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it's too expensive! With this kind of price tag, apple will lose the school market. How can a student afford it?

by stewie2 14y ago

wmf 14y ago
Did you see the "Pro" part? Students can buy the Air. (I was able to buy a top-of-the line PowerBook after doing a summer internship, but that was years ago.)
- stewie2 14y ago
  I don't like Air. I don't like hd4000 graphics. As a student, I still need to use photoshop. A student can be pro.
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  - chrisdroukas 14y ago
    This year's 13" MacBook Air benchmarked higher than the previous year's MacBook Pro in CS4 speed tests. It's more than sufficient for Photoshop editing tasks.
phamilton 14y ago
That's why the Air dropped in price and the traditional Macbook Pro stayed the same price.
Zaheer 14y ago
It's not meant for students. The new MBP is primarily marketed towards graphics designers/photographers/etc. In fact, the focus in WWDC presentation was on graphics applications. Plus, most students don't need 16gb ram and other powerful features. A Macbook Air would suffice.
- stewie2 14y ago
  few years ago, macbook pro stated with $1500. And there was "macbook" Now, you either buy Air or this super expensive Pro. There is nothing in the middle. But I believe there is a middle level market, called mainstream.
  - gte910h 14y ago
    The retina display is at that cost level. The non-retina versions are cheaper. $1200 and $1800 http://www.apple.com/why-mac/compare/notebooks.html http://www.apple.com/why-mac/compare/notebooks.html
gte910h 14y ago
There is a non-retina version still for sale as well as the airs.
bradleyland 14y ago
That's quite the market analysis. What "school market" are you referring to? I've worked with a K-12 book publisher since 2001, so I've spent a lot of time understanding what kind of devices they need to support. The vast majority of schools switched to Windows PCs ages ago. Those that still use Macs don't use MacBook Pros; they use aging eMacs or iMacs (mostly private schools).

it's too expensive! With this kind of price tag, apple will lose the school market. How can a student afford it?

by stewie2 14y ago

it's too expensive! With this kind of price tag, apple will lose the school market. How can a student afford it?

wmf 14y ago

Did you see the "Pro" part? Students can buy the Air. (I was able to buy a top-of-the line PowerBook after doing a summer internship, but that was years ago.)

stewie2 14y ago
I don't like Air. I don't like hd4000 graphics. As a student, I still need to use photoshop. A student can be pro.
- deleted 14y ago
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- chrisdroukas 14y ago
  This year's 13" MacBook Air benchmarked higher than the previous year's MacBook Pro in CS4 speed tests. It's more than sufficient for Photoshop editing tasks.

phamilton 14y ago

That's why the Air dropped in price and the traditional Macbook Pro stayed the same price.

Zaheer 14y ago

It's not meant for students. The new MBP is primarily marketed towards graphics designers/photographers/etc. In fact, the focus in WWDC presentation was on graphics applications. Plus, most students don't need 16gb ram and other powerful features. A Macbook Air would suffice.

stewie2 14y ago
few years ago, macbook pro stated with $1500. And there was "macbook" Now, you either buy Air or this super expensive Pro. There is nothing in the middle. But I believe there is a middle level market, called mainstream.
- gte910h 14y ago
  The retina display is at that cost level. The non-retina versions are cheaper. $1200 and $1800 http://www.apple.com/why-mac/compare/notebooks.html http://www.apple.com/why-mac/compare/notebooks.html

gte910h 14y ago

There is a non-retina version still for sale as well as the airs.

bradleyland 14y ago

That's quite the market analysis. What "school market" are you referring to? I've worked with a K-12 book publisher since 2001, so I've spent a lot of time understanding what kind of devices they need to support. The vast majority of schools switched to Windows PCs ages ago. Those that still use Macs don't use MacBook Pros; they use aging eMacs or iMacs (mostly private schools).