I've always wondered why Apple doesn't make those, and some cleaning spray too: the screens they make are really sensitive, and expensive, and I bet people often leave unexpected marks on them by trying to clean up
I know about this: I used the recall once on a 2014 mbp, but maybe should twice now since the replacement screen shows some signs too after a few years...
Disturbing lack of DRM. It should only be possible to polish apple devices with it. And, of course, any other polishing cloth should render these devices inoperable.
> Apple also has a list of the devices that are compatible with this Polishing Cloth. For the iPhone lineup it goes back as far as the first-generation iPhone SE and the iPhone 6. The first-generation iPad mini is supported, and you can go back as far as 2015 for some iMac models. You can clean every model of the Apple Watch, and if you have any iPod touch models dating back to the fourth-generation iPod shuffle, this cloth will get it clean.
Apple is soon to debut their Polishing Cloth recycling program, where they remove and reuse the gold and diamonds that are woven into this $20 piece of fabric.
I'm sure they've put some thought in the pricing strategy, like with the infamous $999 monitor stand. If you think $19 is ridiculous for a cloth (I do) then you aren't the target buyer.
Do the keyboards on the current MacBook generation still make a mark on the screen over time (which implies this will happen with the new ones too)? If so which way to protect the screen is recommended? A screen protector or a cloth to cover the keyboard area?
At least my 16" does. The recommended way to protect the screen is to keep the laptop on a pedestal in a gallery, wholly untouched like Jony Ive intended.
I'll hold out for the $299 version sold by an environmentally responsible coop run by legless Guatemalan orphans. For each napkin sold, they will plant a tree to reduce our carbon footprint (they themselves having no footprint).
Also, this provides the support centers with an official, recognized part to wipe devices with. So every service center in every country does not have to scratch a customer's screen to discover what _doesn't_ work.
Clearly a premium product, it has Apple logo, rounded corners, beautiful color, I have been waiting for this for years, the experience with previous polishing cloths was just horrible!
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 96.7 ms ] threadJust yet another defect they won't admit to publicly or do a recall over. You have to find out about the secret recall, before it's discontinued...
> Apple also has a list of the devices that are compatible with this Polishing Cloth. For the iPhone lineup it goes back as far as the first-generation iPhone SE and the iPhone 6. The first-generation iPad mini is supported, and you can go back as far as 2015 for some iMac models. You can clean every model of the Apple Watch, and if you have any iPod touch models dating back to the fourth-generation iPod shuffle, this cloth will get it clean.
Have you any idea how expensive it is to get diamond-cut chamfered edges ON FABRIC!?!?
The nano textured screen is easily scratched if you use paper towels or rough fabric. This just makes sure you have a material that is suitable.
Secondly, the compatibility is just so it appears in the filters, and it’s not really to say it’s for use with an iPhone 6.
And anyone who weares glasses will have them laying around.
*untill the new model