paradoxical
Limp Gawd
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It used to be that Apple prices weren't bad when compared to similar spec machines. That's now impossible to do since nobody else has access to Apple's hardware. That means we're free to compare to them with AMD and Nvidia hardware. In that case, they're over priced. There are plenty of AMD Ryzen laptops with RTX 2060's that cost $1k that will destroy the M1. Of course they can't compete in battery life.
I keep seeing this argument, but it's doesn't make sense to me. How can you judge price when no PC manufacturer even has any products that are comparable?
Let's try this:
Find me a comparable $800-1200 PC laptop that is the same size and weight as the Macbook Air, has as good of a screen and touchpad, and out-benchmarks the M1
Nothing? Ok, let's try another:
Find me a PC laptop at any price and any size with superior battery life to the Apple M1 Macbook Pro or Macbook Air
Damn, still nothing. Ok how about this:
Find me a 13 inch laptop at any price with 4 full bandwidth Thunderbolt 3 ports so we can compare.
Shit, still striking out?
Etc, etc, etc,
To me, Apple is not overpriced because no PC manufacturer offers a product that I can see as a viable alternative with all of the following: top-tier performance in the 13 inch formfactor, multiple TB3 ports, excellent screen that handles calibration well, top-flight SSD performance with 2-4TB options (3000+mbps read AND write), top-tier build quality, relatively thin and light, excellent first-party accidental damage support with stores in every major city around the world I can have my shit replaced immediately if I'm on a business trip, top-tier battery life, and an excellent track pad and keyboard.
I'm sorry, no PC manufacturer has the complete package.
People that hate on Apple tend to make the following argument: "My $4k desktop outbenches the entry level macbook air, Apple is trash!" Or the new version since the M! was announced: "You can buy a desktop replacement gaming laptop that crushes the Macbook Air, Apple is trash!"
But once you start comparing "Apples to Apples," you'll realize that Apple is not overpriced - because there are really no competitors for their mobile lineup. When comparing, people tend to just compare processor speed or memory size or whatever in isolation - but it's in delivering the whole package where Apple excels, and offers things that nobody else does. I think where it could be argued they are overpriced is exclusively in their desktop lineup - but even then, they offer things that other companies do not.
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