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Apple Drops Prices on High-End Storage Upgrades for iMac, iMac Pro, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and Mac Pro
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Not bad.... keep going Apple. Next drop the Ram prices and we'll actually get somewhere.
Yeah my friend just spent $$$$ on 2TB iMac. I couldn't have predicted this and told him to wait, unfortunately. Oh well
Seems to have been reflected in the refurbs as well. Now the most expense refurbs are under $4500 instead of over 5k. Now if they'd only list 2019 models. I'm tempted to try one and see if it's any better for bootcamp gaming than my 2017 15inch Pro.
On the downside of things resale value for all machines just dropped a bit.
On the downside of things resale value for all machines just dropped a bit.
Such is life... live and learnYeah my friend just spent $$$$ on 2TB iMac. I couldn't have predicted this and told him to wait, unfortunately. Oh well
Ignore the man who hasn't had his coffee.
They also dropped the 128GB option for the Mac Mini. Maybe others but I didn't check...
They also dropped the 128GB option for the Mac Mini. Maybe others but I didn't check...
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I still see the quad core w/ 128GB for $799 in the US store. What are you seeing?
MacBook “pro” starts with 128GB storage! Not very pro like. At least they are taking baby steps.
Alongside a refresh of the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro this morning, Apple has also dropped the price on high-end storage upgrades across the Mac lineup. This includes the iMac, iMac Pro, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and even the soon-to-be-discontinued Mac Pro.
For the most part, 1TB SSD upgrades have dropped by $200 on the iMac, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini; and 2TB SSD upgrades have dropped by $400 on the Mac mini and MacBook Pro. The ultra high-end 4TB SSD upgrade for the MacBook Pro has dropped by $1400.
For the iMac Pro, 2TB SSD upgrades have been marked down by $200, while the 4TB SSD upgrade has dropped by $1200.
The updates continue into the old Mac Pro as well, with the 1TB upgrade dropping by $200. Apple has also removed the 64GB RAM option for the Mac Pro from its store, and made this model only available in 16GB and 32GB options.
Head to Apple.com to see more of the changes to high-end upgrades on the Mac.
Article Link: Apple Drops Prices on High-End Storage Upgrades for iMac, iMac Pro, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and Mac Pro
how come? i haven't been "following" them, but they seemed like a great thing when first introduced.
this is great. even if the prices are still high - they are lower than they were. it's appreciated)
I recently upgraded the boot drive in my home-built PC to a Samsung 1 TB SSD for $130. Apple's prices are still crazy. But I must be crazy too since I'm posting this comment from my 2017 iMac with a 1 TB SSD that left me with only one arm and one leg.
I take this as the bridge to an all ssd drive in next iMac version.
Get on the military storefront and any new option introduced today shows as $0. I was able to place an order for a base Air with maxed out options for the base price. I even got the receipt and order confirmation showing maxed out options for the base price. Unfortunately about ten minutes later my order reflected the right price.
As of writing this the prices on any new option introduced today (including the new storage options on models that weren’t refreshed) are still showing $0 on the military store.
I got so excited and then my hopes were crushed.
As of writing this the prices on any new option introduced today (including the new storage options on models that weren’t refreshed) are still showing $0 on the military store.
I got so excited and then my hopes were crushed.
I was thinking the changes could have something to do with Ive’s departure myself. I don’t think he had anything to do with costs, but the component costs he wanted drove the prices up.
Or maybe with the recent changes in operations, the company is taking a closer look at pricepoints and redundancy (12-inch Macbook).
Maybe so. Maybe someone was shifted to take Ive’s role, another one shifted to take the role of the first guy and so on. And one of them came up with the idea to cut prices. Who knows. I’m not even trying to analyze that mess which actually seems to be kind of a mess after reading recent reports. But something is going on.
Great, Apple brought down the prices from Ridiculously Expensive to super expensive. Prices are still expensive compared to top brands SSD in the market.
Apple should stop with the gimmicky marketing tactics of shipping a MBP with 128GB SSD. That is pathetic.
Apple should make all its computer RAM and SSD user upgradable and stop nicking and dimming by charging ridiculously expensive storage and RAM pricing and stop releasing disposable appliances.
Apple should stop with the gimmicky marketing tactics of shipping a MBP with 128GB SSD. That is pathetic.
Apple should make all its computer RAM and SSD user upgradable and stop nicking and dimming by charging ridiculously expensive storage and RAM pricing and stop releasing disposable appliances.
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This also is a response to the drop in price of the chips involved. DDR and NAND modules have all lowered from their artificial spike over the last months.