Apple Drops Prices on USB-C Adapters

[CyberBob859]

"We recognize that many users, especially pros, rely on legacy connectors to get work done today and they face a transition."

NOW you recognize it? You didn't understand this during the design and development of the machine?

 

[Jim Lahey]

There's no pleasing some people.

 

[rezwits]

Wow, it went from Plug-n-Play, to Plug-n-Pay, and now it's Plug-n-Pray...

 

[Saturn1217]

Wow. People need to keep the complaints coming. Apple actually seems genuinely concerned about the reaction to their latest MBPs (as they should be).

Hopefully they are getting the message loud and clear that they did not release the most amazing magical laptop ever this year and they need to actually take their customers into consideration. All I want is a slight price drop (or ram and storage bump) next year and I will be happy!

 

[talkybear]

I guess the new MBP is not selling that well after all, otherwise Apple wouldn't have bent under pressure...

 

[MrGuder]

Wait a minute, Apple dropping prices? Wow this shows that people are not happy about all these dongies

 

[Larry The L]

Too little, too late. Apple's image gets more tarnished every day. By mid 2017 it will be rust and simply disintegrate. I've already sold all my apple stock.

 

[xmonkey]

I guess the new MBP is not selling that well after all, otherwise Apple wouldn't have bent under pressure...

Yup, that's why they dropped the prices of the actual laptops too.

 

[Johnny907]

Lol nope, too little too late Tim. Your new MacBooks are still 200-400 bucks too much, but this was a cute try. You've got another week to drop prices to match reality, or the Touchbar-less model I've been demoing is going back and I'll grab a maxed out 2015 13" model off eBay for the same price.

 

[macuserlongtime]

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[talkybear]

"We recognize that many users, especially pros, rely on legacy connectors to get work done today and they face a transition."

NOW you recognize it? You didn't understand this during the design and development of the machine?

This was not designed as a real PRO machine, but as a consumer machine with a PRO name and PRO price.

 

[RobinInOR]

Whoops, looks like they put the discount on the new LG displays too.

Ordered myself one at 25% off.

I wonder if Apple will honour it.

I am so tempted by this.

 

[StandardFlint]

While it looks like everyone else is somehow complaining about a price drop, I'm actually really happy about this.

 

[Laganiere]

Beware of buying all those pricy dongles as Apple plans to use USB-D (witch has a triangle connector) on all new peripherals starting January 2017.

 

[Zoolevation]

"- USB-C VGA Multiport Adapter - Was $69, now $49''

People who buying this deserve a 25% price increase instead of a discount. VGA is older than the average MacRumors member.

 

[xmonkey]

Oh wowwwweee. Thank you Apple. wooowww. I can buy a cable - a piece of metal that I can buy for 000000.2 bucks - and now you will let me buy it from you for....?

ffs people ? are you apple apologists crazy?

Apple is ffing everybody - up the ****** or up the whateverhole - it doesn't matter - the point is, this company is now taking its customers for chimps and chumps.

Come on people - enough - enufffffffff. STOP THIS SHxT APPLE

I LOOOOOVED U - I must have spent 100,000 GBP with you- stop being an idiot - this thinnner thing - wtf????

Hey, here's an idea, don't buy the Apple versions? USB-C is an open standard. Plenty of cheaper options if you'd prefer.

 

[mattburley7]

i got the credit for my usb c to usb a adapter!

 

[Johnny907]

Yup, that's why they dropped the prices of the actual laptops too.

Yeah, and why my local Best Buy already has three open box units for sale a week after launch. That's some pretty GD fast buyers remorse when you figure they had between 14-45 days to return it depending on their customer rewards level.

 

[talkybear]

People who buying this deserve a 25% price increase instead of a discount. VGA is older than the average MacRumors member.

Mainly people need this to work with older projectors.

 

[Damodici]

It's still extremely tight of them though isn't it.

Considering the price of the laptops and the miniscule costs the dongles cost them to produce, 20-40% off an Apple Dongle that's already over priced is a fairly empty gesture.

Admittedly they haven't had to offer anything, but equally I think they're deluded if they think this is a fix for what has been a considered a bit of a flop release. (When compared with what it could have been)

 

[fpenta]

Wow!Bought one yesterday! Gonna return and buy three

 

[Duane Martin]

Great move, Apple. Now, let's do it also for RAM and SSD (not charging 2 to 3 times more than the very same make/model from manufacturer or retailers like Amazon).

Sorry, show me the link to a PCie 3 3.1GB/s SSD on Amazon for 2 to 3 times less? I can't seem to find that item. Show me which PC can be bought with an equivalent SSD card for less (having a heck of a time trying to configure systems on the Dell site).

 

[NickPhamUK]

They would do us a favor by reducing prices of all models by $400.

 

[blacktape242]

#dongledrop

 

[LordQ]

But yeah, the MacBook Pro prices are laughable.