Apple’s new HomeView smart display has two versions, and both carry a $299 starting price. But the wall-mounted model does not include the hardware or power solution needed to mount it. Those cost extra, making the actual starting price $358.95 before tax.
Apple offers three purpose-built mounts from Schneider Home. The Power Mount USB-C Wall Connector costs $59.95, while the Power Mount AC Wired costs $79.95. Both can be ordered now from Apple’s website and app, according to the product announcement. The Power Mount PoE Wired option costs $129.95, but is not expected until early 2027. At those listed prices, the wall-mounted HomeView totals $358.95, $378.95, or $428.95, respectively, before tax.
The extra cost is disclosed, but not exactly in the giant, friendly numbers doing the work elsewhere. Apple’s announcement puts the mount details in small print. Its online store asks buyers to select a mount—or choose “No mount” and pay no extra—while warning that the wall-mounted HomeView “requires a mount and power solution to operate.”
That warning is doing useful work. The wall model does not ship with a power source, so choosing “No mount” does not turn it into a cheaper desktop display you can prop against a book. Nor can buyers pick up the other $299 model, which comes with a speaker base, and later convert it: Apple sells the desktop and wall-mounted versions as distinct models.
So the advertised $299 price is real, in the narrow sense that Apple will let you put an unpowered, unmounted wall display in your basket for that amount. To use it as intended, buyers need to add a mount and power solution. The cheaper option starts at $59.95; the more expensive choices may suit different installations, though Apple’s announcement does not provide further comparison details.
Apple’s product page lists the wall version in two colors. The Verge’s Jess Weatherbed notes that third-party manufacturers may eventually offer less expensive mounts, but that remains a possibility, not a currently available alternative. Buyers choosing the wall model now should budget for one of Apple’s listed options—or wait to see what compatible accessories appear.
It is not an undisclosed fee: Apple lists the prices and the requirement. It is, however, a useful reminder to check what a product’s headline price leaves out. In this case, the wall-mounted smart display arrives with a wall-mount-shaped asterisk.
Sources: Glitch Please! and The Verge — https://www.theverge.com/tech/1010164/apple-homeview-wall-mounted-sold-separately — Reporting by Jess Weatherbed
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