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See my reply to the person that beat you to it: > https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40292804 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40292804 tl;dr is that Wa

See my reply to the person that beat you to it: > https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40292804 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40292804 tl;dr is that Walmart is also selling an Acer for $359 that beats that device on every headline metric. It's nice to know that I could get the old-gen model for slightly cheaper, but that's still an outrageous price if the MacBook Air isn't to be considered a luxury item.

zer0zzz 3y ago
It’s half the price because by the time the MacBook Air dies you’re on your second or third acer.
- lolinder 3y ago
  My last Acer lasted me six years until I decided to replace it for more power (which, notably, I would have done with a MacBook by then too). They're not as well built as a MacBook, but they're well built enough for the average laptop turnover rate.
  - zer0zzz 3y ago
    That’s fair
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Der_Einzige 3y ago
The apple defense force would rather die than admit that Apple hardware is overpriced and a bad value. 8gb of ram was pathetic in 2018, and is SUPER pathetic in 2024.
- fl0ki 3y ago
  If it was actually bad value they wouldn't sell as high as they do and review with as much consumer satisfaction as they do. These products may not offer you much value and you don't have to buy them. Clearly plenty of people and institutions bought them because they believed they offered the best value to them.
  - lolinder 3y ago
    Agreed. I'd definitely make the same arguments here as I would for an Audi. There's clearly a market, and that means they're not a bad value for a certain type of person.
    - lupire 3y ago
      All I kmow about Audi is that it costd $14,000 to repair a scape from a parking garage wall.
  - bigstrat2003 3y ago
    If people were actually rational that might be true, but they aren't. Apple survives entirely on the fact that they have convinced people they are cool, not because they actually provide good value.
    - wiseowise 3y ago
      Any examples where they don't provide good value?
- wiseowise 3y ago
  There's literally dozens of videos show that 8 GB is more than enough for casual or even entry level development use. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHKIcBWbnjo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHKIcBWbnjo
wiseowise 3y ago
> tl;dr is that Walmart is also selling an Acer for $359 that beats that device on every headline metric. Try this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40297295 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40297295

zer0zzz 3y ago

It’s half the price because by the time the MacBook Air dies you’re on your second or third acer.

lolinder 3y ago
My last Acer lasted me six years until I decided to replace it for more power (which, notably, I would have done with a MacBook by then too). They're not as well built as a MacBook, but they're well built enough for the average laptop turnover rate.
- zer0zzz 3y ago
  That’s fair

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Der_Einzige 3y ago

The apple defense force would rather die than admit that Apple hardware is overpriced and a bad value. 8gb of ram was pathetic in 2018, and is SUPER pathetic in 2024.

fl0ki 3y ago
If it was actually bad value they wouldn't sell as high as they do and review with as much consumer satisfaction as they do. These products may not offer you much value and you don't have to buy them. Clearly plenty of people and institutions bought them because they believed they offered the best value to them.
- lolinder 3y ago
  Agreed. I'd definitely make the same arguments here as I would for an Audi. There's clearly a market, and that means they're not a bad value for a certain type of person.
  - lupire 3y ago
    All I kmow about Audi is that it costd $14,000 to repair a scape from a parking garage wall.
- bigstrat2003 3y ago
  If people were actually rational that might be true, but they aren't. Apple survives entirely on the fact that they have convinced people they are cool, not because they actually provide good value.
  - wiseowise 3y ago
    Any examples where they don't provide good value?
wiseowise 3y ago
There's literally dozens of videos show that 8 GB is more than enough for casual or even entry level development use. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHKIcBWbnjo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHKIcBWbnjo

wiseowise 3y ago

> tl;dr is that Walmart is also selling an Acer for $359 that beats that device on every headline metric. Try this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40297295 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40297295