Apple Offering $700 Kit to Add Wheels to the Mac Pro

[tdiaz]

Wheel$.. or GPU

..and I don't want to hear about CNC milling costs.. the MacBook Pro chassis would be priced in the stupidsphere if the same logic applies.

Whatever.

4 Wheel$: $699
1 Mac Mini: $799

Can I save $300 and let Apple keep the feet? Nothing wrong with peg legs.

At some point I'll get a Cheese Grater II .. but $699 extra spent on it will be for computing speed, not speed across the floor.

 

[Stephen.R]

you do have the option feet or wheels.. on purchase

Sorry, I guess I assumed the context meant the /s was unnecessary.

 

[russell_314]

Trust me, some of the pros have comented on these prices as well. Herb Zevush, of Zebra Productions (https://services.creativecow.net/s/1033/zebra-productions) described them on creativecow.net as "ridiculously priced".

Having said that, there's certainly a subset of pros that are relatively (compared to consumers) much less price sensitive, and used to the relatively higher prices for pro gear (though not necessarily quite this relatively high).

Of course they’ll be pros that think they’re overpriced but will still buy them. I remember working in an office and they spent $900 for toner cartridges for the printer. Myself used to spending $30 for printer ink cartridges thought that was insane but my boss didn’t even think twice about putting the credit card down. In reality someone making a high six-figure or even seven-figure salary isn’t concerned about spending $700 for wheels.

 

[Abazigal]

This is awesome, it's why I have Apple stock. There are probably a lot of people who actually pay for insanely overpriced stuff like this.

There probably aren’t, which is why the wheels are priced at the level they are. It’s an optional accessory, and a low-volume and niche one at that, and the price reflects this.

I will also point out that I wouldn’t construe this as price gouging either, in that this is not a highly-demanded good that has had its price increased to an obscene amount.

This is a (totally discretionary) item that is being sold by a high-end electronics company at an obscene amount. Consider it luxury pricing.

Not that I would buy one even if I had a Mac Pro and all the money in the world, but I do see the logic behind why Apple would charge the prices they do. Simple economics.

 

[H2SO4]

There is no such things as bad news ... as long as people continue talking about your brand.

• The complaining group will never buy the MacPro
• Pros who need the machine are not affected by all this negativism

In both cases Apple wins.

That's a tired old trope.

 

[Wgat]

Apple today introduced a Mac Pro Wheels kit designed for the Mac Pro, which adds wheels to the machine after purchase. The kit is priced at $699.

When adding wheels to the Mac Pro when making an initial purchase, Apple charges $400, but the standalone kit to be used after purchase is $300 more because the pre-purchase price includes the price of removing the $300 feet.

Apple says the kit includes a 1/4-inch to 4mm hex bit for installing the wheels, but additional tools are necessary. The purchase price includes a total of four wheels and an installation guide.

Apple also offers a Mac Pro Feet Kit for those who ordered wheels but want to swap back to standard feet. The Feet Kit is priced at $300.

Mac Pro users who want to purchase the wheels add-on kit or the feet add-on kit can do so from Apple's online store.

Article Link: Apple Offering $700 Kit to Add Wheels to the Mac Pro

I like how they are priced at $699 so as to not make them look too expensive.
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Of course not! You have to buy the complementary package for that.

Wheel-care, now including super special Oil Max for Pro Lubrication.

iLube Pro?

 

[FlyingDutch]

Exactly.

Or to put it more colloquially - haters gonna hate.

I’m surely not an hater. I’ve been defined as a fanboy, at the time. And I am sort of it.
But this is outrageous.

 

[throAU]

For $700 I'll just pay office lackeys to carry it around for me when required

 

[FlyingDutch]

Your car being a Mercedes is irrelevant. Anyone driving an SUV knows a decent set of tires is well over $1000 and that's even for the SUV's that will never leave the pavement.

That’s plain false. I drive a SUV and the wheels costs about €150 each.

 

[coredev]

Lol. How absurd. Just duct tape your Mac to one of these. And it only costs $20 on Amazon. 😎View attachment 906105

And it will look exactly like you only paid $20.
Can't you see the beauty and craftsmanship of the Apple Pro Wheels compared to this?

Not saying I would pay the $$$ though ;-)

 

[FlyingDutch]

Has anyone seen any rationale from Apple attempting to justify this price?

Are they even trying to justify this price ?

 

[coredev]

MacPro (and monitor) are really for idiots who don't pay for their own gear and show-off companies that don't care about the bottomline. Never seen such ridiculousness from Apple.

Not so sure this is true for the Mac Pro itself. As a professional with the need for all that power you probably don't want to build your own Hackintosh. The monitor stand, wheels, and probably the monitor itself is likely pushing it a bit.

 

[wimdows]

GTFO!

If Jony Ive was still doing Apple promotionals, he’d come out with something like:”This is the wheel, but totally reimagined and reinvented.”

 

[FlyingDutch]

Not one person here crying about the price can afford the Macpro in any meaningful manner. Thus the wheel kit is not targeted for your pocket. A lot of people can barely afford an iPhone if it wasn't sold in attractive plans split up in monthly payments spread through 1-2 years.

Same argument works this way;
Why buy LV when Target sells cheap clothes?

Many of you guys don't understand positioning, luxury and branding.

I can afford it. It costs much less than my monthly income.
I just don’t need it...

but the point is not if you can afford it or not. The point is that the wheels should be included in such an high priced computer, and if you are selling wheels as an option the price shouldn’t go north of $99 since you are already making a good profit out of the computer itself.

 

[IgiveyoutheFBI]

Will I still get a years free Apple TV+ ?

 

[Mr. Orange]

Aside from the price... can someone give an example why you would need these in the first place?

 

[Apples n' Stone]

Hey if you are annoyed there are no brakes on the wheels, why not get 2 wheels and 2 feet!

Considering the handles too, you may well be onto something! Lift from the side where the feet are and wheel it along, and finding versions of the feet on Amazon like the first alternative Apple Watch bands...

 

[mazz0]

I want the price for the wheelbarrow configuration!; two feet on the front, two wheels on the back. It would solve the rolling problem haha.

I actually think that's quite sensible. Am I being daft?

 

[Apples n' Stone]

I actually think that's quite sensible. Am I being daft?

Admitting I did not read the recent pages, it is certainly interesting to know we've all twigged
You buy both for the 'Pro experience'...
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Will purchase only if i could get it like this.......

Wheel inserts, that could catch on!

 

[-hh]

My car's wheels have brakes (wheel locks). These still don't.

 

[mazz0]

Perhaps I’m old fashioned, but I’m of the opinion that if I’m buying wheels for my computer for $700, all the tools needed for the installation should damn well be in the box. I bought a Nest thermostat for less than half the cost of these wheels and Google was nice enough to include a screwdriver — which was all that was needed for the installation.

I disagree with this entirely. People, regardless of whether they are buying $700 casters for their computers, already own screwdrivers. What's the point generating more waste?

 

[Apples n' Stone]

Perhaps I’m old fashioned, but I’m of the opinion that if I’m buying wheels for my computer for $700, all the tools needed for the installation should damn well be in the box. I bought a Nest thermostat for less than half the cost of these wheels and Google was nice enough to include a screwdriver — which was all that was needed for the installation.

Build to order configuration!

 

[throAU]

My car's wheels have brakes (wheel locks). These still don't.

They may well have been cheaper than the Mac Pro wheels as well.

 

[Kabeyun]

So the wheels cost more than the tires for my car. I drive a Mercedes.

What on earth does your car brand have to do with the price of the tires you put on?

 

[arvinsim]

Apple announces Mac Pro wheels: joke's on Apple
People actually buying it: joke's on them