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Apple Adjusts Studio Display XDR Pricing Weeks After Launch

Apple has quietly reduced the price of the Studio Display XDR when configured with the VESA mount adapter, dropping it from $3,299 to $2,899 – a $400 cut. The nano-texture VESA version has also dropped from $3,599 to $3,199.

Studio Display XDR Dark
Apple has also reworked the purchasing pattern on its website, making the stand choice the first step in the configuration process instead of the glass selection.

When the Studio Display XDR launched last month, both stand options cost the same $3,299. That felt unfair to a lot of people, since the VESA mount adapter is just a flat metal plate that lets you attach the display to a monitor arm or wall mount, whereas the alternative stand is both height- and tilt-adjustable.

VESA mount options are normally priced lower than the fancier stand versions on most displays (including Apple's own Pro Display XDR, for which the VESA option was always cheaper). The price change for the Studio Display XDR is therefore more in line with how these things are typically priced.

stand mount studio display xdr
The standard Studio Display has not received a similar adjustment – both the tilt-adjustable stand and VESA mount configurations of the non-XDR model remain priced at $1,599 – but the cheaper tilt-adjustable stand is usually considered price-equivalent to the VESA mount.

Top Rated Comments

klasma Avatar
8 hours ago at 03:49 am
Good to see that the price is height-adjustable after all.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
6 hours ago at 05:38 am

this is still $1500 above its value
Which other screens are $1400 and offer the same quality of image? Factor in brightness, color accuracy, resolution, PPI, refresh rates, camera, speakers, frame quality, Thunderbolt ports, etc. If those are not important, then, sure, it's price is too high for the value. If those are important for your job, then the price is likely a fair value.

If you don't think it's worth the value you receive, don't buy it. I'm not going to buy it.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
8 hours ago at 03:55 am
$2700 for the VESA version with education pricing is tempting. That's a great price for this quality of monitor. I'm not going to buy one for personal use, but it moves it into the consideration point for work (which is at a university).
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
8 hours ago at 03:55 am

I wonder if anyone did buy a VESA mount Studio Display XDR at launch - do they get the difference refunded or are they out of luck?
Someone on reddit reported being able to get the $400 refunded through Apple online chat.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
4 hours ago at 07:37 am
Launch day purchase - 11th. > 14 days. I just called them and got a refund. I hope this helps.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
tucupeis Avatar
7 hours ago at 05:01 am
this is still $1500 above its value
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)