Apple's $1599 Standard Studio Display Does Not Come With a Polishing Cloth

[MacRumors]

Apple's brand new standard Studio Display does not come with a polishing cloth included in the box, unlike the Pro Display XDR which offers a cloth in both the standard and nano-textured models.

On its website, Apple says that only the nano texture Studio Display will come with a polishing cloth in the box, alongside the display itself and a one-meter Thunderbolt cable.

Apple's highest-end Pro Display XDR, regardless of configuration, does offer users a cloth in the box. Customers who purchase the standard Studio Display which starts at $1,599, will need to purchase Apple's $19 polishing cloth or look elsewhere for their display cleaning needs.

Article Link: Apple's $1599 Standard Studio Display Does Not Come With a Polishing Cloth

 

[DHagan4755]

For that kinda of money it should.

 

[omglolbbq]

Bit stingy.

 

[George Dawes]

Yes it’s an extra 15.99 , move the decimal point to your best guesstimate…

159.99 ?

 

[ILoveCalvinCool]

"will need to purchase Apple's $29 polishing cloth"

We are suckers, and Apple knows it.

 

[MikeSweden]

Damn, that's a dealbreaker for me.

 

[loby]

"nickle and dime-ing" Talk about maximizing profits...

MacBook Pro use to come with a cloth....shows the mentality of today's Apple..

 

[madmin]

because you can't polish a turd

*I'm unhappy with the lack of ports, especially no ethernet, why didn't they put that in the power brick ? Not so affordable for these specs, so I'll just wait n see, thanks. Otherwise I might have felt tempted with the new Studio desktop but this monitor put me off the whole shebang.

 

[dantracht]

Is anyone really surprised?

 

[Royksöpp]

It's a crap cloth anyways. Worst 20 dollars I would have spent had I kept it. Thank god for return policies.

After the Apple cloth smudged my screens and left lint all over them I searched for something else and I found the perfect cloth. These are the best cloths I have ever used. My iPhone 13 Pro looked like it was brand new out of the box after I cleaned it with this cloth. It even cleaned all the smudges in between the cameras, and that is a hard spot to clean with any cloth. Plus, these are what Apple has used in their stores for years. I can see why.

 

[Kiimora]

I guess in Apple “verse” the display is not expensive enough to throw in a free cloth, trust ? to squeeze you for that extra wad ?

 

[contacos]

The irony is that this device screams business but it’s not allowed for IT departments to offer displays without a height adjustable stand here for healthy reasons (norms) and I would argue most buy standard configurations

 

[cSalmon]

does it come with any color calibration hardware?

 

[AAPLGeek]

Timmy, the bean counter wants you to spend another $20 for it.

 

[Haiku_Oezu]

brb cancelling my order right now

 

[mookc1]

Including it lowers their margin. Apple certainly can't have that. Remember, the phone doesn't come with a charger either.

 

[Mikeb85]

Does it come with a power cord? I don’t see one listed

 

[Craigwilliam]

Unless you got the "nano-texture" glass, you don't need the cleaning cloth. Just use a cheap microfiber towel or a paper towel or something.

 

[Havoc035]

Ugh, was planning to get one but this is an absolute dealbreaker.

/s obviously.

 

[Spike1999]

I’m honestly surprised this one comes with a stand this time…

 

[Jim Lahey]

The fact that I even think a $20 piece of rag should be included with a $1600 monitor that needs a $400 option to gain height adjustment and the entire thing needs to be replaced with a new one if you ever decide to remount it in a different setting, just goes to show that Apple are becoming a parody of themselves. Don't know whether to laugh or cry at this point.

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

So the margin on those cloths must be huge? Seems an odd decision considering that most of the larger iPods came with a cloth, at least in my experience.

I doubt that people won't buy because of this, but it is an odd omission. It's just a 'cloth wipe', Apple. Odd...

 

[6787872]

Bit stingy.

im sure there will be apologists coming on here shortly pointing to how saving on this polishing cloth has reduced global emissions by 50%

 

[t0rqx]

Seriously. These are ULTRA prices yet they keep removing small accessoires. Chargers. Ultra-Short Cables and now not even a polishing cloth. Mind you, they did in the past and I would argue that it is a necessity for experience and maintenance.

 

[anthogag]

The Apple polishing cloth joke is now just annoying. I have the cloth. It is good for the last step in the display cleaning process.

Apple displays are not touch sensitive. The monitor will not need regular cleaning.