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Quick, buy a Mac with higher-specced memory while the price is almost reasonable.
by avidphantasm 10mo ago
Quick, buy a Mac with higher-specced memory while the price is almost reasonable.
- kwanbix 10mo agoWhat? Apple's memory upgrades are never reasonable. Last time I checked going from 16 to 32GB in a Mac Mini was more expensive (or as expensive) than buying two 16GB Mac Minis.
- 360MustangScope 10mo agoRight now in this environment, they look reasonable. Not that they are
- ahartmetz 10mo ago*only slightly less reasonable than market prices before they adjust it in order to stay at 2x less reasonable
- kristianp 10mo agoI'm wondering if Apple will need to adjust their prices to maintain their margins. Given the scale of price rises I'd say yes.
- zarzavat 10mo agoThere's no way that Apple pays spot. They will have contracts directly with the manufacturers, guaranteeing them a given supply at a given price. Their whole business kinda depends on it.
- kristianp 10mo agoSure, but eventually the contracts will be renewed at possibly a much higher price. It depends on the details of the agreement whether the price is adjusted based on market price periodically too.
- zarzavat 10mo agoIf I have a potato field, the cost to me of a potato is whatever equipment and labor it takes to farm one, divided by the yield of potatoes. If there's suddenly a potato famine, then the cost to other people who don't have a potato field is however much they are willing to pay to avoid starving. Apple doesn't have a potato field, but what they do have is a ton of negotiating power, market share, and enduring relationships with the manufacturers. There's also the implicit threat when negotiating with Apple that they might enter your market if you fuck around with them. If Apple perceived DRAM/NAND prices to be a significant threat to their carefully curated pricing structure, they might decide that they need to vertically integrate.