The base 4x8GB DDR4-2933 memory is about $250, could do better here. I don't see anything suggesting the 580X will be any different. Benchmarks show the RX 580 and Pro 580 have about the same performance, Pro is marketed as a workstation card. RX 580X price, could not find the Pro 580X price. Radeon 580X I'll be generous and say $400 (varies from 180-390). This price is based off of the recently announced Xeon W-3223, not on market yet, price may change. As you can already see, this has worked and the pricing of the Pro Stand is getting much more attention than the pricing for either of the other two products. It's to draw attention away from the pricing of their other two announcements and avoid the (underserved) bad PR the display itself would be getting over its pricing, and to avoid the (deserved) bad PR the Mac Pro would be receiving for its pricing. They know it's stupid and they know the pricing is ridiculous. And this is where the Pro Display Stand comes it. Members of the public would perceive this pricing to be extortionate, but unlike with the Pro Display, this time they'd be right as Apple are charging at least $2,000 more than they reasonably should. However, buying a similar, stupidly specced Windows machine would set you back $3,200 (according to Linus Tech Tips' latest video). In this case, buying a similar performing Windows machine wouldn't set you back more than $1,000 - $2,000. Apple have a tendency to use very specific and unnecessarily specced parts on most of their hardware that make it so that while buying a Windows machine with the same performance would be cheaper, buying a Windows machine with the same unnecessary specs would not, inflating its perceived value as a result. The pricing for this is just extortionate. However, to the general public, they would just compare it to high end consumer displays in the $1,000-$2,000 and cry that it's extortionate pricing just because it's got an Apple logo on it. To be able to deliver a quality product of the specification that they claim at such a low price will be nothing short of game changing for professionals in the field. They're competing with monitors that cost in the region of $10,000 to $40,000 that are used for professional colour grading.

The Pro Display, if it is of the level of quality that Apple claim it is, is amazingly good value for money.

Now here's some explanation of my thoughts on each and why Apple has priced the stand as such. The context for this post is Apple's WWDC 2019 a conference where, amongst other things, three key products were announced that have been picked up by the tech media. I'm new to this sub and though I did read the rules, I wasn't sure if personal opinions like this are substantial enough for Mod approval. Before I start, apologies if this breaks the rules.

Pro stand apple 999