Not much excitement

[Apple fanboy]

I ordered a Studio M5 Max 18/40/48/1TB this week and got $965 trade-in for my 2024 Mini M4 Pro. I pretty much recall when I checked a few months ago it was in the $600s range, but it certianly wasn't what I just got. I'm not leasing but buying on 12 months free financing.

Offered me £47 for my 2018 maxed out specs as well.

 

[Anaxarxes]

I don't think that's the reason. In the past we've seen announcements but there has still been a lot of enthusiasm. Barely anything this time around.

Oh yea. People are not impressed by anything anymore. It's been like this for a while.

 

[jchap]

Nobody hate-buys their way through that middle.

Never saw the word “hate-buys” before… what do you mean?

 

[fatTribble]

There seems to be a lot of excitement about the new Polishing Cloth with over 200 posts 🤭

Apple Releases New Polishing Cloth

Apple today released a new version of its Polishing Cloth on its online store. In the U.S., pricing is now set at $9, down from $19 for the previous version of the cloth. We have yet to determine if the new Polishing Cloth is smaller than the original or has any other notable changes beyond...

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[m1maverick]

Oh yea. People are not impressed by anything anymore. It's been like this for a while.

I think people are impressed with the new Studios and that's what's puzzling about the lack of excitement in the forum.

 

[Apple fanboy]

I’d simply put it down to cost. People like me who have an ageing machine have to suck it up.
People with a Studio already will probably see if the chip prices get better next year.

Either way I’m excited. Apart from my house or the cars I’ve bought I’ve never dropped that much cash in a single item.

 

[dmr727]

Yeah, as a tech enthusiast I'd commonly buy what I wanted rather than what I needed, but the price hikes (not just Apple, but everywhere) have really put a damper on my enthusiasm for spending more than I have to.

It's not even about the money, really - more a reaction to the general disgust I have with the industry in general.

 

[4sallypat]

I’d simply put it down to cost. People like me who have an ageing machine have to suck it up.
People with a Studio already will probably see if the chip prices get better next year.

Either way I’m excited. Apart from my house or the cars I’ve bought I’ve never dropped that much cash in a single item.

Yeah, same here.

Thought when I got the M1 Studio Max it was and still is the best Mac I have had.

But it's getting long in the tooth so the higher priced base M5 Studio will be offset by the resale of my beloved M1 Studio fetching around $1400 which is incredible after 4 years.

Apple Upgrade leasing option is another great reason to upgrade at $11/month effectively with my M1 sold and factored into the monthly.....