Deleted member 651465
Deleted member 651465
Hey all,
I don't know if it's just me but there seems to be weekly rumors that Apple will release another piece of hardware, another SKU or a refresh for their existing lines. Add to that, there are rumors of larger iPads (iPad Pro), a smaller MacBook Pro (MacBook Pro 12"), blah blah.. I believe they're offering too many SKUs.
When you break it down, The iPad and the iMac line is a joke, in terms of different SKUs. It just gives Joe Public a bewildering array of choice and could be simplified a lot more than it is.
Here's the current hardware lineup as of today (16/09)..
Laptop
MacBook Air 11" 128GB
MacBook Air 11" 256GB
MacBook Air 13" 128GB
MacBook Air 13" 256GB
MacBook Pro 13" 2.5GHz
MacBook Pro 13" 2.6GHz w/ Retina + 128GB
MacBook Pro 13" 2.6GHz w/Retina + 256GB
MacBook Pro 13" 2.6GHz w/Retina + 512GB
MacBook Pro 15" 2.2GHz w/Retina + 256GB
MacBook Pro 15" 2.5GHz w/Retina + 512GB + GT750M
http://store.apple.com/uk/tab?node=home/shop_mac/compare&tcid=tg_tabcontroller&tab=0
Desktop
iMac 21.5" 1.4GHz + 500GB + Intel HD5000
iMac 21.5" 2.7GHz + 1TB + Iris Pro
iMac 21.5" 2.9GHz + 1TB + GT750M
iMac 27" 3.2GHz + 1TB + GT755M
iMac 27" 3.4GHz + 1TB + GT775M
Mac Pro 3.7GHz Quad Core + 12GB + Dual AMD FirePro D300 2GB
Mac Pro 3.5GHz 6 Core + 16GB + Dual AMD FirePro D500 3GB
Mac Mini 2.5GHz + 4GB + 500GB
Mac Mini 2.3GHz + 4GB + 1TB
Mac Mini 2.3GHz + 4GB + 2x1TB + Mac OS X Server
http://store.apple.com/uk/tab?node=home/shop_mac/compare&tcid=tg_tabcontroller&tab=1
iPod
iPod Shuffle 2GB (8 colours available)
iPod Nano 16GB (8 colours available)
iPod Touch 16GB (6 colours available)
iPod Touch 32GB (6 colours available)
iPod Touch 64GB (6 colours available)
http://www.apple.com/uk/ipod/compare-ipod-models/
iPhone
iPhone 5c 8GB (5 colours available)
iPhone 5s 16GB (3 colours available)
iPhone 5s 32GB (3 colours available)
iPhone 6 16GB (3 colours available)
iPhone 6 64GB (3 colours available)
iPhone 6 128GB (3 colours available)
iPhone 6 Plus 16GB (3 colours available)
iPhone 6 Plus 64GB (3 colours available)
iPhone 6 Plus 128GB (3 colours available)
http://www.apple.com/uk/iphone/compare/
iPad
iPad Mini 16GB (2 colours available)
iPad Mini 16GB + Celluar (2 colours available)
iPad Mini w/Retina 16GB (2 colours available)
iPad Mini w/Retina 32GB (2 colours available)
iPad Mini w/Retina 64GB (2 colours available)
iPad Mini w/Retina 128GB (2 colours available)
iPad Mini w/Retina 16GB + Cellular (2 colours available)
iPad Mini w/Retina 32GB + Cellular (2 colours available)
iPad Mini w/Retina 64GB + Cellular (2 colours available)
iPad Mini w/Retina 128GB + Cellular (2 colours available)
iPad w/Retina 16GB (2 colours available)
iPad w/Retina 16GB + Cellular (2 colours available)
iPad Air 16GB
iPad Air 32GB
iPad Air 64GB
iPad Air 128GB
iPad Air 16GB + Cellular (2 colours available)
iPad Air 32GB + Cellular (2 colours available)
iPad Air 64GB + Cellular (2 colours available)
iPad Air 128GB + Cellular (2 colours available)
http://www.apple.com/uk/ipad/compare/
So, what do we think? Are Apple at risk of reverting back to the old days of too many SKUs and models as they were before Steve Jobs returned?
I'd like to see the iPad range reduced to iPad Mini w/Retina and iPad w/Retina (renaming the iPad Air and dumping the "regular iPad"). I'd also like to see a more consistent approach for the iMac range.. not 3 different CPUs which the general public would have no clue about, and finally dumping the non-retina MacBook Pro.
I don't know if it's just me but there seems to be weekly rumors that Apple will release another piece of hardware, another SKU or a refresh for their existing lines. Add to that, there are rumors of larger iPads (iPad Pro), a smaller MacBook Pro (MacBook Pro 12"), blah blah.. I believe they're offering too many SKUs.
When you break it down, The iPad and the iMac line is a joke, in terms of different SKUs. It just gives Joe Public a bewildering array of choice and could be simplified a lot more than it is.
Here's the current hardware lineup as of today (16/09)..
Laptop
MacBook Air 11" 128GB
MacBook Air 11" 256GB
MacBook Air 13" 128GB
MacBook Air 13" 256GB
MacBook Pro 13" 2.5GHz
MacBook Pro 13" 2.6GHz w/ Retina + 128GB
MacBook Pro 13" 2.6GHz w/Retina + 256GB
MacBook Pro 13" 2.6GHz w/Retina + 512GB
MacBook Pro 15" 2.2GHz w/Retina + 256GB
MacBook Pro 15" 2.5GHz w/Retina + 512GB + GT750M
http://store.apple.com/uk/tab?node=home/shop_mac/compare&tcid=tg_tabcontroller&tab=0
Desktop
iMac 21.5" 1.4GHz + 500GB + Intel HD5000
iMac 21.5" 2.7GHz + 1TB + Iris Pro
iMac 21.5" 2.9GHz + 1TB + GT750M
iMac 27" 3.2GHz + 1TB + GT755M
iMac 27" 3.4GHz + 1TB + GT775M
Mac Pro 3.7GHz Quad Core + 12GB + Dual AMD FirePro D300 2GB
Mac Pro 3.5GHz 6 Core + 16GB + Dual AMD FirePro D500 3GB
Mac Mini 2.5GHz + 4GB + 500GB
Mac Mini 2.3GHz + 4GB + 1TB
Mac Mini 2.3GHz + 4GB + 2x1TB + Mac OS X Server
http://store.apple.com/uk/tab?node=home/shop_mac/compare&tcid=tg_tabcontroller&tab=1
iPod
iPod Shuffle 2GB (8 colours available)
iPod Nano 16GB (8 colours available)
iPod Touch 16GB (6 colours available)
iPod Touch 32GB (6 colours available)
iPod Touch 64GB (6 colours available)
http://www.apple.com/uk/ipod/compare-ipod-models/
iPhone
iPhone 5c 8GB (5 colours available)
iPhone 5s 16GB (3 colours available)
iPhone 5s 32GB (3 colours available)
iPhone 6 16GB (3 colours available)
iPhone 6 64GB (3 colours available)
iPhone 6 128GB (3 colours available)
iPhone 6 Plus 16GB (3 colours available)
iPhone 6 Plus 64GB (3 colours available)
iPhone 6 Plus 128GB (3 colours available)
http://www.apple.com/uk/iphone/compare/
iPad
iPad Mini 16GB (2 colours available)
iPad Mini 16GB + Celluar (2 colours available)
iPad Mini w/Retina 16GB (2 colours available)
iPad Mini w/Retina 32GB (2 colours available)
iPad Mini w/Retina 64GB (2 colours available)
iPad Mini w/Retina 128GB (2 colours available)
iPad Mini w/Retina 16GB + Cellular (2 colours available)
iPad Mini w/Retina 32GB + Cellular (2 colours available)
iPad Mini w/Retina 64GB + Cellular (2 colours available)
iPad Mini w/Retina 128GB + Cellular (2 colours available)
iPad w/Retina 16GB (2 colours available)
iPad w/Retina 16GB + Cellular (2 colours available)
iPad Air 16GB
iPad Air 32GB
iPad Air 64GB
iPad Air 128GB
iPad Air 16GB + Cellular (2 colours available)
iPad Air 32GB + Cellular (2 colours available)
iPad Air 64GB + Cellular (2 colours available)
iPad Air 128GB + Cellular (2 colours available)
http://www.apple.com/uk/ipad/compare/
So, what do we think? Are Apple at risk of reverting back to the old days of too many SKUs and models as they were before Steve Jobs returned?
I'd like to see the iPad range reduced to iPad Mini w/Retina and iPad w/Retina (renaming the iPad Air and dumping the "regular iPad"). I'd also like to see a more consistent approach for the iMac range.. not 3 different CPUs which the general public would have no clue about, and finally dumping the non-retina MacBook Pro.
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