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Apple asking developers to return DTK Mac mini, offers $200 credit
- thebean11 6y agoThe article is unclear to me, they paid $500 for these right? Is Apple giving them back $200 or $700?
- aaronbrethorst 6y agoDevelopers paid $500 to use the DTK for a few months. Is Apple giving them back $200 or $700? $200 Apple is now saying 'you are contractually obligated to ship back this DTK and when we receive it you will receive $200 store credit to buy a new M1 Mac which expires on May 31 if unused.'
- _qulr 6y agoApple isn't giving back anything. Participants get a $200 discount on a new M1 Mac purchase until May 31. If the participant has already purchased an M1 Mac and doesn't need another one, then they get nothing. And the store credit isn't given until after the DTK is returned.
- sjwright 6y agoThey didn't pay $500 to buy them. They paid $500 for a time-limited rental. You can argue that the price was too steep for a loan, or that Apple should be offering a more generous incentive to return the hardware. I wouldn't disagree. [2] But it's not like Apple was unclear about this.[0][1] [0] https://photos5.appleinsider.com/gallery/36365-67564-DTK-ownership-xl.jpg https://photos5.appleinsider.com/gallery/36365-67564-DTK-own... [1] https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*V6If2OIL4W223oGLzT5OrQ.png https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*V6If2OIL4W223oGLzT5OrQ.pn... [2] To everyone who dealt with faulty hardware, I think Apple should be quietly offering refunds, not just a partial store credit. But to everyone else, they received the service promised by Apple in full and should be stoked at the $200 return incentive.
- peterkelly 6y ago$200 today or $2000 on ebay a couple of decades from now
- ruined 6y agoill buy one for 300 hmu
- rasz 6y agoI mean "let me upgrade you for only $499" is pretty standard Apple, why are people so surprised?
- _qulr 6y ago> why are people so surprised? Because the DTK was handled completely differently by Apple during the PowerPC to Intel transition.