Are there other expensive VESA compatible stands for monitors?
A proprietary tilt and height adjustable stand is usually included in the price…
Apple turns monitor height adjustment into a $400 upsell
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Re: Apple turns monitor height adjustment into a $400 upsell
#12Are there other expensive VESA compatible stands for monitors?
Not sure about expensive but I do know there are a lot of cheap ones that you should be careful of, some say “height adjustable” but have a screw and hooks that you manually have to move. That could mean a monitor could get dropped or someone pinched during adjustment.
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#13The worst part of the new display is that the stand is integrated - you cannot change your mind after you buy it. So if you buy a fancy monitor arm a year after you got your Studio Display with a height-adjustable stand, you'll have to buy a new Studio Display, except this time with a VESA mount. If you insist on getting a Studio Display, the best option to future-proof your purchase is to get the one with the VESA m…
That's a pretty mind boggling decision. These things live on your desk, adding a minuscule amount of bulk to support both mounts wouldn't hurt, and is one less SKU to manufacture..
Re: Apple turns monitor height adjustment into a $400 upsell
#14Are there other expensive VESA compatible stands for monitors?
My kanto dms2000 is my favorite thing on my desk.
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#15Yeah, Apple's stuff is expensive. This is still alarming to someone? If you're looking for inexpensive, you don't go to Apple. That's not what they do, or have ever done.
It's not alarming, it's just an excuse for a clickbait title.
Yesterday that monitor didn't even existed. Today half of internet acts like life on Earth is impossible without it.
Re: Apple turns monitor height adjustment into a $400 upsell
#16Are there other expensive VESA compatible stands for monitors?
Yes, and plenty of cheap ones, too — you have a pretty good range based on features and looks. This kind of complaint is pretty predictable: most people who want one will drop $100 on a normal VESA stand or arm, but the Apple one is definitely competing with people who either want the matching designer image or simply aren't that price sensitive. Here's an example of Herman Miller, which is definitely competing for t…
Are these arms large/long enough to allow for a 27" to go portrait?
Re: Apple turns monitor height adjustment into a $400 upsell
#17I feel like these monitors will depreciate in value much faster than their M1 chips. It feels like only yesterday, flat screen TVs were a few thousand dollars. Now, you can get a decent one for a few hundred.
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#18Apple can do this because nobody else makes a high quality monitor that doesn’t look terrible.
In nice offices, each chair is a couple thousand each. Full designs easily $50k+. Theyre not going to mess up a such a thoughtfully designed aesthetic with some slab of black plastic and an Amazon Basics stand (which is what I use) to save $1-2k.
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#19I feel like these monitors will depreciate in value much faster than their M1 chips. It feels like only yesterday, flat screen TVs were a few thousand dollars. Now, you can get a decent one for a few hundred.
Well, those ones you are talking about are ad-supported. I would not buy an ad-supported display at any price point, so a more reasonable comparison is the “commercial display” flat screens, which are still actually pretty expensive.
Re: Apple turns monitor height adjustment into a $400 upsell
#20The new and novel thing is that there is a $400 upsell at all. I believe all of the previous Apple displays (Pro XDR excluded) have only come with a fixed stand (though some could accept VESA mount adapters).