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Apple Studio Display is the most-used monitor across Workspaces interviews, appearing in 92 of 551 creator setups (17%). It skews toward designers, content creators and founders.
92 desks No. 1 of 233 monitors From $1,599 No. 5 in the Top 50
No. 507 Luboš Volkov 
No. 519 Spencer Scott Pugh 
No. 454 Tom Eversley By the numbers
92 desks
Of the 551 in the archive
17% of all desks
Used in 92 of 551 Workspaces
No. 1 in Monitor
Of 233 monitors
No. 144 first seen
Often on the same desks
Alternatives to Apple Studio Display
All monitors ›The most-used monitor picks in real setups, other than Apple Studio Display.
LG UltraFine 5K
35 desks
A 27-inch 5K display built for the Mac that connects and charges over one Thunderbolt cable. Compare with Apple Studio Display › Apple Pro Display XDR28 desks
A 32-inch 6K HDR display for color-critical photo and video work. Compare with Apple Studio Display › Dell UltraSharp27 desks
Compare with Apple Studio Display › LG UltraFine 4K22 desks
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No. 551 Jonathan Reed Graphic Designer and App Developer 
No. 548 Daniela Muntyan Product Designer at Figma 
No. 544 Thomas Christensen Head of Product at Typefully 
No. 542 Rachel How Designer and YouTuber. Video Lead at Mobbin. 
No. 541 Yann-Edern Gillet Designer at Linear 
No. 540 Gavin Nelson Designer at OpenAI 
No. 536 Zack Davenport Founding Product and Brand Designer based in New York 
No. 535 Darius Dan Designer with 10 years of experience focusing on creating icons, illustrations and logos 
No. 533 Tiancheng Luo Tech and Lifestyle Creator and Product Designer 
No. 531 Soundharya Muthukrishnan Designer based in Brooklyn, New York 
No. 526 Viktor Vlahek (Ekaeoq) Independent Watchmaker and Programmer from Croatia 
No. 520 Louisa Gareiss iOS Engineer from Germany 
No. 519 Spencer Scott Pugh Tech Creator, Writer, and Digital Media Strategist based in Virginia 
No. 518 Tom Hitchins Tech & Productivity Content Creator from the United Kingdom 
No. 516 Artyum Grebenyuk Founder of AGR Studio 
No. 515 Jorge Powell Full-time Content Creator based in the UK 
No. 513 James May Account Manager in Kent, United Kingdom 
No. 507 Luboš Volkov Designer from Prague, Czechia 
No. 503 Matt Plays Designer and Creative Director based in New England 
No. 502 Mattia Giannattasio Italian Tech Content Creator, Digital Designer, and Filmmaker 
No. 500 Jon Rundle Principal Product Designer at Shopify living in Canada 
No. 499 Dave Crow Product Designer living just south of Salt Lake City, Utah 
No. 498 Leo Keller Filmmaker, Video creator, and Editor specializing in short-form videos on content creation and technology 
No. 495 Tom Ellis Designer living in London, England 
No. 493 Monsieur Pixel French tech content creator specializing in videos, photography, and digital products 
No. 491 Gannon Nordberg Helps DTC brands turn idle website customers into paying customers 
No. 489 Marijana Pavlinić Designer & Illustrator from Croatia 
No. 477 Parker Ehret Product Designer living in wine country California 
No. 476 John Cafazza Product Designer in Phoenix, Arizona 
No. 473 Michael Kern Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Playfight 
No. 472 Luke Netti Web Designer living in New York 
No. 470 Albin Groen Self-taught Designer turned Developer living in Västerås, Sweden 
No. 469 Hunter Owens Product Manager in West Hollywood, CA 
No. 466 Alex Szczurek Designer and Indie Hacker with a passion for UX 
No. 458 Luca Mezzalira Principal Solutions Architect at AWS living in London 
No. 456 Calin Balea UI, UX, and Brand Design Partner for Startups 
No. 454 Tom Eversley Designer and Photographer from the United Kingdom 
No. 450 Andreas Eldh Designer, Developer and Problem Solver from Stockholm 
No. 442 Yann-Edern Gillet Software Designer based in Paris, France 
No. 440 Dinesh Dave Co-founder and Creative Director at Work is Play 
No. 439 Adam Noffsinger Product Designer, Engineer, and Writer located in San Francisco, CA 
No. 437 Daniel Klopper Multidisciplinary Designer with 17+ years of experience 
No. 426 Austin Blake Building productivity apps for iOS 
No. 424 Easlo Content Creator and Productivity Expert 
No. 420 Kevin Twohy Product Designer and Strategist from California 
No. 419 Tobias Reich Web Developer and Designer from Germany 
No. 416 Totte Annerbrink Multidisciplinary Digital Creator from Stockholm, Sweden 
No. 411 Anton Sten Product Designer living in Sweden 
No. 407 Matthew Suff Graphic Designer from the United Kingdom 
No. 402 Thomas Williams Software Engineer and Educator from Bushnell, FL 
No. 397 David Tyler Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of ModWood 
No. 385 Noah Shreve Award-winning Designer and Webflow Developer 
No. 379 Cole Blankenship No-code Web Developer and Author of the Basic Web Guy newsletter 
No. 374 Guillermo Becerra Graphic Designer turned UX Designer, based in Seattle, WA 
No. 372 Peter Baker Award-winning Creative Director, Product Design Leader, Brand Strategist, and Entrepreneur 
No. 371 Max Musing Designer and Engineer based in Montreal 
No. 368 Patricia Mou Co-Founder of The Commons 
No. 366 Kirk Mihelakos Cinematographer, Editor and Colorist located in Melbourne, Australia 
No. 351 Tyler Hackbart Tyler Hackbart is a Developer, Designer, and Tech Enthusiast 
No. 346 Aaron Poe Strategic Creative Director with over 17 years of experience 
No. 341 Gavin Nelson Product & Icon Designer 
No. 338 Ben Powell Independent Designer and Filmmaker 
No. 335 Brad Cerasani Designer & Engineer located in Winnipeg, Canada 
No. 322 Rachel How Independent Product Designer 
No. 317 Hunter Hammonds Founder & CEO of Assembly 
No. 315 Kristen Cabrera Software Engineer currently based in NYC 
No. 314 Addison James Senior Product Designer from Los Angeles 
No. 313 Jey Austen Senior Web Designer 
No. 302 Hardeep Nagra Full-time Banker, Parent, and Content Creator 
No. 296 Alex Nicolai Independent Software Designer for startups living in Atlanta, GA 
No. 292 Logan Liffick Designer and Creative Developer living in Tampa, Florida 
No. 286 Rebecca Ramos Brand Designer at Lattice and a Musician based in Atlanta, GA 
No. 285 Andy Chung Founder of read.cv 
No. 278 Jose Munoz Lead Product Designer at BOLD working on MyPerfectResume.com 
No. 275 Jonatan Castro Product Designer at TIDAL 
No. 270 Phill Ryu Product Designer and the Founder of Impending 
No. 269 Aaron Marquez Product & Visual Designer, Founder of Legacy Studio 
No. 262 Luke Beard Product Builder and Photographer from Atlanta, GA 
No. 261 Yann-Edern Gillet Product Designer, Engineer and Maker working from Paris, France 
No. 251 Charles Patterson Senior Staff Product Designer from London 
No. 243 Kyle Mills Hall Digital & physical product designer, company builder and music maker from Southeast Texas 
No. 236 Alexander Sandberg Self-taught iOS and macOS Developer 
No. 227 Francesco D'Alessio Host of Keep Productive and the creator of Bento 
No. 216 Colin Dunn Designing tools that amplify human creativity 
No. 215 Adib Hanna Backend Engineer at Blocknative 
No. 209 Logan Liffick Senior Designer at Digital Ocean 
No. 202 Rauno Freiberg Staff Design Engineer at Vercel 
No. 199 Thor Schroeder Digital Ops Consultant and a Certified Notion Consultant 
No. 197 Basic Apple Guy Lover of all things mainstream, popular, and trending in the world of Apple 
No. 163 Ian Zelbo 20 year old freelance 3D artist 
No. 155 David McGillivray British born Creative Director and Designer 
No. 144 Connor Jewiss Product at Phavour, startup development at DECKO, and is a Venture Partner at Timeless VC Questions
How much does the Apple Studio Display cost?
The Apple Studio Display's cost typically starts at $1,599. Prices may vary based on specific configuration.
Is the Apple Studio Display worth it?
Apple Studio Display is the most-used monitor across Workspaces interviews, appearing in 92 of 551 creator setups (17%). It skews toward designers, content creators and founders.
What gear goes well with the Apple Studio Display?
In real Workspaces setups, the Apple Studio Display most often appears alongside the MacBook Pro, Apple Magic Keyboard, and Apple Magic Trackpad. Those make a good starting point if you're building around it.
What are the best alternatives to the Apple Studio Display?
The most-used monitor alternatives among Workspaces creators are the LG UltraFine 5K (35 setups), the Apple Pro Display XDR (28 setups), and the Dell UltraSharp (27 setups).
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