MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch

Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by lwkl on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @03:35AM (#28915727)

The device doesn't even have the same specs, the $4000 is for a MacBook with 2 TB SSD and 64 GB of RAM yours has a 1 TB SSD and 32 GB of RAM that's half.

Other than that yes MacBooks are expensive. But so are HP EliteBooks or Lenovo ThinkPads.

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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by sudosysgen on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @08:40AM (#28917430)

You can get comparable Thinkpads at ~2800$ if you use the secret store and/or wait for sales.

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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by kweks on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @03:15PM (#28922340)

Can you elaborate on the "secret store" ?

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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by sudosysgen on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @07:07PM (#28924858)

There is a Lenovo storefront called "perkopolis" to which you can find an entry key fairly easily that has deeply discounted thinkpads. So for example a 5800HS + GTX3060 + 16GB RAM + 512GB SSD laptop is going to run you around 1200$ there vs 2000$ without a discount.

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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch by GordonS on Saturday October 23, 2021 @06:48AM (#28967250)

Is this a US-only thing, or is it available elsewhere?

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