Disappointed. No 15”/16”, $400 to get to 16GB/512GB. M2 still on TSMC N5. Sitting out this generation.

[Warped9]

I’m an Apple user for twenty years. That said there are things they do I think are ridiculous.

We can argue till the end of time that MacBooks with M series chips are superior to mainstream PC laptops, but I find it absurd that 15 and 16 in. MacBooks don’t have numeric keypads and cost up to around $3000 (CAN). It’s absurd laptops in excess of $1000 have only 8GB RAM and 256 SSD as standard rather than 16 RAM and 512 SSD.

And countless 15in. laptops are available under $1000, albeit with inferior performance and battery life.

I cannot believe Apple cannot offer a 15in. MacBook with M1 or M2 for $1200-$1500 CAN.

That said what I would like to have seen last Monday June 6th…
- current M1 MacBook Air w. 8 RAM/256 SSD for $1199 CAN (w. 16 RAM and 512 SSD options)
- new M2 MacBook Air 13.6 w. 16 RAM/512 SSD for $1499 CAN (w. 24 RAM and 1 or 2 TB SSD options)
- new M2 MacBook Air 15.6 w. 16 RAM/512 SSD for $1699 CAN (w. 24 RAM and 1 or 2 TB SSD options)
- current MacBook Pro 13.3 discontinued.

That would cover the wants and needs of the mass professional and consumer market. Apple’s 14 and 16 Pro machines still starting at $2400 CAN for the truly heavy lifting pro market.

In extent when the M2 migrates to the iMac 24 they should stop dicking around and make 16 RAM and 512 SSD standard (at least the 512 SSD) for the $1599 CAN.

 

[jav6454]

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- current MacBook Pro 13.3 discontinued.

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Another person that didn't pay attention to the keynote and thinks inflation isn't something that will impact prices..

 

[Warped9]

Another person that didn't pay attention to the keynote and thinks inflation isn't something that will impact prices..

I guess you missed the part where I said, “What I would have liked to have seen.”

Furthermore in a world where major big corporations are making record profits while regular folks are getting hosed up the backside forgive me for ignoring corporations crying the blues.

 

[jav6454]

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Furthermore in a world where major big corporations are making record profits while regular folks are getting hosed up the backside forgive me for ignoring corporations crying the blues.

Because we know Apple is a global company focused on profits, it is unwise to think prices were going to go down or stay.

 

[Warped9]

Considering their mainstream MacBook Airs and Pros as well as mainstream entry iPad hasn’t changed in price for easily 3-4 years I’m not wowed much. They upgraded the MB Air and Pro 13s to M1 without changing price. The new iMac 24 replaced the entire previous iMac lineup and came in at $1599 CAN with a machine nearly as powerful as a top spec’d 27 Intel iMac costing about $4000. The base 9th GEN iPad got a spec bump and double the storage yet still holds at $429 CAN (which it’s been for three years), making it arguably the best bang-for-the-buck tablet you can presently buy.

Spare me.

 

[16_inch_MacBook_Air_Pls]

Because we know Apple is a global company focused on profits, it is unwise to think prices were going to go down or stay.

Yeah management is legally required to maximize profit. So it would be “fair” that they maintain or lower prices but that’s an unrealistic expectation