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New Apple Studio Displays Double Internal Storage to 128GB

The Apple Studio Display and ‌Studio Display‌ XDR are equipped with A19 and A19 Pro chips, respectively, and each display has 128GB of internal NAND storage.

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With A-series chips, the Studio Displays run an iOS-based operating system, which is what the internal storage space is used for. The A19 and A19 Pro handle camera processing for the Center Stage camera, color calibration, USB and Thunderbolt device management, spatial audio, and more.

Storage space is necessary for the existing software, downloading new firmware updates over time, and perhaps for diagnostics, but the storage is not used for user-facing features.

The prior-generation ‌Studio Display‌ had 64GB of storage, so the new displays have double the capacity. Apple likely found it more affordable to use existing NAND storage from its iPhone supply chain rather than to invest in smaller modules with less storage. Most of the 128GB is probably unnecessary.

Along with 128GB of storage, the ‌Studio Display‌ has 8GB RAM and the ‌Studio Display‌ XDR has 12GB RAM. The new displays launched today, and are now available for purchase from the online Apple Store and Apple retail locations.

(Thanks, Mr. Macintosh!)

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Top Rated Comments

tomtad Avatar
27 weeks ago
Why is this not an iMac?
Score: 50 Votes (Like | Disagree)
turbineseaplane Avatar
27 weeks ago

These displays are PERFECTLY capable of either running tvOS or at least streaming your mac's content at 60hz (thus giving you an extra display, regardless of the "limit" you have tied to your m chip)


But I bet Apple won't announce that as a feature in OS27

I yearn for the moment someone quotes this and says "aged like milk"
Yeah .. amazing how Target Display Mode has never returned now that all the tech and connections are there for it again.

Apple realized it's too useful and life extending (see: keeps people from having to buy more stuff, sooner).
Score: 31 Votes (Like | Disagree)
turbineseaplane Avatar
27 weeks ago
So with an A19 Pro and 12GB of RAM...

Is the SD:XDR more capable than a MacBook Neo?

Or even the base Studio Display with an A19 and 8GB!
Score: 24 Votes (Like | Disagree)
27 weeks ago
These displays are PERFECTLY capable of either running tvOS or at least streaming your mac's content at 60hz (thus giving you an extra display, regardless of the "limit" you have tied to your m chip)


But I bet Apple won't announce that as a feature in OS27

I yearn for the moment someone quotes this and says "aged like milk"
Score: 21 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Rychiar Avatar
27 weeks ago

Why the heck does a monitor need any storage at all, or a A series processor for that matter.
it really is insane at this point that they don't even run TVOS. I miss the days when iMacs had a media interface and remote
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
27 weeks ago
Why the heck does a monitor need any storage at all, or a A series processor for that matter.
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)