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Please tell me the Studio Display cable is detachable
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Well this isn't just about you. A detachable cable is beneficial for everyone.
I'm not sure why you bother to defend Apple's backwards design, since this shouldn't have been any different than the 27-inch iMac, which is barely thicker than the Studio Display. Many of their products have removable cables, they even bothered to engineer the new iMac with a magnetic insert. There is a reason why that cable is detachable on the iMac, I see it no different with the Studio Display. And just because Apple did it before, doesn't mean it is okay now. The Pro Display XDR even has a detachable cable.
You make it sound like Apple is incapable of making this possible until they actually do it themselves. Imagine if all non-mobile products made by Apple were non-user removable, that would be horrible too.
But that's exactly the reason why Apple did this. To be anti-consumer, and to force you to bring your Studio Display to the Apple Store or have to get it repaired elsewhere if your country doesn't have an Apple Store. Apple won't give you parts, they'll have you gladly buy another display instead, because you are SoL in other countries.
And once again, I've already said this, but I can no longer clean my entire desk now because the Studio Display cannot be removed without making the whole process tedious.
I know, but the cord is removable:
As was discussed a few posts earlier, however, this solution doesn't really work for your situation where you'd like to easily unplug it for cleaning purposes.
I wonder why would Apple design it this way?As @KPOM mentions the power cable is removable. It just requires a substantial amount of force, a lot more than the average person is likely to exert in fear of causing damage.
I saw it demonstrated by Linus Sebastian on the WAN Show. Here is a link to the WAN Show recording where they bring out their own Studio display to try removing the cable. The following link shows Luke trying to remove the cable without success:
This is the same video but a little further showing Linus taking over and removing the cable:
Hope this is informative
Also I wonder why MacRumors pulled the article on this rather then issuing a correction?
[suggests that it may invalidate the warranty]
I agree: remove the cable, void the warranty. It also makes it more difficult to move from location to location, dramatically increases the chance of damaging either the plug or the display.
As a final thank you to their users, I'm sure they've patented the plug so 3rd party replacements will be expensive or non-existent.
I've had CRT monitors from WAAAAAAY back in the day with a non-detachable VGA plug/cable (some of them were apple LOL). I felt like Indiana jones with the bag of sand kind of sweaty whenever I had to disconnect and move the monitor.
Think different, I guess?
The Pro Display is thicker.
You say in one sentence Apple is anti-consumer and then defend that by saying the latest iMac has a detachable cable. Doesn’t really help your case. If they were trying to get you to bring things in for repair ALL their devices would have attached power cables. Your logic is flawed.
Sounds like an overreaction about wanting to clean a desk.
To be honest I wish the detachable cable was fitted with a proprietary connector that included power and thunderbolt/usb that attached directly to the Mac Studio so I only have 1 cable.
But assuming Apple is out to get you is a pretty crazy conclusion to jump to over 1 product design decision. That type/style of connector they used is found elsewhere on equipment that isn’t thick enough for detachable cables main current. UL has plenty or guidelines on this stuff and I’m sure the decision they made is an engineering/compliance/time to market one and not one to take away your freedoms.
Maybe I should blow up the GE forums because my oven, refrigerator, and microwave have non-removable power cables?
I have owned 5 iMacs, numerous displays from different companies in the span of my 17 year career both in office and home and have never ever needed a power chord replaced other than 1 time during a move that I lost a cable lol.
That’s not to say I agree with Apple’s decision but I also don’t understand the up roar.
Don’t mess with the cable and you should be fine.
That’s not to say I agree with Apple’s decision but I also don’t understand the up roar.
Don’t mess with the cable and you should be fine.
I think the old 30" Apple Cinema Display also had a non-removable cable (but it has been years since I had my pair) as did the smaller ones too.
Another issue against having non-removable cables would be the ability to use them in markets other than the original one. The US/Canada version would need an adapter to use it in the UK for example instead of a different cable. 6 of one, half dozen of another but still...
Another issue against having non-removable cables would be the ability to use them in markets other than the original one. The US/Canada version would need an adapter to use it in the UK for example instead of a different cable. 6 of one, half dozen of another but still...
Since the cable can be removed by an Apple service tech, you might be able to get them to switch to a cord with a different connector.
Yes, it would have been best if Apple did make it easier for users to change the cable, but at least it can be replaced if damaged.
Gonna blow your mind this but you could always ask someone to lift it up while you dust underneath it. Or vice versa. Not that it will get dusty underneath.
I guess there are a few factors at play here:
- Since there is no external power supply to convert the AC wall outlet power to DC externally, the signal is still AC at input to the monitor. Detachable AC connectors have to go through a special certification process, whereas DC connectors do not. (Somebody please correct me if I’m wrong, I’m getting this from a random account on Twitter.) I think this is the primary reason it’s not detachable.
- A magnetic connector like the MagSafe they used on the iMac wouldn’t work because there is no place to connect that isn’t right behind the display panel (the iMac has the chin area). If a magnetic connector was right behind the panel then there would be interference issues.
It definitely isn't convenient , but this forum doesn't half attract its share of people over-reacting about non-issues, or in this case, really really minor issues which can easily be circumvented. How long before someone posts on this thread that this is a deal breaker and they were just about to push the button on it but now their whole life is ruined...I'll wait. Bound to come.
I didn’t think much about cables being removable until my experience with the 27" LED Cinema Displays (hard wired power and thunderbolt). I have run across a fair amount of them where the thunderbolt cable connection inside the case fails and renders the cable inoperable.
Ask who? I live alone. I’m not going to bring people just to clean or organize my computer room.
Dust and dirt will smear underneath if you move your display, rotate it to access the peripherals on the back, etc.
Wow, just wow. The keyboard on the latest MacBook Pro’s is anything but crap. It’s a very good keyboard.
I can't believe i'm having to type this but here goes:
1) clean whatever part of your desk is accessible with the display in its usual position
2) lift the display and move it left or right by the full width of the 'foot'
3) clean the part you could not access before
4) move it back
If there is not room to move the display fully left or right by the full width of the 'foot', you might have modify steps 2) and 3) to wiggle it as far left as you can then as far right as you can to gain access to the part usually covered.
Once again, this is yet another non-issue, given the perspective you are coming from. I could understand it if you had some obscure valid reason why the cable they've provided isn't suitable for you because of a certain specific circumstance which won't impact most people. But you're just talking about accessing the desk-space occupied by the monitor's footprint just to dust under it. And you really can't figure a solution out by yourself?
No offence, but as a one-handed guy who's had to wing-it with all kinds of things there's no textbook instructions for, how do you cope with regular challenges of daily life?
Sounds like a terrible workaround. As I’ve already said, this just smears it.
You don’t even know how my setup is to make such claims. I have cable management for the power cables and other cords, the display cannot move very far. Giving more cable length for more movement means visible wires on the desk with uneven cable length for other wires when against the wall. There is strain on the cable ends, as loose cables are also strained when pushed against the wall trying to fit into railway under my desk. Loose cable pushing from the wall and back to my display. Etc. That’s just how it is.
Also I need to clean the entire desk, which means removing everything on top. I don’t want any spray getting on my equipment.
No need to be offended and take this personally.
"It definitely isn't convenient , but this forum doesn't half attract its share of people over-reacting about non-issues..."
Outrageous! No way!! That's not true!!!
Outrageous! No way!! That's not true!!!