Any guesses as to the price point of the 14" and 16" M-series MBP?

[tokenmacdude]

There's at least a $1000 USD price difference 13" M1 MBP and he 16" Intel MBP models. Do y'all think that Apple will keep that pricing structure for the new M-series 14" and 16" MBP models? I'm in the market for a new computer and was considering building my own tower for Linux, but the new M-series SOCs are really appealing. My main complaint is the price Apple charges. Seeing as there is not much difference between the new iPad Pro and the new MacBook Air, I think there should be a fair bit of upgrade kit to charge a $1000 premium for the larger MBP models. Or, I could be simply off my rockers. What do y'all think?

 

[4sallypat]

Hate to say this, but in my years with Apple (since 1982), their prices on the base trim Macs have been very competitive.

For the most part I have been very happy with value that Apple provides compared to PC, Chromebooks, etc...

My only complaint is my 2019 16" MBP I paid $2500 plus AppleCare and it's the worst laptop I have had - too hot, fans noisy, battery life sucks, and apps take forever. That was the biggest waste of money IMO.

If the new 16" MBP comes out with an Apple Silicon chip and it's $2500 - then it's worth it!

 

[svish]

There's at least a $1000 USD price difference 13" M1 MBP and he 16" Intel MBP models. Do y'all think that Apple will keep that pricing structure for the new M-series 14" and 16" MBP models? I'm in the market for a new computer and was considering building my own tower for Linux, but the new M-series SOCs are really appealing. My main complaint is the price Apple charges. Seeing as there is not much difference between the new iPad Pro and the new MacBook Air, I think there should be a fair bit of upgrade kit to charge a $1000 premium for the larger MBP models. Or, I could be simply off my rockers. What do y'all think?

I think Apple might follow similar pricing

 

[Mr.Blacky]

14" MacBook Pro starts at $1.599, 16" MacBook Pro starts at $2.199.

 

[terminator-jq]

So there 2 trains of thought here. Neither one is more accurate than the other since we are all just guessing right now. Here’s my thoughts:

1. Pricing “could” stay the same as they are now: Looking over the past couple years we have seen Apple move the 15” to the current 16” which involved a bigger screen, chassis changes, thermal updates, keyboard redesign, new battery and new graphics chips… all for the same price as the outgoing 15”. We also saw the M1 chip go into the MacBook Air, 13” MacBook Pro and Mac mini, all without a price increase. Most recently we saw a pretty major redesign for the iMac which not only included a chassis redesign but also has a new thermal design, bigger screen and higher resolution… all for the same price. We can also speculate that Apple will save some manufacturing cost by dropping the Touch Bar and using their own chips rather than Intel.

In this case we would keep $1799 for the 14” and $2399 for the 16”.

2. Pricing “could” go up: We know the 14” and 16” are getting chassis redesigns and should also get a mini LED screen. The M1-X will either be a simple 2X version of the M1… or it could be something more than that especially on the graphics side to stay competitive (specifically on the 16” and iMac Pro). With that in mind, we know Apple increased the iPad Pro price by $100 with mini LED. I believe the iPhone 12 also saw a $100 bump in the switch to OLED from LCD.

If we do see an increase it should be pretty modest. Maybe $1999 for the 14” and $2499 for the 16” (with a $1499 M2 powered 14” later to replace the current base 13” Pro).

 

[ascender]

I think they'll keep it the same as it is today.

Remember some of the crazy price estimates we had on here when they announced they were replacing the 15" with a 16"?