It's funny to watch people get bent out of shape over a pricing rumor. A rumor with the word "Roughly" in the headline at that.
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13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro Pricing to Start at Roughly $1699
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I already agreed with original comment, but it is not entirely their fault.
Apple's ecosystem is well knit, so once you get tied in, in terms of easiness, practicality & fun-ness, it is hard to fall back to a windows laptop & an android phone, but that mostly depends on the user.
For some, it is an exhibition of status, for others they just want a more practical computing system/mobile and not have to hassle with all the pc jibber-jabber, while others are just interested in hacking & slashing. Then, there are those who can't afford them.
take a pick
You're kidding, right?
This is a screenshot of the current product, NOT the Retina display MacBook Pro. How did this get 9 votes? I used the burner this past weekend to make a DVD backup of some important files. Felt weird burning a disc. Never once used it before on my mid-2010 MBP. Glad to know the drive worked though. haha
I agree, but if you do you don't reach the conclusion of $1699. As some (way too few, actually) have pointed out, the appropriate comparison is the 15" rMBP compared to a *similarly spec'd* 15" cMBP. Essentially:
15" cMBP, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD = $2,399
15" rMBP, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD = $2,199
For the high end rMBP the discount is greater ($300).
So the retina 13" should be about $200-300 less than the similarly spec'd 13" MBP. Consider these current prices for possible configurations:
13" MBP, 4 GB RAM, 128 GB SSD = $1,399
13" MBP, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB SSD = $1,499
13" MBP, 4 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD = $1,699
13" MBP, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD = $1,799
13" rMBP prices should be $200 less. Apple probably won't offer the lower specs, so let's go with the best model listed above. Instead of costing $1,799, it should cost $1,499 or $1,599.
Now, 9to5Mac has great sources. Although they're estimating from wholesale prices, the best assumption is that they are correct.
In my opinion, this means we can assume with a high degree of confidence that the 13" rMBP will not be similarly spec'd to the existing cMBP. It will have better i.e. more expensive features. The best guesses are a discrete GPU or a quad-core processor, or both.
exactly
quite possible
also quite possible
Personally, given how much SSD and RAM prices have come down since the last MBP refresh/introduction of the rMBP, I think there's an outside chance that build-to-order prices will come down and there's enough room in a $1699 13" MBP for *both* a quad-core and discrete GPU. Not a high-probability of that, I suppose.
Still doesn't make sense because what you've done here is taken a $1500 current MBP and removed the DVD Drive ($80) and replaced the 750GB HDD with a 512GB SSD (street price $.80 per Gig or roughly $400)
So how would a person reconcile paying $2200 and $700 more for a screen that's OEM $100 more at the most and a $400 SSD? I'm still seeing about $300 here that cannot be accounted for because of no Superdive and the credit for a 750GB HDD.
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Glad to know I was right on in my price estimate. I was afraid it would be more.
Apple is very generous in the pricing, it is the best 13" laptop ever and is worth much more.
To people who were in dream world and said $1499... you need help.
lol/
Glad to know I was right on in my price estimate. I was afraid it would be more.
Apple is very generous in the pricing, it is the best 13" laptop ever and is worth much more.
To people who were in dream world and said $1499... you need help.
lol/
LOL this guy's post history is awesome.
https://forums.macrumors.com/search/?searchid=30804141
Did Steve Jobs kill his family?
I wouldn't worry too much about the pricing. By next year, Apple will have dropped the original/old MBP's and the new Retina models will fill those spaces left over with the old price tags. This will also give them excuse to wave the 'new lower price' monicker.
1. These are only guesses
2. Those are pictures of 13" current Macbook Pros
3. We wil have to wait until they come out
4. Stop your bitching
The End
2. Those are pictures of 13" current Macbook Pros
3. We wil have to wait until they come out
4. Stop your bitching
The End
What's crazy is if this actually comes in at $1499, people will be so relieved that it's not $1699 that they'll be so happy to buy.
Brilliant, Apple. Brilliant.
I really want to replace my MBA, but oh well :T
Brilliant, Apple. Brilliant.
I really want to replace my MBA, but oh well :T
Too much TOO MUCH!
I love macbooks seriously i dearly love the trackpad and the OS. Like Mr Jobs would say: It just works! But the price is too much, i hope not many people buy it so they can get the message and lower the price. With that said i cant wait to get one ( at a good price)
I love macbooks seriously i dearly love the trackpad and the OS. Like Mr Jobs would say: It just works! But the price is too much, i hope not many people buy it so they can get the message and lower the price. With that said i cant wait to get one ( at a good price)
I know when I get a 13" MBP for my daughter, in June, it won't be a retina at that price, sheesh......
yeah, we're *surely* be seeing all the other hi-density displays w/ similar specs from competing manufacturers at much cheaper prices. right...? wait..where are these products? i dont seem to see any...
why so expensive apple?? why???
Why so expensive? Because Apple has calculated that they will maximize total profits at that price.
Sure, they will lose a few sales. But they will make more profit off of each sale that they DO make.
Had they priced it at $1499, they would make a few more sales, but at much lower margin.
This ain't rocket science. It is pricing theory. Prices are set where they will yield the highest total profit.
What Apple does is best for Wall Street institutional investors. Every time.
Large institutional investors like pension funds and mutual funds own Apple. The goal is to get as much profit as possible out of the pockets of consumers and into the pockets of Wall Street. That is the only goal that Apple has, and the only goal that Apple has ever had.
That should not come as a surprise. Apple is a huge megacorporation owned by Wall Street investors, and everything that they do is for the benefit of huge Wall Street investors.
how the hell am i supposed to carry a gigantic 27" monitor in my backpack? you pay for portability. always have.
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Soooo, just to be clear. 2000 clams for a laptop with no discrete graphics...
Talk about taking a piss on the consumers, eh?
how you can possibly say that (or be clear) on mere rumor is a mystery to me. but im sure it feels good to type it, right?
Apple has never championed lower prices.
If anything, they could drop the legacy Macbook Pro line and keep prices where they are. Corporations want to charge as high as demand will support -- demand is not in short supply for their products.
So, I was comparing this to the Air. Here's what I found:
1. Assume that the 13" rMBP base model is 8/256 like the 15" one. Since the non-retina MBP's have the same base configuration (4/512) this isn't unlikely. So we're looking at $1699 for 8/256/retina.
2. Compare with the MacBook Air. A 13" MBA configured with 8/256 in the Apple store is...$1599. And that's the 1.8 GHz dual-core. 2.0 Ghz raises it to $1699.
3. If the 13" has the same processor options as its non-retina cousin (like the 15" does), then the low-end 13" retina will be 2.5 GHz.
So, compared to the 13" air with the same RAM/SSD, you would be getting 500 MHz, a boatload of pixels, probably less battery life, and an extra pound or so all for the price premium of...$0.
Of course, there's a few guesses in here. But running the numbers, it seems pretty exciting on the face of it. I was looking at 8/256 anyway.
1. Assume that the 13" rMBP base model is 8/256 like the 15" one. Since the non-retina MBP's have the same base configuration (4/512) this isn't unlikely. So we're looking at $1699 for 8/256/retina.
2. Compare with the MacBook Air. A 13" MBA configured with 8/256 in the Apple store is...$1599. And that's the 1.8 GHz dual-core. 2.0 Ghz raises it to $1699.
3. If the 13" has the same processor options as its non-retina cousin (like the 15" does), then the low-end 13" retina will be 2.5 GHz.
So, compared to the 13" air with the same RAM/SSD, you would be getting 500 MHz, a boatload of pixels, probably less battery life, and an extra pound or so all for the price premium of...$0.
Of course, there's a few guesses in here. But running the numbers, it seems pretty exciting on the face of it. I was looking at 8/256 anyway.
That's just not going to happen. $1699 is not outlandishly expensive to those who have been purchasing Apple notebooks for years. In fact today the step up model for the existing 13" is $1500 itself. Clearly there's a market in this range.
We'll see what we're getting for the money.
Not that this price point is even official, but it's exactly what I was expecting. The 15-inch model carries a $400 premium over its non-Retina cousin. That the smaller, cheaper model has a proportionally larger premium on it (+$500) is no surprise. It's not really designed for entry-level/student customers.
2012 is shaping up to be a blockbuster year for Apple:
-New iPad (w/ Retina display no one thought was possible)
-15-inch MacBook Pro w/ Retina display
-Mountain Lion
-iOS 6 (meh)
-iPhone 5
-new iPod Touch and iPod Nano
-"iPad Mini"
-13-inch MacBook Pro w/ Retina display
-Possible iMac and Mac Mini refreshes
It's been a long time since so many product lines got shaken up.
2012 is shaping up to be a blockbuster year for Apple:
-New iPad (w/ Retina display no one thought was possible)
-15-inch MacBook Pro w/ Retina display
-Mountain Lion
-iOS 6 (meh)
-iPhone 5
-new iPod Touch and iPod Nano
-"iPad Mini"
-13-inch MacBook Pro w/ Retina display
-Possible iMac and Mac Mini refreshes
It's been a long time since so many product lines got shaken up.