3 ms·
Yeah it's really annoying that 8/256 is the base still. It's been like that for years - I think that's been the same since around 2016. Would be much better if
by martinald 6y ago
Yeah it's really annoying that 8/256 is the base still. It's been like that for years - I think that's been the same since around 2016.
Would be much better if the base model was 16/512, but that's $500 of nearly pure profit apple would lose.
- jbverschoor 6y agoIt's just annoying that the others are BTO - you can't just pick up a replacement. I was expecting to for over 3.5k for my new laptop. It was half for the 16gb/1tb
- gurkendoktor 6y ago256 GB is more than enough for many people. Consider work laptops that are mostly used in meetings, or personal laptops for folks who live in the cloud. I've recently used a 100 GB partition on my personal laptop for client work and it was fine. (I'm not trying to defend the price of Apple's SSD upgrades.)
- lou1306 6y agoIt's a textbook example of price discrimination on Apple's part. They know that the 8/256 model is not enough for several classes of Pro users, so they can sell the 16/512 model at a premium (while increasingly locking down their devices to prevent after-market upgrades).