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Apple Drops Prices on MacBook Air and Mac Mini SSD Upgrades, Lowers Cost of 64GB Mac Pro RAM Price

ikir said:
I use a lot of these, but they are data 550Mb/s while Apple’s ones are PCIe 3000Mb/s encrypted on the fly and more secure because soldered too. Completely different things
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You mean megabytes? MB/s is megabytes, Mb/s is megabits which is usually in relation to interface or internet speeds.
And still crazy markup
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profets said:
Why is it that the MacBook Air has just two options for SSD upgrades - 512GB and 1.5TB? And $200 & $900. Why is there no 1TB option? I feel like 1.5TB is overkill and expensive for a machine like the Air, but 512 & 1TB would be much better options.
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Pretty much to get people to spend more, “oh hey I don’t think that’ll be enough for me in the long run so I better fork out some more” and turns out to be a lot more than they expected...
 
It's hard to believe the poorly received MacPro trash can design is six years old already. "Can't innovate my ass" uhh … no, apparently you can't.
 
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MacRumors said:
Entry-level Mac mini SSD options:

[*]256GB SSD - +$200 (No change)
[*]512GB SSD - +$400 (No change)
[*]1TB SSD - +$800 (No change)
[*]2TB SSD - +$1,400 ($200 off)

Higher-end Mac mini SSD options

[*]512GB SSD - +$200 (No change)
[*]1TB SSD - +$600 (No change)
[*]2TB SSD - +$1,200 ($200 off)
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Well that changes everything. :|
 
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dmylrea said:
Why? Because Apple deserves a huge markup for something they don't even make? You do know that a 1 TB PCI-e (NVMe) m.2 SSD by a reputable manufacturer is about $150? Not $600 that Apple charges for the same thing, just a different (proprietary) connector. Apple is robbing people blind.
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Purchase a computer from a different manufacturer. Simple.
 
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magbarn said:
I bought a 2018 MM a month ago with 1TB SSD and upgraded the memory to 32gb. After realizing I dumped $2000 on a MM with a pathetic GPU that has stuttering on my 4K monitor, I decided to return it and build an i9 hackintosh with 32gb ram, AMD 580, 1TB NVME SSD and saved hundreds of dollars in the process. It also has proper cooling so I can run the i9 at full tilt on handbrake without it sounding like a jet engine....
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“I can build a faster PC for less money” has been a refrain on this forum at least since I joined in 2003. Of course you can. But you don’t get Apple’s warranty, design, guaranteed upgrades, or (frankly) the branding.

If none of that matters to you, cool, enjoy the hackintosh. I’m sure it’s crazy fast. But let’s not pretend there is or should be price equivalence between building your own computer from parts and buying a premade branded computer with a warranty.
 
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AppleScruff1 said:
Companies dream about consumers like this.
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Why would companies cater to those who can't afford their products. Makes zero sense. Can't swing an Apple desktop, simply choose another manufacturer. Or continue to moan-n-whine on and on.
 
Menneisyys2 said:
Me too. Immediately looked for the 512GB upgrades (for me, the most useful ones) - No change everywhere. So much for the "price drop".
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I'm actually due to pick up a 512GB tomorrow morning. I was pretty excited for a second there!
 
I just picked up a Surface Pro 6 with Alcantara keyboard for $799.99 to replace wife’s 2013 MBA. We looked at the 2018 Air, but it was horribly overpriced for a slow dual core chip. The Mac lineup is not very competitive with the Surface line at the moment. Just replaced my 2015 MacBook Pro with a Surface Book 2 as well. Tim Apple has got to go.
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citysnaps said:
Why would companies cater to those who can't afford their products. Makes zero sense. Can't swing an Apple desktop, simply choose another manufacturer. Or continue to moan-n-whine on and on.
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Apple is losing a lot of Mac users who CAN afford their stuff, because their price performance ratio is horrible ATM. Back in the day MacOS was way better than Windows 7/8, but Windows 10 has closed the gap considerably while Apple has done very little with OS X. Paying the Apple tax for low powered (oftentimes outdated) hardware no longer makes sense.
 
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alex2792 said:
Apple is losing a lot of Mac users who CAN afford their stuff, because their price performance ratio is horrible ATM. Back in the day MacOS was way better than Windows 7/8, but Windows 10 has closed the gap considerably while Apple has done very little with OS X.
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Have fun with your Windows machine. Apple, with macOS and Mac computers, will continue to do just fine.
 
Better drop you pricies Apple or else you stock price is doing to drop. Don't think I want to invest in another Apple. Hate your iPad concept, I like MS Surface Book better. iPad is a single user, iOS; Rather have MacOS and multiuser. Just rob me Apple!
 
adamw said:
Price drops are always welcome...
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One could only guess why Apple suddenly has a change of heart. Prices have always fallen, and the only "discount" you get would have been on the Refurbished. store.
 
alex2792 said:
Apple is losing a lot of Mac users who CAN afford their stuff, because their price performance ratio is horrible ATM. Back in the day MacOS was way better than Windows 7/8, but Windows 10 has closed the gap considerably while Apple has done very little with OS X. Paying the Apple tax for low powered (oftentimes outdated) hardware no longer makes sense.
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I kind of doubt that many Mac users are dropping away, because many, like me, like the alternatives even less, and end up being something like voluntary captives. But many Mac users, like me, are increasingly disappointed with Apple's offerings. And I'm pretty sure that many new computer customers would not be attracted to Macs, either in price or performance, so Apple's losing a lot of sales to newbies who will probably stay on the track they began. I can't imagine market share doing anything but dropping if Apple keeps this up. I even wonder whether Macs aren't already slated for planned retirement.
 
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Most will be looking at upgrades to 245gb, 512gb or 1tb so these reductions are not useful.
 
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Samsung sells a 1.9TB internal SSD for $685, so thanks for bringing your 1.5TB SSD down to the low, low price of $1,100 Apple. And that's retail, surely Apple pays much less for SSD in bulk.

That being said, it's unlikely many people buying MacBook Airs are putting 1.5TB SSDs in them but still. Apple's prices on upgrades may be lower than ever, but they're still ridiculous markups.
 
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