Re:Apple has a memory problem and we're all paying for it
by sneed_chucker on Friday November 10, 2023 @12:27PM
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Bizarre bitterness. You really think nobody is buying Macs on their merit?
Maybe you're European and apple products cost a lot more where you live?
In the states, base model MacBook Airs are frequently ~$800 on sale.
You can get an official refurb MacBook Air or Pro with 16GB/1TB for ~$1300 from Apple's website right now.
Those machines are priced competitively when compared to Dell XPS, new ThinkPads, etc.
They also have much better battery life, screens, and overall build quality compared to those machines.
Also MacOS is, for all its faults, normie-accessible unlike Linux and ad-free unlike Windows.
Or just don't buy LUXURY Macs. Yes, they are luxury goods, they are Louis Vuittons of the laptop world.
You and a bunch of people don't buy Macs with 8GB and complain a lot and Apple will start selling them with 16GB.
But this will never happen because people will keep buying Macs because of the panache and swagger that owning and using a Mac give them.