Workers at Apple stores or authorized services providers will be able to change which stand is attached to the studio display according to a report from MacRumors which cites an internal apple document. This is despite apple Apple’s buy apple studio display page which says that you have to choose a stand at the time of purchase as they are built-in and not interchangeable.
Apple provides three different stand options for the studio display. You can get either the standard stand with tilt adjustment or the VESA adapter for attaching the monitor to third-party arms without paying anything extra. If you want a height-adjustable stand from apple it is an upgrade. Apple says you have to decide at the time you are buying the monitor. The MACROMORS report implies that u will be able to pay to change stands later on if you change your mind or get a different desk setup.
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Apple did not respond to the verge request for comment on whether these reports are accurate. The difference between what apple says and reality seems to be a frustrating trend with the studio display. Apple’s important handling information for the Apple studio display page says that the monitor power cable is nonremovable yet the verge editor in chief Nilay Patel along with you tuber Linus tech tips have already proven that the cable can in fact be removed.
Verge fellow Umar Shakir points out that at least externally the hinge looks pretty similar to the one found on the Apple Cinema HD display from the early 2000s. According to an archived copy of a services manual removing the stand for that monitor simply required undoing two screws which suggests one way Apple could have designed the studio show stand to be users replaceable.
