Apple's New Studio Display Boxes Designed to Fit in Your Recycling Bin

[MacRumors]

As part of its environmental efforts, Apple says its new Studio Display and Studio Display XDR boxes feature a collapsible design.

Apple says the boxes can be broken down into smaller pieces that fit in most recycling bins:

Studio Display has been engineered to reduce its environmental impact. The stand is made with 100 percent recycled aluminum. The standard glass display contains 80 percent recycled glass — an Apple first. And the 100 percent fiber-based box has been extensively redesigned for collapsibility, allowing it to be broken down into smaller pieces that will fit in most household recycling bins.

Apple also says both of the new Studio Display models contain 80% recycled glass, which is described as an "Apple first." This feat applies to models with standard glass, not the upgraded anti-reflective, nano-texture glass.

To learn more about the new Studio Displays, read our coverage of each model:

• Apple Updates Studio Display With Thunderbolt 5 and More
• Apple Introduces All-New Studio Display XDR: 120Hz, Mini-LED, and More

The new Studio Displays are available to pre-order starting Wednesday at 6:15 a.m. Pacific Time.

Article Link: Apple's New Studio Display Boxes Designed to Fit in Your Recycling Bin

 

[Rychiar]

I've never thrown out an apple box unless the device totally **** the bed before I could sell it.

 

[MacUserFella]

All the Apple Fanboys will keep the boxes anyways

 

[ipedro]

but... but... I'll have this insatiable need to keep the box for decades in my attic.

 

[jz0309]

Just don't forget to take the actual display out before putting the box in the trash can ... 😎 🙄

 

[DMG35]

but... but... I'll have this insatiable need to keep the box for decades in my attic.

If you might want to sell it after a few years you should absolutely keep it.

 

[TwoBytes]

So that's why we didn't get a 32"...

 

[Johnny907]

🤦‍♂️ The jokes write themselves at this point.

 

[kaspurr]

Only a fool would throw out the box to a display. Apple or not.

 

[Beefbowl]

I actually appreciate this, though I’m unlikely to buy one of the new displays. I broke down my original Studio Display box for recycling. It is a very very sturdy box. I tried jumping on it to break some of the seams and the box held up (I weigh about 160 lbs).

I resorted to power tools in the end.

 

[darngooddesign]

🤦‍♂️ The jokes write themselves at this point.

There’s nothing wrong with the box being designed to more easily break down. People who live in small apartments cant keep everything.

 

[jimthing]

Throw the box in the bin... along with the "new" displays!

 

[johnrlaporta]

Eh, I keep all my boxes anyway. No big deal here.

 

[Johnny907]

All the Apple Fanboys will keep the boxes anyways

I've had a corner in my garage reserved for boxes for years because I routinely upgrade and being able to list Like New in Box has a noticeable effect on resale prices. It's a small thing but buyers will pay 15-20% more for a "New to Me" item that comes with the original box, unopened accessories and documents versus the same device unpackaged. That's worth the space they take up in said garage, regardless of what my wife thinks about 😛

 

[dannyyankou]

That’s nice. It’s always bothered me that Apple boxes can’t be broken down.

 

[ThomasJL]

As part of its environmental efforts, Apple says its new Studio Display and Studio Display XDR boxes feature a collapsible design.

“As part of its environmental efforts”? Tim Cook is hostile to the environment in order to maximize profits, which is why literally all Macs don’t have user-upgradable memory nor user-upgradable storage anymore. Cook did that so customers’ Macs would become obsolete sooner, and thus they will have to purchase another new Mac sooner. That creates e-waste. E-waste is not “environmental efforts,” and is in fact anti-environmental efforts.

 

[tyranne201]

when environment became "premium"?

 

[Blackstick]

Throwing away monitor boxes is top level idiocy. It's the only safe way to ship them for resale.

 

[Hajj.david]

“As part of its environmental efforts”? Tim Cook is hostile to the environment in order to maximize profits, which is why literally all Macs don’t have user-upgradable memory nor user-upgradable storage anymore. Cook did that so customers’ Macs would become obsolete sooner, and thus they will have to purchase another new Mac sooner. That creates e-waste. E-waste is not “environmental efforts,” and is in fact anti-environmental efforts.

As much as I love a good conspiracy theory you cannot upgrade the RAM/Storage because the M series chip is a SOC (system on chip) design which includes the RAM and storage driver. This significantly boosts speeds and bandwidth by a factor of 10 at the same time it massively decreases power usage and possible memory errors.

Its a physics issue, when you put the ram with the CPU you get much much better speed and way less power usage/overhead, but you lose upgradability.

As for system storage, youll notice most apple desktops do feature slotted storage but it has to be blank NANDs since the drive controller is on the SoC die for faster and better encryption.

 

[Numbah One]

My boxcutter always solved the problem quite nicely no matter the size

 

[rezwits]

If you might want to sell it after a few years you should absolutely keep it.

Sell it!?! a 120 5K? mini-led? That thing will last forever! unless you break it! You think you'll need 8K?

 

[TFrank2]

Who needs competitive pricing when you have fancy boxes instead

 

[darngooddesign]

iMac haters: The display should be separate because you can keep it till it breaks

Also iMac haters: Keep the box because you’ll sell the display in a few years.

 

[Non-Euclidean]

“As part of its environmental efforts”? Tim Cook is hostile to the environment in order to maximize profits, which is why literally all Macs don’t have user-upgradable memory nor user-upgradable storage anymore. Cook did that so customers’ Macs would become obsolete sooner, and thus they will have to purchase another new Mac sooner. That creates e-waste. E-waste is not “environmental efforts,” and is in fact anti-environmental efforts.

 

[Luke MacWalker]

Oh… I suppose it explains the lackluster updates and the high prices: engineering costs are in the packaging… I see.