

Those machines sell at those prices because users don't have much of a choice. This is a mediocre value proposition, and these are not MacBooks. You can buy a 2020 ASUS Zephyrus G14 with Ryzen 9 4900HS/RTX2060/16GB Upgradeable RAM/1TB Upgradeable NVMe - and it's barely bigger/heavier than a 13" M1 MBP (I've used both) - while having 8+ Hours of Productivity Battery Life off the charger. So, a Laptop with an ULV CPU, 8GB RAM, and 256GB Storage selling for a grand in that side of the market is more of an anomaly, IMHO, considering the average quality of PC Laptops has markedly improved and prices are extremely reasonable for very good spec packages. Value Proposition presents itself differently.

In the PC Space, there is far more competition and there is more pricing pressure. This bloviation about Apple satisfaction is bull. People who don't like the drawbacks simply do not buy them, so the feedback is heavily biased. They've already decided they will be satisfied with the product before they've even made the purchase. Users of macOS are bound to be more satisfied with Apple, because they're likely making the choice knowing all of the benefits and drawbacks ahead of time. It's a good sign, though, for Surface Laptop as Microsoft must be selling enough to warrant offering so many versions.įirst up are the consumer SKUs, which will be available wherever Surface Laptops are sold, including online and in physical stores: Surface Laptop 4 (13.5-inch) ConsumerĪpple is able to do this because users who want to use macOS have no choice but to buy their hardware - and in the future even Hackintosh are going to be hard to build for the latest version of macOS.

Pricing gets exceptionally complicated due to the sheer number of models and variants available. Windows Hello face authentication camera, Firmware TPM 2.0ġx USB-C, 1x USB-A, 1x Surface Connect, 3.5 mm headphone jack
