I clearly stated "I", it would be my subjective choice. I don't doubt that some people find it worth it.
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Apple Adds 27-inch iMac to Nano-Texture Glass Cleaning Guidance and That Apple-Approved Cloth
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I clearly stated "I", it would be my subjective choice. I don't doubt that some people find it worth it.
I believe that it is useful, especially for photographers etc.
If it wouldn't require extra care, I would be interested myself.
Ah, you're a screen toucher.
i am! Plus my cats like to lick the screen too. i understand why certain people want the anti glare screen, it’s just not important to me. But it’s all good.
I suspect Apple are trying to protect themselves from expensive warranty claims. I expect the nano-coating is VERY expensive for them to replace (most likely having to completely replace the entire screen) and by stipulating specifically a cloth with a known fiber count and nap they know can't harm the display and then specifying you HAVE to use it they can eliminate claims by people using cheap scratchy 20c microfiber cloths or office screen cleaning wipes thus saving themselves the hassle and expense by giving them an "out" on repairs, plus it's a extra revenue stream from people and companies for whom the cost of a replacement cloth is utterly insignificant.
There's probably nothing special about the cloth (above other expensive microfiber cloths), except that it's of a known quality that Apple knows is safe.
There's probably nothing special about the cloth (above other expensive microfiber cloths), except that it's of a known quality that Apple knows is safe.
For touch bar MacBooks, it's unavoidable. For iMacs, it would be fine most of the time.Ah, you're a screen toucher.
It comes free with the addon option, and $9 for a cloth is not too expensive considering the liability, logistics, testing and R&D.
Cuatomized apple prodUcts ships one to several weeks (my retina took 4 weeks) but warranty starts the day you pay
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I think the point here isn't that it is bad advice (given the limitations placed on the product), more so that it is ridiculous that they have put out a product with such a finicky, easily ruined screen.
Would love to see how many high end screens get damaged by unknowing, well meaning people who aren't the machine owner. If the product can't stand up to regular expected use, the product is the problem. Putting it out with a disclaimer like this is a cop out. The product is imho unfit for sale if this is a problem.
It's funny to see how things that were kind of standard in the past gets removed over time, only to be reintroduced some time later but now as a premium priced option.
A "nano-texture" coating for a whopping $500 in 2020! Wow... just wow!
Back in the 90ies almost all computer monitors had the same kind of coating to reduce reflections. Even the ones way below $500. I still have a working Commodore 1084S-D1 monitor with a kind of "nano-texture".
A "nano-texture" coating for a whopping $500 in 2020! Wow... just wow!
Back in the 90ies almost all computer monitors had the same kind of coating to reduce reflections. Even the ones way below $500. I still have a working Commodore 1084S-D1 monitor with a kind of "nano-texture".