Apple Adjusts Studio Display XDR Pricing Weeks After Launch

[MacRumors]

Apple has quietly reduced the price of the Studio Display XDR when configured with the VESA mount adapter, dropping it from $3,299 to $2,899 – a $400 cut. The nano-texture VESA version has also dropped from $3,599 to $3,199.

Apple has also reworked the purchasing pattern on its website, making the stand choice the first step in the configuration process instead of the glass selection.

When the Studio Display XDR launched last month, both stand options cost the same $3,299. That felt unfair to a lot of people, since the VESA mount adapter is just a flat metal plate that lets you attach the display to a monitor arm or wall mount, whereas the alternative stand is both height- and tilt-adjustable.

VESA mount options are normally priced lower than the fancier stand versions on most displays (including Apple's own Pro Display XDR, for which the VESA option was always cheaper). The price change for the Studio Display XDR is therefore more in line with how these things are typically priced.

The standard Studio Display has not received a similar adjustment – both the tilt-adjustable stand and VESA mount configurations of the non-XDR model remain priced at $1,599 – but the cheaper tilt-adjustable stand is usually considered price-equivalent to the VESA mount.

Update: Apple is offering refunds to customers who ordered these configurations prior to the pricing changes, according to reader Nate Heagy.

Article Link: Apple Adjusts Studio Display XDR Pricing Weeks After Launch

 

[jclardy]

I was thinking this is a strange April fools joke to go with...but no. Glad I didn't pull the trigger on that $100 amazon discount yesterday on the vesa mount XDR.

 

[madmin]

Nice April fools joke, you nearly had me there 😉

 

[ridgero]

Damn, you almost had me 😀

 

[adamlbiscuit]

I wonder if anyone did buy a VESA mount Studio Display XDR at launch - do they get the difference refunded or are they out of luck?

 

[zedsdead]

I imagine companies/corporate buyers that wanted these were complaining and also they likely are not selling well cause of the price. This worries me the most...Apple put out a sad update to the normal Studio Display with no price adjustment, and this one is overpriced...then they both won't sell well...and then Apple exists the display business again cause they claim there is no market.

 

[klasma]

Good to see that the price is height-adjustable after all.

 

[Chancha]

I wonder if anyone did buy a VESA mount Studio Display XDR at launch - do they get the difference refunded or are they out of luck?

Someone on reddit reported being able to get the $400 refunded through Apple online chat.

 

[neuropsychguy]

$2700 for the VESA version with education pricing is tempting. That's a great price for this quality of monitor. I'm not going to buy one for personal use, but it moves it into the consideration point for work (which is at a university).

 

[klasma]

I wonder if anyone did buy a VESA mount Studio Display XDR at launch - do they get the difference refunded or are they out of luck?

Early adapters just cost more.

 

[IceCool]

I wonder if anyone did buy a VESA mount Studio Display XDR at launch - do they get the difference refunded or are they out of luck?

Why would you be refunded? You purchased it when it was that price, oh well.

 

[theluggage]

VESA mount options are normally priced lower than the fancier stand versions on most displays

VESA mount options are normally priced lower than included with the fancier stand versions on most displays
...fixed that for you.

 

[Pezimak]

This his more like it. Makes it more tempting for sure. How long is the power cable on the monitor though? Anyone know?

 

[bradman83]

I wonder if anyone did buy a VESA mount Studio Display XDR at launch - do they get the difference refunded or are they out of luck?

Apple has a price protection policy where they will match a discount for any item that has a price drop within 14 days of you receiving (not ordering) the product. Customers would have to specifically request the price match within a subsequent 14 days of the new price being announced.

If someone bought on launch day and received the item anytime before March 16 they might be SOL, but anyone who received their item after March 16 should be eligible for a price match.

Third party retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, etc. tend to have more generous 30+ day price match policies.

 

[Carlson-online]

Nice April fools joke, you nearly had me there 😉

Not April fools, it’s real!

Price in the uk down to 2599 as well!

 

[tucupeis]

this is still $1500 above its value

 

[iMac The Knife]

Haha, like this would ever happen. Not in a million years! #Cook

 

[StudyFlo]

That’s Apple PR at its best. They release VESA + stand deliberately at the same price to not spark the expensive stand discussion again and the quietly lower the VESA price and actually made some people happy by refunding $400.

Pretty sure they’ll refund everyone who bought at the higher price.

 

[deathcab]

This his more like it. Makes it more tempting for sure. How long is the power cable on the monitor though? Anyone know?

Power cable is not included, but they offer a 1 foot version for $1,999 and a 3.5 foot version for $2,499.

The 6 foot power cable is really the best value at $3,999.

 

[StuBeck]

I wonder if anyone did buy a VESA mount Studio Display XDR at launch - do they get the difference refunded or are they out of luck?

Depends, sometimes Apple gives refunds, and sometimes they require you return the item and then buy another. There doesn't seem to be a strict policy about this.

 

[techfirth]

The clearest sign yet; Tim has already gone.

 

[neuropsychguy]

this is still $1500 above its value

Which other screens are $1400 and offer the same quality of image? Factor in brightness, color accuracy, resolution, PPI, refresh rates, camera, speakers, frame quality, Thunderbolt ports, etc. If those are not important, then, sure, its price is too high for the value. If those are important for your job, then the price is likely a fair value.

If you don't think it's worth the value you receive, don't buy it. I'm not going to buy it.

 

[Abazigal]

this is still $1500 above its value

Maybe if quality 5k displays were more commonplace. Sadly, this seems to be a market that the industry has all but surrendered to Apple. 😕

 

[MayaUser]

this is still $1500 above its value

And if it was $400 then you would say is $1000underpriced?

 

[switz]

If one reads the fine print, to use the specs of the better model monitor, one needs USB-C 5 for the band width. The target computer horsepower will be the M5 Max or Ultra Mac Studio, which are still vaporware in the real world. One usually does not use a laptop to drive these high tech screens, but the M5 Max Mac Book Pro would work as an intern solution.