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So this is why everyone in the valley needs mega pay checks. Likely Made in PRC made casters, $700 USD + shipping and tax. If there were ever a sign that Apple is charging too much for their products (as if the signs weren't already there over and over)...
Actually no, it's so they can afford a 500sf apartment.
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.
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The Mac Pros start at $6K. Choosing every max option except for the wheels is $54K. $700 for wheels isn't that crazy in relation to the product price. Plus, if you know you want the wheels before purchasing, you can get them for $400 in the configurator
Mac Pro maxed out here in Australia is A$82,737.98
..they left out filters for the high velocity fans -hope everything is nice and grounded too, because: static.
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 br…
I'm not communist, I'm happy for people being fairly remunerated, but a world where $1k wheels make sense is a world that is dangerously close to not making any sense at all.
I wonder if they have locks. Seems like you can just pop em off, put em in a bag. Pretty expensive accessory.
My first thought was... why not just wheel the computer out? My second thought was... comes back to find computer up on cinder blocks, wheels gone.
The price is a marketing move. Apple couldn't care less if they sold 12 units of these wheels-kits per year, as long as it gets people talking about Apple. "There is no such thing as bad publicity"
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I doubt you would want to be dragging a $50k Mac Pro around the block.
The guy was a 10x engineer. He was looking into medical tourism to have a feeding tube put in so he could fuel w/ Soylent. Management would consider a $1k set of wheels a bargain to keep him happy.
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I doubt you would want to be dragging a $50k Mac Pro around the block.
The guy was a 10x engineer. He was looking into medical tourism to have a feeding tube put in so he could fuel w/ Soylent. Management would consider a $1k set of wheels a bargain to keep him happy.
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.
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.
I wonder if in a long run this actually injures the brand.