Apple Attempted to Censor Critical Coverage of Its $1k Monitor Stand

Post by scarface74 » Sat, Jun 08, 2019, 1:35 AM UTC

hermitdev wrote: post #4

One of the many reasons I will not buy Apple. You're buying the brand, the name, not actual quality. I dont know what the exact percent is, but you're paying a significant markup on hardware for Apple vs, say a Dell, for the same hardware. Yeah, OS X is BSD based, but Dell will sell you the equivalent hardware for about half the price and guarantee it works with Linux (with support). I'm not a Dell fan, despite most…

Post by scarface74 » Sat, Jun 08, 2019, 1:39 AM UTC

reaperducer wrote: post #10

scarface74 wrote: post #2

This was such a monumental marketing fail. If they had just said the price of the monitor was $7000 none of the target audience would have blinked. Then when it went on sale, they could have quietly added in their configuration when you buy it: -$700 Vesa mount

I could see it if the stand provided some benefit other than looking cool. Like acting as a heat-sink, or being a massive Thunderbolt hub. But even I, who has bought half a dozen launch-day Apple items, was surprised that this price point made it through the marketing department. It came off as really tone-deaf. More than half of the Macs in my office use reams of paper as monitor stands. Maybe iFixit will do a teard…

Post by scarface74 » Sat, Jun 08, 2019, 1:49 AM UTC

thrower123 wrote: post #14

scarface74 wrote: post #13

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$5000 for the iMac Pro isn’t bad if you need that kind of power - even though you could spec a regular 5K iMac that was close enough and save a grand. The price of the Mac Pro + monitor wouldn’t even make me blink if I had a business that needed it. But the stand is ridiculous even by Apple standards.

It's bad when you can build a desktop with the same components for $2000 or less, without the Apple Tax. Trying to act as though they aren't marking everything up at least 100% is disingenuous, but extremely common for some reason.

Post by scarface74 » Sat, Jun 08, 2019, 2:05 AM UTC

mantap wrote: post #16

scarface74 wrote: post #11

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So Apple has been surviving on brand only for 40+ years? Anecdotally: I am looking at a 5K iMac - 6 Core I5 with 256GB SSD and 16GB of RAM for $2099. The only reputable company that I can find that sells a 5K display is LG and it’s $1300 by itself. If I try to find an equivalent price Dell it doesn’t cost any less.

If a regular display breaks, you can replace it. If the display in your iMac breaks, you have to spend $$$ to repair it. And maybe apple will tell you that it can't be repaired. All-in-ones are fine as low end machines but I would never buy a premium one.

Post by scarface74 » Sat, Jun 08, 2019, 2:37 AM UTC

shearskill wrote: post #18

scarface74 wrote: post #17

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So if my regular 5K LG display breaks and it can’t be fixed I am out of $1300. If my iMac with a 5K display breaks and Apple can’t fix it. I’m out of $2100. But, Apple usually will offer (non free) repairs for 7 years after a product has been discontinued. But that still didn’t answer the question, where can you spec out a similar PC much cheaper?

If you really want to try - the site https://pcpartpicker.com/ is pretty easy to use for specs.