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What are the odds of apple easing up on their RAM upgrade pricing structure?
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Minuscule I think. More likely all tiers get a bump up than the prices to jump tiers shifting
Definitely won't change in the middle of a generation. Just gotta wait until they release another new machine and then see if there is any change to the pricing structure.
I'm wondering about SSD upgrade prices which are also stupid high. They've been using the same storage upgrade prices across all M1/M2/M3 laptops (maybe even a little before that) despite the fact that NAND prices have been trending down.
I'm wondering about SSD upgrade prices which are also stupid high. They've been using the same storage upgrade prices across all M1/M2/M3 laptops (maybe even a little before that) despite the fact that NAND prices have been trending down.
In a product cycle, there is not much chance of a change in pricing structure. They're using these price differentials to segment the market of customers and as long as they see it working, they won't change.
I do think there's room for readjustment if the product line thins a bit, and I also think they note feedback they get via their retail and dealer channels - not so much from here or other places like it - but as long as their notebook line is propped up by remaining M1 MBAs and discounted M2s, with the M-series boards all prebuilt and not production upgradable, they are somewhat painted into a corner.
If sales volumes of a particular configuration proves that a particular model can be pulled, it would give them a better opportunity to adjust pricing, otherwise I don't see it happening until the M1 and M2 models are all gone, leaving some possible room for a shuffling of model pricing above.
I do think there's room for readjustment if the product line thins a bit, and I also think they note feedback they get via their retail and dealer channels - not so much from here or other places like it - but as long as their notebook line is propped up by remaining M1 MBAs and discounted M2s, with the M-series boards all prebuilt and not production upgradable, they are somewhat painted into a corner.
If sales volumes of a particular configuration proves that a particular model can be pulled, it would give them a better opportunity to adjust pricing, otherwise I don't see it happening until the M1 and M2 models are all gone, leaving some possible room for a shuffling of model pricing above.
I think it's unlikely that Apple eases up on their upgrade prices any time soon. This might be partly due to corporate greed, "maximizing shareholder value," etc... pretty typical reasons, right?
But I have a theory that it's also due to current economic conditions, specifically inflation, and that's why Apple still sells computers with such little memory. By selling devices with such low specs (8gb of RAM, 256gb of storage), it means Apple doesn't raise the price of their base models by TOO much, in a time when the price of everything else keeps going up so much.
The downside of this is, of course, that it costs so much to upgrade from the "base" specs. And I think that's something that will continue for as long as current economic conditions persist. 😞
But I have a theory that it's also due to current economic conditions, specifically inflation, and that's why Apple still sells computers with such little memory. By selling devices with such low specs (8gb of RAM, 256gb of storage), it means Apple doesn't raise the price of their base models by TOO much, in a time when the price of everything else keeps going up so much.
The downside of this is, of course, that it costs so much to upgrade from the "base" specs. And I think that's something that will continue for as long as current economic conditions persist. 😞
Borderline wishful thinking. If you want cheaper macs, buy 1-2 gen old devices, that's the agenda.