02-05-2017, 05:46 PM
Note that Apple quickly dropped the price on that configuration to $2598. Apple is pushing the 13-inch 2-port no-touch-bar MacBook Pro as the current equivalent. Max it out and it's $2599.
...So, not much difference at the low-end.
But what about the MacBook Pro?
Max out a 15-inch MacBook Pro in 2008: $2599.
Max out a 15-inch MacBook Pro in 2017: $4299.
...Before AppleCare and a couple of hundred bucks for new adapters.
...So, yes. Apple's Macs are more expensive than they used to be.
...So, not much difference at the low-end.
But what about the MacBook Pro?
Max out a 15-inch MacBook Pro in 2008: $2599.
Max out a 15-inch MacBook Pro in 2017: $4299.
...Before AppleCare and a couple of hundred bucks for new adapters.
...So, yes. Apple's Macs are more expensive than they used to be.