Apple turns monitor height adjustment into a $400 upsell
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Re: Apple turns monitor height adjustment into a $400 upsell
#2Are there other expensive VESA compatible stands for monitors?
Re: Apple turns monitor height adjustment into a $400 upsell
#3Maybe we can pull all the threads complaining about Apple's pricing into one thread.
A complaint about the price of a TB4 cable: https://www.businessinsider.com/the-thunderbolt-4-pro-versio...
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#4Are there other expensive VESA compatible stands for monitors?
Personally, I prefer desk arms. They're easily portable to other locations, and give you a huge amount of flexibility for positioning your monitor exactly where you want it.
The free desk space below the monitor is just icing on the cake.
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#5Are 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 the same kind of buyers with a $450 monitor arm:
https://www.hermanmiller.com/content/dam/hermanmiller/docume...
Now, they do at least discount that a bit so a good question is whether you'll see the Apple ones showing up at less than list price:
https://store.hermanmiller.com/office-furniture-desk-accesso...
Re: Apple turns monitor height adjustment into a $400 upsell
#6The 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 mount, because at least that way you can have a free choice of stands/arms.
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#7I 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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#8Are there other expensive VESA compatible stands for monitors?
I use the Knoll Sapper arms. They are fully articulated and rotatable. You can get them on eBay for not much if you lurk.
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#9Yeah, 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.
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#10Are there other expensive VESA compatible stands for monitors?
I prefer to put my monitor on top of my $500 hardcover set of TAOCP.