It's not so much that. iFixit is in the repair business so they react negatively to the things Apple, and other companies, do to make DIY repairs harder. That being said, they have responded positively to things like adhesive tape on batteries instead of glue and the new iPhone chassis which make back glass repair much easier.
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There's not necessarily less reflecting, but more of it is being scattered so you don't see it. Poor wording though.
Space Black doesn’t make the MBP more expensive than the other coatings Apple has been using for a decade or more.
The point is RAM is fast, a really really good way to compute (and UMA RAM improves on that). SSD swap is (relatively) very very slow. So the over-filling of RAM that occurs with less RAM than the workflow is capable of using is limiting to the computer. Intentionally limiting a pricey new box is inefficient use of computing resources; dumb IMO.
These are great boxes, not "with components willingly crippled." E.g. I chose to buy my M2 with 96 GB of RAM and it certainly is not crippled in any regard. Others can choose to buy what they need too. Sure it is expensive: get over it.
Gosh, you felt like my comment touched you personally and misunderstood everything I said.
Apple’s RAM prices are subsidizing the base models.
Do they react as negatively to those signed up as their partners, though? Their response for those appears noticeably more measured.
They are positive regarding the things Apple does to ease repairability.
Apple spends a lot of effort on materials, colors, coatings, and finishes, and as we all know Apple loooooves paying other people for things they could do internally.
Apparently not: "Type I: Uses chromic acid to produce a very thin oxide layer. Type II: Uses sulfuric acid to produce a thicker oxide layer that's suitable for coloration. Type III: Uses the same process as Type II but produces an even thicker oxide layer. This is often called “hard anodizing." (SyBridge Technologies)
Yes. The mantra usually is "We don't have to know how to do it, we just have to know where to find it." Makes perfect sense, or else you have a bunch of single-task employees sitting around most of the time waiting for something to do.
You’re reversing a lot of logic in here. Apple knows some people shouldn’t buy anything that expensive and impossible to repair/upgrade but knows someone will and gives them crap. Then proceeds asking even more money to people who actually need a decent professional computer with more RAM than their lowest configuration from 10 years ago.
He liked his M1, but REALLY liked the new Space Black finish, so he ordered one. He then thought better of his purchase and canceled the order. He's sticking with his M1 for the foreseeable future.
You want everyone to pay more for the base configuration, even people who are fine with the current 8GB of RAM. You want to take that option away from them. That’s very sad.
The iFixit stated repairability score for the Google Pixel 8 Pro. Kinda unbelievable.
Exactly, It has nothing to do with price. And you know what? When you go to any third party reseller or even Apple to trade a machine in, they ask for many parameters about the spec and condition of the machine, but they never ask what color it is.
