well, check again — as a portable machine a lot op people care about that. and i don't give a s—t at how many people will be staring at my macbook — i don't like the way it looks.Are you really breaking your back to lift an additional 100grams (which was the norm only a few years back?)
do you get many people staring at your macbook from the side assessing the appearance of the hinge?
storage has always been expensive at apple - this is nothing new.
If you are after a thinner and lighter macbook - its called the Air.
Pro models are meant to be for exactly that.
last I checked no pro gives a sh*t about the thickness of their pro workstation.
part of the reason i use apple products is design, so when i think an updated design looks like ass — i mention it.
and thanks so much for your advice — i'm well aware of the air, in fact i own one and was hoping to upgrade to a mbp this year. i'm still thinking about it, but far less excited about it.
i'm sharing my personal opinion here — treat it as such please.