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Re:My experience using Hackintosh low-end PC for 3 years by arthurfm on Saturday June 10, 2017 @06:46AM (#14526889)
> It does beg the question though - what's next for Apple's cheapest Mac, the Mini.

If the MacBook Pro is any indication, a price increase (due to the addition of Thunderbolt 3 ports and an Intel CPU with Iris Plus Graphics) and zero user-upgradeable parts (soldered RAM/SSD)?

If the new entry-level Mac mini has a Fusion Drive or 128GB SSD as standard this would also result in an additional price increase.

I can see more and more people going the Hackintosh route as Macs generally become more expensive.

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Re:My experience using Hackintosh low-end PC for 3 years by scarface74 on Saturday June 10, 2017 @09:01AM (#14527167)
Apple just reduced the price of the 13" MacBook Pro to $1299. That seems to be inline with PCs from Dell with similar specs.
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Re:My experience using Hackintosh low-end PC for 3 years by arthurfm on Saturday June 10, 2017 @02:52PM (#14528628)
> Apple just reduced the price of the 13" MacBook Pro to $1299.

The 13" MBP is now $200 cheaper because Apple cut the SSD capacity in half (256GB > 128GB). If you want the same size SSD as the 2016 base model had you still have to pay $1,499.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/06/10/review-apples-new-...

Apple cut a big corner in the device's on-board storage to reduce the price to $1,299 —and we feel that it shouldn't have. If you own the 2016, you have at least 256GB of storage. We feel that the 128GB is a big step backwards for those considering the 2017 who already own a 2016.

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/06/08/2017-vs-2016-macbook-pr...

Apple refreshed its MacBook Pro lineup this week with Intel's seventh-generation Kaby Lake processors and faster standard graphics options from Intel and AMD. There's also a cheaper 13-inch MacBook Pro with function keys starting at $1,299 with 128GB storage, compared to $1,499 for the previous base model.

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Re:My experience using Hackintosh low-end PC for 3 years by scarface74 on Saturday June 10, 2017 @03:16PM (#14528734)
Oh well. I should have known.

It's funny because while I'm typing this I'm watching the WWDC keynote recording and I just saw them announce the "new configuration" of the MacBook Pro.

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Re:My experience using Hackintosh low-end PC for 3 years by wtallis on Saturday June 10, 2017 @04:46PM (#14529132)
It's not at all surprising that Apple went back to 128GB for the base model. Flash memory is pretty expensive right now, and 128GB is actually usable for a lot of purposes. They'll most likely go back to 256GB when they're able to transition to 3D NAND flash memory.
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Re:My experience using Hackintosh low-end PC for 3 years by scarface74 on Sunday June 11, 2017 @02:50PM (#14533179)
If I'm going to spend $1500 on a MacBook Pro, I would rather get 16Gb RAM/128Gb SSD than 8Gb/256GB SSD. I can always add more external storage if needed.
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Re:My experience using Hackintosh low-end PC for 3 years by walshemj on Saturday June 10, 2017 @07:48AM (#14527016)
Apple really need a SKU that is step up from the mini using full fat processors in a SFF case - if they did I think our place would defiantly buy them as replacements for our aging mac minis.
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