A number of observant TUAW readers have also noticed that Apple has (quietly) slashes Cinema display prices with the introduction of the
Mac Pro. There were rumors of Cinema updates before WWDC, but it seems that Apple simply wanted to give our pocketbooks a break with the $500 increase in the Mac Pro's price. Cinema display prices now look a little something like this:
- 20-inch: $699
- 23-inch: $999
- 30-inch: $1999 (what a drop!)
Unfortunately, I can't even get into the EDU store so I'm not sure how much better prices are for students yet. Ultimately, these prices should look a bit more appealing amidst criticism of what some say are slightly overpriced LCDs.
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8-07-2006 @ 3:16PM
b. nystedt said...
What?! Only $649 EDU?! Come on I would have purchased one like (snap of fingers) that if it were $599! Grrrr... they just gave the EDU price to everybody.
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8-07-2006 @ 3:17PM
Warui said...
Nice, it is ... possibly the prelude to cinema displays with built-in iSights (?)
It's also remarkable, that for quarters of hours i cannot get to log into ADC for peeking into XCode 3.0 .... several Apple Servers are simply full of requests, i guess ... 'mazing ^,^
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8-07-2006 @ 3:18PM
Jimmy said...
anyone know if the display specs have been improved? Don't remember what the previous specs were, but the current models have a 14ms reponse time, 400cd/m2 brightness (for the 23" and 30") and 700:1 contrast ratio. Are these good/comparable specs?
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8-07-2006 @ 3:19PM
bophojones said...
Cinema Displays Edu prices:
20 in - $649
23 in - $849
30 in - $1799
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8-07-2006 @ 3:19PM
Wayne said...
20-inch: $649
23-inch: $899
30-inch: $1799
That's the education pricing for UCLA Apple Store. Pretty good, I'll have to say.
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8-07-2006 @ 3:19PM
Reid Bode said...
I was just in an Apple store mid last week, and saw some (now) poor bloke buy a 30-incher.
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8-07-2006 @ 3:20PM
Jason said...
Education prices:
20" - $649
23" - $899
30" - $1799
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8-07-2006 @ 3:22PM
bophojones said...
*edit*
Wayne is right, 23 inch is $899
And that's from the ASU apple store
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8-07-2006 @ 3:32PM
Dat Nguyen said...
State and Local employee discount.
20'' $649
23'' $919
30'' $1,839
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8-07-2006 @ 3:42PM
Mark said...
Still masivly more expensive in the UK, despite the price reduction. :-(
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8-07-2006 @ 4:14PM
jk said...
yeah, even the developer prices on the displays aren't that great: 629, 899, and 1799
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8-07-2006 @ 4:51PM
Karen Eliot said...
So, in the UK, the new prices are...
£529
£779
£1549
Anyone know what they were before today?
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8-07-2006 @ 5:24PM
Steve said...
Dell's 30" is $2199. Apple has a lower price than Dell on basically the same thing? What's next? Snow in Mexico?
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=555&l=en&oc=MLB1652&s=biz
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8-07-2006 @ 5:31PM
greatslack said...
Except for the 30 incher, it's still cheaper to get the exact same display from Dell:
$459, $747, $2199
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8-07-2006 @ 5:41PM
Steven said...
I just got the dell last week for a bit less than $2200 after tax. Shipping was free and took all of 39 hours. It may not match my MBP, and perhaps I would have gone with the Apple just because of price (looking young and keeping your college ID are good things)...but I'll have to say that Apple needs to improve their display. It's a breeze to rotate the dell in every direction and raise it up and down, and the memory card reader is the fastest I've ever used. I'm actually using 3/4 of the USB ports, whereas I'd never use the firewire on the apple. The maneuverability is the key point, though...being able to see the screen perfectly whether I'm on the floor or in a chair or lying in bed is fantastic. The last thing is the warranty - comes with 3 years, expandable to 5 for $79, and dell overnights you a new monitor and lets you ship your broken one back upon receipt.
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8-07-2006 @ 5:44PM
Maple Syrup in my blood said...
In beaver pelts.
$719.00 (642.997 US) - cheaper
$999.00 (893.4 US) - cheaper
$2,099.00 (1,877.123 US) - more expensive ???
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8-07-2006 @ 6:07PM
David Chartier said...
#6: If I recall correctly, Apple has a (quiet) policy of matching their own prices within a 14 day period. Here's hoping that guy finds out about it somehow.
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8-07-2006 @ 6:21PM
Donovan Bond said...
The Dell's may be a little less expensive overall, but at least now the price difference for a monitor that actually looks decent is a little easier to swallow.
Still, I was hoping Apple would release a monitor for graphics pros with higher end colour calibration. Looks like I'll be waiting for Eizo to match LaCie's 12 bit.
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8-07-2006 @ 9:37PM
sc said...
Still over priced, sorry to say, but true, Samsung 20 inch at least 400 dollars less.
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