You would think someone on HN would know the difference.
Prices are at their fairest the moment they release new hardware. The later you buy their hardware the bigger the difference with their competitors (They only lower the price of older hardware when releasing a new model and not that much either).
But superior hardware, no, that is a bridge too far. Decent hardware, yes, but not all hardware from Apple is equal.
If you wish I can also link to failure reports of the said superior hardware, like the recent GPU failures or the iPhone superior quality antenas.
When you buy a product you are paying for the whole package, not parts of it.
So if Apple intends to play the role of Ferrarri, Bang and Olufsen, Montblanc of the computer world, then their products should act accordingly.