AppleInsider Staff
The new display pricing offers its steepest discount to the 30-inch Cinema HD model, which has fallen $200 in cost to $1,799.
Apple's other HD display offering, the 23-inch Cinema Display HD, shed $100 off its price tag and now retails for $899. Similarly, the 20-inch non-HD Cinema display pricing dropped down to 599 from $699.
No other changes appear to have affected the Apple display line, which otherwise includes a DVI Display Connector, 2 FireWire 400 ports, and a 2 port USB 2.0 Hub, on each model.
All three of the displays are VESA mount compatible. The 30-inch model requires graphics card with dual-link DVI.
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I actually wrote this in the mac pro thread, but now that this is here it belongs here:
Good to see a monitor drop but they're still way to expensive as much a I want one to match my mbp. I wanted the 20 inch but at 699 canadian that's wayyy too much even if it offers a firewire and usb hub. It should be more like 549 or 499 canadian (and that's still pushing it imo). I'm thinking of getting the 22" benq since I don't need all the pro colour calibration and I could get 2 benqs or 2 acers for that price. (22" benq 314.99, 22" acer 319.99).
Lower it more apple, I can get a small hdtv for my bedroom for your 20" monitor price.
But then again maybe I can finally get a decent price on one from ebay.
Not even close to enough of a price drop. A widescreen Dell 20" monitor capable of the same resolution is $229. The Apple Cinema Displays are beautiful.... but not more than twice the price worth of beautiful.
The last price drop (last summer?) put Apple at a competative price for display's... this price drop is still well short of the market.
e.g. 20" Dell Widescreen (non-HD to non-HD) = $299 today versus Apple @ $599.
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...1&sku=320-5123
With Apple's worldwide buying power on LCD (add up all those inches in ipods) and they certainly should have competative costing on quality panels from thier suppliers.
I'm certain I'm going to get flamed about some quality differences, but really, if you are comparing the 20" Apple non-HD display to any other brand, how can you defend Apple's advantage when you can't justify buying the 23" HD?
Boooh!
Monitors: No HDMI, still too expensive!!
Mac Pro: Still the underpowered 7300 as standard, just 1gb internal memory standard!
Lousy update.
Boooh!
Monitors: No HDMI, still too expensive!!
Mac Pro: Still the underpowered 7300 as standard, just 1gb internal memory standard!
Lousy update.
What on earth do you need HDMI for, the screen has no speakers and HDMI->DVI conversion is easily done.