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Re:In Defense of RAM by lwkl on Friday November 03, 2023 @01:32PM (#38132122)
I might have misunderstood the OP. High end models are more expensive because the people that buy them are either businesses or enthusiasts. So they either have a monetary gain from the higher performance or they just want the best thing. SO both of them will pay a reasonable markup.

Another reason is that the high-end laptops are a low volume product so this increases the cost of handling them. So naturally you would have consider this in the price.

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Re:In Defense of RAM by sonicanatidae on Friday November 03, 2023 @02:33PM (#38132960)
Sure, a reasonable markup, but we're talking about a company that will sell you a charging cable for $100+ with a straight face.
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Re:In Defense of RAM by wlesieutre on Friday November 03, 2023 @04:17PM (#38134428)
Which cable is that?
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Re:In Defense of RAM by HappMacDonald on Friday November 03, 2023 @04:22PM (#38134490)
The other one
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Re:In Defense of RAM by sonicanatidae on Monday November 06, 2023 @10:41AM (#38164035)
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MN713AM/A/thunderbolt-4-u...
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Re:In Defense of RAM by wlesieutre on Monday November 06, 2023 @11:14AM (#38164510)
Bit of a stretch to call that a "charging cable." Their 240W rated 2 meter USB-C charging cable is $30 https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MU2G3AM/A/

But if you're interested in why the Thunderbolt cable costs more than charging cables, some folks put one through a CT scanner recently:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD5aAd8Oy84

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Re:In Defense of RAM by sonicanatidae on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @12:08PM (#38193440)
That's fair, as it does more than just charge.

Let's take another example from Apple:

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MWUG2LL/A/pro-stand

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Re:In Defense of RAM by wlesieutre on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @03:13PM (#38196272)
In a similar vein, the $700 Mac Pro wheels kit

I hear they roll very smoothly, and since they don't have brakes you may need to re-level your floor to keep the computer from rolling away

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Re:In Defense of RAM by figassis on Saturday November 04, 2023 @06:28AM (#38139693)
They’re low volume because they’re unreasonably expensive, not the other way around.
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