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For what it's worth, the 'premium prices' argument is starting to sound a little dated.

by cmyr 13y ago

AwayMachine 13y ago
Macbook Air starts at $999. All I want to do is browse the Internet. I could buy 3 Chromebooks for the price of that Macbook Air. Or 1 Chromebook and save money.
- meepmorp 13y ago
  But that's not an argument that the MBA is overpriced, it's an argument that you don't need anything as powerful as an an MBA. Which is fine, but beside the point.
- officemonkey 13y ago
  If all you want to do is browse the Internet, why are you buying a Macbook Air? Buy a $100 Android tablet and call it a day.
- jshen 13y ago
  A honda accord starts at $20k. All I want to do is get to my cousins house three blocks down the street. I could buy 20 bicycles for that price or buy 1 and save money. This doesn't mean the honda is overpriced, correct? Your entire comment is a non sequitur.
- csense 13y ago
  I bought my current laptop in late 2011 for $750. Specs are 4 GB (which I cheaply upgraded to 8GB right away), GT 540M (1GB dedicated graphics memory), Core i7 @ 2.2 GHz, USB 3.0. Looking at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbook_air http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbook_air, in terms of specs it blows away even today's Macbooks -- two years later! Moral: If you're looking at the higher end of the performance/price spectrum because you do things like gaming and compiling large programs like the Linux kernel, Macbooks aren't just overpriced, they're underpowered.
  - PilateDeGuerre 13y ago
    Your laptop is huge, hot, and feels cheap. The MacBook Air is svelt, runs cool, and not only feels but is solid.
    - csense 13y ago
      None of that matters to me enough to make me spend hundreds of dollars more and be content with a laptop that does less. > hot Only when you're actually running a game or using all the CPU cores. > feels cheap I don't like spending money unnecessarily. I regard my laptop with pride. Not just because it's a practical tool for day-to-day work and play. Not just because the specs give me bragging rights. But also because it's a symbol of how good I am at bargain hunting. Your MacBook is tiny, insubstantial, and would make me feel like a sucker if I'd shelled out an entire grand for it.
      - infinii 13y ago
        Just because your use of a computer is 'basic' enough to be serviced with bargain spec machines, doesn't make the Apple stuff "overpriced" as you are trying to imply. To those of you saying Apple h/w is overpriced, find comparable spec'd machines to compare with and you'll find it's not as horrific as you claim. i.e. weight, battery, screen, power
      - eropple 13y ago
        > None of that matters to me enough to make me spend hundreds of dollars more and be content with a laptop that does less. But it's enough for you to get absurdly combative and trollish?
  - donalmacc 13y ago
    That's absolutely not true. I regularly compile large programs (granted, not linux kernel large, but relatively large) and paly games, and my early 2011 MVP does everything I need. Try to look at a comparable quality build laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad with the same spec) and you'll see what you can pay for a windows machine.
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- PilateDeGuerre 13y ago
  >All I want to do is browse the Internet. There's an app for that. It's called Safari and it comes on the $299 iPad Mini. What is your argument, again? http://store.apple.com/us/buy-ipad/ipad-mini http://store.apple.com/us/buy-ipad/ipad-mini
- kevinpet 13y ago
  And I commute by bicycle, so I have no need to buy a Hyundai, but that doesn't mean a Hyundai is overpriced.
- davidedicillo 13y ago
  Or you could get an iPad mini for $299.

For what it's worth, the 'premium prices' argument is starting to sound a little dated.

by cmyr 13y ago

For what it's worth, the 'premium prices' argument is starting to sound a little dated.

Macbook Air starts at $999. All I want to do is browse the Internet. I could buy 3 Chromebooks for the price of that Macbook Air. Or 1 Chromebook and save money.

meepmorp 13y ago
But that's not an argument that the MBA is overpriced, it's an argument that you don't need anything as powerful as an an MBA. Which is fine, but beside the point.
officemonkey 13y ago
If all you want to do is browse the Internet, why are you buying a Macbook Air? Buy a $100 Android tablet and call it a day.
jshen 13y ago
A honda accord starts at $20k. All I want to do is get to my cousins house three blocks down the street. I could buy 20 bicycles for that price or buy 1 and save money. This doesn't mean the honda is overpriced, correct? Your entire comment is a non sequitur.
csense 13y ago
I bought my current laptop in late 2011 for $750. Specs are 4 GB (which I cheaply upgraded to 8GB right away), GT 540M (1GB dedicated graphics memory), Core i7 @ 2.2 GHz, USB 3.0. Looking at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbook_air http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbook_air, in terms of specs it blows away even today's Macbooks -- two years later! Moral: If you're looking at the higher end of the performance/price spectrum because you do things like gaming and compiling large programs like the Linux kernel, Macbooks aren't just overpriced, they're underpowered.
- PilateDeGuerre 13y ago
  Your laptop is huge, hot, and feels cheap. The MacBook Air is svelt, runs cool, and not only feels but is solid.
  - csense 13y ago
    None of that matters to me enough to make me spend hundreds of dollars more and be content with a laptop that does less. > hot Only when you're actually running a game or using all the CPU cores. > feels cheap I don't like spending money unnecessarily. I regard my laptop with pride. Not just because it's a practical tool for day-to-day work and play. Not just because the specs give me bragging rights. But also because it's a symbol of how good I am at bargain hunting. Your MacBook is tiny, insubstantial, and would make me feel like a sucker if I'd shelled out an entire grand for it.
    - infinii 13y ago
      Just because your use of a computer is 'basic' enough to be serviced with bargain spec machines, doesn't make the Apple stuff "overpriced" as you are trying to imply. To those of you saying Apple h/w is overpriced, find comparable spec'd machines to compare with and you'll find it's not as horrific as you claim. i.e. weight, battery, screen, power
    - eropple 13y ago
      > None of that matters to me enough to make me spend hundreds of dollars more and be content with a laptop that does less. But it's enough for you to get absurdly combative and trollish?
- donalmacc 13y ago
  That's absolutely not true. I regularly compile large programs (granted, not linux kernel large, but relatively large) and paly games, and my early 2011 MVP does everything I need. Try to look at a comparable quality build laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad with the same spec) and you'll see what you can pay for a windows machine.
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PilateDeGuerre 13y ago
>All I want to do is browse the Internet. There's an app for that. It's called Safari and it comes on the $299 iPad Mini. What is your argument, again? http://store.apple.com/us/buy-ipad/ipad-mini http://store.apple.com/us/buy-ipad/ipad-mini
kevinpet 13y ago
And I commute by bicycle, so I have no need to buy a Hyundai, but that doesn't mean a Hyundai is overpriced.
davidedicillo 13y ago
Or you could get an iPad mini for $299.