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Re: Apple Mac Pro Wheels Kit

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Post by Gaelan »

TAForObvReasons wrote: post #19
strombofulous wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The craziest thing is they even charge $8 for non-ground shipping. I just bought from a website that did free 2 day shipping on all items over $50!

Even crazier, Nintendo charges $5 for "UPS Mail Innovations" ground shipping (which basically uses the post office)

> which basically uses the post office

Pretty sure this isn't quite true—UPS ships it all the way to your local post office, and the post office does the last mile.

Re: Apple Mac Pro Wheels Kit

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Post by pcmoney »

Before you mock it. This is not for YOU. Just like the monitor stand. It is way more about the form than the function. You go into a big time executive/creative head/hedge funder's office and it is baller, except for that ugly ass plasticy monitor stand on their desk (Dell Circa 2002). For a $1000 that eyesore turns into a piece of art, considering they likely have art pieces on the walls worth $50-100k it is a no brainer. Same thing for the wheels. I would say I would never buy one but if $1000 wheels were the equivalent of a latte to me... sure wtf not? People whined at Apple for not making a "pro" product for awhile, then they made one that was too "pro" apparently. By pro, I mean gets PAID not gets by. Now they will whine about definitions of pro. Apple has a pretty good idea of what "rich suckers" will buy.

Re: Apple Mac Pro Wheels Kit

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Post by czzr »

ertemplin wrote: post #18

The Mac Pro starts at $6,000. You can build a better PC for less than half that. In my opinion, the Mac Pro and its relevant accessories are targeting a luxury customer that doesn't really care how much it costs.

No, you can’t. You might be able to build a pc that meets your specific needs for half that, sure.

Re: Apple Mac Pro Wheels Kit

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Post by paulcole »

LeifCarrotson wrote: post #13
sdan wrote: post #7

This is AUD. In either case, I'm not entirely surprised. I'm repeating what many have said before: If you're a legit pro / enterprise, the value behind the Mac Pro is probably a lot more than the minuscule amount you'd pay. For comparison, I've made 10x from my MBP, so I'd say the value and quality was worth it. Edit: Ok, yes obviously you shouldn't be comparing the price of your work with your laptop of choice: but…

It's not about whether you've made more revenue/profit than the cost of the equipment. It's about whether you've made more than you would have with a competing option - a HEDT Linux or Windows workstation, plus an old Mac Mini build server if your business absolutely needs to run xCode.

If you’re talking about revenue which is likely well into 6 figures for a random developer working for multiple years then the price difference between a Mac and another workstation is all but a rounding error.

Re: Apple Mac Pro Wheels Kit

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Post by paulcole »

shawnps wrote: post #12
sdan wrote: post #7

This is AUD. In either case, I'm not entirely surprised. I'm repeating what many have said before: If you're a legit pro / enterprise, the value behind the Mac Pro is probably a lot more than the minuscule amount you'd pay. For comparison, I've made 10x from my MBP, so I'd say the value and quality was worth it. Edit: Ok, yes obviously you shouldn't be comparing the price of your work with your laptop of choice: but…

Genuine question -- how does adding wheels to the Mac Pro add value? I figured most people would just plop it on a desk.

I worked with a guy who had a DIY walking desk. Part of his setup involved leashing his tower like a dog and taking the whole mess around the block to work out tricky problems.

Poor guy would’ve been bound to his desk without the wheels.

Re: Apple Mac Pro Wheels Kit

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Post by wlesieutre »

catchmeifyoucan wrote: post #3

I wonder if they have locks. Seems like you can just pop em off, put em in a bag. Pretty expensive accessory.

There are no locks. It will roll away if your floor isn't flat, as demonstrated here: https://twitter.com/MKBHD/status/1232708514625310721

Next up, $500 machined aluminum wheel blocks.

Re: Apple Mac Pro Wheels Kit

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Post by sbassi »

nojito wrote: post #22
andrewstuart wrote: post #6

All founders on HN when they see this no doubt have a twinge of envy. Imagine creating a brand so successful that you could do this.

Nothing to do with brand and everything to do with Enterprise spending. Enterprise spending consists of obscene markups.

why?
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