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Just noticed something interesting about the Mid-2014 15" rMBP pricing...

WolfSnap

WolfSnap

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The late-2013's were the same price if you bought the 15" rMBP with the discrete GPU vs. without the discrete GPU, assuming all other specs were the same. It amounted to a free dGPU upgrade if you were already upgrading the ram and CPU/SSD.

Now, it's a $100 premium to add the dGPU. Frankly, a more 'fair' pricing, but, am I the only person to notice that change? It also makes the top-end late-2013's retain even more of their value IMHO since it's $100 more expensive to get the dGPU now.

Anyways, just something I noticed. Theories? Thoughts?
 
WolfSnap said:
Anyways, just something I noticed. Theories? Thoughts?
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I think they just fixed the weird pricing they used to have. Its still a shame that you can't have the dGPU as BTO in the base model.

WolfSnap said:
It also makes the top-end late-2013's retain even more of their value IMHO since it's $100 more expensive to get the dGPU now.
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I don't see how it does. The dGPU version is still cheaper then the old one. And experience shows that higher-end configs lose their relative value faster. In two years, nobody will care that you have the dGPU, because the iGPU in the 13" is likely to be faster.
 
leman said:
I think they just fixed the weird pricing they used to have. Its still a shame that you can't have the dGPU as BTO in the base model.
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Because that would require another logic board (or 2 or 3) be built and stocked on the assembly line.
 
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