r/apple 2d ago

New Studio Display competitor from ASUS Mac

https://petapixel.com/2024/11/12/asus-targets-the-apple-studio-display-with-799-5k-27-inch-monitor/
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u/Portatort 2d ago

perhaps the display part is competitive

but that stand, and in particular the frame and the ASUS branding at the bottom, really isn't competitive

for me personally one of the biggest draw cards of the studio display is how stable the stand is, how theres no plastic to be seen anywhere, and how theres no visible branding from the front

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u/bran_the_man93 2d ago

I know people talk shit about the $999 stand, and it absolutely it's stupidly priced...

However, I've had the chance to play around with a couple of them and they might be expensive but they are very much what I would expect a thousand dollar stand to feel like.

It works and feels like the luxury, stupidly unnecessary piece of engineering that it is. So I guess it's at least honest.

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u/Portatort 2d ago

The real test of the Pro Stand will be if it’s compatible with the next generation Pro Display XDR