Apple please reimburse M4 MacBook Pro owners

[DeepSix]

I am one of the many who bought the M4 MBP with 24GB and 512GB the week it came out. And now a year later I feel ripped off. Because Apple is selling the exact same model but it now has the M5 and a 1 TB SSD. Going from a 512GB to a 1TB SSD is something that they usually sell as an upgrade for $500.

On top of that, with this new release it greatly diminishes the resale value on my M4 MBP. Probably dropped by $500 within the last 24 hours. Has anyone tried getting a credit or gift card reimbursement from Apple?

 

[chrfr]

Why would you expect reimbursement? It's totally normal and expected that computers get upgraded regularly. You've had a full year of use of your computer and it still does today whatever it is you bought it to do.

 

[jz0309]

I am one of the many who bought the M4 MBP with 24GB and 512GB the week it came out. And now a year later I feel ripped off. Because Apple is selling the exact same model but it now has the M5 and a 1 TB SSD. Going from a 512GB to a 1TB SSD is something that they usually sell as an upgrade for $500.

On top of that, with this new release it greatly diminishes the resale value on my M4 MBP. Probably dropped by $500 within the last 24 hours. Has anyone tried getting a credit or gift card reimbursement from Apple?

really? you know, computers have been "upgraded" on a somewhat yearly basis for like 30 years, and guess what, today they are cheaper than ever ... I hope you will never ever buy a brand-new car, cause you'll be in for a big surprise ...

 

[Bigwaff]

I am one of the many who bought the M4 MBP with 24GB and 512GB the week it came out. And now a year later I feel ripped off. Because Apple is selling the exact same model but it now has the M5 and a 1 TB SSD. Going from a 512GB to a 1TB SSD is something that they usually sell as an upgrade for $500.

On top of that, with this new release it greatly diminishes the resale value on my M4 MBP. Probably dropped by $500 within the last 24 hours. Has anyone tried getting a credit or gift card reimbursement from Apple?

You expected a different release schedule after Apple established the pattern with the M1 > M2 > M3 > M4 releases? Hmm... interesting.

 

[PlayUltimate]

Comparing today's computers with the Performa 550 that I bought in 1993 that had 5MBs of RAM , a 33MHz processor and a 160MB Hard drive and cost $2000, I feel ripped off.

 

[haralds]

I got an M4 Pro MacBook Pro with 24GB/2TB. I am very happy with this machine.
No M5 envy.
These days, you know, there generally is a yearly cadence. And that is good! Apple suffered, when they could not deliver shackled to Intel fumbling.
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[JPack]

You bought M4 MBP the week it came out?

That's literally a year ago.

 

[DeepSix]

You expected a different release schedule after Apple established the pattern with the M1 > M2 > M3 > M4 releases? Hmm... interesting.

Going with M5 is fine, but offering double the storage on a one year model difference is a bit much. Literally makes last year's model tank in resale value.

 

[DeepSix]

You bought M4 MBP the week it came out?

That's literally a year ago.

I bought it on Nov 25 2024

 

[TSE]

I got my penium iii Gateway laptop fully refunded the other day from Circuit City. Just give Apple a call and see what happens bro.

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

No way man

 

[johannnn]

Is this a joke?

Reimbursement because Apple a year later makes a better device?

 

[Naraxus]

I am one of the many who bought the M4 MBP with 24GB and 512GB the week it came out. And now a year later I feel ripped off. Because Apple is selling the exact same model but it now has the M5 and a 1 TB SSD. Going from a 512GB to a 1TB SSD is something that they usually sell as an upgrade for $500.

On top of that, with this new release it greatly diminishes the resale value on my M4 MBP. Probably dropped by $500 within the last 24 hours. Has anyone tried getting a credit or gift card reimbursement from Apple?

You want a refund/compensation on a product you've used for over a year? Rofl. Yeah good luck with that one. I have your exact same MBP - same ram, same storage yet I certainly don't feel "ripped off". Why? Because I've gotten a full year's worth of use and then some out of it.

This isn't new johnny-on-the-spot type information. Newer tech comes along all the time and the rule of thumb is generally buy for your current needs, future proof it should you want and don't look back because at that rate you'll NEVER buy anything.

 

[gimarbazat]

The iPhone this year have more Ram. Should Apple reimburse those who upgraded last year?

 

[TechnoMonk]

OP. Reach out to Apple and let us know the reply. Reminds me when Costco would take back cameras and tvs after a year or more back in the day. People abused it and they went back to 90 day return policy.

 

[casperes1996]

Forget the $500, 1TB of SSD storage in my old iBook G3, when it came out, couldn’t even be bought regardless of how much money you threw at it. So Apple should reimburse me infinite money for that.

 

[Charliebird]

This is why I'm still waiting to buy my first computer.

 

[Alffa]

This must be a joke, but I'm not sure. They have M4 Mac Mini with 256TB of storage and 16TB of ram.

 

[sunapple]

If you want more value for money, and you are still set on the Apple brand, don't buy new + at launch + directly from Apple.

 

[droidgod]

So everyone who bought an M1/2/3 base model with 8GB RAM should expect a refund too? (Since they upgraded to 16GB as the base model)?

Should iPhone 15/16 folks also demand a refund since they doubled the base storage to 256GB?

According to you Apple can never bump up storage or RAM for the same cost of a previous gen model in the future?


"it greatly diminishes the resale value"??? Are you some form of tech-NIMBYer? You want to prevent any form of progress cause you personally are not benefiting from it?

You saw the label when you paid the money for your M4. They did not misrepresent or lie about what you were getting. Deal with it!

 

[CalMin]

Going with M5 is fine, but offering double the storage on a one year model difference is a bit much. Literally makes last year's model tank in resale value.

If you purchased it as an investment you’re doing it wrong.

Alternately sell it now before it drops further.

As for me, my 32Gb 2TB M4 air is still in the return window, but I’m keeping it. The existence of M5 doesn’t suddenly mean that M4 sucks.

 

[Lwii2boo]

OP if device was bought just before M5 MBP I would get your frustration and would highly recommend using return window if eligible. In your case here nothing special you bought it day 1 it’s classic.
Apple is for-profit firm not a charity.

The only case I could got that feeling with a 1-year old device would be base iPhone 16 vs base 17. Because it’s the biggest gap YoY between base models since iPhone 12. 12 was substantially more expansive than base 11. 17 is not. Your MBP is still perfectly capable and quite similar to M5 MBP don’t be fooled by marketing, don’t chase the latest all the time especially for devices refresh annually. Enjoy your device and upgrade only when it does suits your needs anymore not wants

 

[G46&Fbnth5]

In the USA prices and specs are the same as last year. The upgrades to 1 TB and 24 GB are and were $200 each, for a total of $1999. Maybe you bought the model with M4 Pro chip with 512 / 24 GB, which is also $1999.

 

[Anonymous Freak]

I am one of the many who bought the M4 MBP with 24GB and 512GB the week it came out. And now a year later I feel ripped off. Because Apple is selling the exact same model but it now has the M5 and a 1 TB SSD. Going from a 512GB to a 1TB SSD is something that they usually sell as an upgrade for $500.

On top of that, with this new release it greatly diminishes the resale value on my M4 MBP. Probably dropped by $500 within the last 24 hours. Has anyone tried getting a credit or gift card reimbursement from Apple?

You bought (according to your signature) an M4 Pro MacBook Pro, 24 GB RAM / 512 GB Storage. That was $1999 when it was released a year ago.

*THE SAME MODEL* is still $1999. With zero upgrades. Someone can walk into an Apple Store and pay the exact same price you paid a year ago for the exact same machine.

What did change was the *BASE* model $1599 M4 MacBook Pro is now an M5 chip. No Pro on the chip. That M4 non-pro had 16 GB RAM base, and a 512 GB SSD. The new M5 still has the same 16 GB RAM base, still the 512 GB SSD.

There is no M5 Pro yet.

That said, memory and storage regularly increases. Especially in the base models. And it usually doubles. (The base iMac recently went from 8 GB to 16 GB base memory, finally. That's the computer industry. You weren't cheated. You got a full year of use.

Think of someone who bought an 8 GB iMac two days before they bumped it to 16 GB. *THAT* person has room to complain. You don't.

Yes, you could pay to upgrade the M5 (not-Pro) system to have 24 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD, and it would cost $100 less than your M4 Pro MacBook Pro. Just as it would have when it was an M4 chip.

 

[Danorak81]

I can't believe this is even a post. I'm pre-emptively annoyed that Apple are going to release a better spec iPhone next year. I'm going to ask for a gift card now to beat the rush.