May 19, 2026 – 5.00amThe plan was to write to you today from a Windows laptop we’re reviewing here in the Digital Life Labs, thereby killing two birds with one stone.One bird was this week’s review, of the new Studio Display XDR from Apple – one of the sharpest and most useful computer displays you’re ever likely to clap eyes on, even if its 27-inch screen size is a touch on the small side by recent standards.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? John DavidsonColumnistJohn Davidson is an award-winning columnist, reviewer, and senior writer based in Sydney and in the Digital Life Laboratories, from where he writes about personal technology.Fetching latest articles
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