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We buy refurb MacBook pros. Our specs are 256g ssd, 16g memory, hexcore + Applecare. We buy 15in machines because the vast majority of the company wanted 15in m
by whatsmyusername 7y ago
We buy refurb MacBook pros. Our specs are 256g ssd, 16g memory, hexcore + Applecare. We buy 15in machines because the vast majority of the company wanted 15in machines and I'm barely going to put the brain juice in to support one line of machines let alone two.
You're paying around $2.2/2.5k a piece. We buy 1 or 2 every month depending on hiring or whenever I find someone who has a machine like the one you describe (128g/8g ew).
Similar x1 carbon off amazon is maybe $1.2k with taxs, no apple care.
Say we buy 15 in a year, math:
Apple/applecare = $2.5k * 15 = $37.5k
Lenovo = $1.2k * 15 = $18k + say $50kish for a decent help desk employee because there's no way in hell I'm working 60 hour weeks on product AND dealing with laptops beyond, 'run diagnostics and take it to the apple store.'
The value proposition isn't hard. We're going with the MacBook Pros. For the grand total of 5 people who have to have windows for reasons we just run bootcamp.
- jpalomaki 7y agoTypically for corporate use you would pick a Lenovo model with next business day onsite warranty. So in case it breaks, somebody will come over to fix it. (This is why the components are easy to replace in those laptops)
- whatsmyusername 7y agoCorporation that size isn't going to put up with Linux on the desktop if they're not FAANG and fuck deving on Windows.
- panpanna 7y agoI respectfully disagree with you on all accounts :) Anyway, Lenovo care service (whatever its called) costs about $400-500 for three years and they send a technician to your place within 24 hours. We have a fleet of Macs and thinkpads and the thinkpads last more and cost less in total.
- whatsmyusername 7y agoI can take a macbook to the apple store today if I'm willing to wait an hour. And they're proven rock solid to me, Lenovo isn't.