Linked by Eddyspeeder on Tue 6th Oct 2009 22:01 UTC
Late June 2009 I bought a 13" MacBook Pro (2.26 GHz, 4 GB RAM). I suppose that after just three months, the blinding "first joys" over getting a laptop have worn off. By now, I deem my thoughts about this device to be realistic and of an appropriate level. The past few weeks I attained mastery over the Mac OS through personal discovery, accompanied by a very insightful book; I bought additional software and hacked the Dock to suit my preferences.
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RE[4]: I have one too...
by polaris20 on Wed 7th Oct 2009 15:26
in reply to "RE[3]: I have one too..."
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So I guess you think Dell Studio XPS 13's are too expensive, Thinkpad T400's are too expensive, and Sony SR series are too expensive?
Honestly this BS of Macs always being singled out for being expensive when all of the above are within $100-$200 is ridiculous.
So I guess you think Dell Studio XPS 13's are too expensive, Thinkpad T400's are too expensive, and Sony SR series are too expensive?
Honestly this BS of Macs always being singled out for being expensive when all of the above are within $100-$200 is ridiculous.
Lets take a look at that claim shall we.
A 2.53 ghz MBP 13' with a 9400M, 4 gigs of ddr3 ram and a 250 gb 5400 rpm hard disk is 1499.
A 2.53 ghz Dell Studio XPS 13' with a 9400M, 4 gigs of ddr3 ram and a 250 gb 7200 rmp hard disk is 1059.
Thats a $440 difference and the MPB has a slower hard drive to boot.
Apple is also price gauging people for hard drive upgrades. Upgrading to 320 gigs costs $50 for the MBP and $25 for the XPS. Upgrading to 500 gigs costs $150 for the MPB and $75 for the XPS. And keep in mind that all the MPB drives are slower then the XPS drives.
Solid state drives are also much more expensive for the MBP. 128 gig SSD costs $200 for the XPS and $350 for the MBP. 256 gig SSD costs $400 for the XPS and $800 for the MBP. "
The Thinkpads and Sonys are a bit closer when I was shopping for my MacBook and considering a Win PC.
And who buys hard drives and RAM from ANY manufacturer? Unscrew screws. Remove entire bottom plate. There's the HD. There's the RAM.
And the $440 over the 4 years I typically keep a machine is well worth it, given the OS and the (in my opinion) superior build quality compared to the Dell. I spend more than that on coffee in a single year. But YMMV.
Edited 2009-10-07 15:39 UTC
Member since:2009-03-19
And who buys hard drives and RAM from ANY manufacturer? Unscrew screws. Remove entire bottom plate. There's the HD. There's the RAM.
In the case of RAM at least you are not given all that much of a choice. The 2.26 ghz model lets you choose between 2,4 and 8 gigs, but the 2.53 ghz model only allows you to choose between 4 and 8 gigs. So you are stuck buying overpriced Apple RAM.
For the HD, I agree that pretty much all manufacturers will price gauge you to some extent, but look at the relative amount of price gauging. Apple is charging _twice_ the price for _slower_ drives.
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2009-03-19
So I guess you think Dell Studio XPS 13's are too expensive, Thinkpad T400's are too expensive, and Sony SR series are too expensive?
Honestly this BS of Macs always being singled out for being expensive when all of the above are within $100-$200 is ridiculous.
Lets take a look at that claim shall we.
A 2.53 ghz MBP 13' with a 9400M, 4 gigs of ddr3 ram and a 250 gb 5400 rpm hard disk is 1499.
A 2.53 ghz Dell Studio XPS 13' with a 9400M, 4 gigs of ddr3 ram and a 250 gb 7200 rmp hard disk is 1059.
Thats a $440 difference and the MPB has a slower hard drive to boot.
Apple is also price gauging people for hard drive upgrades. Upgrading to 320 gigs costs $50 for the MBP and $25 for the XPS. Upgrading to 500 gigs costs $150 for the MPB and $75 for the XPS. And keep in mind that all the MPB drives are slower then the XPS drives.
Solid state drives are also much more expensive for the MBP. 128 gig SSD costs $200 for the XPS and $350 for the MBP. 256 gig SSD costs $400 for the XPS and $800 for the MBP.