Apple 4th March 2026 Event

LiE · Tuesday at 14:53

Irish_Tom said:
I'm an idiot — I completely misread the press release.

The "Studio Display" is barely an upgrade — TB5, better camera and speakers, but the same panel.

It's the "Studio Display XDR" that has mini-LED, 2,000 nits, and 120Hz but has now been downgraded to 27" and is £3,000.

Frankly, **** that. What a waste of time.

Exactly. There’s no reason the regular Studio Display couldn’t have 120hz after all these years. Gimped to not eat into the XDR sales.

Irish_Tom · Tuesday at 15:05

Ayahuasca said:
It is safe to upgrade now.

True, safe in the knowledge that something better isn't about to be launched. But it wasn't a great proposition before this 'upgrade'.

It was the old 60Hz panel I was waiting for them to replace. I just don't think £1,500 today on that panel is a good proposition, and I'm not prepared to spend £3,000 on the XDR.

LiE said:
Exactly. There’s no reason the regular Studio Display couldn’t have 120hz after all these years. Gimped to not eat into the XDR sales.

This 100%.

mid_gen · Tuesday at 15:08

Best Studio Display is still the Kuycon G32p

Weird they got rid of the 32" as it's a great size at 6k...although Windows scaling is more flexible than MacOS.

LiE · Tuesday at 15:11

I am tempted by this for £700 but not sure my M4 Mac mini and Dell work laptop can manage 5k high refresh rate.

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Cromulent · Tuesday at 15:23

The Apple displays have always been out of my price range. My current monitors are about 10 years old as this point. The only additional thing I'd like is 120Hz but I can live without it.

JetMars · Tuesday at 15:25

Irish_Tom said:
I'm an idiot — I completely misread the press release.

The "Studio Display" is barely an upgrade — TB5, better camera and speakers, but the same panel.

It's the "Studio Display XDR" that has mini-LED, 2,000 nits, and 120Hz but has now been downgraded to 27" and is £3,000.

Frankly, **** that. What a waste of time.

Yeah I'm pretty disappointed, I don't think the XDR is worth it. The studio display price point was the sweet spot. If they add the 120Hz and higher nits. would have been an instant buy for me.

Shadowness · Tuesday at 15:36

Maybe silly question - but if you're not gaming, what benefit does 120hz give you?

Raymond Lin · Tuesday at 15:36

M5 MBA though, that's a beast!

BMox81 · Tuesday at 15:50

Apple Accidentally Leaks 'MacBook Neo'

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LiE · Tuesday at 15:56

Shadowness said:
Maybe silly question - but if you're not gaming, what benefit does 120hz give you?

Smoothness all the time is really nice when navigating, scrolling and scanning. I can do 60hz, but at this price point and stage of the product lifecycle it’s a big miss for me.

iamgigglz · Tuesday at 16:04

LiE said:
Smoothness all the time is really nice when navigating, scrolling and scanning. I can do 60hz, but at this price point and stage of the product lifecycle it’s a big miss for me.

Even 75Hz or 90Hz would have been a noticeable improvement. And no 32" is odd.
No oled makes sense to me. The tech is too new & compromised for Apple to be adopting it in "professional" grade kit like this.

Shadowness · Tuesday at 16:07

They're still 10 year old panels aren't they too?

I'm still struggling to figure out what tech to get for a new monitor (photography) - IPS or OLED. So many different things say either one is better.

kitkat9933 · Tuesday at 16:07

Not sure what crack they are smoking. Not going to pay more than £2000 for the Studio Display XDR version. £3000+ a joke with the current completion that exists.

Cromulent · Tuesday at 18:11

It'll be interesting to see if the Mac Studio gets updated tomorrow.

ChrisD. · Tuesday at 18:14

ChrisD. said:
Refreshed Studio Display is an instant purchase for me. Tempted by a new MBP also to replace my M1 Pro 14".

Well, the new one isn't really refreshed at all is it! Will keep my Dell 4k for the time being.

Shadowness · Tuesday at 18:52

Cromulent said:
It'll be interesting to see if the Mac Studio gets updated tomorrow.

M5 Ultra??

Throrik · Tuesday at 18:55

Wonder if they do trade in on Displays, got @LiE Studio Display to swap if so

Cromulent · Tuesday at 19:10

Shadowness said:
M5 Ultra??

it would be good if it appeared

. I'd have to sit down and do some long hard thinking.

Throrik · Tuesday at 20:33

According to Apple, Macs that have an M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, M2, or M3 will only support the Studio Display XDR at 60Hz. All other features remain available.

For the full 120Hz refresh rate, you'll need to have a Mac with one of the following chips:

‌M2‌ Pro, ‌M2‌ Max, ‌M2‌ Ultra

M3 Pro, M3 Max, M3 Ultra

M4 Pro, M4 Max

M5, M5 Pro, M5 Max

This is actually a bit of an oof - from the clickbait muppet site, but suspect they'll be in the small print for the displays. I iknow a lot of people are holding on to the M1 series as they're still infinitely capable. Especially the Ultra.

Edit: Couldn't stomach just sourcing from that horrible piece of clickbait. From the horses mouth.

Studio Display XDR is compatible with the following Mac models with Apple silicon and macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 or later:

16-inch MacBook Pro (2021 and later)

14-inch MacBook Pro (2021 and later)

13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020 and later)

15-inch MacBook Air (2023 and later)

13-inch MacBook Air (M1, 2020 and later)

Mac Studio (2022 and later)

Mac mini (2020 and later)

Mac Pro (2023 and later)

24-inch iMac (2021 and later)

Mac models with M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, M2, and M3 support Studio Display XDR at up to 60Hz. All other Studio Display XDR features are supported.

Reuben klang · Tuesday at 20:52

Well that’s bloody annoying!