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The cheapest I can get into a 15" MBP with a terabyte of storage (and I need a terabyte) is $2999.

by beat 10y ago

superninja234 10y ago
So the reason the replacement is so expensive is because you've coupled yourself to a particular OS and so your replacing a macbook with another macbook. Even though there being other cheaper and more powerful options.
- ohyoutravel 10y ago
  I assumed that when the poster said replace the macbook, they were specifically talking about replacing it with the same thing. Obviously one can get a windows laptop with those specs for MUCH cheaper. Replacement in this context = replace with the same thing. To wit: "It would cost $150,000 to replace my Porsche!" You don't argue that one can buy a Nissan Leaf to replace it for $9k.
- 72deluxe 10y ago
  Software on one OS is not the same on another OS, despite cross-platform apps getting better. What else could I run Logic on btw?
curun1r 10y ago
Only if you need the touchbar. The non-touchbar model can be had for $2599, including the horribly overpriced 1 TB upgrade. If you can figure out how to use an external drive (Samsung T3 is $349, tiny and performance should be roughly on par with an internal drive), you can knock another $250 off that and still have the 256 GB that comes with the standard configuration. As a plus, the T3 is trivially upgradable when storage prices inevitably fall over the next couple of years. Even if you chose a Mac alternative with user-accessible internal storage, the process of swapping out the drive would be somewhat involved and require an OS re-install. I've never understood the obsession with having a ton of internal storage in your laptop. I'd rather buy external storage since it allows me to upgrade my laptop independent of my data and makes migrations easier. It also saves money given how much cheaper external storage is and becomes over the life of the laptop.
- beat 10y ago
  I don't want to have to carry around an external drive with me almost everywhere I go, just so I can do my work and listen to my tunes. I don't have to do that now!

The cheapest I can get into a 15" MBP with a terabyte of storage (and I need a terabyte) is $2999.

by beat 10y ago

The cheapest I can get into a 15" MBP with a terabyte of storage (and I need a terabyte) is $2999.

So the reason the replacement is so expensive is because you've coupled yourself to a particular OS and so your replacing a macbook with another macbook. Even though there being other cheaper and more powerful options.

ohyoutravel 10y ago
I assumed that when the poster said replace the macbook, they were specifically talking about replacing it with the same thing. Obviously one can get a windows laptop with those specs for MUCH cheaper. Replacement in this context = replace with the same thing. To wit: "It would cost $150,000 to replace my Porsche!" You don't argue that one can buy a Nissan Leaf to replace it for $9k.
72deluxe 10y ago
Software on one OS is not the same on another OS, despite cross-platform apps getting better. What else could I run Logic on btw?

curun1r 10y ago

Only if you need the touchbar. The non-touchbar model can be had for $2599, including the horribly overpriced 1 TB upgrade. If you can figure out how to use an external drive (Samsung T3 is $349, tiny and performance should be roughly on par with an internal drive), you can knock another $250 off that and still have the 256 GB that comes with the standard configuration. As a plus, the T3 is trivially upgradable when storage prices inevitably fall over the next couple of years. Even if you chose a Mac alternative with user-accessible internal storage, the process of swapping out the drive would be somewhat involved and require an OS re-install. I've never understood the obsession with having a ton of internal storage in your laptop. I'd rather buy external storage since it allows me to upgrade my laptop independent of my data and makes migrations easier. It also saves money given how much cheaper external storage is and becomes over the life of the laptop.

beat 10y ago
I don't want to have to carry around an external drive with me almost everywhere I go, just so I can do my work and listen to my tunes. I don't have to do that now!