bison Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 I really want one of the new macbook pro 14 with M1 Pro and 22 billion cores but is it me or are they just nuts expensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeNobody Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 They do sound awesome but, yes, prices are high - almost £6K for a fully loaded 14"!! I guess if you're in to video, audio or image creation/processing then it will sound compelling. I moved away from Mac to Windows for work earlier this year and, if my job hunting goes well, I'm hoping to switch back again before the end of the year, so one of these could well be on the cards (at a modest spec). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bison Posted October 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 6k! You could pick up 8 cylinders for that kind of budget, never mind 8 cores.... But you're right, in their defense, it's aimed at people who need to do 8k prores video editing and the like. It's just expensive even by Apple standards. Good luck with the job hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 They are as cheap as chips in Oz, much cheaper to buy tech there. Saved hundreds on a MBP last time I was out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopsta Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 Give it a couple of months and Mac will be flogging his off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bison Posted October 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 6 minutes ago, Daz said: They are as cheap as chips in Oz, much cheaper to buy tech there. Saved hundreds on a MBP last time I was out there. Just like the cars are? 4 minutes ago, Hopsta said: Give it a couple of months and Mac will be flogging his off Haha. I'm totally OK with Mac's sloppy seconds, so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Yeah - that is a hell of an ouchie... I haven't looked yet, but expect to hit $6K AU easy... 16" MBP, M1 Max with 32 GPU cores, 32GB RAM, and 1-2TB (haven't decided) SSD is my sweet spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Really annoys me, Apple removed the SD card slots, and now the bring them back again. I also dislike the new design of the chassis. Sticking to my 2018 MacBook Pro 13" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bison Posted October 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 8 hours ago, Rachel said: Yeah - that is a hell of an ouchie... I haven't looked yet, but expect to hit $6K AU easy... 16" MBP, M1 Max with 32 GPU cores, 32GB RAM, and 1-2TB (haven't decided) SSD is my sweet spot. Just a tad under A$6K for 2TB, bargain! 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 I have a personal 10/32 Core, 64GB/2TB 16” Max coming. Thing is, tax takes a huge chunk of the pricing on these. Mine comes in at 4099 Retail. Let’s break that down. VAT: 683.00GBP Nett 3415.00 CT@19%: 648.85 Cost to business/me: 2766 It’s mad how much tax we pay on top of tax. Buying these as a consumer is painful. It’s also why the Windows laptop market is so low spec focussed isn’t it? Or budget focussed perhaps. It’s almost a race to the bottom in the Windows world - what can we put out at each price point and how can we scrape more margin? My previous i9 16” 32GB was only a bit cheaper, and that came from Aus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 14 hours ago, Mac said: I have a personal 10/32 Core, 64GB/2TB 16” Max coming. Thing is, tax takes a huge chunk of the pricing on these. Mine comes in at 4099 Retail. Let’s break that down. VAT: 683.00GBP Nett 3415.00 CT@19%: 648.85 Cost to business/me: 2766 It’s mad how much tax we pay on top of tax. Buying these as a consumer is painful. It’s also why the Windows laptop market is so low spec focussed isn’t it? Or budget focussed perhaps. It’s almost a race to the bottom in the Windows world - what can we put out at each price point and how can we scrape more margin? My previous i9 16” 32GB was only a bit cheaper, and that came from Aus. Fully agree, I managed to buy a shed load of Apple stuff when I had my own Limited Company, claimed all the VAT back which made the prices more appealing. I have a 2018 13" MacBook Pro i7 2.7 Ghz with 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD, its way more than I actually need, I even splashed out on 2x LG 4K monitors and the BlackMagic eGPU lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 (edited) On 10/21/2021 at 10:18 AM, Rachel said: Yeah - that is a hell of an ouchie... I haven't looked yet, but expect to hit $6K AU easy... 16" MBP, M1 Max with 32 GPU cores, 32GB RAM, and 1-2TB (haven't decided) SSD is my sweet spot. What did you get..... Edited November 27, 2021 by Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted December 2, 2021 Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 Lol, I looked at availability (next year for us) so bought a watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeNobody Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 On 10/19/2021 at 2:32 PM, JoeNobody said: They do sound awesome but, yes, prices are high - almost £6K for a fully loaded 14"!! I guess if you're in to video, audio or image creation/processing then it will sound compelling. I moved away from Mac to Windows for work earlier this year and, if my job hunting goes well, I'm hoping to switch back again before the end of the year, so one of these could well be on the cards (at a modest spec). Disappointed to say that, while I got a new job where the provided hardware is Apple, they provided a 2021 Intel MacBook Still, better than the Dell from the previous place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 On 11/28/2021 at 4:58 AM, Mac said: What did you get..... Supply chain fun means BTO is a risky thing here atm - bought a 16" M1Pro with 16GB and 1TB a month ago... Got an Oppo Find 5X Pro 2 weekends ago too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted September 15, 2022 Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 They really are excellent bits of kit. There's a big but (fnar) in this though, and it means I'll be moving away from Apple & MacOS unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 That is interesting (your "spit") I have no problems running Windows stuff on ARM via Crossover - esp. the legacy things I need like Visio 2010 (all that sexy UML stuff built in - then stripped from later versions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 I also like the ease of running my old "unsupported" systems on the latest (today) operating system - Something W11 is trying very hard to make a non-thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 Having gushed about laptops I will admit I love Android phones over iPhones - just got a new Oppo Find 5X Pro with the Hasselblad imaging software and Android 12 and it rocks! 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 It's not client-side stuff that's the issue, it's server stuff. In my Intel gear I can quickly stand up a whole Exchange/AD/Office365 instance in no time at all - can't do that on an ARM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 On 9/17/2022 at 5:54 AM, Mac said: It's not client-side stuff that's the issue, it's server stuff. In my Intel gear I can quickly stand up a whole Exchange/AD/Office365 instance in no time at all - can't do that on an ARM. Fair enough... I gave up being hands on ages ago - esp. corporate crap, am now just a grey-hair advisor on sexy things in space, air and land based systems... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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