Nah, it carries the same firmware.This is actually version 2.0. Version 1.0 comes with the XDR Displays.
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Apple's New $19 Polishing Cloth is Sold Out Until Late November
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Regrettably (for the price) I bought 2 of these. I literally cannot find a better cloth than the old black ones Apple used to include, they were the best and I’d pay anything for a new one of those.
here I am wiping my apple products with my £6 t-shirt. Don't know who to feel bad for... my apple products, or myself.
must be a 2010 MacBook you picked up for $120.
pay $5200 and you will want the Jonas brothers wiping down your display with their apple-cloth made t-shirts while shirtless
Yep, 100% sheep. It’s literally $20, not $2000. I’ve spent much more on much worse stuff lmao
I dont know why you all freak out about this.
1. A big high-quality cloth is around 5-10$ in your local convenience store, so 19$ for Apple branded one is not outrages. Apple is also charging you a 29$ for a silicon iPhone case that probably costs only a few cents per unit to manufacture.
2. It will be a stupid move for Apple to add it for free in every MBP box, because most of these cloths will stay in the box and would be thrown in the trash eventually. Apple does not want to generate any unnecessary waste so including in the package anything that is not going to be used by vast majority of users is pointless and goes against their environmental policy.
3. Nobody cleans its brand new Mercedes with hands soap and old tshirt. You would probably invest a few hundred bugs for a professional cleaning kit. The same applies if you buy an expensive laptop. You would want to keep it pristine at least at the beginning.
4. If you spend 19$ for a cloth, you most likely take care of it, clean it and won't just throw it in the trash when it gets dirty. When you spend money on something, you will likely treat it differently compared to getting it for free. Again, less waste.
5. How much would have cost Apple to give a cloth for free? 1$ per MBP? If they sell 10 millions MBP, this means $10 million of extra cost. I would rather prefer Apple to donate this money or invest it in something more useful for its users.
6. We dont know the initial stock of cloths so if it is sold out, it may be the case that they had only a few thousand initially. It does not make sense for Apple to place a larger order from its suppliers for a new product they do not know how well it will sell.
7. We dont know if it is regular cloth with Apple logo on it, or it is some fancy high-tech fabric. These latter are usually a bit more expensive.
8. With the thin bezels on the new MBP it makes more sense than ever for Apple to offer a cleaning solution. You will probably wont believe the amount of people that destroy their displays by using different cleaning methods that destroy the coating or the display itself.
1. A big high-quality cloth is around 5-10$ in your local convenience store, so 19$ for Apple branded one is not outrages. Apple is also charging you a 29$ for a silicon iPhone case that probably costs only a few cents per unit to manufacture.
2. It will be a stupid move for Apple to add it for free in every MBP box, because most of these cloths will stay in the box and would be thrown in the trash eventually. Apple does not want to generate any unnecessary waste so including in the package anything that is not going to be used by vast majority of users is pointless and goes against their environmental policy.
3. Nobody cleans its brand new Mercedes with hands soap and old tshirt. You would probably invest a few hundred bugs for a professional cleaning kit. The same applies if you buy an expensive laptop. You would want to keep it pristine at least at the beginning.
4. If you spend 19$ for a cloth, you most likely take care of it, clean it and won't just throw it in the trash when it gets dirty. When you spend money on something, you will likely treat it differently compared to getting it for free. Again, less waste.
5. How much would have cost Apple to give a cloth for free? 1$ per MBP? If they sell 10 millions MBP, this means $10 million of extra cost. I would rather prefer Apple to donate this money or invest it in something more useful for its users.
6. We dont know the initial stock of cloths so if it is sold out, it may be the case that they had only a few thousand initially. It does not make sense for Apple to place a larger order from its suppliers for a new product they do not know how well it will sell.
7. We dont know if it is regular cloth with Apple logo on it, or it is some fancy high-tech fabric. These latter are usually a bit more expensive.
8. With the thin bezels on the new MBP it makes more sense than ever for Apple to offer a cleaning solution. You will probably wont believe the amount of people that destroy their displays by using different cleaning methods that destroy the coating or the display itself.
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They could literally print an apple logo on a turd and there would be people here defending it and ordering it.
Apple's next event will be in November, to announce the new Polishing Cloth Pro and Polishing Cloth Pro Max.
And they will come in an assortment of colors including Product Red.
Q: Should I buy Polishing Cloth now?
A: Don't buy! Wait until Polishing Cloth 2.0 in November.
And they will come in an assortment of colors including Product Red.
Q: Should I buy Polishing Cloth now?
A: Don't buy! Wait until Polishing Cloth 2.0 in November.
I can't wait for the iJustine unboxing.Can't wait for the reviews.....
They love to exaggerate and make a huge deal about it, while probably sipping on their overpriced coffee. It is comical really.
When is the tear down video going to be available
I love Apple and their products... but this is just ridiculous. It surely steals the crown for overpriced silly junk from Apple Socks
I'm actually not quite so skeptical about this cloth (I mean, apart from the price!). I've had several bad experiences trying to get good quality microfibre cleaning cloths - moreso recently, when it seems that any old junk can be sold on Amazon (as with eBay).
At least this IS a lint-free microfibre cloth. One cheap pack I bought from Amazon left lint everywhere (including all over the screen I was cleaning), and another actually scratched the screen I was cleaning (it was supposedly microfibre, but it was very stiff).
At least this IS a lint-free microfibre cloth. One cheap pack I bought from Amazon left lint everywhere (including all over the screen I was cleaning), and another actually scratched the screen I was cleaning (it was supposedly microfibre, but it was very stiff).
Because we remember the days when you got a nice cleaning cloth thrown in with your Apple product. It doesn’t matter for any practical reason, but it’s still ugly and greedy.
Speak for yourself - and, hey, what happened to your concerns about waste? All that packaging, plastic bottles and, probably, microplastic-laden cloths and sponges vs. reusing old clothes...
Probably more like 10 cents in the quantities that Apple would buy.
All the more reason to throw in a cleaning cloth for free, because people who think it’s OK to clean the screen with wire wool and bleach won’t bother to order expensive cleaning cloths.
If the screen coating on a laptop can be damaged by sensible use a bog-standard nonabrasive cleaning cloth then it isn’t fit for purpose.