{"id":33989,"date":"2021-10-19T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T07:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macradio.net\/blog\/?p=33989"},"modified":"2021-10-19T15:50:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T22:50:38","slug":"newsletter-issue-1022-so-much-for-apple-silicon-being-cheaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2021\/10\/newsletter-issue-1022-so-much-for-apple-silicon-being-cheaper\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #1022: So Much for Apple Silicon Being Cheaper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forgive me for being naive about it, but I honestly expected Apple to be able to reduce the price of new Macs as a result of the switchover to Apple Silicon. You see, they no longer have to pay a third-party provider for those CPUs, and thus they should not have to concern themselves with prices that were high enough to ensure a profit for the manufacturer, Intel.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the new 16-inch MacBook Pro starts at $2,499 for the entry-level model, $100 more than its predecessor with Intel Inside. With all the goodies, which include the 32-core GPU, 64GB of unified memory (shared by the CPU and GPU), and an 8TB SSD, it maxes out at $6,099.<\/p>\n<p>Now to be fair to Apple, there are no doubt billions of dollars in development costs to build the new Mac processor family even though it\u2019s based on the existing lineup of A-series chips for iPhones, iPads, and the Apple Watch. So I\u2019m not begrudging Apple\u2019s right to cover its costs and earn profits, but those higher-end Intel chips aren\u2019t cheap.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait! There's more than meets the eye!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/newsletter\/2021\/10\/newsletter-issue-1022\/#cheaper\"><strong>Continue Reading\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgive me for being naive about it, but I honestly expected Apple to be able to reduce the price of new Macs as a result of the switchover to Apple Silicon. 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