Watch your language. You know damn well that posts like this are unacceptable here at TPU. I know that you know better. Not to mention, peronally insulting me doesn't help your argument. It just making your agrument look weak because you've had to resort to insulting me instead of Apple.
I think I recall him saying he works for Apple. His bias is understandable if he makes his living off of Apple.
I work in
education. Most people know that educational institutions tend to have a hard-on for Apple products. I never said I worked for Apple, I just said I'm provided one by work. Once again, I'm looking at this from the standpoint of a user of a product, not the person
buying it. I would never buy an Apple product because of the price alone, however, work (being an Apple shop which was not my choice,) means that my only option for a laptop is a Mac.
I'm not saying this is a good laptop, I'm explaining what I think Apple's justification for it is, but people seem to more more interested in calling me a fanboy then actually having an intelligible conversation about it.
Status symbols are a big deal for most people and they don't care if they're spending twice what something is actually worth as long as it boosts their self image and think it makes them one of the cool kids. That's mainly what Apple is, a status symbol - like a Coach bag or designer clothing. You don't buy it because it gives you the most bang for your buck. You buy it because of how it makes others perceive you - or at least the way you believe it does.
While I do think that Apple branding is similar to getting something like a BMW with respect to status, I think it's ignorant to ignore the fact that Apple's QA tends to be pretty good. For the last 5 years, most Apple laptops I've worked on or have used have been built pretty well. You don't just buy a BMW because it's a status symbol. You buy one because BMW builds a nice car
and maybe you want a status symbol. Apple is the same way, it might be marked up, but to say that Apple doesn't build a quality (in terms of construction) device is just insane and has no basis in fact when you compare it to other laptop manufacturers.
Once again,
I'm not saying Apple's pricing is good. I'm just saying why I think they released this product. You're all calling me out, but I'm the only person making a rebuttal. If all you people are going to do is post smut like this:
Then maybe you need to keep your mouth shut.
I'm defending Apple because no one else will and I happen to know that Apple builds a solid product. Explain to me how the bias here isn't the opposite way around? I've used Apples, HPs, and Dells, and the HP and Dells are built nothing like the Apple products. So lets not lose sight of the fact that there is a difference in build quality and you are paying for it. However, as Twilith said, there is a status associated with it and you're definitely paying for that as well.
