I'm not saying Apple needs to compete with "bargain" Windows machines. As prices fall for computers, Apple seems to maintain their prices. All I'm asking is that Apple reduce a little of the pricing as others are also doing so. Many people I've talked to mentioned Apple's prices as one very important reason as why they haven't switched yet.
The heaviness was only one issue. Carrying a laptop around all day can get tiresome for some people. You obviously don't have that problem but there is no need to get personal with your gym comment. My preference about what is heavy is not the same as yours. I wouldn't mind the 15" MBPs getting lighter but not at the cost of an optical drive.
Getting rid of the optical drive still doesn't solve the problem of having to carry around extra accessories. I prefer not to carry around computer accessories. That's also a personal preference that I choose. It makes it easier for longer distance travel like flying. It's less things to lose or break.
Hey man, sorry. I wasn't trying to get personal. It was just a (what I thought was) harmless joke. I've obviously no idea of what you look like. It's likely you're in better shape than I am! Again, that was meant as just a little internet ribbing, nothing personal.
That said, I understand your point, but at the same time... what I'm observing is that Apple doesn't and hasn't cut any corners in terms of sacrificing their ideals in the realm of aesthetics, performance and durability. Microsoft has the luxury of dealing with a lot of different third party manufacturers, and mostly have to worry about their OS code. Apple on the other hand, have a lot more at stake and invested internally with both hardware and software. That also means better quality control, more people to pay etc etc... these things aren't free, nor are they cheap.
Which brings me to the next quote:
@Doug b well you would not believe how much the mac costs to make i think its in the relm of £800 _£900 let me put this to you the ipad the 3g costs apple less than £8 to make and charge a arm and a leg the case only costs $25 to make the screen the most expensive part clocks at £125 so apple make loads on just that so think how much they make off a macbook pro you can buy a pc with 3d blueray and good gaming for less than a mac apple are just greedy taking out the optical drive will save apple about $80 and will not bring down the price at all in the end its comes down to greed
First off, I have to say... I nearly didn't read what you typed. I don't mean to sound condescending but, please try using a bit of punctuation! A comma from time to time would be lovely! And perhaps a nice little paragraph break while we're at it.
Anyway, as I said above, it's more than simply figures for raw materials. If you think that covering costs is merely about paying for said materials, you've got a lot to learn!
@chas_m no need to be belittling a hdmi port offer more use to most users than a thunderbolt port and yes there is a heat issue use youtube btw i got the macbook pro 15" i7 i put it on the box and on tic it was hitting 80* and on light web browsing it was hitting 90 odd if thats not a heat issue i dont know what is and in the case of optical drive if you read my later post i do say UK 75% of music sold in the UK were bought in disk and the 25% were from web but the usa mostly download it illegally so thats why its mostly downloaded from web in the usa as people use it in the car as its safer to leve a few disks than carry a £164 i pod and if you are paying 1500 for a laptop i want the basics of a laptop maybe alien were was not the best example for me being dyslexic white on black aint good for dyslexics blue is good for me so blue lit keys help my typing and for others its red green ect... im not on about the extent as dell but suttle tones and usb 3.0 will see more action than thunder bolt no need to be a snob macs are over priced you need to look around you would see this to be true what i have asked for is not rediclious or unreasonable you will be disappointed if you want a unicorn
Wow, that one's a doozy! More power to the person who read that!
Doug
