> and for everyone else it’s a cue that this brand is absolutely top end prestigious and expensive.

Prestigious? Not really. There's one word which sums up a product like this: overpriced. Expensive doesn't describe if its worth it.

And given I seen some Louis Rossman videos recently: recent Apple hardware is overpriced as well. Its bug ridden which I wouldn't expect with regards to such price tags. And I say that as an owner of 2 MBPs (4 in total).