128MB VRAM and 40GB HD space for $500?!?

[w8ing4intelmacs]

Is the higher end MacBook Pro 15" really worth the extra $500? As far as I can tell, all you get is more video ram and a little more hard drive space.

In fact, since the upgrade to 160GB is only $75, it seems that Apple is charging $425 for the extra video ram. Ouch.

 

[eXan]

If you dont like it, dont buy it. Simple.

BTW dont forget that Intel's higher-end CPUs cost more than the performance boost they give you (like 2 ghz Core2 vs 2.33 upgrade, which was just a waste of money) and the high-end MBP has 2.4 GHz Core2, as opposed to 2.2 in low-end.

 

[Roy Hobbs]

Is the higher end MacBook Pro 15" really worth the extra $500? As far as I can tell, all you get is more video ram and a little more hard drive space.

In fact, since the upgrade to 160GB is only $75, it seems that Apple is charging $425 for the extra video ram. Ouch.

There are MANY posts regarding this, search a little and you will find a ton of posts

 

[mr_matalino]

Try this

 

[Alloye]

In fact, since the upgrade to 160GB is only $75, it seems that Apple is charging $425 for the extra video ram. Ouch.

Not quite. The CPU is also 200MHz faster. It's up to the consumer to decide if the combination of additional features is worth the cost.

 

[iW00t]

Is the higher end MacBook Pro 15" really worth the extra $500? As far as I can tell, all you get is more video ram and a little more hard drive space.

In fact, since the upgrade to 160GB is only $75, it seems that Apple is charging $425 for the extra video ram. Ouch.

Oh... so the processor upgrade is free?

By the way it costs Apple almost $200 extra to go up that 1 step in CPU.

 

[Spoony Bard]

Bulk pricing (cost per unit for 1000 units) for the processors in the MBP is as follows...

T7500 (2.2GHz): $316
T7700 (2.4GHz): $530
http://www.intel.com/intel/finance/pricelist/processor_price_list.pdf

That's a difference in cost of $214. I stress the "cost" part because it's only reasonable to expect Apple to charge us more than what they pay for (unless you're expecting them to build you their products for free).

I too thought that the $500 difference in price between the 2.2GHz and 2.4GHz MBPs was a little much, but it turns out to be quite justified. You'll always pay a hefty premium for top of the line processors.

 

[w8ing4intelmacs]

I too thought that the $500 difference in price between the 2.2GHz and 2.4GHz MBPs was a little much, but it turns out to be quite justified. You'll always pay a hefty premium for top of the line processors.

that might be true, but it is also why the "higher"-end 15" MBP depreciates so much faster. the core duo mbp's go for about the same despite the "higher" processor. i suspect that in another generation, the same will be said of the core 2 duo mbps.