Why are apple so stingy...?

deaglecat · 10 Dec 2009 at 22:19

I mean FFS, a macbook pro ... the pro model ... with 2GB of RAM, 160Gb hard drive and 9400M graphics. I don't mind paying a premium price.. but why so freaking stingy with the specs.

A pro model with 2Gb of RAM...really..what year do Apple think we are living in ?

Aside from a nicer processor and case... this is just a Netbook Ion spec

/Rant off.

BTW ... I am an ibook owner...not an apple hater... just think they have become uncompetitive.

Deag

deaglecat · 10 Dec 2009 at 22:34

Ah... ok. I was thinking it was due to Apple fixing the price at a poor £ / $ exchange rate. Maybe the MBP is just uncompetitive cos' it is due an upgrade.

Again, I don't mind a premium price for a premium product... but a premium price for a poverty spec product is where they seem to be at the moment. How much would that extra 2Gb of RAM (4Gb)... or an extra 160Gb of disk space really cost ? Stingy.

Deag.

deaglecat · 11 Dec 2009 at 13:34

So where do we draw the line... if they were offering 1Gb of RAM and an 80GB disk would that also be acceptable ?

I don't understand why they can't add extra RAM and HDD capacity when they start to fall behind...after all doing speed bumps is quite commonplace for apple.

deaglecat · 11 Dec 2009 at 19:32

Feek said:
Nope, not all models are.

Do you know.. I think I agree with you... but more so on Ipods than macs.

For me... macs are expensive which is fine..and you do get nice design, packaging and a decent O/S. They also have good residuals.

But there is a tipping point at which a weak spec makes the whole proposition unconvincing - and in my opinion... that is where the base MBP are today.

deaglecat · 11 Dec 2009 at 19:39

yeah agreed. I would be pretty ****ed off if I paid £26k for an Audi and found that it only came with a tape player. ...

deaglecat · 11 Dec 2009 at 19:49

OK... I didn't want to start a macs are generally overpriced thread ... honestly.

I was just pointing out that the MBP base specs are disappointing at that price point. I think the issue has been dealt with by the folk who are saying that it is due a revamp.

Can we close this down now please ?