Do you think Macbook pros are over priced?

[macagain]

Are Macs overpriced???

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yes, i'm a troll

oh, while I'm at it...

Are Porsches overpriced?
Are Rolexes overpriced?
Are Montblancs overpriced?
Are Ritz-Carltons overpriced?

...and...
Are NFL players overpriced? Really? What about the ones on the teams that don't even make the playoffs? a bargain? really?

 

[CraiginPA215]

yes, i'm a troll

IMHO, your thread seems redundant of the recent thread https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1117429/. Your post might be better received there. FWIW, I don't understand your point.

 

[iLog.Genius]

Feeling a bit bored tonight so I'll bite. Personally, I think Mac's are overpriced, some more than others. For someone like me who doesn't have a problem with Windows and feel comfortable using it, I think the price is a bit up there. I mean, we're talking about a mass produced product here, nothing really special. Just to keep things simple, there is no shortage in supply vs. demand.

I sometimes compare BMW to Apple in the sense that when you compare to the competition, both are lacking where their competition exceeds. In Apple's case, hardware and BMW, their options. Both of their competitors offer more in some way or form while coming at a lower price point.

Ultimately, using the term "overpriced" is completely subjective. You might value things about Macs that you think warrant the price tag but for me, Macs offer very little vs. Windows that don't justify it's price.

IMHO, your thread seems redundant of the recent thread https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1117429/. Your post might be better received there. FWIW, I don't understand your point.

His point, being the troll that he is, is that you can get more with a reg. computer for less that what Apple offers. Then other people will chime in that Macs AREN'T overpriced because of the design or OS X - anything to get away from Windows OR they'll say they ARE overpriced and post screenshots of a Dell or HP with better specs at a cheaper price.

 

[87am]

They are not ovepriced if people are happy with them. Consumers make the "switch" to Mac, not to windows. A BMW may be expensive, but if you have the resources and you own one chances are that your next car will not be a toyota.

 

[iLog.Genius]

They are not ovepriced if people are happy with them. Consumers make the "switch" to Mac, not to windows. A BMW may be expensive, but if you have the resources and you own one chances are that your next car will not be a toyota.

That's true and I agree. But there's so many things you consider or compare to determine whether or not something is overpriced. Obviously if you have the resources and can afford things, you're not going to complain that it's overpriced but doesn't mean you don't think it.

 

[sydenham]

I suppose they are overpriced by maybe a couple of hundred dollars. But it all comes back when you want to sell the machine in a couple of years. That HP you have the link to will not have any kind of resale value in 3 years. $150 or $200 maybe? I constantly see used macbooks and macbook pros going for maybe 300 or 400 off of the new price after 3 years. Try to find a used white macbook that is 3 years old for under $500, it is not easy. So yes maybe they are a bit overpriced, but you get your money back on it when its time to sell. And the time you save using OSX vs Windows is priceless, well worth the 200 premium. At least thats what I think.

 

[DesmoPilot]

While not all of them are overpriced, some definitely are. Hate to bite on a thread like this.

 

[JoeG4]

Ordinarily I'd say yes, hell yea, Macs are hella overpriced.

The thing is all of the computers are niche. A 13" laptop made largely out of one piece of metal with a $500 laptop's guts and a really nice keyboard/mouse? Yea. Niche.

A $2500 tower with ECC RAM and a really thick, really expensive metal case? Could you possibly get any more niche?

A mid-range desktop crammed into a 1" thick frame with a $300-700 LCD crammed into it and the same processor/ram you'd find in a cheaper desktop that is thicker and doesn't look anywhere near as nice or have that kinda screen? Totally niche.

Seriously. They make weird ****, yo. A lot of the things aren't things the average person is looking for. Case in point: many of my friends can't justify a $1500 laptop that does the same stuff a $500 one does. OTOH, they blow their $$ on stupid **** like concerts and HBO.

Sometimes it's brilliant that Apple doesn't give a damn what their customers whine and ask for, but sometimes it's bone headed, like the Mac Pro. They've already proven that nobody really gives 2 craps about a 314 core desktop that makes almost no noise and has 32GB of RAM that costs $600 a stick... except perhaps Pixar studios or something. Good for the customers that want it, but what about the hundreds of people I've seen beating their heads against a wall and asking for a reasonably priced midtower with desktop-class components instead of $3500 dell precision components?

It's not as if they're magically more reliable - seems that lots of Macs crap out around 3 years old and/or start having nasty video chip issues at that time.

 

[CraiginPA215]

... It's not as if they're magically more reliable...

How could they? Inside they're made with pretty much the same components as other PC's.

 

[ryanrich]

They're very expensive in South Africa because we have no official Apple presence here, so one main company (Core) imports Apple products which are then sold at various resellers.

A 2011 17" Sandy Bridge MBP for example costs R23,499, which comes to $3,380 when converted, but in the US it costs $2,499. So the best bet is to wait until somebody you know travels overseas and then have them bring one back for you.

 

[l3l2lzzl3]

Of course it's worth the price. Its Magical

Ok, on the serious note, Construction is incomparable. Battery to performance ratio best in the class. I've used several Windows based machines but Overall quality doesnt match the Magical MBP

 

[Usquebaugh]

As a comparison, you can buy a Dell Latitude E6520 with similar specs for ~ $1600 ($1900 - some $300 instant discount thing). That includes a full HD screen (1920 x 1080), 2.2 Ghz i7 Quad, 4 GB Ram, and a 500 GB HDD. I think the GPU it includes, a nVidia NVS 4200M, is a 'business' card so probably decent but no gaming card. The weight is similar (5.56 lbs), and while I think it's a bit thicker it's a close match. I use a Dell for example as they probably represent the most cost-efficient Windows manufacturer around; this is probably at the low end of what similar systems running Windows would cost.

So yeah it's cheaper, and for some that difference is enough. A couple hundred for OS X isn't worth it for a lot of people. I don't doubt the Dell is built well enough and uses the same mass parts as everyone else, but for the rest getting an aluminium hewn laptop with probably the best trackpad and one of the best keyboards around, along with their fav flavour operation system is worth a bit extra.

It is for me.