How to preorder the 2026 Apple Studio Display, including the mini-LED Studio Display XDR
Apple has finally revamped not one, but both versions of the Studio Display. The 2nd gen Studio Display and all-new mini LED Studio Display XDR are available to preorder now for $1,599 and $3,299, respectively. Shipping starts March 11.
The new Apple monitors were announced around the same time that a new iPad Air, a new MacBook Air, and new MacBook Pros were unveiled. It was all building up to a "special Apple experience" on March 4, unlocking preorders for the new Apple devices.
Apple fans have been wondering about the existence of an "Apple Studio Display 2" of some sort for a while now. (The original Studio Display came out in 2022, and the original Studio Pro Display XDR came out even earlier in 2019.) Both have tilt-adjustable heads and are available in standard or nano-texture glass.
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Noteworthy upgrades for the regular Studio Pro include a 1MP Center Stage camera, a studio-quality microphone system, Spatial Audio, and Thunderbolt 5 connectivity.
The 27-inch Studio Display XDR isn't the OLED Studio Display that some Reddit users were hoping for, but the advanced mini-LED backlight does give it a serious premium edge over other high-end monitors. Creatives can see their work in all its glory displayed in 5K and up to 2,000 nits of peak HDR brightness, fine-tuned across more than 2,000 local dimming zones. The 120Hz refresh rate should give any motion projects, streaming, or gaming a visible bump in fluidity.
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