Apple Studio Display has a catch you need to be aware of

Date:
Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:23:04 +0000

Description:
Buying an Apple Studio Display? Be sure to choose your stand carefully.

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Apples Studio Display comes with a choice of options for the monitor stand , but theres a substantial catch here you cant later change that stand.

Whichever of the three stand choices you pick when buying a Studio Display, thats what youll have to live with forever. Theres no going back if you change your work setting and maybe need a different option in the future.

If you dont want to pay extra, the choices for the Studio Displays stand are to have either a tilt-adjustable stand, or a VESA wall-mount. If youre
willing to fork out a chunk of additional cash, you can get an upgraded tilt and height adjustable stand for an extra $300 / 400 / AU$600.

However, as Apple makes clear if you click the info icon when deciding which stand you want with the 27-inch monitor : Each stand or mount adapter is
built in. They are not interchangeable, so its important to consider your workspace needs at the time of purchase. (Note that MacRumors first spotted this, by the way). Analysis: Stands to reason or not

This seems pretty short-sighted of Apple. Its hardly inconceivable that a person might buy a monitor, then move home or office, and in the new setting find that a VESA mount is what they now need, rather than just the bog-standard stand, to pick one example. Youd think it wouldnt be too big a deal to swap them out while paying for the new one, of course but this simply isnt possible.

Thats very disappointing, and while were at it, charging a few hundred notes extra for the ability to be able to adjust the height of such an already expensive display seems like a pretty consumer-hostile move, too.

For anyone who is concerned about flexibility and the possibility of their stand needs being different in the future, the best route might just be to
get a VESA mount. That could then be used with an arm, or a third-party stand
even if the latter doubtless wont look nearly as slick as Apples integrated stand, at least youve got options this way. It seems to defy logic that you wouldnt get options in this respect anyway, though. Best Mac and MacBooks : all the top Apple desktops and laptops



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