running. But I wouldn't count on anything Apple releases today to last more than few years.

Especially since they seem to gate features now that you will have to upgrade earlier than expected.

I wouldn't be surprised if they release a Studio Display V2 a year or so from now that supports FaceID.

I agree, Apple products tend to have much better reliability and durability.

Samsung in particular has terrible reliability. From TVs to kitchen appliances—everything I have ever owned Samsung has something go wrong with it within 2 years. Monitors from LG and Asus typically last a decade or more if take care of, though their build quality and quality control are certainly not up to the Apple standard.

With all that said, MKHD is a pretty good reviewer of tech and usually is very favorable towards Apple. He has some fair criticisms here. The Apple Studio Monitor is not a great “value” at $1,600, but he doesn’t say it is a bad product, just a hard product to justify buying. I know I would have a hard time justifying it despite loving the build quality and design.

I know. I still bought one.

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