Yeah, I wasted my time explaining why you could buy one with more than 16 GB RAM, when that was never the issue.
I didn't even realize the link or the image. That's basically what I was trying to get from Apple, though I don't need the upgraded CPU. B&H's price is about $510 more due to the processor and the lack of a discount, but it does seem like they are shipping in 2 days.
I've ordered from B&H. I've found them upstanding. For details on shipping times, I'd recommend calling and talking to them. Also: It used to be if you registered with them they'd cover the state sales tax (which you have to pay if you buy from Apple unless, of course, your state doesn't do sales tax). You could also ask if they have any recent returns that you could buy as a refurb--maybe you could score the 64 GB 2 TB model you want.
It is annoying. You also get the higher quality audio and mini-LED screen, plus the ports for the money, but yeah, quite a huge price increase for just that. A same spec 14" vs 16" MBP is $150 price diff, so you'd think a 16" MBA would only be around $100-$150 more than the 13" MBA, and would sell well.
Plus the unnecessary extra weight and bulk of the 14"/16" MBP's vs. a 15" Air, if you only need the performance of an Air. I also think the 15" Air would sell well.
I can pick one up in the morning. Maybe you live in a remote corner or something.
Sure buddy. What store has sufficient inventory of 32GB MBP that you can walk in any day at any time and buy one on the spot?
It drove me crazy. I was editing an 8 min audio file in iMovie and zooming in and out of the timeline had a 2 second lag.
Ok. So where does apple have walk in inventory of 16GB MBP? Cause their website says just under two months.
I won’t give my location, but in my part of the US, there are multiple stores with them in the nearest city to me.
Well, as I already mentioned, B&H photo in NYC, for one. Plus my local university bookstore has 16 GB 14" and 16 and 32 GB 16" MBP's in stock (all base models--the 16"/32 GB is a base model Max). If you have a college affiliation, you should be able to buy from your alma mater's bookstore as an alum.
I dunno, I'd say the new ones cost more, comparably spec'd.
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Weird that Apple's website doesn't show any 14" in stock with any zip code I enter.
The problem with these third-party resellers is that you are either paying more for the same hardware or you are forced to buy specs you don't want to get some other feature you want. I am not paying for an M1 Max or a 16" display just to get 32 GB. My University doesn't have any stock, and even my local retailers are sold out. (Although I almost considered trying to order one from UCSD, but they don't have a base 14 with 32GB.)
Not true. You said you regretted not getting the M1 Pro with 1 TB SSD and 32 GB RAM you saw on Apple's refurb site.
Spec for spec, Apple sells new MBPs for $330 less. But I wouldn't do this because I wouldn't pay for an upgraded CPU.
That's not true if you're talking about Apple's regular retail pricing; it's identical to what the authorized resellers charge. What you're showing is Apple's educational pricing. So your statement is highly misleading—you're making it look like the reseller is overcharging, which it's not because, again, you're comparing regular pricing from a retailer to educational pricing from Apple. If you want to get the 32 GB model B&H has in stock with the educational discount, you should simply ask them if they can offer you educational pricing as well.
You keep moving the goalposts. First, you complained that you couldn't buy a 32 GB 14" MBP without a long wait. Then when I did the work to show that you could buy one, immediately and in-stock, from a reliable authorized Apple reseller, you changed your tune to 'I can't buy a custom built-to-order MacBook Pro directly from Apple with educational pricing without a long wait'. And an M1 Pro MBP with minimum specs on the CPU and GPU, and maximum specs on the RAM, is certainly a custom BTO. [Not critizing your product choice—if I were in the market I myself would probably want a Max with miminum specs on the GPU/CPU, maximum specs on the RAM (64 GB), and a 2 TB HD.]
