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minus-squareIchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down5·1 year agoMac minis are $600.
minus-squaredb2@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down4·1 year agoA physically smaller Minisforum UM480XT with 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD is $249.
minus-squarekirklennon@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·1 year agoThe Mac Mini is a significantly better value.
minus-squaredb2@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down8·edit-21 year agoNo it isn’t. Do you need help understanding the numbers you’re reading>
minus-squarekirklennon@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·1 year agoNot at all. The Minisforum is overpriced garbage compared to the Mac Mini. They’re not even remotely comparable.
minus-squareGigglyBobble@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·1 year agoAnd yet, people buy iPhones instead of 3 Mac minis.
minus-squareIchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down3·1 year agoPeople buy expensive Android phones too. What’s your point?
minus-squareGigglyBobble@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·edit-21 year agoMy point is that Apple is price gouging. Neither one counter example nor whataboutism change the fact that Apple products are overpriced in general (and always have been). Or how do you explain their unparalleled profit margins?
minus-squarePretzilla@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWhat is ‘captive labor’ for $800, Alex
minus-squareIchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 year agoWhat a ridiculous argument. They make as much money as the market will bear. Anything else would be a disservice to their shareholders.
minus-squareGigglyBobble@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year agoYeah. Well, the whole point since the top level comment has been that people are willing to pay too much for their hardware… I give up. Stay happy with your overpriced devices.
Mac minis are $600.
A physically smaller Minisforum UM480XT with 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD is $249.
The Mac Mini is a significantly better value.
No it isn’t. Do you need help understanding the numbers you’re reading>
Not at all. The Minisforum is overpriced garbage compared to the Mac Mini. They’re not even remotely comparable.
And yet, people buy iPhones instead of 3 Mac minis.
People buy expensive Android phones too. What’s your point?
My point is that Apple is price gouging.
Neither one counter example nor whataboutism change the fact that Apple products are overpriced in general (and always have been). Or how do you explain their unparalleled profit margins?
What is ‘captive labor’ for $800, Alex
What a ridiculous argument. They make as much money as the market will bear. Anything else would be a disservice to their shareholders.
Yeah. Well, the whole point since the top level comment has been that people are willing to pay too much for their hardware…
I give up. Stay happy with your overpriced devices.