We've owned a number of Macs (not to mention Windows machines that I've often built myself from parts) over the years including 3 macbook pros of various vintages that are still used daily in my home. Every one of those machines has received upgades, mostly more ram and bigger drives in order to keep up with the latest needs that have helped extend their useful life.
Frankly the difference in size between my late-09 unibody 15 inch MBP and the new one is not enough in my eyes to justify the sacrifice in upgradeability. I vote that this is planned obsolescence.
The ‘sealed-box’ Mac: Cutting-edge design or planned obsolescence?
Apple’s new top-of-the-line 15-in. MacBook Pro, with its ground-breaking Retina display, is drool-worthy, says columnist Richard Hoffman. But it comes with a cost: There are no user-replaceable parts …
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Here's the original ifixit article
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook-Pro-with-Retina-Display-Teardown/9462/1
Fucking terrifying if you ask me.
Here's the original ifixit article
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook-Pro-with-Retina-Display-Teardown/9462/1
Fucking terrifying if you ask me.
It's just one more way for AAPL to squeeze a little more profit out. Everyone I know who has ever bought a Mac has always added more ram, either right away, or when they needed it a couple years down the road, instead of buying the extra upfront. Now they're going to be able to charge a 300% markup on 8GB. Repairability is one thing, but ram has been the most basic upgrades to keep your computer up to date.
This is a hefty increase in "the Apple tax", either pay more up front, or face then risk of your computer becoming out of date faster than expected.
It's just one more way for AAPL to squeeze a little more profit out. Everyone I know who has ever bought a Mac has always added more ram, either right away, or when they needed it a couple years down the road, instead of buying the extra upfront. Now they're going to be able to charge a 300% markup on 8GB. Repairability is one thing, but ram has been the most basic upgrades to keep your computer up to date.
This is a hefty increase in "the Apple tax", either pay more up front, or face then risk of your computer becoming out of date faster than expected.