Apple Changes How You Order a Mac

[freysie]

Okay, but can you still get Logic Pro preinstalled?

 

[ifxf]

I personally like it but for the "common" consumer too many options to have to pick. Most people just want to be able to "buy a mac"

Apple is hoping that the common consumer calls one of their friends on this forum which will result in them loading of their Mac with max RAM and SSD.

 

[awshucks]

Okay, but can you still get Logic Pro preinstalled?

Yes as well as Final Cut Pro

 

[benwiggy]

Okay, but can you still get Logic Pro preinstalled?

You can still buy Logic on the Mac App Store. Just get the one without In-app purchases.

 

[Gloor]

not a fan of this - it works fine with iphone/ipad but for the mac the need to 'edit' is cumbersome and the choices are not thought out well. The previous system was way more intuitive than this

 

[sleeptodream]

Probably not. But, this was a change in ordering for the sake of a change. If I choose the baseline processor, I should only see the available options. Don't let the customer choose a baseline processor and then give them 'x' number of memory choices that will not work, then notifying the customer with a pop-up window that the option will not work. That is just irritating for customers.

Apple did not improve the shopping experience at all. I suppose this idea was also suggested by the clown who thought it would be a good idea to use AI to reorder screen icons.

They will never not show you possibilities for spending more money

 

[Mrkevinfinnerty]

Okay, but can you still get Logic Pro preinstalled?

Sure add it to your basket!*


*with the rest of your 12 month subscription to creator studio

 

[haydn!]

But surely they are still stocking pre-config models for in-store and other retailers, right?

Yes, even with this new online process the same pre-configured models are most prominent, if anything memory and storage upgrades are less obvious than before. Once you get past the processor step, options for memory and storage are preset and the UX to edit is less prominent than earlier steps. Will be interesting to see if they change this…

 

[capamac]

They will never not show you possibilities for spending more money

Apple should just add a Paypal donation button at the bottom of the page.

 

[Hogswarts]

Nice... except (1) making a selection doesn't advance the page to the next option*; (2) no way to know which configurations are readily available in stock.

*Even as an experienced Apple customer, I've sometimes made a choice and sat waiting for something to happen before realizing I needed to scroll. Newbies to the Apple Store are much more likely to sit there.

 

[getoffmylawn]

This is so much better!!!

Not only is the color now an option in the custom configuration, I can copy the URL of a custom configuration and send it to a client... complete with RAM and drive size customization.

Very happy with this change.

 

[Siliconguy]

I guess Apple figures people will spend more money this way.

It makes it less obvious how much money each increment of memory or storage actually costs. That is probably the point. It also should provide better feedback to Apple about what people actually are willing to pay for, as in the exact tradeoff between memory and storage which is likely even more important since the prices of both have escalated quite a lot.

 

[Abydos]

it seems the usual issue with choice has arrived , what do users want and what are they willing to pay for. I assume apple will have inputs from retailers to set base production rates, looking at the Mac sales from the last quarter they may consider that for most people a Mac is custom setup or depending on sales of bare bones 13 " MBA and their new 'MacBook' use those as base systems and anything else as a custom rig or am I reading this form wrong that any system under 32 GB ram and 1 TB ssd is not useable

 

[FrozenDarkness]

The point of standard configs was wait time. So im curious how this makes it easier for users to understand

 

[Nekronos]

not a fan of this - it works fine with iphone/ipad but for the mac the need to 'edit' is cumbersome and the choices are not thought out well. The previous system was way more intuitive than this

I have a feeling the poor design choice to use a fraction of the screen for the options led to another poor design choice in hiding configurations behind the "edit". Ironically designing a purchasing page with such an emphasis on marketing and visuals would be better suited for the pre-configurations they got rid of.

I wouldn't expect such poor layout choices from a company that is known for design but then they are also the same company that brought us this poorly executed liquid glass.

 

[Michael Scrip]

It makes it less obvious how much money each increment of memory or storage actually costs.

I'm confused by this statement.

The price for each increment is clearly listed... as it always has been.

🤔

 

[poematik13]

Wow, finally they improve something instead of ruin it

 

[wexmoney]

This is good.

 

[dannys1]

But surely they are still stocking pre-config models for in-store and other retailers, right?

They're still stocking base SKUs regardless in store and for other retailers, it's just listed online differently.

 

[tomtad]

Okay, but can you still get Logic Pro preinstalled?

Bizarrely yes. I would have thought they would want to push you towards Creator Studio

 

[segfaultdotorg]

We can no longer go into an iStore and just go home with something that's already built? Lame. Shame on you, Tim Apple!

 

[Sippincider]

not a fan of this - it works fine with iphone/ipad but for the mac the need to 'edit' is cumbersome and the choices are not thought out well.

Agreed, the previous setup was far better.

That said there are currently different layouts. The screens for the mini and Studio are different from before but are manageable.

But... the ones for the iMac and Macbook Pro are terrible. Having to work through and expand the options. Then having the giant product image on the left change abruptly depending what you're hovering over. Very clunky and distracting. Feels like ordering a Dell.

 

[dguisinger]

I strongly dislike it... not the concept... but the fact that there is so much freaking scrolling involved to see that there are more options to configure.... I don't find it to be friendly UX at all

 

[capamac]

At least the scrolling is up-down.

Some sites combine up-down and left-right scrolling ... ugh.

 

[icwhatudidthere]

We can no longer go into an iStore and just go home with something that's already built? Lame. Shame on you, Tim Apple!

At least for now you still can. It’s just not obvious what configs are available until you play around and add it to cart, then it shows pickup options.

No idea if that goes away when stock gets sold.