Comments on: Apple Updates MacBook, But Not the Value

By: teo

teo — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:20:55 +0000

they surely are the leader of laptops manufacturing :)
http://teovs.ilonio.com/

By: ben

ben — Fri, 21 May 2010 11:32:19 +0000

all macbooks are 13 inches, so im guessing you mean the macbook pro vs the macbook?

and as far as i know, the only difference in reliability, would be the build. macbook pros are made from alluminium, and the macbooks are made from hard plastic. Both are still great build quality though

By: ben

ben — Fri, 21 May 2010 11:22:54 +0000

I had a white macbook and had no problem with the screen yellowing at all. There was a very small fraction of people who reported this issue

By: ben

ben — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:03:17 +0000

The point about value is much more simplified than youre making it.

The day before the refresh, i wanted a macbook. Buying one from the Apple store would set me back around £800.

The day after the refresh, i wanted a macbook. Buying one from the Apple store would set me back around £800.

If I was a first time Apple laptop buyer, the price today is no better than the price last week. I dont care about what internals it has, buying a brand new Apple laptop will still cost me the same amount of money.

By: Ahmet

Ahmet — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:28:15 +0000

Does anybody now if there are reliability differences between the macbook and the macbook 13 inch? I heard that the mb’s breakdown much sooner than the mbp’s.

By: dave

dave — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:20:28 +0000

It’s a $200 difference. Not $100.
Microcenter.com has the previous version white macbook for $799, and the previous version 13inch macbook pro for $999.

The screen on the white Macbook also blows and yellows when viewed at an angle.

By: Ashley Grayson

Ashley Grayson — Wed, 19 May 2010 18:17:36 +0000

What a bunch of dunces. Upgraded tech at the same price IS a value upgrade. The fact that the MB Pro 13″ is a superior incremental value is true for many buyers, but that is not the point. Many MacBooks are sold to school districts and other purchasing officers who buy on price alone. They will never pay more for anything because inside the Purchasing Office, there’s no concept of usability. Also, many bureaucrats justify their jobs by negotiating lower prices with suppliers. At a $999 price point, Apple can allow these people to achieve competitive pricing through their RFP/RFQ process. In the miserable world of school district politics, showing you squeezed the supplier is often more important than the actual terms of a contract. When the vendors supplying “a box of crap that sort of runs Windows” can quote “$599 list and our Best and Final Offer is $569 and a five minute head start,” Apple needs to be able to offer “just for you, $699 each for a list price $999 beautiful MacBook.” That way, everyone wins something at the negotiating table. All prices made up for this example.

By: ben

ben — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:09:45 +0000

Or, you could buy a basic mac mini, for a lot less than the macbook, and then get an ipad to go with it. Its a little more expensive in total than just a macbook, but you have a fairly decent desktop machine, and a great around the house machine too

By: jwo

jwo — Wed, 19 May 2010 08:27:07 +0000

Eric, I think that has more to do the Euro’s at a 4-year low vs. the US dollar than Apple.

By: Scott Rose

Scott Rose — Wed, 19 May 2010 06:29:40 +0000

Totally agree with you. This MacBook is absolutely NOT worth the $999 price tag. It’s actually a complete joke, considering that the MacBook Pro is $1199. This MacBook needs to come down in price by a LOT in order to make the Mac platform attractive to PC switchers.