And the whining continues. Apple gave you EXACTLY what you kept asking for and you just don’t let up. Since 2016 it’s all been about 32g RAM and how the computer wasn’t fast enough. They’ve done it but of course it’s still not good enough for you. Then of course there’s the shock of the price. It shouldn’t be a surprise because realistically, you would be stupid and moronic to think that Apple would be dropping prices.
Well, not exactly what I was asking for, at least?
Things I wanted, and would gladly pay for in a Pro laptop from Apple:
1: A keyboard that isn't uncomfortable and unreliable (and doesn't require 1 week of downtime if it does fail, because it's riveted in place.)
2: No touchbar as a BTO option
3: MagSafe
4: User upgradable ram and storage (never going to happen, but it's what I want, and you said everything we want)
These things shouldn't be asking too much from a laptop that costs as much as $4699 to $6699? (before AppleCare or Tax)
Hell, they could make a thicker case to accommodate a better keyboard, MagSafe, no TouchBar, etc as a BTO option! I'm sure there are many people that would use that option, if available, even if it did increase the cost.
I think the cost is too high for me to justify, considering the crappy keyboard. I just can't justify paying $4699 for any laptop with that crappy keyboard. I'd rather keep using my 2012-non-retina until it dies. The original KB still works BTW...
Now, I do agree that people looking at the max price point and complaining about the SSD costs likely aren't comparing apples to apples. And, I think the storage price points are what's adding to the sticker shock. I think many expected that Apple would just shift the storage at the old price points. (1TB for what 512GB cost, 2TB for what 1TB cost, etc) That would have matched Apple's past pricing behavior. We can debate if that was a reasonable expectation given component costs until we're all blue in the face.
R You can find a Mac at reasonable prices if you search.
