Apple suggested users to save on upgrade Mac
While users complain of high prices the new MacBook Pro, the Cupertino-based company decided to meet the buyers of the previous generation. The changes affected MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac Pro, iMac and Mac mini.
If the earlier installation of the new storage to 512 GB, with users taking 300 to $ 400 depending on the model, now MacBook owners will have to pay 200 to 300 dollars.
Buyers MacBook Pro 2015 had the opportunity to purchase additional storage in 1 TB for only $ 600: before they would have to pay 200-300 dollars more.
Also, the store dropped prices to upgrade MacBook Air, Mac mini and 27-inch iMac. For example, if you decide to double the capacity of the complete SSD (256 GB) installed in 13-inch MacBook Air, you will have to pay $ 200 ($100 less than before). If you want to set the 27-inch iMac SSD 1TB instead of 256GB, then you need to pay 900 and $ 700.
So far, the changes in value appeared only on the American version of the Apple website. Soon the new prices will be available for Russian users.
After the announcement of the 15-inch MacBook Pro users have criticized Apple’s “over inflated prices”. Compared to last year’s models of new items went up at least $200. Most users complain about the cost of laptops, the MacBook Pro became too expensive for most consumers. The cheapest model now costs $1500 instead of $1300, and this is the version without the innovative touch panel Touch Bar, the main pieces of new “proshek”.
Previously, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple products tend to fall in price a year after the launch of the new generation. He noted that in the second half of 2017 the latest MacBook Pro should be more accessible.