You’ve treated yourself to a new and expensive Apple Studio Display as a Mac user and you have to be careful if you don’t want to accidentally and irreparably damage your latest investment. Above all, it is important to avoid mistakes during cleaning as much as possible.
Apple Studio display: Mac users need to be careful when cleaning
Not only is the Apple Studio Display expensive, it also requires a specific way of cleaning. As with other Apple displays in MacBooks or iMac, a mistake should be avoided at all costs, Apple writes:
“Do not use acetone-based agents to clean the display screen.”
Means: Simple glass cleaners and other aggressive substances should not be used, they damage the surface of the display – window or household cleaners, sprays, solvents, ammonia solutions, scouring agents or cleaning agents with hydrogen peroxide are taboo. Instead, Apple recommends a slightly damp and lint-free cloth. The emphasis here is on slightly moistened, i.e. not a wet rag (source: Apple). Special display or screen cleaners can be used, but must not be applied directly to the screen. Ergo: Put some of it on the cloth.
With prices starting at 1,749 euros, you shouldn’t make any mistakes when cleaning the Apple Studio display:
Nanotexture glass: the prima donna of displays
If you have opted for the Studio Display with nano-textured glass, normal screen cleaners are not an option either. Only the enclosed polishing cloth is used, other cloths are ruled out according to Apple. Also, this must not be slightly moistened with water. For stubborn dirt, Apple therefore recommends moistening the cloth with a 70 percent isopropyl alcohol (IPA) solution. – everything else is forbidden.
After all, you can wash the polishing cloth yourself from time to time with detergent and water, but this good and expensive piece does not belong in the washing machine. In the meantime, Apple is also selling the cloth separately – a real one Best seller, despite the high price of 25 euros (view at Amazon).