I am on my second MacBook Pro now, my first one was pretty much the same as this one, but without the long life battery, sd card reader and back-lit keyboard. Why did I bother upgrading then? Well the reason I upgraded was entirely due to the cost, it cost me nothing. When initially buying a Mac, the cost seems crazy, 2-3 times more expensive than competitors laptops of similar specs. But this initial cost brings with it excellent resale value, couple this to Apple’s weird pricing structure between the US and Ireland and a Mac Lifecycle is born.
It goes something like this:
1. Buy always in the US (if your work brings you there or you holiday there periodically)
2. Sell always in Ireland (or UK or whatever)
3. Always sell and buy immediately as new product is released.
This lifecycle works as long as there are people who dont want to splash out on new Macbooks and Apple retain their geographic price differences.
I will be continuing this lifecycle next week with my new i5 MacBook pro 🙂
