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I agree with you. The price of these machines in my opinion $200-$300 over what they should be. Not sure exactly where Apple comes up with these prices. Would love to see an educated breakdown component wise.

The 2.6Ghz base 15" is £2700 ($3570) in the UK so count yourself lucky.
 
I got a new one, battery life seems pretty good to me as well, but it is very early. Will know more in the next couple of weeks to see how it settles in.
What do you think of the keyboard and the True Tone?
 
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