The only way I buy new MacBooks now is I try to keep it as long as possible as upgrade only to the oldest and cheapest available model. Last time I bought a m1 Mac air for a bargain price. That’s the only way I’m getting real value. The newest models are simply overpriced. Until they launch something new and discount the current models to a decent price. Same goes for iphones
I think also as the range of stuff the Mac does continues to contract (less software as legacy was dumped for 32 bit, no boot camp, shrinking gaming) the applications that need significant power continue to shrink.
There's really not much that still runs on a Mac that needs more than the base Air. Some more RAM would be nice, but unless you're a high end video editor the use case of higher powered Macs for the price differential seems pretty small.
If Apple overpriced their gear as much as people complain then they wouldn't be one of the largest corporations on the planet. That doesn't mean it makes sense for you of course but I'm sure they spend a lot of time considering how they are going to price their products.
They are expensive, but in the same range as other manufacturers in the similar segment. It’s just that Apple doesn’t make a cheap laptop, unlike Lenovos and HPs.
Surface laptop with the same specs is 1129 EUR in Germany (Mediamarkt). And M2 is going to have a better performance than i5 inside Surface. It’s the same price class. You can get ridiculous and compare both to something like Lenovo V17 for 479 EUR, of course…
