Apple's Pro Display XDR With Nano-Texture Can Only Be Cleaned With Special Apple-Provided Cloth

[reallynotnick]

Can’t we just get a glass screen protector, slap it on, and then just use our T-shirt to wipe it clean?

If you want to do that, don't pay the extra $1,000 to upgrade the screen just get the standard glass.

 

[davidg4781]

If you want to do that, don't pay the extra $1,000 to upgrade the screen just get the standard glass.

Do they have privacy screen protectors?

Alright. I’m done.

 

[AngerDanger]

Hey, I think I managed to find a picture of the cloth!

Looks like it's going to be region locked somehow…

 

[Falhófnir]

Hey, I think I managed to find a picture of the cloth!

Looks like it's going to be region locked somehow…

And yours direct from Apple for only $999

 

[djcerla]

Because Apple's first screen for professional use since the Cinema Display shouldn't have been some ultra niche curiosity.

Yeah, they interviewed hundreds of professionals about their workflows and needs, they should have simply asked otternonsense's advice.

Just shows how out of touch they are.

That's how you become the richer, most valuable company in the world. Being out of touch.

 

[Oblivious.Robot]

 iWipe.

 

[alexandr]

and if you pre-order right now, you get 6% cashback on your apple card!

 

[gugy]

Damn.....Apple should at least include a pack of cloths. Charging for a replacement is a joke. Since the stand is $1k, I think the clothe will be $100.

 

[alexandr]

the second edition of the "cloth" will be called "cloth s". or "s cloth".

 

[developer13245]

I want one! (the cloth)
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I'm looking forward to buying this display used in about 10 years.

Apple will discontinue the cloth in 2 years, making the monitor useless....
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I'm guessing they won't sell you one if you don't have a serial number....
I'll try next week...

 

[NT1440]

Question for the forum, what do you guys use to clean your precision nano pitted glass normally?

 

[MarkAtl]

The real laugh will be when corporate/pro offices that have this display get them wiped off by their cleaning service with Windex and a rag.

 

[dogslobber]

Could I use the Apple Cloth to wash my car with?

 

[Royksöpp]

What if you sneeze up the screen? That’s wet? And XDR porn WELL! That’s certainly more messy I guess 😂

do they have an apple guide for this?

If you’re careless enough to sneeze on your screen then you deserve the mess afterwards.

 

[waquzy]

I wonder if Jony wipes away the tear from his eye with this specially designed cloth as they undo his 'breakthrough' design work on the Magic Keyboard

Why would he? You do realise that there are actually loads of people who really love the butterfly keyboards. And, no, I am not joking.

 

[Elijen]

So you can lose $6000 in a sneeze

 

[TacoChowder]

Because Apple's first screen for professional use since the Cinema Display shouldn't have been some ultra niche curiosity. Just shows how out of touch they are.

This is for the extra $1000 option of the non-glare display. This is for a very specific use case. There's plenty of other things that hit the professional but not perfect market.

 

[kirbyrun]

Is this cloth also approved to clean the Apple Card?

 

[otternonsense]

The Cinema Display wasn't very 'Professional'... If you're complaining about this Display, then wouldn't you by default, be considered out-of-touch with the actual 'Professional' market?

So for you there's no gradation of "professional" between e.g. MS Office user or Pixar animator? And you're saying I am the one who's out of touch here?

Graphic and UX designers with decent video needs (like, yours truly) would be perfectly fine with the 5K equivalent of the iMac screen without the iMac (which was essentially what the Cinema Display was). Heck, when it was launched it was a pretty darn good option, and still not cheap by any means –but nowhere near this level of excess. The problem is that it's either that or nothing at all.

And to think that tech is supposed to get cheaper over time.

 

[slide_to_unlock]

if you wipe your behind with that cloth, you will excrete shiny matter with XDR quality🤣.

 

[otternonsense]

Yeah, they interviewed hundreds of professionals about their workflows and needs, they should have simply asked otternonsense's advice.

That's how you become the richer, most valuable company in the world. Being out of touch.

Oh hi brandshill, where have you been all this time

PS. No, they are known for being insular from actual users, and you can become the richest and most valuable company through successive stock buybacks and protecting your incredulous margins ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[waquzy]

Is this cloth also approved to clean the Apple Card?

Yes, however, I would advise you to get the AppleCare+ for the cloth as it can wear out often

 

[BigBoy2018]

Nano-what-now? Needlessly complicated. Just put a matte coating, call it a day.

Well, not on this display, but this puts more focus on the idea that Apple should offer a 'lower end' display (think 27" imac standalone display with a nice apple-ish design) that doesn't break the bank, or break the display when you accidently try to clean it wrong.

 

[otternonsense]

This is for the extra $1000 option of the non-glare display. This is for a very specific use case. There's plenty of other things that hit the professional but not perfect market.

Once upon a time Apple offered a BTO matte display option for the 15" MacBook Pro at no extra cost. Good times, they were.

 

[danny842003]

Nano-what-now? Needlessly complicated. Just put a matte coating, call it a day.

it’s an optional extra, an iPhone is needlessly complicated give me a Nokia and call it a day.
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Because Apple's first screen for professional use since the Cinema Display shouldn't have been some ultra niche curiosity. Just shows how out of touch they are.

you can buy it without this optional extra. Their share price shows they’re not out of touch.