Keeping the 15" 2015 MBP and redirecting funds to the MS studio
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New MBP price = *speechless*
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Keeping the 15" 2015 MBP and redirecting funds to the MS studio
Beyond disgusting… can't even begin to consider buying at those prices.
I could cry.
I've been limping along with my 2008 15" MPB with a broken screen, hooked up to my TV to make it work. It was top of the range at the time and cost just over £2000. Now, 8 years later with almost 0% inflation since then, the equivalent machine is almost £4000.
I was prepared to downgrade to a 13" to keep the cost down, but even that is approaching £2600.
It seems like they are trying to cash in on pent up demand. I can't justify that sort of money in the post PC world (sic).
But, I need a PC. I hate windows.
I feel sick.
I've been limping along with my 2008 15" MPB with a broken screen, hooked up to my TV to make it work. It was top of the range at the time and cost just over £2000. Now, 8 years later with almost 0% inflation since then, the equivalent machine is almost £4000.
I was prepared to downgrade to a 13" to keep the cost down, but even that is approaching £2600.
It seems like they are trying to cash in on pent up demand. I can't justify that sort of money in the post PC world (sic).
But, I need a PC. I hate windows.
I feel sick.
Exact same feeling for me. I had already justified not having the Touch Bar to myself and was ready to bite the bullet. Then they announced the price and I put my credit card back in my wallet because I was ready to order and go pick up today.
I was so hyped but then the prices just killed my smile....i love Apple but seriously that crossed the line....
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And Apple keep saying their lineup is "Accessible" to a lot of users....What the actual F**K
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This is CRAZY!
And Apple keep saying their lineup is "Accessible" to a lot of users....What the actual F**K
I disagree. Kaby Lake isn't even ready yet for the type of machines Apple is releasing. Kaby Lake at this point would actually be worse TBQH. Just because something has a new name doesn't mean it's ready for prime time. Intel knows this and thats why there isn't a high end MacBook with it yet.
On the other hand, the pre-built prices are reasonable. To be fair, the standard setups are probably more than enough for 90% of users.
It's just the usual Tim Crook move. Slower sales? Slap a small upgrade on it and up the price way more then it was worth(*cough* iPad Pro)
Is it worth the money for someone who has never owned a Macbook before? Or is it still ridiculous?
My friends used to tell me I buy the Apple products for the Apple name. Now I believe them.
There is not enough tech in these new products to justify these outrageous prices.
Shame on you Apple.
There is not enough tech in these new products to justify these outrageous prices.
Shame on you Apple.
Apple made a bad move with this one. Crazy expensive. I have an early 2011 and will be in the market this year for an upgrade as it's still kicking, but getting hairy at times.
I can make this machine work for longer...but I'll be going the refurb route if I do upgrade. Early 2015 model. I can't justify spending that kind of money for no big upgrades. USB-C is great...but now we can't even CONNECT OUR IOS DEVICES TO OUR MACS with the cable in the box! We'll need a dongle!
We've known it for awhile...but now they aren't even trying to hide it...
Apple = Hubris
I just don't know if I could make the switch over to Windows...and there's the rub.
I can make this machine work for longer...but I'll be going the refurb route if I do upgrade. Early 2015 model. I can't justify spending that kind of money for no big upgrades. USB-C is great...but now we can't even CONNECT OUR IOS DEVICES TO OUR MACS with the cable in the box! We'll need a dongle!
We've known it for awhile...but now they aren't even trying to hide it...
Apple = Hubris
I just don't know if I could make the switch over to Windows...and there's the rub.
£700 increase on the refreshed 512GB 15" model. That's almost double my worst case brexit price hike predictions haha, wow.
For what you're getting, these are still reasonable compared to similarly spec-ed quality laptops on the PC side.
For example, check out Dell XPS13/15 for comparison.
Dell has more options with a 15" screen size.
Right now they don't mention iris pro on the 15" model, which means graphics switching is most likely disabled. You'll see it return with the next generation. Right now I think they have priced themselves out of their own market. I couldn't deal with a 256GB drive, given the number of software packages that I use, which take up 8-20GB (matlab, LaTeX, etc). VMs make it even worse. Given that I said I wouldn't deal with Apple's terrible notebook gpu implementations ever again, I wouldn't touch this one either way. I'll probably see what happens in the refurb store, because my current one is on its way out.
They kept the old one around to hold down the $2000 starting price. It's still $2000, because they have everything below that earmarked as 13" territory.
15" has Iris Pro. It states this in the Graphics details and when you ask 'What is the right option for me' in the configurator.
The old one maxed out was around the same price, IIRC. Not sure what you are surprised by.
USD/CAD is part of the problem. If you look at the USD prices, they are in the same range as the past 10 yrs.
My 2012 cMP still works great.. but the ram ceiling annoys me. This currently overpriced replacement option doesn't rectify that.
Four. Years. Later.
...and this is still a thing.
I love the idea of that Lenovo P50 with 64gb ram, but losing backwards compatibility with years and years of Logic Audio files isn't really all that appealing.
Four. Years. Later.
...and this is still a thing.
I love the idea of that Lenovo P50 with 64gb ram, but losing backwards compatibility with years and years of Logic Audio files isn't really all that appealing.