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There are some things you should know before buying one of Apple’s new displays

The Studio Display and the Studio Display XDR

Before you splurge on one of the new Apple displays, here are somethings you should be aware of — as pointed out by MacRumors.

One caveat: neither the updated Studio Display or the new Studio Display XDR support Intel Macs. You’ll need one of these Macs to use one of the external monitors:

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)

Number two caveat: The new Studio Display XDR features a mini-LED display with up to a 120Hz refresh rate, but you’ll need a newer Mac to get support for the full 120Hz. These include the:

‌M2‌ Pro, ‌M2‌ Max, ‌M2‌ Ultra

M3 Pro, M3 Max, M3 Ultra

M4 Pro, M4 Max

M5, M5 Pro, M5 Max

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Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.

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