Cuz either I'm too dumb to figure the sh*t out ,or i rly can't edit my postWhy does the poll have 4 options but 2 of them are essentially duplicates of the other 2?
Is this asking about price or are you also trying to ask about expected performance but only on one option?
For real,don't u think they'll do it ? I mean what's the difference between macs and iphones that the latter can be ripped off it's charger while the former cannot ?"And for the first time ever, we've removed the charger and cord from the packaging, to benefit the environment. We think you're gonna love it."
So if our guesstimates are correct, Apple could drop the retail price for the original M1 macs by $250-300 and maintain their margins
The chip cost doesn’t cover R&D and other overhead costs. So the margins probably aren’t quite that. I’d also guess that the consumer macs are partially subsidizing the higher-end chips as well (higher-end chips don’t sell as much volume but still require a lot of R&D work and are more expensive to build). That’s why I don’t think we will see a price drop, but I also don’t see a need to raise prices either.So if our guesstimates are correct, Apple could drop the retail price for the original M1 macs by $250-300 and maintain their margins
I'm liking the symmetry of a future lineup which consists of:
12" and 14" M2/M3 MacBook (basically an MBA with a different name)
14" and 16" M1X/M2X/M3X MacBook Pro
is M1 technically very different from a14 ?Apple didn't have to spend R&D dollars on those Intel chips though. Even if the component cost is less, there are other factors when they are designing the chips inhouse.
I always saw the Retina MacBook as a replacement for the MBA, but it was costed wrong, so it never took off.I’m all for bringing back the 12” MacBook (which got me thru senior year of highschool and 3.5 years of undergrad), but from a naming standpoint it becomes an aesthetic nightmare. Why would the thinnest and lightest notebook be called “MacBook” and the heavier and bigger notebook called “MacBook Air”.
Ideally a future line up is: 12” and 14” MacBook Air, 13.3” MacBook (basically the current M1 MacBook Pro without the touch bar and at a lower price point), 14” and 16” MacBook Pro.
Is a Xeon technically very different to an i3 of the same architecture?is M1 technically very different from a14 ?
Right, but they also keep a low priced model.Apple pricing on RAM and storage is the perfect counter example.
Just because the marginal cost is low doesn’t mean Apple has to share that benefit with you.
Apple’s first generation products are often reasonably priced. Once they own the market, price goes up. Look at AirPods, iPhone, Watch, and iPad.
M1X is expected to own the market, whether it’s for mini LED or the processor.
I always saw the Retina MacBook as a replacement for the MBA, but it was costed wrong, so it never took off.
I don't see a purpose for both a MacBook and MacBook Air to coexist. I also don't see the point of the current 13" MBP and the 13" MBA coexisting.
Apple killing the 13" MBP in a year or two (so no M2 or M3 MBPs), with that product slot taken by one laptop (whether it's called a MB or MBA) makes a lot of sense to me.
All MBPs should have an M1X/M2X/M3X in the future.
I think the "MacBook Air" has had it's time, and should be just called MacBook (12" + 14"). Don't get me wrong; same computer, same price point, same design targets, just simpler name, less product fragmentation.
What I mean by that is how much does it rly cost them for the R&D of such chipsIs a Xeon technically very different to an i3 of the same architecture?
I know. My point is that just as Intel don't sell Xeons super-cheap, even though they are predominantly an upscale of their desktop processors, plus some tinkering like ECC.What I mean by that is how much does it rly cost them for the R&D of such chips
Sure.Apple pricing on RAM and storage is the perfect counter example.
Just because the marginal cost is low doesn’t mean Apple has to share that benefit with you.
Apple’s first generation products are often reasonably priced. Once they own the market, price goes up. Look at AirPods, iPhone, Watch, and iPad.
M1X is expected to own the market, whether it’s for mini LED or the processor.
Apple was selling some intel MacBooks for around $1000. That means the marginal cost to apple for the whole computer can’t be more than about $300. So the intel CPU would have to be around $150.
The article doesn't make it clear if the $200 - $300 is the price big computer makers like Apple/Dell/HP/Lenovo pays or if it's the street price. So I don't know.Yeah they get a bulk discount. They’re certainly not paying retail off-the-shelf prices for Intel chips. Still, $150 is half the price of parts used. This article seems to suggest apple’s M1 chip costs them $40-50.
Sure.
But lower component cost gives Apple the choice to lower prices or keep it the same.
M1 Mac Mini is $100 cheaper than the Intel Mac Mini it replaced, I believe.
The article doesn't make it clear if the $200 - $300 is the price big computer makers like Apple/Dell/HP/Lenovo pays or if it's the street price. So I don't know.
But keep in mind that Apple uses the very best mobile chips Intel has to offer at each level. The very best bins go to Apple. That's got to cost a pretty penny.
So I wouldn't be surprised if the Intel chips in the MBA did indeed cost $200+. Intel has ultra-high margins as well.
Let's go the middle and say that the Intel chips in the MBA cost $175 and the cost to make an M1 is $50. That's $125 difference. The $125 does make sense because the M1 Mac Mini is $100 cheaper than the Intel Mac Mini that it replaced.
The difference is probably even bigger for Intel highest-binned 8-core chips that go inside the MBP.
Sure.
But lower component cost gives Apple the choice to lower prices or keep it the same.
M1 Mac Mini is $100 cheaper than the Intel Mac Mini it replaced, I believe.
There's no way Apple was putting a $200+ Intel chip in a $1000 computer. The margins wouldn't support it.
I think the primary reason they dropped the Mini price was to get people using M1 Macs. They want as many people buying and using these so they can convince software developers to update their apps.
If that was the goal, Apple would have dropped the price of MacBook Air. The vast majority of Mac buyers choose the Air or Pro. If you look at the Mac mini press release, it's clear the target audience is developers.
Apple uses ports as a price differentiator across the Mac lineup. The reason for the price drop is M1 mini only has two TB3 ports compared to four on Intel.
This. Apple is hell bent on recouping the 5+ years of R&D they've put into mini-LED, which turned out to be incredibly meh in the end. And the chip shortage may indeed push them to raise prices. I expect $200 increases over predecessors.I'm voting $1999 because the chip shortage and more expensive screen will increase the price. I don't think they'll raise the price "because it's more powerful." They didn't do this with the M1 Macs last fall.
It does however make Apple look incredibly bad. The markups on RAM and storage upgrades, things that can no longer be upgraded after purchase, are quite offensive to customers.Just because the marginal cost is low doesn’t mean Apple has to share that benefit with you.