Some of us buy Apple because it’ll still be going strong in ten years or more rather than being reduced to a useless pile of plastic and electronics in a few years’ time.
The style-conscious who have just got to have the latest and greatest from Apple are a boon to people like me, there are excellent refurbs for a great price due to their egos.
So, you don’t have to buy inferior, knock-off junk just to keep cost in line. You should try it sometime.
“there are excellent refurbs for a great price due to their egos.”
Sorry, not going to get somebody’s sloppy seconds keyboard, if you know what I mean.
I do have a MBP, bought new of course, but it is not spec heavy and cost just a grand, just there so that I can take it when traveling or in public — can’t be caught using anything else in public.
My desktop is a custom PC with Linux, Windows, and Hackintosh. Mostly Linux for work, pc for gaming, and Hackintosh for a couple of creative projects. Similarly priced Mac pro would cost a fortune.