they have cTDP of 35W listed tho, and perhaps they could've have nerfed them without getting so much flak, because almost no other laptops use them.
seems like they almost wanted to appeal more to gamers than pros?
2186M (i9 equivalent) is about 50$ more according to intel, so not much, probably 100$ more than i9.
Frankly, Apple could afford to put Xeons into the MBP at the prices they ask now. At least it would give them some sort of justitication why the machines are so expensive In all seriousness, the Xeons cost only $40 more
You guys are forgetting the Apple tax. Look at existing upgrade prices. Now imagine what they want for upgrade to Xeon