Price? Apple has been releasing better models and keeping a cheaper 'older design' model for literally decades.
Honestly I might pick up a refurb M1 MacBook Air for my nephew since it's still a good deal for the power it offers.
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Maxed Out High-End 16-Inch MacBook Pro Costs $6,099
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Honestly I might pick up a refurb M1 MacBook Air for my nephew since it's still a good deal for the power it offers.
When Apple changes the design of the iPhone, the redesigned ones are sold for the same price the previous generation ones were sold for. The difference is, all of the models are sold with the new design - from the iPhone Mini to the Pro Max.
Apple doesn't apply the same concept to the MacBook lineup. It's nice that there's more pro models out there, don't get me wrong, but Apple should have introduced a redesigned Air and Pro for the same price and specs as the previous generation to replace the old design.
My job is similar to yours in terms of software used, I do do some sketching/whiteboarding however… If iPadOS had better pro software/multi user support, or ideally allowed dualbooting into macOS I could probably go all in on a iPad Pro.
I don't know what the latest pricing is but I do remember a maxed out 16" intel was around $6,799 when new.
I sure did. I don't need a 32 core GPU, I have a 6900XT in my Windows desktop that far outperforms it, and no need for mobile GPU power (and even then, my desktop is a Mini-ITX build in a tiny case with a handle, bringing it somewhere is very easy).
I just wanted a 16" for screen space.
Kinda clunky and fragile, if you intend to carry the machine around a lot.
Back in the old days when I worked in the Ad/MKT Industry I would love to get this Maxed out... Today I can afford to buy dozens of these nearing my retirement if I wanted to, but the passion is gone and I'm almost retired, no more traveling LOL. But this is definitely the best MacBook Pro to me. Now if the iMac has the M1 Max Super duper one, I would snap that one up when I'm fully retired in a year or so!
I find there are a lot of pretentious people in this thread. Don't apply your own priorities or circumstances to others.
Others can buy whatever they want to buy. The comments in this thread are no different from someone saying "That Tesla Model S Plaid is definitely for professionals, not for the average joe who just wants a car. If you're not a race car driver, I feel like you shouldn't be buying that car."
I almost understand the storage prices - a premium 4TB ssd is a grand, but the RAM price is just absurd.
My first Apple ][+ in 1981 was $3300. That's about $9950 today after inflation.
Guess I should spring for the 8TB ;-)
In 1981 I certainly sprung for the 16K expansion card. Worth every penny.
If you are a Pro or an iOS Developer... Just from a productivity standpoint, a top of the line M1 Max will pay for itself in a month or two!
By that logic Apple should be charging twice the price as it will pay for itself in three to four months time.
If we only made purchases based on ROI a lot of businesses would go under. A sizable portion of our economy is driven simply by want. Need and value do have a place, but they aren't as removed from the influence of our taste and preferences as we like to pretend they are.
On one end of the spectrum a $6,000 mobile workstation is a disposable commodity that will generate an exponential amount of income in its short lifespan before being replaced with a machine only slightly better. On the other end its a once-a-decade investment that will be used for years past its practical lifespan simply because of sunk cost mentality. In the middle, its a general purpose tool that people enjoy using because of aesthetics or particular features, but will likely be replaced before it ever performs sub-optimally for the tasks at hand simply because a newer model will be perceived as more appealing and desirable.
Nice. My way of thinking is these chips are going to see huge advancements over the next few years. So it wouldn't hurt to max it out now to keep current a little longer.