At Apple's prices, yeah.
I sit on desktops for 5 years+ with modest opportunistic upgrades, and I consider that extravagant.
I think people forget that $4k+ for a computer is Quadro workstation territory.
I sit on desktops for 5 years+ with modest opportunistic upgrades, and I consider that extravagant.
I think people forget that $4k+ for a computer is Quadro workstation territory.
M3 MacBook Pro 16" is $2499, roughly the same as an equivalent Dell XPS / Precision laptop (for the same price Dell typically has half the screen resolution, much worse battery life, and more RAM)
Divide $2499 over five years, that's $500 per year. Not expensive on a developer salary in high income countries. It's a business expense.
That said, I do not find much appeal to upgrade unless there is a specific reason myself. But there seems to be something in apple customer culture where people upgrade for the mere sake of stuff like new design or colour.
And that's with the general Nvidia price gouging these days, and paying a premium for ITX as well.
$2K is very expensive for a PC.
- One of them supports a family of 3 on one income. - One of them is single and supports only themselves. - One of them is married with dual-income and no kids.
This has nothing to do with wealth.
I really only upgrade if my current PC cannot do a thing that I need it to do.