01-20-2011, 03:39 AM
ztirffritz wrote:
I'm starting to feel that Apple has crossed the threshold on price gouging. They need to reel it in a bit. Yeah they make nice computers, but there aren't that many people willing to pay that much of a premium for superior design. However, with their phenomenal inventory control, they'll know within hours when people have had enough of the high prices. I realize that Linux isn't for everyone, but for me it is perfect. If I can get a $500 machine that isn't running Windows, then I'm happy.
I concur, especially on current Apple MBPs. I think they are ridiculously expensive compared to contemporary products, most notably the 15" model (as noted elsewhere in this thread). I'm typing this on a nearly 4 year old 15" MBP; still a good machine, but essentially a commodity item in terms of hardware in 2011.
However, the SSD implementation in the MBAs seems to be industry-leading technology.
Apple laptop sales increased what - 37%?! - year over year even WITH such higher cost machines. Imagine how many they'd sell if they came down a notch, with $599 MacBooks, $899 MBPs, and $999 MBAs?