I just got the price list from the vendor and the current MacBook Pro w/M3 Pro is actually cheaper than my M2 Pro. Since my pervious Intel Mac won't run macOS Sonoma officially, I had to ask for whatever MacBook Pro that supported dual displays at that time.
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M2 MBP owners do you feel let down by Apple?
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If you're using the Max chips or really tax your MBP with 3D/gaming you have a decent reason, but outside that it sounds like most M1/M2 users still feel fine from their machines and ain't budging. Even I was waiting for the M3, but looks like I'd be just as good getting an M2 Pro since there's no black on the M3 MBP anyways, and I'd just get more power/ports/fan for a lower price. (tho slightly lower battery life) Could go M3 Pro, but for just a color and slightly more speed I don't need it doesn't seem worth. (raytracing is cool but I doubt it's gonna do much in League of Legends or WoW)
Unprecedented? Perhaps for Apple Silicon...however, it was fairly common prior to 2016 for Apple to bump processors two times a year (e.g., Early, Mid, Late models). I actually think that more frequent revisions makes it easier to just buy when you need and not worry about missing out on new features.
Although that may be the case for a few people, it's not the general point I was trying to make about the timing of Apple purchases.
It's great that Apple makes technical advances that raise the bar, but the (understandable) lack of transparency on release dates can be source of some anxiety for purchasers.
I would expect that for a lot of people, possibly the majority who buy a new Mac, it's a major purchase that only happens every few years. Because of this, the timing of releases is an important part of the purchase decision - which is of course why sites like MacRumors exist with buying recommendations.
People just want to feel that they have bought at the right time in the release cycle, so that they get the maximum "perceived value" from their purchase. If you bought an M2 Max, and the M3 Max was released a day after the return window, you are likely feel some regret about your own timing - not Apple's release.
Of course, this "purchase window" is particularly relevant between N and N+1 releases, where you have purchased release "N", but it might have an impact on resale value down the track. If you have advertise some device as "2022 model", then it is likely to have a lower value than the "2023" device, so you don't want to buy at the cusp of the transition from 2022 to 2023 if possible. This is at least one of the reasons why I look at MacRumors when considering a new Mac.
By timing it right, you're also getting a better machine for the next few years of ownership, and that can increase the time after which you feel compelled to buy an upgrade - so it has a real financial impact as well.
What *is* absurd is people who think it's Apple's fault if they release technology when it's ready and not to some arbitrary timeline that should cater to people with the older model who have lost bragging rights at having the latest and greatest.
It’s instantly worth less the moment you bought it. Like a car. And like a car, it works just fine for as long as you want/need… in other words luck (got a lemon?), care (do you make sure it’s in good shape with maintenance?), use (is it functional for the tasks assigned it? That RX-7 is a terrible people hauler…), and desire are all bundled together with “can I afford to replace it, assuming I want to?”. And those can each only be answered by a given individual. And has nothing to do with the car or the computer itself…
Oh no, I purchased a machine that satisfies my requirements and was in my budget but now a better one has been made available, how dare they? Could they not have delayed their innovation to spare my feelings of self worth that are coupled to having the latest computer, not just one that does everything that I need It to?
Yeah - just to clarify my own feelings on the matter, I don't feel "let down" - it's great these things are coming. I'm feeling quite confident I won't need to buy a PC to replace my 2019 Mac Pro in a few years time, but yes… if I'd have known M3 was going to be SO much better as a GPU than M2, I think I would've chosen to wait 6 months rather than drop £4k+ when I did.
Yep. Had it 3 months. Could have got a higher spec machine for less money if I’d waited a short time.
Here’s hoping all the benchmarks show that the M3s are rubbish 😜
psychologically the branding of M1 / 2 / 3 implies big generational bumps (true or imagined), whilst I’m not sure people really paid as much attention to Intel naming convention.
Correct me if I’m wrong but people kinda didn’t care too much about this stuff during Intel era. I mean new chip releases. They were more incremental updates anyway. Or am I mistaken? I don’t really remember since I’ve only owned two Macs, first one was MBA 13 from 2014 and the second one my current MBP 13 from 2019. Maybe it’s just me but I wasn’t too excited or even interested what chip it has inside when I bought it. I just assumed it’s fast enough for me since it’s a new model. Now when we have Apple silicon M chips I’m much more interested 😄 Even though I’m not in the market for new Mac - yet.
The part that disappointed me was that they released a new Macbook Pro in less than a year. I bought the M2 Max at the beginning of the year. However, I am ready to purchase a new iPad, the current iPad Pros have been released longer than the Macbook Pro. But they did not release new iPad Pros yet, so I have to wait longer. Hoepfuly NLT than next March and hopefully they will be some nice upgrades to the iPad.
No. I own a maxxed out M2 MBP but seeing the M3 out is nothing but good. Tech keeps advancing, a good thing.
I think the owners of a M2 Pro shouldn't be disappointed because the M3 Pro is only slightly better than the M2 Pro.
Agreed. Literally the only thing I'm disappointed in, so to speak, is the fact that had I known there'd be a spiffy space black one coming out, I'd have waited a month...but other than that, I'm good.