{"id":328678,"date":"2026-03-04T16:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/328678\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:16:08","slug":"benqs-new-mac-monitor-could-be-a-cheaper-alternative-to-apples-new-studio-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/328678\/","title":{"rendered":"BenQ\u2019s new Mac monitor could be a cheaper alternative to Apple\u2019s new Studio Display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The BenQ MA270S will be available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benq.com\/en-us\/monitor\/home\/ma270s\/buy.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">company\u2019s online store<\/a> and retailers including <a rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/BenQ-MA270U-3840x2160-Brightness-Adjustable\/dp\/B0GD8QFJLG?ref_=ast_sto_dp&amp;th=1&amp;tag=theverge02-20\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a> this month for $999, making it $600 cheaper than Apple\u2019s new $1,599 Studio Display. However, it\u2019s not quite as fully featured as Apple\u2019s latest monitor. The MA270S delivers 99 percent of the P3 color gamut, but is limited to 500 nits of brightness, compared to 600 for the Studio Display.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">BenQ\u2019s latest also lacks a webcam, and its pair of 3-watt speakers won\u2019t come close to outperforming the Studio Display\u2019s \u201csix-speaker sound system.\u201d Instead of Thunderbolt 5, the MA270S is limited to Thunderbolt 4 speeds and capabilities including daisy-chaining multiple screens. The display also includes two HDMI and multiple USB-A and USB-C ports that can be used to connect multiple devices to a computer while also charging them, even while the display is turned off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Its minimalist design and stand is designed to complement the aesthetics of Apple\u2019s hardware, but the MA270S includes other Mac-focused features. You can adjust its volume and brightness using the buttons on an Apple keyboard or MacBook, or you can set the display\u2019s brightness to sync and match macOS\u2019s automatic brightness adjustments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">We haven\u2019t had a chance to directly compare the performance of the BenQ MA270S versus Apple\u2019s new entry-level Studio Display, but if you\u2019re happy to lose some bells and whistles to save $600, it could be a cheaper alternative without sacrificing image quality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The BenQ MA270S will be available through the company\u2019s online store and retailers including Amazon this month for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":328679,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[203,61,60,43,216,80],"class_list":{"0":"post-328678","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-gadgets","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-tech","13":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/328679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}