For me, I just feel like I’m being ripped off with those RAM and SSD prices.
I get to spec’ing up a new MacBook Pro and feel like I’m being ripped off and manipulated.
Which leaves a bad taste in my mouth and I close the browser.
I’d like to upgrade my M1 Pro to an M3 Max but decide the feeling of having been taken for a fool just isn’t worth it for me.
In Australian dollars the prices are more than obnoxious for upgrades.
The Australian Apple prices are obscene. They are taking the piss.
Would it be cheaper to have someone in the US send you one? My old college roommate used to do that
Back in the day it used to cheaper to fly from London to New York and buy a Mac than it was to purchase locally.
Including flights!
It’s simple. Apple knows that overpricing their RAM will frustrate a bunch of people, but not enough to deter a large enough volume of customers. This pricing scheme is probably more profitable overall than them being more competitive with their memory prices.
“The best price is often the one in which users complain but still pay”
Yeah well they priced me out, I have to buy a cheaper model now. I inadvertently waited two years for either a new chip or a 16gb base, and I’m still confused by what to do.
the problem isn’t whether 8 GB are enough for the average joe. the problem is Apple are charging 1599$ for an 8 GB laptop. even for that price, 16 GB are really pushing it — especially with only 512 GB of storage space.
so yes, the problem is Apple are being greedy.
For 1599, I would expect at least 16Gb/1Tb
It’s a completely different product but FFS the $300 Xbox Series S has 10GB of RAM. It’s unacceptable in such an expensive product.