CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition.

CPU: Intel Core i5 9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor.

For the price of the Pro Stand alone, you could build yourself a new gaming PC that can run all the latest games and easily handle the vast majority of your computing needs. Cheap, relatively powerful, and with plenty of juice to run and stream demanding PC games.

My first stop was PC Part Picker, an excellent site I personally rely on whenever I build a new PC. With that in mind, I set out to find out how much of a PC I could build for the same price as the Pro Stand.

For as beautiful as the Pro Stand is, it still feels like Apple is once again dramatically overcharging for something basic based on the strength of their brand name. The Pro Display XDR follows this model: amazing specs, brag-worthy details, and a huge price. But if we expect anything from Apple, it's that it will make an overengineered, incredibly powerful piece of tech and charge a lot of money for it. Odds are Apple is just looking to raise money to pay off the teen suing them for $1 billion.$5,000 is a lot of money for a monitor.

There is also a standard VESA mount for $199, which is still steep, but almost nothing in comparison to the alternative. Of course, this still doesn't make the idea of a $1,000 monitor stand seem any less ridiculous, and Apple will likely have to do quite a bit of sweet talking to convince the majority of people of the mount's apparent value. It is worth noting that the devices are directed at creative professionals - people who need the power for their jobs and are willing to shell out large amounts of money to get exactly that. Apple has always had a reputation for selling its devices at steep price points, but customers could almost build an entire gaming desktop for the same price, or even a PS4 Pro with a respectable 4K TV to go along with it. Needless to say, that’s an insane price for something that could realistically be achieved by stacking several books on top of each other. The accessory in question is the stand for the desktop’s monitor, which clocks in at the absurd price of $999, or roughly 3 iPads that were accidentally locked for 48 years, and it isn't included with the monitor.

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