On December 20, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman reported that he was "convinced" that Apple would launch a new display for the next generation of MacBooks.
Mark Gurman elaborates:
I think a low-cost display is definitely a bestseller for those who want to use the big screen on the new MacBook Pro and don't want to spend a lot of money on the Pro Display XDR. And now that the cost of making displays may have come down, with just a few tweaks and a slight reduction in brightness, Apple may be able to make a display of similar quality (slightly smaller in size) at half the price.
Indeed, many people need a mobile MacBook, but also need a large-screen display that can greatly improve work efficiency, Pro Display XDR is indeed too Pro, too expensive, there is no certain economic strength to buy, there is a huge price space for Apple to develop a cheap display.
The M1 series of chips gives the MacBook a strong battery life, there is no rival in the market, the MacBook's market share is rising, these users need an Apple-made, affordable high-quality display. In Xiao Lei's view, as long as the apple is made and the price remains in a reasonable range, it should not worry about selling.
Recently, blogger @dylandkt said that the two monitors developed by LG for Apple will have the same specifications as the 24-inch iMac and the upcoming 27-inch iMac.
Now the specs of the 24-inch iMac screen are as follows:
4.5K Retina display, 4480×2520 resolution;
500 nits brightness.
The starting price of the 24-inch iMac is 9999 yuan, so the price of the new display must be lower than this specification, and to achieve the above parameters, it can only be a high-quality LCD screen. As for the 27-inch display, rumors say it will come with a mini-LED display and a 120Hz ProMotion screen.
The LG's 4K processor in the Apple Store is also 500 nits in brightness, which is comparable to the quality of the 24-inch iMac, and the specifications of the new Apple display should be similar. However, this monitor is old, and the ID design of the new monitor should be much better.