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  • Apple Studio Display update may arrive a year later than expected

    thedbathedba
    macxpress said:
    thedba said:
    macxpress said:
    I wonder if they'd bump the size up to a 30" display? I would be nice to see 120Hz ProMotion. Or, perhaps they'll offer the same 27" Studio Display for a cheaper price ($1199 or something like that) and then offer a more expensive 30" Studio Display and then obviously the XDR display for a lot more. I would really like to have (2) 27" Studio Displays but I also don't wanna spend $3500 on displays lol. They'd be a lot better than the cheaper LG 27" 2k displays I have now. 
    A couple of 4K displays (they're a dime a dozen nowadays) would be a lot better than your 2K displays. 
    I already have an ASD, next to a much cheaper 4K Lenovo 28".  I really would like a 2nd one but even at refurb prices find it expensive in 2025 for what it is.

    120Hz is just not important to many of us. I don's spend my time trying to read the fine print while scrolling and I am not a gamer.  
    I want Apple displays not some cheap looking POS 4k display on my desk. That was the point. I want Apple Displays. I'd rather have what I have than a panel that is 4K just to have 4K. Not all panels are creatred equal and yeah they're a dime a dozen because most are very poor panels. 
    I understand your POV. I try to move most of my work to the ASD and keep the 4K for e-mail, search and MS Teams. Maybe one day the refurbs will come down even further in price and I'll pull the trigger on a 2nd one. 
    Right now, they go for $1699 ($1999 new) in the Canadian Apple Store and with taxes it comes out to $1953. 
    watto_cobra

  • Apple Studio Display update may arrive a year later than expected

    thedbathedba
    macxpress said:
    I wonder if they'd bump the size up to a 30" display? I would be nice to see 120Hz ProMotion. Or, perhaps they'll offer the same 27" Studio Display for a cheaper price ($1199 or something like that) and then offer a more expensive 30" Studio Display and then obviously the XDR display for a lot more. I would really like to have (2) 27" Studio Displays but I also don't wanna spend $3500 on displays lol. They'd be a lot better than the cheaper LG 27" 2k displays I have now. 
    A couple of 4K displays (they're a dime a dozen nowadays) would be a lot better than your 2K displays. 
    I already have an ASD, next to a much cheaper 4K Lenovo 28".  I really would like a 2nd one but even at refurb prices find it expensive in 2025 for what it is.

    120Hz is just not important to many of us. I don's spend my time trying to read the fine print while scrolling and I am not a gamer.  
    danoxzeus423watto_cobra

  • Apple Studio Display update may arrive a year later than expected

    thedbathedba
    nubus said:
    bulk001 said:
    Unless it is a chip swap and camera bump, Apple seems incapable of delivering anything in any sort of a reasonable time frame. Apple Watch Ultra they were able to come up with a new color and not even a better chip. 
    Indeed! Apple delivered the Mac, iPod (developed and launched in less than 12 months), and iPhone... all under the same CEO. For a decade the next big thing was going to be Car and AVP. Concepts copied from Musk + Zuckerberg. One didn't ship and one shouldn't have. Apple upgraded AirPods Max, keyboards, trackpads, and the "charge on back" mouse to USB C thanks to EU but let everything else stay unchanged.

    I don't want to see Musk near Apple but someone should review project management and product development before Cook is going full Copland/Taligent on us. From Siri and iPadOS to not being focused on AI and still not delivering. Dell is shipping Tandem OLED in laptops and Asus (Asus!) is delivering Pro displays with tech Apple might use in 2026.
    The "Apple Car" was never a product. No Apple exec ever got on stage and said it will start shipping on <insert date here>. It was an internal project and the RUMOUR mill was working overtime on it.

    The Apple Vision Pro is a product and one may argue, not a very successful one.

    As for Tim Cook deliveries under his watch,  AirPods, HomePods, AppleTV+, Apple Music, APPLE SILICON,  APPLE WATCH, Pro display XDR, Apple Studio Display, Apple Vision Pro.
    So yeah, a little more than your stated "keyboards and trackpads". 
    thtdanoxwilliamlondonwatto_cobraStrangeDaysfastasleep

  • AppleCare+ moves to subscription-only model

    thedbathedba
    randominternetperson said:
    This is actually a consumer-friendly move. Rather surprising.

    Some of us with commitment issues, don't want long-term agreements.
    Consumer friendly would be offering the customer a standard 3 year warranty on new Apple hardware and not try peddling an extended warranty, by any other name.
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • Why Walmart still won't accept Apple Pay

    thedbathedba
    hexclock said:
    Since New York State won’t let you use Apple Wallet for your ID, I still need to carry my physical wallet around, so not having Apple Pay at any particular store or chain is no big deal for me. That said, just about everywhere I go accepts Apple Pay now. 
    I simply don’t carry a wallet any more.
    My iPhone is with me all the time and a 3 card magnetic sleeve holds my driver’s license, my Medicare card (Quebec), and my Costco Master card. 

    No cash needed for day to day living and definitely no need for bulky wallets.

    P.S.  Our Walmarts all have tap to pay terminals and by definition Apple Pay. 
    Bart Y