{{
`${userDetail.user.displayName}${userDetail.user.cachedBungieGlobalDisplayNameCode ? `#${standardizeBungieGlobalCode(userDetail.user.cachedBungieGlobalDisplayNameCode)}` : ""}`}}
{{getUserClans()}}
12/19/2013 11:45:26 AM
14
Want to know why Apple Macs are expensive?
Watch this and you'll find out
Also, please, don't argue with anyone
~Deal with it
-
Video is almost 6 minutes long. People said it didn't make clear anything up. Yeah ill just spend one minute telling you no thanks.
-
Is it because they blow?
-
OP your title is a misnomer at best. The video talks about what the max spec Mac Pro is expected to cost. However this video is old and those prices are already available. It does nothing to compare the actual specs to what it would cost if you were to build it yourself nor does it explain why Macs are expensive which really anyone that knows about this kinds of stuff already knows the answer to. Though looking at the prices on Apple's website verse what he expects them to be it looks like Apples marked up the CPU and RAM cost and kept the SSD cost to the price he expected it to be. However the specs on the SSD itself aren't there so for all we know they could be marked up. As for the GPU it seems he overpriced it but then again GPU prices go down all the time so it is hard to say if it is expected or not. Simply put change your title since that isn't what this video is about.
-
It doesn't matter. You can charge a lot of money for a piece of shit and try to justify the price, but in the end it will still be a piece of shit.
-
4 RepliesThat didn't explain anything.
-
They pay for the name and are stupid enough to do so.
-
10 RepliesIt's unfortunate that apple software is a pain in the ass to use.
-
3 RepliesEdited by IchEsseKinder: 12/19/2013 9:06:51 PMBecause Apple knows people are computer illiterate and play with that? You can get a laptop that does exactly what a Mac can for between $200-$500
-
4 Replies[quote]So for anybody saying this thing is really overpriced, let's look at the cost of these parts. Take note that Apple does not list specific model numbers, so I'm going off the closest parts based on specs from what I can find on Amazon and other online retailers. -Intel Xeon E5 CPU with 3.7 GHz: Around $400-600. Quad-core Xeons usually run for $350, but none of them even top 3GHz, so it's more likely this one would be closer to the upper end of this price range. -12GB of DDR3 1866 MHz RAM: Around $160. Probably one of the cheaper items in this machine. I got my price estimate by looking at dual 4GB sticks (the Mac Pro has 3) with the same specs from Corsair. -Dual AMD FirePro D300 graphics processors: $1600. Yep, this is where the huge price comes from. According to Architosh.com, the D300's, which are not currently publicly available, are essentially AMD FirePro W7000's with only half the video RAM. The cheapest W7000's available on AMD's website are $815 a pop. Granted, having less video RAM will lower the price, but not by much. -256 GB SSD: This will run around $200-300. SSDs are becoming very cheap, so just like the RAM, this isn't going to have much impact on the overall cost of this build. Our total for the parts that can be quantified is in the neighborhood of $2510. This does not include the cost of the motherboard, which could easily be another $200-300, or the case, of which a large cost would be the designing and engineering that went into it. Overall, with all the other little bits and pieces that really aren't worth including in the parts list since they aren't really that expensive on their own, we're looking at a $2800 computer. Granted, Apple will be getting most of these parts at a discount, but they're still not leaving a huge profit margin for themselves. For an extra $200, I would rather end up with a Mac that actually has cheaper software than Windows (iWork is only $60, Final Cut is only a fraction of the price as Vegas or Premiere, etc.) if I were wanting a workstation like this. Mac Pros are not meant for gaming, so compatibility with games isn't really a factor in this discussion.[/quote] Just gonna quote this post I saw.
-
One work: Markup.
-
Edited by Raptorkid24: 12/19/2013 8:05:20 PM[quote]Also, please, don't argue with anyone[/quote] F*ck you.
-
Who cares?
-
No because I don't have one and I don't care
-
It'd probably be twice as expensive if not for child labor. (tl;dw)
