Adam Kos Following the introduction of the new products that Apple showed us on Monday, October 18, a new cleaning cloth has been added to the company's offer after the relaunch of the Apple Online Store. Across the Internet, it evoked smiling reactions and those criticizing especially its price. But is it right? Not when put into context.
"With a soft cleaning cloth made of non-abrasive material, you can safely and effectively clean any Apple display, including nano-textured glass." This is the only description of this product that in Apple Online Store you will find The cloth is marked as "new" and is available for 590 CZK. After its launch on Apple's online store, its delivery date was between October 26 and 29. And today? If you order it today, you will wait an incredible 10 to 12 weeks for it. But you will have free transport.
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The quality matches the price
Such nonsense, you say, and it sold out immediately after its launch. But she's not that stupid. Sure, you can yours common to clean displays with many cheaper solutions, be it those of mobile phones, computers or office displays. But Apple's cloth guarantees that it can be used to clean even glass with a nanotexture. And which product from the company's portfolio contains it? It is Pro Display XDR at a price of CZK 164. Taking a rag from AliExpress may not be entirely appropriate.
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Whether you buy this display with or without the extra charge for nanotexture, you get a cleaning cloth already in the package. But it can be lost or destroyed, and you have to deal with the alternative. But here comes the problem. Already in 2019, when the company introduced Pro Display XDR, it introduced itself web support and the fact that you should not clean the nanostructure glass with anything other than Apple's solution. It literally says here:
Never use another cloth to clean the nanotextured glass. If you lose the included cloth, you can contact Apple to order a replacement.
You will also find here how to wash it afterwards, i.e. with soap and water, then rinse it and let it dry for at least 24 hours. With the new cloth available in the Apple Online Store, you no longer need to contact anyone and order a new solution directly. Sure, you can look around the internet and try to save a few hundred crowns, but is it worth the risk that you can damage the mentioned nanotexture worth 25 thousand CZK? You simply have to pay for care, and this also applies to cleaning prescription glasses or, above all, car paintwork. You also don't clean them with a cloth for two, and you don't scrub them with Jar, but with special products.
For example, a professional microfiber towel SONAX Xtreme from 400 CZK, you can get a universal cleaning cloth that is gentle on vehicle paintwork Lotus Perfect Drying Towel for 569 CZK and Pickaxe a microfiber drying towel will cost you even CZK 799. Sure, these products are characterized by larger dimensions, but they are also intended for cars, not for the noticeably smaller displays of electronic devices. Basically, a completely ordinary universal microfiber towel Miele brand you can get from 240 CZK. Even that will be enough for a display, but not for the special ones.
- Newly introduced Apple products can be purchased, for example, at Alge, Mobile Emergency or u iStores
Jesus, that's bullshit again. By the way, spring cleaning your glasses is not unusual and is often the best way to go. Likewise, spring foam is ideal for OLED TVs. On the other hand, wipes for cleaning displays are usually for two things. And then the lambskin.
But there is no oleophobic layer on OLED TVs or glasses, so the Jar doesn't matter there. In the case of an iPhone or iPad display, this layer is completely destroyed. I use WHOOSH (hope I'm spelling that right) and still have the cloth I got for my '10 MacBook Pro.