Apple - Studio Display - Standard glass - Tilt- and height-adjustable stand - Silver - Open Box - Fair

Product is consistent with the reviews seen online. Nice plug and play improvement over LG 5K Ultra Fine. Best in class build quality and packaging, camera is just OK, clear vibrant screen.

I bought this to replace my LG 27” 5K Mac monitor as the LG started to make some annoying squeaking sounds and would wobble back and fourth if the desk moved. My 27” iMac on the same desk did not do that. I thought this would be the monitor to go with and I was wrong. The display is stunning. Bright, accurate, and matched the iMac display. With the Studio Display next to the iMac I noticed that the monitor looked a little off. It was sitting a little lower on the left side. I checked to see if it could rotate a little like the LG but it could not. I then brought out the level and the iMac was perfectly flat while the Studio monitor was showing that the left was a little lower. I searched the web and saw that back in 2022 users were seeing this too. Surprised that they have not fixed it. I returned this the same day and will be buying the VESA mount so that I can have height adjustment along with rotation to fix any level issues.

It’s expensive, but it’s such a wonderful display. The 5K screen makes text on a Mac look crystal clear (and windows does 200% scaling but still has plenty of space), the speakers are legitimately great, and the built in mic has become my new default. I know there’s a lot of negative press about the camera, but I don’t use it enough to have an opinion. It’s a thunderbolt 3 port to your Mac, so it doubles as a docking station/charger and has really helped with the clutter on my desk

Even if they come out with a newer version in the very near future, I won’t have buyer’s remorse. If you use a Mac and need a monitor, there’s nothing better for the price. Sure, there’s the uber-expensive pro version that I’d like if money were no object, but this is literally the next best thing. I don’t notice the gram refresh rate difference, even with my MacBook Pro opened up next to it. It’s smooth and integrated so well it doesn’t have (or need) any physical buttons. The picture quality is fantastic for productivity and photo/video work. The adjustable stand is a nice, but pricey perk, that I don’t regret buying. I did buy it on sale and saved about $300 at the time. Also, buying from Best Buy with a membership means you get AppleCare as well.

You have probably researched the life out of this display, and along the way, kept asking yourself: “Is it worth upgrading to the tilt + height adjustable model?” Wonder no more: “Yes, it is worth it.” I held off on good deals for the standard tilt model for the right circumstances to get this model, and I am glad I was patient. I am adjusting the height all the time! The mechanism is so fluid and reassuring, and it is by far superior to all the other solutions and work-arounds I tried to figure out for the sake of saving money with the standard model. If adjusting height means anything to you, this is the model to get. And it’s built like a tank.