Mad Maxx
Supreme [H]ardness
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That's damn near the same rationale my best bud recited to me when he pre-ordered his XS Max.I signed up for the Apple upgrade program (if nothing else 24 months of 0% financing is worth it). Decided on the Xs Max, 256 in silver (though now I'm kicking myself for not picking space grey). All in the bill is nearly $1500. Which, without context, is a sizeable chunk of change. However, in the past couple years I'm finding that I do 70-80% of my work on my phone. When I need to hammer out some documents and go all out on productivity I use my desktop at home. But when I'm out and about, calling clients, sending e-mails, researching, etc. I do it all on my phone. Not to mention all the use I get out of it at home. With two kiddos I take hundreds of photos and videos a week. All my shopping (amazon) is done on mobile, my video consumption habits have shifted towards nearly entirely on my phone (granted still not very much). Streaming spotify at the gym... Carplay... and on and on... In the end, this device gets a lot of use and is integral to my life as a professional and a dad. Apple products work well (my iPhone 7+ has had zero issues) and retain value. So all things considered it's worth it to me.
Let's just hope face ID lives up to the hype...
He got the Gold 512GB + Applecare + tax = $1850