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Speak for yourself. My laptop cost almost $5,000, my desktop cost almost $3,000 to build, and you can bet that another $1,400 would have made a huge difference
by CryptoBanker 7y ago
Speak for yourself. My laptop cost almost $5,000, my desktop cost almost $3,000 to build, and you can bet that another $1,400 would have made a huge difference either way. Not to say things wouldnt have ended up the same way, but I definitely would have cared about another $1400.
When you're talking about numbers like that for individuals, 15% is a lot. Even businesses would care about a 15% increase in costs
- benologist 7y agoI think it hurts when the last $1400 is basically 12 Thunderbolt 3 ports and the power allowance for them. There's no value in that many TB3 ports for most people.
- bradlys 7y agoWell, I think the point of the Mac Pro is that it's not for most people. It's actually a "Pro" product.
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- benologist 7y agoThey could have put most of those TB3 ports and controllers in optional PCIe cards and the $4999 base model would still be Pro. Because the point of the Pro devices is to be the more-powerful option. The iPad Pro doesn't have any TB ports and the Macbook Pro and iMac Pro only have 4 each so I think 12 is simply unnecessary for the "Pro" moniker in addition to greatly exceeding most people's requirements.
- coupdejarnac 7y agoMost of us here are "pros" who use our computers to make money. Maybe if Mac Pros were designed for animation studios or something niche, the pricing would make sense.