By John Gruber
Upgraded — Get a new MacBook every two years. From $36.06/month with AppleCare+ included.
Someone took apart a Mac Mini and concluded that the total cost of its components is around $280; Paul Thurrott quotes this and says:
Huh. How does that $499 starting price look now? Cheap?
Considering their analysis explicitly did not include the cost of software, yes, that’s cheap.
★ Friday, 12 August 2005