The Macbook Pro is actually NOT overpriced (With Ultrabook/Notebook Comparison Chart)

[LePawel]

That's because we already know about windows (or at least I pray people you do). This post is just about talking about comparisons. Most people already have the windows info but not the Mac. I know I don't and I found that helpful.

Do you know the difference between a <comparison> table and a poster? I don't care if I know about this, that link is not what it claims to be, and might mislead people into more fanboy wars.

[Guest]

and might mislead people into more fanboy wars.

Totally agree with this. As right as the poster might be I HATE fanboy wars. Especially in the audio forum *shiver* pissed off audiophiles scare me.  :lol:

[Guest]

And emphasis on "it isn't meant for gamers".

The reason its so expensive is because of the other things it has to offer. Like a 512gb pcie ssd (expensive as my left testicle) 

Is your left testicle made of gold?

[Guest]

Is your left testicle made of gold?

What is peoples obsession with testicles and why is there always a specific side?

[Guest]

What is peoples obsession with testicles and why is there always a specific side?

1. Not going to comment

2. Is there such thing as a dominant testicle?

[Guest]

1. Not going to comment

lol

[Guest]

lol

Figured there would be too many different reasons...

[OutaTheLoneWolf]

People are gona buy what there gona buy, its like i like pears and you like apples

 

Me: "Well you should eat pears instead of apples because..."

You : "No dude, I am going to pay more for my apples because I like apples."

Me : "Oh, ok, cool."

[Guest]

Me : "Oh, ok, cool."

*sigh* if only that was true 

[Leonard]

When a person says Apple and they are not talking about the fruit its over priced.

[Guest]

When a person says Apple and they are not talking about the fruit its over priced.

Not really. 

[Victorious Secret]

People are gona buy what there gona buy, its like i like pears and you like apples

 

Me: "Well you should eat pears instead of apples because..."

You : "No dude, I am going to pay more for my apples because I like apples."

Me : "Oh, ok, cool."

 

If only people on this forum understood that. And its really only ever on forums. 

 

I never come across "fanboys" in real life. I mean, all the people I know have preferences but they aren't like the 12 year olds of the internet make them seem like. 

 

The funny thing is this...

 

I paid 2 grand on my MBP. At the time, everything with the criteria I wanted either started at 2 grand or higher. Choice wasn't really a thing. So I went with whatever got me the better education + staff discount. And guess what that was? 

 

But see, personal choice doesn't mean shit to internet keyboard warriors. Cause now that they've lost the "Apple is overpriced" argument they'll make the "Only morons buy a 2 grand laptop anyways" argument. And it doesn't matter what I tell them for rationale (not that it matters, cause I don't need to explain my choices to anyone except my credit card statement) and they'll still say "HURR DURR DURR DERP APPLE SUXXORS NOOB IDIOT COULDVE BUILT A PC FOR LESS HURR DURR DURR"

 

 

Always ends the same way on the internet, no matter what you discuss. 

 

See, idiots will always drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. Its better not to play the game, for thats how you truly end up winning. And preserving some brain cells.

[OutaTheLoneWolf]

 Like a 512gb pcie ssd (expensive as my left testicle) 

 

Is your left testicle made of gold?

 

 

math time

 

Samsung XP941 512GB M.2 PCIe SSD  $636.13 ebay (out of stock newegg / amazon but around same price point)

 

Based upon the current spot gold price of:  $1,321.30

 

There are approximately 14.583 troy ounces in an avoirdupois pound.

 

Precious metals are always quoted in troy ounces (31.1 grams), as apposed to the standard avoirdupois ounce of 28 grams.

 

The weight of 0.033014  pounds of gold is worth:  $636.13

 

Your testicle weighs 0.033014 pounds / 14.9749 Gram

 

1 gram (g) of gold = 0.052 cubic centimeters (cc - cm3) in gold

 

Your left testicle has a volume of .7786 cm3

 

 

You. Doctor. Now. 

 

 

[PillowSmoke]

In this thread, I will be comparing popular ultrabooks/notebooks including: Macbook Pro with Retina Display 13in and 15in, Razer Blade, Asus Zenbook, and Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro.

Here's a chart I made:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12wz_1Y0aK6FZJUBb24xqT-dgQrN-XydvouAxXXbA8PU/edit?usp=sharing

Looking at this, I still don't see why people find Macbooks to be so overpriced :\ . Like seriously, they are actually very competitively priced spec for spec in this chart. And besides specs, the support is awesome.

While looking up all the specs, I realized something: Intel, why the hell are the prices for your mobile chips so damn expensive...

BTW if someone can tell me how to make a chart within the post, tell me.

yeah okay sure............

You're entitled to your opinion.

[Victorious Secret]

 

 

 

 

math time

 

Samsung XP941 512GB M.2 PCIe SSD  $636.13 ebay (out of stock newegg / amazon but around same price point)

 

Based upon the current spot gold price of:  $1,321.30

 

There are approximately 14.583 troy ounces in an avoirdupois pound.

 

Precious metals are always quoted in troy ounces (31.1 grams), as apposed to the standard avoirdupois ounce of 28 grams.

 

The weight of 0.033014  pounds of gold is worth:  $636.13

 

Your testicle weighs 0.033014 pounds / 14.9749 Gram

 

1 gram (g) of gold = 0.052 cubic centimeters (cc - cm3) in gold

 

Your left testicle has a volume of .7786 cm3

 

 

You. Doctor. Now. 

 

 

 

 

Thats it. Thread over.

 

This belongs in r/theydidthemath

[digitalnav]

Hater's gonna hate but I love my Macbook Pro Retina 13"

[OutaTheLoneWolf]

The Macbook Pro is actually NOT overpriced

THIS IS "THE ARGUMENT"

http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-blade

$2699* - 870M / Intel® Core™ i7-4702HQ Quad Core Processor with Hyper Threading 2.2GHz / 3.2GHz

 

http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/macbook-pro?product=ME294LL/A&step=config

$2600 - 750M / 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz

 

High end Apple skimps on the graphics 

 

http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/macbook-pro?product=MD101LL/A&step=config

$1200

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834257667

$700

 

So for $500 more you get a aluminum unibody , osx , and a better QA

 

Low end its more expensive for the same hardware.

 

Because apple has no competition to sell there mac's AND THEY KNOW THIS they are going to charge you more.

 

The Macbook Pro is actually NOT overpriced FOR A MAC, COMPARED TO MAC'S

ONLY TO MAC'S

ONLY TO APPLE

[Swndlr]

I have used my g73's my mom's macbook touch pad which was much better, a few older hp laptop touch pads which were pretty good too, and a really old mac powerbook that was ok, but the little push rubber thing in the center of my old ibm think pad is by far the worst pointer device I have ever used, had the accuracy of a bull that is blind with mad cow disease trying to find its way out of a china shop.

the last part LMAO IM DYING ON IN MY BED RN.

[OutaTheLoneWolf]

Hater's gonna hate but I love my Macbook Pro Retina 13"

 

If you want to keep all that branding on you, your post should say "I love the... http://www.digitalstormonline.com/behemoth.asp "

[steffen_anywhere]

You pay $1000+ for a laptop with a integrated intel GPU.

 

Yes that is what you do for all the ultra books. There is simply no way to put a higher TDP part in them and cool it adequately. They do put in the fastest integrated graphics there are tho...

 

I never found Apple, in particular, overcharging much. Their products are expensive, but other comparable machines are just as pricey. Let's face it. Combining light, long battery life, fast, thin, and everything else, is not cheap.

[AMD Lover]

BTW if someone can tell me how to make a chart within the post, tell me.

Take a snapshot of the excel chart with "Snipping Tool" and upload it as a picture

[Henry]

Its hard to say this but no it is not "competitively priced".

There is a $400 difference in price for equal hardware (until you hit the 2k mark then you should just get a desktop)

That $400 goes to better build quality (the physical housing) and quality control.

If they drop the price $200 (In my opinion) then yes it would be "competitively priced".

If you are in the talking of raw computer performance per $ windows wins because of different vendors as apple has no other mac competitors.

Not competitively priced? Did u not even look at the chart...

In terms of raw performance, why would apple need more vendors? They are already having great performance, just not for gaming because they aren't designed with gaming in mind.

If only people on this forum understood that. And its really only ever on forums.

I never come across "fanboys" in real life. I mean, all the people I know have preferences but they aren't like the 12 year olds of the internet make them seem like.

The funny thing is this...

I paid 2 grand on my MBP. At the time, everything with the criteria I wanted either started at 2 grand or higher. Choice wasn't really a thing. So I went with whatever got me the better education + staff discount. And guess what that was?

But see, personal choice doesn't mean shit to internet keyboard warriors. Cause now that they've lost the "Apple is overpriced" argument they'll make the "Only morons buy a 2 grand laptop anyways" argument. And it doesn't matter what I tell them for rationale (not that it matters, cause I don't need to explain my choices to anyone except my credit card statement) and they'll still say "HURR DURR DURR DERP APPLE SUXXORS NOOB IDIOT COULDVE BUILT A PC FOR LESS HURR DURR DURR"

Always ends the same way on the internet, no matter what you discuss.

See, idiots will always drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. Its better not to play the game, for thats how you truly end up winning. And preserving some brain cells.

winners never quit

I shall win the argument

You're entitled to your opinion.

i love how people just immediately think it's overpriced without looking at the spec comparison sheet.

[PillowSmoke]

Why did you choose those others laptops in particular?

[Henry]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12wz_1Y0aK6FZJUBb24xqT-dgQrN-XydvouAxXXbA8PU/edit

"OSX has this, that, and has this feature implemented better than Windows, meanwhile, I won't mention anything about the other system to make sure it's an even race"

that's because u can get Windows anyways... If u want I can see what Windows has, but then it would only make the Mac have even more options..

Why did you choose those others laptops in particular?

those were some popular portable laptops/ultrabooks. I plan on adding the Acer Aspire S7 or the Dell XPS 12/13/15

[Swndlr]

in all seriousness though, i dont understand the hate on macbooks and apple computers in general. while some companies go for all out performance and power, macs are more for the looks. not to say that they cant do all the work pc's can do. but its really all personal choice. i personally think nothing wrong with osx, i used it for 4-5 years for school work and it worked perfect. never experienced any problems (hardware/performance wise) and it worked flawlessly for work and worked great with media work too. so with the new macbooks that come out almost annually, i personally think theyre great for the audience theyre aimed at. gaming laptops are great for what THEYRE aimed at. all of the hate and comparisons make absolutely no sense when the machines were made to do different tasks. macs are all around lifestyle fitting machines while gaming laptops are meant for gaming. i dont see the confusion in that