When Apple added the new Intel Mac Pro and Xserve to their online store after yesterday’s WWDC keynote address they also quietly dropped the prices on their flat-panel Cinema Displays:
Apple Cinema Display 30-inch – US$1,999 (was US$2,999)
Apple Cinema Display 23-inch – US$999 (was US$1,299)
Apple Cinema Display 20-inch – US$699 (was US$799)
In addition to the price drop, Apple also silently bumped the brightness on the two smaller models:
ACD 30-inch – remains at 400 cd/m2 brightness
ACD 23-inch – 400 cd/m2 brightness (up from 270 cd/m2)
ACD 20-inch – 300 cd/m2 brightness (up from 250 cd/m2)
…and the contrast ratios:
ACD 30-inch – remains at 700:1 contrast ratio
ACD 23-inch – 700:1 contrast ratio (up from 400:1)
ACD 20-inch – 700:1 contrast ratio (up from 400:1)
Back in May 2006 I purchased a Dell 2405FPW 24-inch display for US$760 after comparing it to the Apple Cinema Display 23-inch.
The Dell 2405FPW has 24 inches of viewable screen area, inputs for S-Video, Composite, Component, DVI & VGA connections, four USB 2.0 ports, 500 cd/m2 brightness and 1000:1 contrast. The Apple monitor has 23 inches viewable, two USB, two FireWire 400 ports, 270 cd/m2 brightness and 400:1 contrast.
When Apple added the new Intel Mac Pro and Xserve to their online store after yesterday’s WWDC keynote address they also quietly dropped the prices on their flat-panel Cinema Displays:
Apple Cinema Display 30-inch – US$1,999 (was US$2,999)
Apple Cinema Display 23-inch – US$999 (was US$1,299)
Apple Cinema Display 20-inch – US$699 (was US$799)
In addition to the price drop, Apple also silently bumped the brightness on the two smaller models:
ACD 30-inch – remains at 400 cd/m2 brightness
ACD 23-inch – 400 cd/m2 brightness (up from 270 cd/m2)
ACD 20-inch – 300 cd/m2 brightness (up from 250 cd/m2)
…and the contrast ratios:
ACD 30-inch – remains at 700:1 contrast ratio
ACD 23-inch – 700:1 contrast ratio (up from 400:1)
ACD 20-inch – 700:1 contrast ratio (up from 400:1)
Back in May 2006 I purchased a Dell 2405FPW 24-inch display for US$760 after comparing it to the Apple Cinema Display 23-inch.
The Dell 2405FPW has 24 inches of viewable screen area, inputs for S-Video, Composite, Component, DVI & VGA connections, four USB 2.0 ports, 500 cd/m2 brightness and 1000:1 contrast. The Apple monitor has 23 inches viewable, two USB, two FireWire 400 ports, 270 cd/m2 brightness and 400:1 contrast.
