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Apple Event Live Updates: MacBook Pro and AirPods 3 Announced! [Event Over]
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And they still make the higher-end Intel Mac Mini. I was disappointed they did not announce a higher-end Mac Mini using the M1 Pro chip, as I am looking to replace my 2012 quad-core i7 Mini with a somewhat higher-end Apple Silicon headless desktop Mac next month, and after being really impressed with the speed and flow of my M1 MacBook Air I was pretty much hooked.
My Santa Rosa 15" MacBook Pro was I think $1799 in 2009 or so. But that was back before Apple went full couture and prices went insane in the Tim Cook era.
They've priced themselves out of my home. Oh well.
Hate to break it to you but thats's inflation... $1800 in 2009 is $2300 in 2021....so sounds like a personal problem not an Apple problem.
The base is expensive, but the upgrades are somewhat lower.
it‘s adding space for the menu bar. Even in dark mode with the virtual bezel it is still 16:10.
That is true!
It could have been a lot worst, though, given Tim Cook's approach of exchanging any new advances for higher prices.
The cheapest M1 Max is 3 grand in the U.K., that's not a particularly cheap upgrade. Very expensive machines compared to the Intel models.
It's amazing how much you put into this notch that is going to be hidden away in the tool bar 99% of time. I could maybe see 4 steps foward with insane performance improvements, battery improvements, port improvements, new design, and one step back for the super overblown notch. How about this I'll give you my essentially new 16" I7 model for $2k and I'll go get one of these.
its like the people complaining about the notch are just knee jerk reacting to it without watching the demonstration video contained in the live event. there already was space around the entire screen that was unused, they simply increased the amount of space of the entire screen, but left the notch type shape where the improved camera is now. Maybe the complainers would rather have kept the older bezels with less screen space? It boggles the mind
Well, Apple is not paying Intel and AMD anymore for their CPUs and GPUs so a reasonable assumption would have been that Apple would reduce prices since these two most expensive components are now Apple's own hardware.
yea because R and D are free...Even if there is cost savings which I doubt, why would Apple lower their margin's when people are already willing to pay it and Apple is in fact delivering a much much much better product then before.
Because Apple may wish to increase its market share in the laptop/desktop segment which is barely 7,4%? This will in turn put more developers and users in MacOS and Apple ecosystem in general, which would also drive more sales for iOS and service business. The Mac has been struggling for DECADES with a marginal market share, and Apple could have leveraged the transition to Apple Silicon with more aggressive price tags in order to change that.
or they could make more money and make share holders happy...seems to be working for them.
Nah, I dont think so. Apple has vastly increased its portfolio of products in the last years in order to rely less on iPhone revenue. HomePod, AirPods, ATV+, Apple Arcade, AirTag, Apple Fitness, tons of accessories including charging stations, wallets, watch bands, etc. Apple wants to drive in more people in its own ecosystem and one of the key gateways to this ecosystem is the MacOS.
Inflation and R&D have nothing to do with the cost of the hardware. The bill of materials has nothing to do with the cost of the hardware.
The hardware is priced based on how much customers are willing to pay.
Ok but seriously, is that MacBook voice actor Alison Quigan aka "Karen" from Viva la Dirt League?? 👀
How can you say with a straight face hardware costs and inflation have no effect on price....If this is a troll attempt kudos, otherwise you are just ignorant of reality.